Sylabus
Topic Documents provided by lecturers Actions requested from students
1. Introduction to a Law Firm, documents produced by lawyers and English legal writing Structuring and drafting of contracts (Jakub Dostál) Samples of a contract, memorandum and opinion (documents to be used in the future lectures) Reading the provided documents in advance Discussion Vocabulary Exercise Written assignment: Preparation of a short memorandum on powers and obligations of an Executive Director of a limited liability company under Czech law
2. Due diligence (Ivo Bárta) Due diligence checklist Discussion about the information requested in the DD Checklist Vocabulary Exercise Written assignment: Drafting 1-2 pages of the DD Report concerning the findings during the DD
3. M&A (Ivo Bárta) Sample Share Purchase Agreement Reading the provided documents in advance; discussion Written assignment: Redrafting of selected provisions of the Share Purchase Agreement Vocabulary Exercise
4. Representations & Warranties (Petr Janů) Sample document containing Representations & Warranties Reading in advance of the provided document; discussion Vocabulary Exercise Written assignment: Redrafting 1-2 pages of certain Reps & Warranties
5. Taxes (Petr Janů) Presentation summarizing the key tax implications of commercial transactions. Reading in advance the provided document Vocabulary Exercise
6. Financing (Jakub Dostál) Sample Loan Agreement Reading the provided documents in advance; discussion Written assignment: Redrafting of selected provisions of a Loan Agreement Vocabulary Exercise
7. Financial Restructuring & Insolvency (Ondřej Hampl) Selected articles concerning FRI practice Reading in advance the provided documents; discussion Vocabulary Exercise
8. Negotiation (Theory and Practice) (Ivo Bárta) Selected articles concerning negotiation Reading in advance the provided documents; discussion Vocabulary Exercise
Anotace
The purpose of this course is to expand students´ knowledge of the law of commercial transactions and company law and improve some writing skills in the legal area.
The course is taught by senior lawyers from a reputable law firm based in Prague with several years of experience with cross-border transactions.
The course is based upon interactive lecturing, seminar work AND COMPLETION OF ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. Students are expected to continually perform tasks assigned.
All written assignments must be returned by deadlines announced during particular sessions. 6 out of 8 seminars must be attended