Global Contracting: A Case Study (SC)

With a multi-part hypothetical business case as an anchor, this short course will provide an overview of the legal issues which typically arise in cross-border business transactions, as well as the purpose, content and structure of different types of agreements used to document such transactions. We will consider the role of the lawyer in identifying and resolving underlying commercial issues, and the allocation of responsibility for decision-making between business leaders and lawyers. The objective of the course is to introduce students both to the principal elements of cross-border business transactions (and how they may differ from the elements of a purely domestic transaction) as well as to the practical skills they will need to become successful international transactional lawyers, whether in a law firm or a corporate legal department. We will also look at these issues from a comparative perspective and consider the impact of different business and legal cultures on such transactions.