12-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

Whether you are a transactional lawyer, litigator or other advisor, to have a successful practice, you must understand finance, accounting, economics and tax principles, as well as their application.

Pocket MBA Summer 2014: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals is designed specifically for anyone whose practice requires a thorough understanding of finance. Our expert faculty includes partners and senior level practitioners from the nation’s top law, accounting, advisory and private equity firms, leading academics from top-tier universities and senior in-house counsel. They will teach you how to critically analyze and apply finance-related concepts, principles and terminology to increase your business acumen, as well as your confidence, when advising your clients.

What you will learn

  • Key factors shaping financial reporting
  • Foundational finance, accounting and economics terminology and principles
  • How to “navigate” and understand the basic financial statements - the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity
  • Practical corporate finance concepts, including financial ratios and analysis
  • The use of valuations in business transactions and fairness opinions, as well as in common claims and defenses in litigation
  • Real world application of finance related concepts and principles in negotiating, structuring and closing business transactions
  • Legal and accounting perspectives on securities fraud and financial accounting irregularities, and the state of internal corporate investigations

Who should attend

External and in-house attorneys and other professionals who work with financial information whether in the course of litigation or in business transactions.

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