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Tulane Corporate Law Institute

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The Tulane Corporate Law Institute is an annual two-day M&A and corporate law conference that takes place in downtown New Orleans every spring. It attracts the most high-profile lawyers and bankers from around the United States, as well as judges, journalists, and others who follow the dealmaking world.[1] The event typically takes place on a Thursday and Friday in late March or early April, at a prominent Canal Street hotel.

History

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In the late 1980s, Delaware Supreme Court Justice Andrew G.T. Moore (author of Smith v. Van Gorkom and Revlon v. MacAndrews) and a group of New Orleans corporate practitioners were among those who undertook an aggressive goal: to establish a new annual platform for a gathering of the nation's leading corporate jurists and practitioners.[2] More than 20 years later, the Tulane Corporate Law Institute remains a critical meeting place for national leaders in the fields of law and business.[3]

The second day of the 22nd annual meeting (on April 16, 2010), coincided with the unexpected release of an SEC fraud complaint against Goldman Sachs.[4] The release temporarily disrupted the day's meeting agenda as the story made national headlines and SEC officials were sought for comment in The Roosevelt Hotel.[5] The news caused an immediate thirteen percent drop in Goldman's stock price, and a 1.3% decline in the market as a whole.[6]

Past speakers

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Past media attendees

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Past locations

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Students meet with the partner of a major law firm, April 3, 2009.

Student-practitioner interaction

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The Tulane Law School's Career Development Office typically organizes informational interviews among leading practitioners and select groups of Tulane law and JD/MBA students. In the past, students have met directly with a variety of business and governmental leaders, including partners of big New York City and Los Angeles law firms, in-house attorneys at major investment banks and hedge funds throughout the country, and the commissioner of the SEC.

References

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  1. ^ "10 Questions for Tulane". New York Times. April 1, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "20th Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute Brochure" (PDF). Tulane. 2008.
  3. ^ "From Tulane, Top Deal Makers on M&A". New York Times. April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "S.E.C. Inquiry May Widen, Khuzami Hints". The New York Times. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  5. ^ Corkery, Michael (April 16, 2010). "SEC Khuzami Explains Why Paulson Wasn't Charged". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. ^ Corkery, Michael (April 16, 2010). "SEC Khuzami Explains Why Paulson Wasn't Charged". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ^ a b "23rd Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute Brochure" (PDF). Tulane. 2011.
  8. ^ "Twenty-Second annual Corporate Law Institute" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-11.
  9. ^ "21st Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute Brochure" (PDF). Tulane. 2009.
  10. ^ "Twenty Second Annual - Corporate Law Institute" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-29.

See also

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