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 country, as well as judges, journalists, and others who follow the dealmaking world.^[1] The event typically takes place in late March or early April, at a prominent Canal Street hotel.

History

In the late 1980s, Delaware Supreme Court Justice Andrew G.T. Moore and a group of prominent 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 continues to play a critical role as the meeting place for national leaders in the fields of law and business.^[3]

Past Speakers

• Paul Atkins, SEC Commissioner
• Brian Cartwright, SEC General Counsel and ex-Latham & Watkins partner
• Brackett B. Denniston III, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel, General Electric
• Robert A. Kindler, Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley
• Martin Lipton, Founding Partner of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
• Christina Mohr, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets
• Joseph R. Perella, CEO of Perella Weinberg Partners
• Mark Shafir, Global Head of M&A, Citigroup Inc
• Myron Steele, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice

Past Media Attendees

• David Faber, Anchor, "Squawk on the Street," CNBC
• Andrew Ross Sorkin, Head M&A Reporter, The New York Times
• Dennis Berman, Head M&A Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Past Locations

• The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans
• Westin New Orleans Canal Place

Student-Practitioner Interaction

While the Tulane Corporate Law Institute is not a student function, the Tulane Law School's career development office (CDO) 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

See also

• Corporate law
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tulane University Law School