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256S sec. 001 - Transactional Drafting (Summer 2025)

Instructor: Charles Philip Reichmann  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

TuWThF 09:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Location: Law 145
From May 20, 2025
To May 23, 2025

Session: Early Start
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Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 18
As of: 01/18 11:14 PM


This course will focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating U.S. business documents. It will serve as an introduction to common contract provisions and basic tools of analysis and negotiation. We will focus on the necessary constitutive components and the elements of clear, unambiguous, and effective drafting. Students will learn how to structure and format a contract and will practice drafting contract provisions.

Charles Reichmann is an attorney whose practice focuses on business advice, commercial litigation, and dispute resolution. His client base includes clients from four continents. Mr. Reichmann also represents plaintiffs in consumer class actions including DZ Reserve et al. v. Meta Platforms, in which the court appointed him class counsel. Prior to joining Berkeley Law, Mr. Reichmann worked on litigation and competition matters at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto and San Francisco. He also served for several years as a Trial Attorney at the United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. Mr. Reichmann writes on California history and serves on the Board of Directors of the Northern District Court Historical Society.

Exam Notes: (P) Final paper  
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Business Law
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