Aaron L. Pawlitz Coaches National Runner-Up in ABA M&A Competition
February 18, 2025Lewis Rice member Aaron L. Pawlitz coached former summer associate Austin Siener and his teammate Liz Eastlund to a national runner-up finish in a 64-team merger and acquisition negotiating competition sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA). From Fall 2024 through Winter 2025, the team, which represented the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, advanced through the ABA’s Mergers and Acquisitions Committee’s second annual tournament known as MAC Cup II. The competition’s fact pattern featured a hypothetical $700 million transaction that required Austin and his teammate to focus on closing conditions, indemnity provisions, an earn-out, and post-closing restrictive covenants. Practicing M&A attorneys and Vice Chancellors from the Delaware Court of Chancery judged the competition and provided constructive feedback to the participants.
To learn more about the MAC Cup II, click under "Resources" below.
Aaron serves as the Practice Group Leader for the Corporate Strategies practice group and focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities offerings.
