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Part of Business & Corporate Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Buying, selling and combining companies.

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What this area covers

M&A lawyers take a deal from a first letter of intent through due diligence, negotiation of the definitive agreement, regulatory clearance and closing. Deals range from the sale of a family business to the combination of public companies.

Also called: M&A.

Typical legal work

  • Conducting and coordinating due diligence
  • Negotiating purchase and merger agreements
  • Structuring transactions for tax and liability purposes

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal departments
  • Private equity and investment firms

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Mergers & Acquisitions. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

1 school · 1 center or institute

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Business Law Section (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.