University of Denver Sturm College of Law and UMKC School of Law Host Online Transactional LawMeet® Competition

In March, 24 teams from across the U.S. competed in the 2021 Transaction LawMeet® held online and hosted by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law. Those teams represented the following law schools:

Albany Law School
Baylor Law School
BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School
Drexel University Thomas B. Kline School of Law
Emory University School of Law
NOVA Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Stetson University College of Law
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
University of Arkansas School of Law
University of Colorado Law School
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
University of Houston Law Center
University of Kansas School of Law
University of Missouri-KC School of Law
University of Nebraska College of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
University of South Dakota School of Law
University of Tennessee College of Law
University of Wisconsin Law School

In this year’s competition, teams negotiated an amendment to a stock purchase agreement in order to address two issues (an IP infringement claim and FDA drug inquiry) that arose post-execution of the agreement, but prior to closing of the merger transaction. The drafting stage took place over two months, with students drafting an amendment to the stock purchase agreement, interviewing their clients, and marking up opposing teams’ drafts. The competition culminated with online negotiations on March 26, 2021. Practicing attorneys from law firms and in-house corporate counsels from the greater Denver and Kansas City areas served as judges for the online competition.

Denver Law 3L students Anthony Gunnell, Bradley Scoble and Van Vu represented the Sturm College of Law and shared top honors in the UMKC School of Law Region with the team from University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law earning Overall Winning Team. Congratulations to Anthony, Bradley, Van on this impressive victory.

Professor Stacey Bowers, team coach and director of Denver Law’s Corporate and Commercial Law Program, shares the law school’s pride in the team’s success. “Congratulations to Anthony, Bradley, and Van for their impressive victory in the UMKC region. What a great accomplishment to be named the overall winner for the buyer side of the transaction against the fierce competition they faced. We also appreciate the guidance provided by their coaches Alexandra Valls Wilde and Becky Stifter (both Denver Law alumni and former LawMeet competitors) for all their efforts in helping to coach and guide the team to victory," says Bowers.