MAC Cup III
Fall 2025 - January 2026
The ABA M&A Committee National Invitational
Applications Now Being Accepted!!!
Details Below
Thank You to the MAC Cup III Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor - MAC Invitational Championship Cup
Scholarship Sponsor
Official Digital Learning Platform
Official Digital Legal Research/Content Provider
Official Digital Negotiation Platform
Tournament Sponsors
Applications now being accepted!
Applications Due September 26, 2025
Students joining the mailing list will be given access to the Hotshot online learning platform for lawyers, with short, practical videos and other materials regarding M&A deal work and issues.
Compete in the preeminent mock negotiation competition and gain real-world M&A experience!
Organized by the ABA Business Law Section M&A Committee
Get your sunscreen and sunglasses ready — the “Final Four” teams will win an expense-paid trip to Laguna Beach, California, to compete for the championship at the ABA M&A Committee’s annual meeting on January 29–30, 2026.*
Qualifying rounds begin in the Fall of 2025
Open to JD Students at law schools in the US and Canada
Electronic application links will be made available in late August
Applications will be due September 26, 2025
* Structure and dates of competition subject to change at discretion of organizers
Prior MAC Cup Materials and FAQs
64 Teams From 46 Law Schools Competed in MAC Cup II
Barry University
California Western
Norman Adrian Wiggins, Campbell University
J. Reuben Clark, Brigham Young University
Baylor University
Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor
Columbia University
University of California, Berkeley
William & Mary Law School
Benjamin N. Cardozo, Yeshiva University
University of Cincinnati
Barry University California Western Norman Adrian Wiggins, Campbell University J. Reuben Clark, Brigham Young University Baylor University Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor Columbia University University of California, Berkeley William & Mary Law School Benjamin N. Cardozo, Yeshiva University University of Cincinnati
Georgetown University
City University of New York
Cornell University
Lewis & Clark
Harvard
Duke
University of Kansas
Emory
Washington University
Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Georgetown University City University of New York Cornell University Lewis & Clark Harvard Duke University of Kansas Emory Washington University Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Miami
McGill University
University of Missouri
Notre Dame
University of Michigan
Penn State Dickinson Law School
University of Minnesota
Villanova Charles Widger School of Law
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
University of Oklahoma
University of Nebraska
University of Oregon
University of Miami McGill University University of Missouri Notre Dame University of Michigan Penn State Dickinson Law School University of Minnesota Villanova Charles Widger School of Law Northwestern Pritzker School of Law University of Oklahoma University of Nebraska University of Oregon
Seton Hall University
University of Texas
Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University
University of Tennessee
University of Toronto
Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
Stanford
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Oklahoma
University of Virginia School of Law
Yale Law School
Vanderbilt Law School
Seton Hall University University of Texas Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University University of Tennessee University of Toronto Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia Stanford University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of Oklahoma University of Virginia School of Law Yale Law School Vanderbilt Law School
MAC Cup in the News
Business Law Today
Duke University Team Wins MAC Cup II M&A Negotiation Competition
MAC Cup II (2025) Champions:
Kiran Singh and Jimmy Scoville of the Duke University School of Law
MAC Cup II (2025) Best Individual Negotiator:
Kiran Singh of the Duke University School of Law
MAC Cup I (2024) Champions:
Nada Abousena and Grace Baer of the American University Washington College of Law
MAC CUP Subcommittee Leadership
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Glenn West
Subcommittee Co-Chair
gdwest@weil.com
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Mike O’Bryan
Past Chair, ABA M&A Committee
MObryan@mofo.com
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Wilson Chu
Past Chair, ABA M&A Committee and Subcommittee Co-Chair
wchu@mwe.com
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Curtis Anderson
andersonc@law.byu.edu
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Thaddeus Chase
Techase@mwe.com
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Thomas Romer
tom@dexteritylegal.com
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Caroline Shinkle
cshinkle@cravath.com
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Sacha Jamal
sjamal@sidley.com
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Nathaniel Cartmell
ncartmell@maynardnexsen.com
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Crystal Park
crystal.park@gowlingwlg.com
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General Contact
TheMACCup@mwe.com