MAC Cup III
Fall 2025 - January 2026
The ABA M&A Committee National Invitational
Thank You to the MAC Cup III Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor - MAC Invitational Championship Cup
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Application Period Closed
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 began in the Fall of 2025
Open to JD Students at law schools in the US and Canada
* Structure and dates of competition subject to change at discretion of organizers
Prior MAC Cup Materials and FAQs
64 Teams From 49 Law Schools Are Competing in MAC Cup IV
Albany Law School
American University Washington College of Law
Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
Baylor Law School
Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School
DePaul University College of Law
Drake University Law School
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Emory University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
George Washington University Law School
Albany Law School American University Washington College of Law Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School Baylor Law School Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School DePaul University College of Law Drake University Law School Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Emory University School of Law Fordham University School of Law George Washington University Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard Law School
Howard University School of Law
Liberty University School of Law
Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University
McGill University Faculty of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
Mississippi College School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Penn State University
Rutgers Law School
Georgetown University Law Center Harvard Law School Howard University School of Law Liberty University School of Law Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University McGill University Faculty of Law Michigan State University College of Law Mississippi College School of Law Northeastern University School of Law Osgoode Hall Law School, York University Penn State University Rutgers Law School
Santa Clara University School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
Stanford Law School
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University
UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
UC Davis School of Law
UC Irvine School of Law
UC Law San Francisco
University of Akron School of Law
University of Alabama School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law SMU Dedman School of Law Stanford Law School Temple University Beasley School of Law Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law UC Berkeley School of Law UC Davis School of Law UC Irvine School of Law UC Law San Francisco University of Akron School of Law University of Alabama School of Law
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Miami School of Law
University of Michigan Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
University of Washington School of Law
Vanderbilt Law School
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Wake Forest University School of Law
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Yale Law School
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law University of Miami School of Law University of Michigan Law School University of Minnesota Law School University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School University of Pittsburgh School of Law University of Virginia School of Law University of Washington School of Law Vanderbilt Law School Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Wake Forest University School of Law Washington and Lee University School of Law Yale 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
Immediate Past Chair, ABA M&A Committee and Subcommittee Co-Chair
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