1 institutes, centers , programs 1.1 center agricultural , shale law 1.2 center study of mergers & acquisitions 1.3 institute arbitration law , practice 1.4 institute sports law, policy & research 1.5 other penn state law programs institutes, centers , programs center agricultural , shale law under direction of professor ross pifer, center agricultural , shale law provides agricultural , shale law research , information specific focus on issues of importance in pennsylvania. through programs, center serves wide variety of stakeholders including agricultural producers, landowners , royalty owners, business professionals, judges, attorneys, legislators, government officials, community groups, , general public. center study of mergers & acquisitions headed professor samuel c. thompson, jr., former director of ucla center study of mergers , acquisitions, center examines corporate, securities, tax, antitrust, , other legal , economic issues arise in mergers , acquisitions. impor...