Episode One: Corporate Divorce – Preventing and Managing the Break-Up of a Business Partnership
Exit Strategies for Healthcare Employment Agreements
Best Practices for Preparing Your Company for Exit
What's Important to Get Right in the Term Sheet?
Staying on Track and Giving Back with Bill Spruill
Inside the UK Legal Startup Scene, with Henry Humphreys
Preparing A Company For Sale - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
Terminating Your Physician Employment Contract: Knowing your Exit Strategy
The Exit: Everything You Need to Know but Didn’t Know to Ask about Startup Acquisitions
Selling Your Government Contract Business: Plan Today for a Stronger Tomorrow, Part 1 of 2
The Grass is Greener: The State of the Cannabis Industry - Where Do We Go from Here?
Exit Worth Celebrating – It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Your Exit
Strategic Growth Paths of Top Small Business Government Contractors
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
Exit Strategies for GOVCONs with Set Aside Contracts: 2021 Insights and Lessons Learned from Business Owners and Advisors
Ledgers and Law: Start With an Ending in Mind When Building a New Business
Exiting From the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Successful Growth Strategies for Small Businesses...
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Landlord and Tenant Negotiations for Existing Commercial Leases Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Investment Management Update – Exit Strategies
Is Your Health Care Facility Prepared for an Active Shooter?
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When faced with the departure of an individual partner or group, firms tend to only pay attention to the immediate, most time-sensitive tasks, like keeping the clients, managing the media, and controlling the internal rumor...more
A networking panel in our Singapore office examined the current dynamics of Asia’s private capital markets, against the background of SuperReturn Asia 2025....more
Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. ...more
Whether you are retiring or pursuing a new venture, every business owner needs an exit strategy. For veteran entrepreneurs, just as every mission requires a plan, so does a business exit. Your military experience offers a...more
A recurring topic of discussion among secondaries market players is the extent to which the growth in GP-led deal volume in recent years has primarily resulted from transitory factors, such as softness in exit markets. A...more
In today’s commercial real estate market, parties increasingly require flexibility when transferring their joint venture interests. Well-crafted transfer provisions can be critical to protecting liquidity, aligning diverging...more
When it comes to today’s deal market, no two buyers approach acquisitions in the same way. For companies exploring a sale, or for boards weighing offers, understanding the distinct perspectives and motivations of private...more
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In the final quarter of the year, many private companies will accept new investments that accelerate their growth. But new investments are not guaranteed to create lasting relationships, and that may be the case when new...more