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Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, Part 2: Business Acquisition and Post-Closing Disputes

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There’s a tongue-in-cheek joke within the legal industry that transactional lawyers create the problems, and the litigators get paid to clean them up. It’s a cautionary reminder to transactional lawyers: if the dealmaking...more

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Methods To Allocate Tariff-Related Risks in M&A Agreements

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Buyers and sellers that are parties to an M&A transaction should carefully consider whether the risks associated with tariffs that have already been imposed or that may be imposed in the future may significantly impact the...more

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Private Company M&A - Earn-Outs: Gravy on Top?

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Periodically, particularly during economic downturns or times of market uncertainty, the private M&A market experiences a significant increase in the use of earnouts. As was the case following the Great Recession and the...more

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The 5th Circuit’s Second Thoughts on Oilfield Indemnity Limitations

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The Fifth Circuit’s recent opinions in Cimarex Energy Co., et al. v. CP Well Testing, L.L.C. (2022) and Century Surety Co. v. Colgate Operating, L.L.C. (2024) provide divergent interpretations of how the Texas Oilfield...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

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Bank Officer and Director Enforcement Exposures In the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank

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The recent and sudden failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the threat of other bank failures, have led to intense public focus on what caused these banks to run into trouble, who is to blame, and what...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Dear YouDig?, We were just hired to construct part of a stage and sound system for a concert by the management team of a famous rock n’ roll group that is coming to Ohio this summer (we can’t name the band but it sounds...more

Butler Snow LLP

Enforcing Parental Waivers in Mississippi

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Mississippi has yet to enforce a parental waiver or indemnification agreement involving liability. Nor has the state legislature passed legislation providing for or preventing the enforcement of parental waivers. For example,...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

The Developer’s Toolbox to Manage Risk of Future Condominium Conversion

Developers need to keep an open mind to protect themselves against construction defect claims. Insurance is a vital tool, but it should not be the only one in a developer’s risk management toolbox. Another useful tool—the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"The Emerging Need for Cybersecurity Diligence in M&A"

Cybercrime has emerged as one of the foremost threats a company faces. As a result of a few keystrokes, a company may find its customers’ data sold on the dark web, its intellectual property in the hands of a competitor or...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

6 Questions PE Sponsors Must Ask About Their GPL Policies

Private equity fund sponsors are facing increased litigation risk from regulators and private parties, including limited partners and stakeholders in portfolio companies. As a result, private equity firms should re-examine...more

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