Litigation developments: core M&A and corporate governance doctrines
Will COVID-19 Qualify as a ‘Material Adverse Effect’?
MAE Clauses: Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Litigation Podcast Series
Cases on Material Adverse Effect (“MAE”) clauses (also known as Material Adverse Change, or MAC, clauses) rarely come before the English courts, so there are limited English authorities on their construction. The High Court...more
The mysterious new virus first hit the headlines in late 2019, with several cases of viral pneumonia emerging in Wuhan, China. Less than three months later, the new coronavirus has infected over 116,000 people worldwide and...more