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Sellers Attorney-Client Privilege

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Who Owns the Attorney-Client Privilege of a Seller After the M&A Deal Closes?

When M&A transactions end in post-closing disputes, the right to assert privilege with respect to communications that the acquired business conducted with its counsel pre-closing can be of critical importance and possibly...more

White & Case LLP

Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: Key dealmaking decisions from Delaware and New York

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We focus on two H2 2019 rulings that could affect M&A transactions in the future. Genuine Parts: Acceptance of termination fee does not prevent further remedies - In September 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court refused to...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Preserving A Seller’s Attorney-Client Privilege Post-Closing

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As is the case in most merger transactions, both the buyer and seller retain their own counsel. Generally speaking, pre-closing communications between the buyer or seller and their counsel are subject to the attorney-client...more

Baker Donelson

Application of Attorney-Client Privilege in Post-Merger Dispute Between Buyer and Seller Representative

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When there is a post-merger dispute between the representative of the selling stockholders and the buyer, the buyer might have access to privileged pre-merger attorney-client communications between the acquired company and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Preserving Privilege Post-Merger

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently upheld a provision in a merger agreement that prevented the buyer from using privileged emails between the seller and its attorneys in post-closing litigation. The decision, in...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

2016 Guidance from the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Attorney-Client Privilege Issues

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In civil litigation, parties frequently communicate with consultants, tax advisors, friends, family, and others concerning the subject matter of the litigation, and such communications raise issues regarding the possible...more

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Texas Law Lets Attorney-Client Privilege Transfer to the Buyer of a Business

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When negotiating the sale of a business, legal counsel should be aware that the attorney-client privilege protecting communications between the seller and its legal counsel – including negotiations regarding the acquisition –...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Chancery Court Takes Firm Stance On Seller’s Pre-Closing Privileged Communication

A recent Delaware Chancery Court opinion highlights the risk to sellers and their advisors that pre-closing communications could become evidence in a post-closing lawsuit related to the transaction. The opinion, Great Hill...more

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