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Earnout Held to Violate NY Fee Splitting Prohibition

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A pivotal decision by a New York Appellate Division court holding that earnouts based on the future revenue of a dental practice violated the NY Fee Splitting Prohibition could substantially impact the structuring of health...more

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Drawn-out negotiations over purchase agreement result in extensive litigation

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A recent case weighed the extent to which a purchaser was able to negotiate terms when exercising a purchase of property under an option in a lease. The litigation began when, after the tenant/buyer exercised its purchase...more

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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

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SC body bag noncompete case exhumed, revisited

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Two years ago, we wrote about a noncompete decision in which a special referee found a business seller had breached a sales agreement by violating both a noncompete covenant and an exclusive sales provision contained in the...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter/Spring 2018 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance - Did you just commit to...

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The question of when parties to a potential transaction actually become bound to each other is obviously an important one, and sometimes the answer can be surprising, or less than entirely clear. A recent Texas Court of...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2017 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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A delicate balance has evolved over time in leveraged acquisitions with respect to the nature of the contractual relationship between a target and its owners, on the one hand, and the debt financing sources of the buyer, on...more

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North Carolina Courts Are Forbidden To “Blue Pencil” An Unenforceable Non-Compete

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Reversing a 2-1 decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the state’s Supreme Court held unanimously that an assets purchase-and-sale contract containing an unreasonable territorial non-competition restriction is...more

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Warning: Warranties Can Survive Close of Escrow Even When You Think They Won’t

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As the seller of real property, you might have heard: “Don’t worry, that warranty won’t survive the closing.” Or, you may have assumed that because the purchase agreement stated that certain representations and warranties did...more

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