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Private Company M&A – Rep & Warranty Insurance: A “Zero-Liability” Promised Land for Sellers?

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Representation & Warranty Insurance (“RWI”) is specialty insurance coverage purchased for M&A deals which provides third-party insurance coverage for certain breaches of the Seller’s representations and warranties in the...more

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Indemnity Clauses, Claims & Controversies

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Indemnification is a key component in virtually every M&A deal, serving as a detailed and nuanced contractual risk allocation device between the Buyer and Seller. Though drafted in a two-way fashion, indemnity operates in the...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Equity’s maxims have many jurisprudential functions, one critical function being to sinew the equitable principles that regulate...

Equity’s maxims have many jurisprudential functions, one critical function being to sinew the equitable principles that regulate the law of trusts. A court that is saddled with sorting out the rights, duties and obligations...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

Trustee’s Duty To Defend Trust Property From Third-Party Claims Versus Trustee’s Duty To Defend Trust’s Very Existence, As Well...

A longstanding and critical incident of a trustee’s fiduciary duty of loyalty is the duty to vigorously defend the trust’s very existence, as well as all its material provisions (hereinafter “existence defense”), unless it...more

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Evading Transaction Roadblocks: Strategies for Common Late-Stage Dealbreakers

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After completing the arduous task of preparing to sell a business and agreeing to the terms in principle for a transaction in which a business owner will sell his or her “life’s work,” selling business owners (“Seller” or...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Indemnity Provisions – What You Need to Know

The indemnification clause is one of the most important provisions in a construction contract. It transfers risk from one party, the “indemnitee,” to another party, the “indemnitor.” The risk is transferred by way of the...more

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Real Estate Contracts: The Complex and Often Overlooked Indemnity Clause

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“Let’s leave that to the lawyers.” It’s a familiar refrain that I hear often as contract negotiations drag on between parties. After the primary deal points in a contract have been agreed upon, many clients believe that the...more

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