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What Does a M&A Lawyer Do? 8 Key Responsibilities You Need
Mergers & Acquisitions, NewsBuying or selling a business is one of the most significant milestones in an entrepreneur’s journey. It’s also one of the most complex. Every merger, acquisition, or investment transaction involves dozens of moving parts, financial, legal, operational, and human. That’s where a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) lawyer comes in. Far from just “papering the deal,” […]
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Negotiating Indemnity Deductibles and Caps in M&A Deals
NewsIn M&A transactions, indemnity provisions serve as the primary mechanism for allocating post-closing risk between buyers and sellers. While these provisions cover numerous aspects of potential liability, the negotiation of indemnity deductibles and caps often becomes the most contentious element of deal structuring. Recent market data reveals why: with actual indemnification claims appearing in roughly […]
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Choosing the Right Business Entity: S Corp vs. C Corp vs. LLC
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THE M&A MARKET IS POISED FOR AN UPTICK
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DEI for legal teams
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Chinese Companies Delisting off the NYSE
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M&A trends for 2022
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SANDBAGGING CLAUSES IN M&A AGREEMENTS
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NewsThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida issued a press release about a Kissimmee, Florida resident being sentenced to more than seventeen years in prison after having been convicted at trial of wire fraud.
TEXAS OIL COMPANY PAYS $5.4 MILLION TO SETTLE SEC SUIT
NewsThe SEC entered into a settlement on its recently-filed securities suit against defendants Southlake Resources Group, LLC (“Southlake”), Cody Winters, and Nicholas Hamilton. The defendants consented to entry of the SEC’s proposed final judgments without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint.
MANHATTAN TAX ATTORNEY AND CPA INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION
Corporate Transactional Law, NewsThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Manhattan tax attorney Harold Levine and Florida certified public account Ronald Katz were charged in Manhattan federal court in an eight-count Indictment with engaging in a multi-year tax evasion scheme involving the diversion of millions of dollars of fees from a Manhattan law firm, and the failure to report that fee income to the IRS.
DEFINING A SELLER’S KNOWLEDGE IN AN M&A AGREEMENT
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MATERIALITY SCRAPES IN M&A AGREEMENTS
Mergers & Acquisitions, NewsA materiality scrape is a provision in the agreement that provides that when determining either: (1) whether a representation or warranty in the agreement has been breached; and/or (2)…