A clear understanding of how the parts of a mergers-and-acquisitions contract fit together is essential for anyone involved in M&A transactions. This program presents an overview based on the essential guide to this subjectKen Adams's groundbreaking book The Structure of M&A Contracts. The speakers are Ken Adams, the leading authority on contract drafting, and Steven Davidoff, the New York Timess "Deal Professor."
This program explores the connections between representations, obligations, conditions, indemnification provisions, and termination provisions. Topics covered include how to introduce representations, how to word the bringdown condition, the implications of "sandbagging," and many others.
This program would be valuable to junior lawyers seeking a rigorous introduction to the subject and senior lawyers who wish to keep abreast of cutting-edge thinking.
If you register for this program, you will also have access, at no extra charge, a copy of The Structure of M&A Contracts. For more information about this book, go here.
SPEAKERS:
Kenneth A. AdamsKen Adams is founder and president of Koncision Contract Automation and a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In addition to being author of The Structure of M&A Contracts, hes also author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (ABA 2d ed. 2008). He blogs at The Koncise Drafter.
Steven M. DavidoffSteven Davidoff is professor of law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. As the "Deal Professor," he writes a regular column for The New York Timess "DealBook" section. Hes also author of Gods at War: Shotgun Takeovers, Government by Deal and the Private Equity Implosion (2009), an exploration of modern-day deals and deal-making.
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