"Privilege Issues in M&A"

Thursday, January 19, 2017

2:00 - 2:45 pm, eastern [archive and transcript to follow]

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Come hear a panel of three leading transactional lawyers and litigators as they discuss how to deal with the attorney-client privilege in M&A transactions - including practical guidance on how to address privilege issues in acquisition agreements and the latest on the applicability of the "common interest" doctrine to M&A communications.

• Lisa Bugni, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
• Joe Crace, Partner, Bass Berry & Sims
• Trey Muldrow, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Among the topics of this program are:

• How do the attorney-client and work product privileges apply in a transactional setting?
• Can you protect lawyers' communications to non-clients on the deal team?
• Can you protect communications between the buyer and seller?
• Who owns the privilege after the closing? Does it depend on how the deal is structured?
• How are buyers and sellers addressing privilege issues in their deal documents?
• What are the best practices to protect the attorney-client privilege in an M&A transaction?

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