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Ethics and Privilege Issues in M&A Transactions

The program addresses issues regarding attorney-client privilege, attorney work product, and the intentional and inadvertent disclosure of privileged information in communications among the parties to an M&A transaction. The topics will include privilege, waiver, and ethics in the context of anticipated or ongoing deal-related litigation, handling of board minutes and other discoverable documentation, the presence of non-legal advisors and other third parties, document preservation and other litigation overlays. It will also provide practice pointers to attorneys involved in M&A transactions.