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Morgan Lewis M&A Academy
The Morgan Lewis M&A Academy, a 15-part series of tailored webinars led by a diverse team of firm lawyers, provides a comprehensive M&A overview and is ideal for learning about the latest M&A issues and developments. It is geared not only toward M&A professionals but also toward specialists with particular areas of focus (e.g., benefits, intellectual property, tax), whether they deal with M&A issues regularly or occasionally.
This season we are continuing our highly customized tracks format, enabling each user to create a tailor-made program to address their unique M&A needs.
Our tracks are as follows:
- Track 1 | The Building Blocks of a Successful M&A Transaction
- Track 2 | Getting the Deal Done – Specialists Matter
- Track 3 | Leveraging Your Competitive Edge – Maximizing Industry Opportunities
For any questions on the program, please contact Kyla Eastman at kyla.eastman@morganlewis.com.
CLE credit in CA, IL, NY, PA, TX, VA, TN, KS, IN is currently pending approval. Credit in CT, FL, and NJ is pending approval (via reciprocity). CLE credit is not available for the viewing of the recorded sessions.
Events by Track
Track 1 - The Building Blocks of a Successful M&A Transaction
Join us as Rebekah Raber and Andrew Rocks provide an overview of the various M&A structures, discuss the ins and outs of an acquisition agreement, and the factors to consider when deciding which M&A structure is best.
Join us as Ben Stein and Tara McElhiney give a brief overview of the acquisition process and discussed questions to be addressed in determining the best acquisition structure from both a seller’s and a buyer’s perspective.
Join us as Karen Abesamis, Corey Mueller, and Greer Longer discuss confidentiality agreement considerations, terms often negotiated in confidentiality agreements, as well as the pros and cons of utilizing letters of intent and matters covered therein.
Join us as Chris Miller and Crystal Fang explain the purposes and nuances of common representations and warranties included in a typical acquisition agreement. The panel also discussed recent trends in the treatment of those representations, including with respect to bring-down standards, materiality scrapes, sandbagging, and which representations are typically treated as fundamental.
Join us as Vito Petretti and David Glazer provide a summary of key considerations in structuring and negotiating transition services agreements in the context of M&A transactions.
Track 2 - Getting the Deal Done – Specialists Matter
Join us as Allison Gargano and Elisa McEnroe discuss purchase price adjustments and earn-outs, including why they exist and when they are typically used, material drafting considerations, and how to best position yourself if a dispute is anticipated.
Join us as Doneld Shelkey, Kristin Hadgis, and Ezra Church provide a summary of key privacy and data security considerations in the context of M&A transactions.
Join us as Austin Lilling and Carly Grey discuss employee benefits and executive compensation issues arising in the context of M&A, including due diligence concerns, treatment of equity awards, “golden parachute payments,” and post-closing integration of employee benefit plans.
Join us as Michael Schlemmer and Patrick Rehfield provide a summary of labor and employment law diligence and related deal considerations, including the integration practices for employees, benefit plans, and executive contracts.
Join us as Richard Lee, Randy Wood, and Nancy Yamaguchi provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the technology sector, including structuring and diligence considerations, and risk identification, mitigation and integration planning approaches.
Join us as Giovanna Cinelli, Kenneth Nunnenkamp, and Carl Valenstein highlight key cross-border regulatory issues as they may affect M&A transactions. Topics addressed in this webinar include risk-based due diligence, key diligence questions, considerations for buyers and sellers, and issues to consider in CFIUS and national security-related transactions.
Join us as Dave Brenneman and Bernard Archbold provide a summary of market trends in M&A under the antitrust and HSR umbrella.
Track 3 - Leveraging Your Competitive Edge – Maximizing Industry Opportunities
Join us as Andy Ray, Mark Riccardi, Sarah Riddell, Mark Stein, and Nicholas Gess provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the fintech sector.
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Join us as Suzanne Filippi and Russell Franklin provide a summary of market trends in M&A and partnerships in the life sciences sector.
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Sports franchises have emerged as a new asset class. In recent years, sports franchise values have continued to increase dramatically. This increase, combined with growing investor demand to get into the game, has resulted in substantial investment in this sector. While once only accessible to the uber wealthy, many major sports leagues and their member teams across the globe are opening their doors to investment from financial sponsors and institutional investors, minting sports franchises as a growing asset class in the process.
View the 2021-2022 Curriculum
Track 3 - Leveraging Your Competitive Edge – Maximizing Industry Opportunities
Join us as Andy Ray, Eamonn Moran, Mark Riccardi, and Steve Lightstone provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the FinTech sector.
Join us as Jeff MacDonald and Spencer Curtis provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the insurance sector.
Join us as Laura Neumeister Wright, Casey August, Levi McAllister, Christopher McAuliffe, and Stephanie Faraci provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in both the renewable and conventional energy sectors.
Join us as Banee Pachuca and Adam Prince provide a summary of key considerations and market trends in physician practice acquisitions in the private equity space.
Join us as Suzanne Filippi and Russell Franklin provide a summary of market trends in M&A and partnerships in the life sciences sector.
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have become critical to the M&A market. Join us as Andrew Milano and Thurston Hamlette discuss some of the most important legal issues including additional fund options such as the use of private investments in public equity (PIPEs), obtaining shareholder approval for potential mergers, and preparation for target companies.
Join us as Giovanna Cinelli, Kenneth Nunnenkamp, and Carl Valenstein highlight key cross-border regulatory issues as they may affect M&A transactions. Topics addressed in this webinar include risk-based due diligence, key diligence questions, considerations for buyers and sellers, and issues to consider in CFIUS and national security-related transactions.
Join us as Harry Robins and Dave Brenneman provide a summary of market trends in M&A under the antitrust and HSR umbrella.
Track 2 - Getting the Deal Done – Specialists Matter
Join us as Allison Gargano and Elisa McEnroe discuss purchase price adjustments and earn-outs, including why they exist and when they are typically used, material drafting considerations, and how to best position yourself if a dispute is anticipated.
Join us as Christopher McAuliffe provides a summary of key environmental considerations in the context of M&A transactions.
Join us as Doneld Shelkey, Kristin Hadgis, Todd Liao, and Ezra Church provide a summary of key privacy and data security considerations in the context of M&A transactions.
Join us as Gina Lauriero, Randy McGeorge, and Erin Randolph-Williams discuss employee benefits and executive compensation issues arising in the context of M&A, including due diligence concerns, treatment of equity awards, “golden parachute payments,” and post-closing integration of employee benefit plans.
Join us as Michael Schlemmer and Patrick Rehfield provide a summary of labor and employment law diligence and related deal considerations, including the integration practices for employees, benefit plans, and executive contracts.
Join us as Randy Wood and Nancy Yamaguchi provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the technology sector, including structuring and diligence considerations, and risk identification, mitigation and integration planning approaches.
Track 1 - The Building Blocks of a Successful M&A Transaction
Join us as Rebekah Raber and Andrew Rocks provide an overview of the various M&A structures, discuss the ins and outs of an acquisition agreement, and the factors to consider when deciding which M&A structure is best.
Join us as Russell Franklin and Tara McElhiney give a brief overview of the acquisition process and discussed questions to be addressed in determining the best acquisition structure from both a seller’s and a buyer’s perspective.
Join us as Karen Abesamis, Corey Mueller, and Greer Longer discuss confidentiality agreement considerations, terms often negotiated in confidentiality agreements, as well as the pros and cons of utilizing letters of intent and matters covered therein.
Join us as Eric Tajcher, Varun Anil Gupte, and Conor Larkin explain the purposes and nuances of common representations and warranties included in a typical acquisition agreement. The panel also discussed recent trends in the treatment of those representations, including with respect to bring-down standards, materiality scrapes, sandbagging, and which representations are typically treated as fundamental.
Join us as Vito Petretti and David Glazer provide a summary of key considerations in structuring and negotiating transition services agreements in the context of M&A transactions.
View the 2020-2021 Curriculum
Track 1 - The Path Forward – COVID-19’s Impact on M&A
Join us as Kevin Shmelzer, Laura McCarthy, Craig Wolfe, and Andrew Gallo discuss the distressed asset sale process and critical legal issues and risks associated with distressed M&A transactions in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Join us as Andrew Budreika, Matthew Schernecke, Jacquelynne Hamilton, and Andrew Rocks discuss potential risks and other diligence considerations of the Payment Protection Program.
Join us as Jayne McGlynn, Joachim Heine, Felipe Alice, and Joanna Christoforou discuss the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s impact on global M&A and the path forward as various industries continue to weather this pandemic.
Join us as Ariane Baczynski and Spencer Curtis discuss the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on warranty and indemnity insurance. With a heightened desire to renegotiate deal terms amid economic uncertainty, our panel will discuss some key observations on emerging trends in the warranties and indemnities market.
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Join us as Barb Shander and Adam Prince discuss the changing landscape of private equity investing over the past year, and where they see the path forward.
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have become critical to the M&A market in 2020. Our panelists will discuss some of the most important legal issues including additional fund options such as the use of private investments in public equity (PIPEs), obtaining shareholder approval for potential mergers, and preparation for target companies.
Track 2 - The Building Blocks of a Successful M&A Transaction
Join us as Rebekah Raber and Andrew Milano provide an overview of the various M&A structures and discuss the ins and outs of an acquisition agreement and the factors to consider when deciding which M&A structure is best.
Join us as Russell Franklin and Paris Dupree give a brief overview of the acquisition process and discuss questions to be addressed in determining the best acquisition structure from both a seller’s and a buyer’s perspective.
Join us as Karen Abesamis and Corey Mueller discuss confidentiality agreement considerations, terms often negotiated in confidentiality agreements, and the pros and cons of utilizing letters of intent and matters covered therein.
Join us as Eric Tajcher and Varun Anil Gupte explain the purposes and nuances of common representations and warranties included in a typical acquisition agreement. The panel will also discuss recent trends in the treatment of those representations, including with respect to bring-down standards, materiality scrapes, sandbagging, and which representations are typically treated as fundamental.
Track 3 - Getting the Deal Done – Specialists Matter
Join us as Jeannine Bishop, Kathleen Martin, Eric Marcuson, Christopher McAuliffe, and Kelly Kuschel provide a summary of key real estate considerations in the context of M&A transactions.
Join us as Doneld Shelkey, Ezra Church, Pulina Whitaker, and Kristin Hadgis provide a summary of key privacy and data security considerations in the context of M&A transactions.
Join us as Gina Lauriero, Randy McGeorge, and Erin Randolph-Williams discuss employee benefits and executive compensation issues arising in the context of M&A, including due diligence concerns, treatment of equity awards, “golden parachute payments,” and postclosing integration of employee benefit plans.
Join us as our panelists provide a summary of labor and employment law diligence and related deal considerations, including integration practices for employees, benefit plans, and executive contracts.
Track 4 - Leveraging Your Competitive Edge – Maximizing Industry Opportunities
Join us as our panelists provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the fintech sector.
Join us as Janice Davis and Banee Pachuca provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the healthcare sector.
Join us as Laura Neumeister Wright, Mike Muller, Katie Ostman, and Melanie Campbell provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in both the renewable and conventional energy sectors.
Join us as Christina Melendi and Allison Gargano provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the retail and ecommerce sectors.
Join us as Eric Hwang and Andy Ray provide a summary of significant market trends in M&A in the technology sector, including structuring and diligence considerations and risk identification, mitigation, and integration planning approaches.
Join us as Tony Chan and Amanda Goceljak provide a summary of market trends in M&A in the life sciences sector.
Join us as our panelists provide an overview of the primary considerations involved in the acquisition or sale of a majority or minority stake in an investment management firm.
Join us as we discuss some of the key issues that buyers and investors frequently grapple with as they evaluate companies in this space.
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