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Acquisition of Public Companies: Insights from the 2012 Strategic Buyer-Public Target Deal Points Study


Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Format: Live Webinar and Teleconference
Duration: 90 minutes
Teleconference Format  Webinar Format

 

Sponsors:
The American Bar Association Business Law Section and Center for Professional Development

1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Central

11:00 AM-12:30 PM Mountain

10:00 AM-11:30 AM Pacific

Program Description

Issues to be discussed include:

  • Closing conditions, include the “MAC out”
  • Deal protections, include no-shops
  • Fiduciary outs and break-up fee triggers
  • Remedies, including specific performance, reverse termination fees, and related provisions
  • Provisions unique to two-step tender offer deals

Program Faculty

Luke Bergstrom, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, Menlo, Park, CA

Ed Deibert, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, San Francisco, CA

Keith A. Flaum, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Silicon Valley, CA

Diane Holt Frankle, Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP, Palo Alto, CA

Jim Griffin, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Silicon Valley, CA

Claudia Simon, Partner, Paul Hastings LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Hal J. Leibowitz (Moderator), Partner, WilmerHale, Boston, MA

CLE Credit

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The ABA does not seek direct accreditation of live webinars and teleconferences in IN, KS, NE, NJ, OH, and PA.

The ABA will seek credit for this program in the states indicated on this page.   The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of general CLE credit in 60-minute-hour states and 1.8 hours of credit in 50-minute-hour statesCredit hours granted are subject to approval from each state.  Click here to view a list of 60- and 50-minute-hour states.

Special rules apply to New York-licensed attorneys as follows:

New York: This non-transitional CLE program is approved for experienced NY attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 New York CLE credits. Newly admitted attorneys may not earn New York credit for this non-transitional CLE program.

All attorneys may click here to view additional MCLE information for your jurisdiction

Registration Options

Online:
- Individual
- Group
- CD-ROM (Pre-Orders)

Phone or Mail:
800.285.2221
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Eastern
Event Code: cet3apc
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Tuition

$125 Business Law Section Members
$150 ABA Members
$195 General Public
$99 Government Attorneys
$75 Each additional registrant at the same location


All participants must register for the program.

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