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17th Annual

Mergers and Acquisitions Institute

America's Preeminent Private M&A Conference
Dallas Oct 7-8, 2021 The Ritz-Carlton
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Live Webcast Oct 7-8, 2021
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INSTITUTE SHAREHOLDERS
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Aon Risk Solutions
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
White & Case LLP

INSTITUTE PARTNERS
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada)
Calvetti Ferguson
Haynes and Boone, LLP
McGriff Insurance Services
Mosaic Insurance
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

INSTITUTE INVESTORS
Baker Botts
Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Jackson Walker LLP
Katten 
McDermott Will & Emery
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Reed Smith LLP
Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Stout
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Wilmington Trust, N.A.
Winston & Strawn LLP
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Overview

UT Law CLE’s Mergers and Acquisitions Institute is the leading private M&A conference of its kind in the United States for the latest deal trends, structures, pitfalls and opportunities in M&A. The combination of a cutting-edge program with nationally recognized speakers, prestigious U.S. and international sponsors, the Byron Egan Whiskey Tasting, invaluable networking opportunities, and much more, makes this an event you won’t want to miss!

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 October 7, 2021
  • Day 2 October 8, 2021
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Oct. 7, 2021
    Presiding Officer:
    Chin Yu, Calvetti Ferguson - Houston, TX
  • 8:00 am
    Dallas Only
    Continental Breakfast and Registration Opens

    Thank You to Our Breakfast Sponsor



    Thank You to Our Espresso Bar Sponsor


     

  • 8:30 am
    Welcoming Remarks by Institute Co-Chairs

    Wilson Chu, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Dallas, TX
    Larry E. Glasgow, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 8:45 am
    1.00 hr
    SPAC-tacular...or Not?
    What are the hot topics lawyers are facing today on de-SPAC mergers? And how have those issues changed over time? What are regulators focusing on? Where does the SPAC market go from here? The SPAC world is currently a series of question marks. Hear a group of seasoned practitioners discuss some of the key SPAC questions of the day.

    Moderator:
    Rita-Anne O'Neill, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP - Los Angeles, CA
    Panelists:
    Jenny Hochenberg, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP - New York, NY
    Jim Morrone, Latham & Watkins LLP - San Francisco, CA
    Michael A. Saslaw, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas, TX
    Sean T. Wheeler, Kirkland Ellis LLP - Houston, TX

  • 9:45 am
    1.00 hr
    Games People Play: Purchase Price Adjustments, Earnouts and Other Valuation Drivers
    How to ensure that post-closing valuation matters, from purchase price adjustments to contingent additional consideration, are structured as a fair and equitable true-up of, or increase in, agreed value and not a back door re-negotiation of the purchase price.

    Moderator:
    Alain Dermarkar, Shearman & Sterling LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    A. Vincent Biemans, Berkeley Research Group, LLC - Dallas, TX
    Peter Bogdanow, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - Dallas, TX
    Charles M. Jones II, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
    John Lahti, Stout Capital, LLC - Dallas, TX

  • 10:45 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 11:00 am
    1.25 hrs
    RWI and Other Transactional Insurances: M&A Risk Allocation Opportunities
    Transactional insurances continue to provide planning opportunities for M&A practitioners in allocating indemnification risk and resolving deal sticking points in transactions. Hear an in-depth discussion of the various types and current terms of these insurances, their effect on due diligence, how insurance companies view these insurances (including what to expect during the underwriting call) and purchase agreement drafting traps for the unwary.

    Moderator:
    David Rex, Prophet Equity - Southlake, TX
    Panelists:
    David C. Cole, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    Scarlet McNellie, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP - Dallas, TX
    William M. Monat, Mosaic Insurance - Chicago, IL
    Christina A. Tate, Winston & Strawn LLP - Dallas, TX
    Andrew Zimmerman, Willis Towers Watson - New York, NY

  • Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 7, 2021
    Presiding Officer:
    Joseph Walsh, Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C. - Austin, TX

  • Dallas Only
    Signature Ritz-Carlton Buffet Lunch (in Dallas)
    Included in registration. Please proceed to luncheon presentation.

    Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor

  • 12:45 pm
    1.00 hr
    Blockchain Business Opportunities and Regulatory Pitfalls
    Hear the latest blockchain use cases across industries together with the legal and regulatory issues in-house counsel need to consider in M&A, strategic investments, or new product development. This presentation includes understanding how blockchain is being used for things like  user incentive plans, payment systems, digital collectibles (NFTs), and tokenizing anything from physical goods to equity securities; examining how peer-to-peer digital asset transactions are powering decentralized finance (DeFi) products and services such as decentralized exchanges, lending platforms, and decentralized insurance; navigating blockchain due diligence considerations from a regulatory, operational, and commercial perspective; and evaluating digital assets in corporate governance matters or on a company’s financial statements, including public company disclosure obligations.

    Lilya Tessler, Sidley Austin LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 1:45 pm
    10-Minute Break

  • 1:55 pm
    1.00 hr
    Energy Investments – A Strange New World: Teaching Old Tricks to New Dogs and New Tricks to Old Dogs
    As the need for capital lures family offices and other non-traditional investors into the oil patch, there are nuanced deal terms of which such investors should be wary. Similarly, ESG and renewables opportunities surrounding the energy sector present some traps of which even the most sophisticated oil & gas investor should be wary. This panel provides an overview of these tricky issues as well as nuts-and-bolts drafting tips.

    Moderator:
    J. Holt Foster III, Sidley Austin LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Keith Behrens, Stephens Inc. - Dallas, TX
    David Levinson, Pearl Energy Investments - Dallas, TX
    Jeremiah Mayfield, Holland & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
    David H. Sweeney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Houston, TX

  • 2:55 pm
    1.00 hr
    Lessons Learned from the Most Heavily Litigated Provisions
    Wanna fight? Some acquisition agreement terms seem to cause more post-closing disputes than others. A group of experienced deal lawyers and litigators, with a RWI provider, will identify those terms and provide tips on what to do in the acquisition agreement to minimize the potential for disputes and the impact of any dispute.

    Moderator:
    Michael G. O'Bryan, Morrison & Foerster LLP - San Francisco, CA
    Panelists:
    Stephen Davidson, Aon Risk Solutions - New York, NY
    Marcie Lape, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Chicago, IL
    Joanna Lin, McDermott Will & Emery - Dallas, TX
    Craig Menden, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - Palo Alto, CA


  • Dallas Only
    10th Annual Byron Egan Whiskey Tasting & Coffee Break
    Join us for a tasting of Byron Egan's favorite Irish and Scotch whiskeys.

    Thank You to Our Whiskey Tasting Sponsor

  • 4:25 pm
    1.25 hrs
    Cultural Divide: Mock Negotiation of a Strategic Acquisition of a Private-Equity-Backed Company
    “Why the hell would I do that?” said the headscratching corporate buyer faced with a PE seller… and vice versa. Miles's Law (Where You Stand Depends On Where You Sit) is never truer than when corporate and PE players are facing off. With their trademark brand of mock negotiation, our panelists will highlight key differences in what matters or doesn’t depending on the nature of the party…as well as practical tips to bridge very real cultural divides that could make or break a deal.    

    Richard E. Climan, Hogan Lovells US LLP - Silicon Valley, CA
    Joel I. Greenberg, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP - New York, NY

  • 5:40 pm
    Adjourn


  • Dallas Only
    Cocktail Reception (in Dallas from 5:40 p.m. – 6:40 p.m.)
    Join us for adult beverages and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.

    Thank You to Our Cocktail Reception Sponsor

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Oct. 8, 2021
    Presiding Officer:
    Steven R. Tredennick, White & Case LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:00 am
    Dallas Only
    Continental Breakfast and Conference Room Opens

    Thank You to Our Breakfast Sponsor

    Thank You to Our Morning Beverage Bar Sponsor

  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Indemnification in Uninsured M&A Deals
    A panel of M&A and litigation veterans unpacks critical issues arising under regular-way indemnification clauses in technically and structurally challenging situations.

    Moderator:
    Samantha Hale Crispin, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Robert R. Kibby, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX
    Robert B. Little, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
    Brian C. Mitchell, Reed Smith LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 9:30 am
    1.00 hr ethics
    Deal Ethics
    Explore some of the less talked about but thornier ethical issues facing law firms representing multiple clients who regularly buy and sell companies, including how far a firm can proceed in representing more than one potential buyer engaged in bidding on a company being auctioned off, as well as how a law firm protects itself from inadvertently representing a potential buyer of a company when it is also representing the seller.

    Moderator:
    David I. Albin, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP - Stamford, CT
    Panelists:
    Scott B. Crofton, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP - New York, NY
    Byron F. Egan, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 10:30 am
    1.00 hr
    Traps for the Conventional M&A Thinker – More Conversation With Glenn West
    Simply stated: anyone that thinks they know more than enough law to practice transactional work is probably wrong and should attend this presentation.

    Moderator:
    Jessica C. Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP - Seattle, WA
    Panelist:
    Glenn D. West, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 11:30 am
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 October 7, 2021
  • Day 2 October 8, 2021
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Conference Faculty

David I. Albin

Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
Stamford, CT

Keith Behrens

Stephens Inc.
Dallas, TX

A. Vincent Biemans

Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Dallas, TX

Peter Bogdanow

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Dallas, TX

Wilson Chu

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Dallas, TX

Richard E. Climan

Hogan Lovells US LLP
Silicon Valley, CA

David C. Cole

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Samantha Hale Crispin

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Scott B. Crofton

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
New York, NY

Stephen Davidson

Aon Risk Solutions
New York, NY

Alain Dermarkar

Shearman & Sterling LLP
Dallas, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

J. Holt Foster III

Sidley Austin LLP
Dallas, TX

Larry E. Glasgow

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Joel I. Greenberg

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
New York, NY

Jenny Hochenberg

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
New York, NY

Charles M. Jones II

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

John Lahti

Stout Capital, LLC
Dallas, TX

Marcie Lape

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Chicago, IL

David Levinson

Pearl Energy Investments
Dallas, TX

Joanna Lin

McDermott Will & Emery
Dallas, TX

Robert B. Little

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeremiah Mayfield

Holland & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Scarlet McNellie

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dallas, TX

Craig Menden

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Brian C. Mitchell

Reed Smith LLP
Dallas, TX

William M. Monat

Mosaic Insurance
Chicago, IL

Jim Morrone

Latham & Watkins LLP
San Francisco, CA

Michael G. O'Bryan

Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco, CA

Rita-Anne O'Neill

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Jessica C. Pearlman

K&L Gates LLP
Seattle, WA

David Rex

Prophet Equity
Southlake, TX

Michael A. Saslaw

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dallas, TX

David H. Sweeney

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Houston, TX

Christina A. Tate

Winston & Strawn LLP
Dallas, TX

Lilya Tessler

Sidley Austin LLP
Dallas, TX

Glenn D. West

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Dallas, TX

Sean T. Wheeler

Kirkland Ellis LLP
Houston, TX

Andrew Zimmerman

Willis Towers Watson
New York, NY

Planning Committee

Wilson Chu—Co-Chair

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Dallas, TX

Larry E. Glasgow—Co-Chair

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Joanna Jefferson—Director

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Samantha Hale Crispin

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Dawud Crooms

7-Eleven, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

J. Holt Foster III

Sidley Austin LLP
Dallas, TX

Jeff Jones

Stephens Inc.
Dallas, TX

Robert R. Kibby

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Cookie F. Munson

SAM Holding Company, Inc. & Subsidiaries (SAM)
Austin, TX

David Rex

Prophet Equity
Southlake, TX

Brittany A. Sakowitz

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Houston, TX

Nina Tsai

AT&T
Dallas, TX

Cliff W. Vrielink

Sidley Austin LLP
Houston, TX

Jennifer T. Wisinski

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

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You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
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You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

At the conclusion of the conference you  will need to claim and certify your credit online, in your UTCLE "Briefcase", you will then be provided a certificate of attendance . Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
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As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

 You must claim and certify your credit online in your UTCLE "Briefcase", and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
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You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to The Supreme Court of Ohio within 30 days after the conference. 
Toggle view Oklahoma – 12.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
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Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 12.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas.  A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view New Jersey – Available Via Reciprocity – 12.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim New Jersey MCLE credit, New Jersey credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. At the conclusion of the conference you will need to claim and certify your credit online, in your UTCLE "Briefcase". Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years. Self-report your credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on CLE.

As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

New Jersey MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

 
Toggle view New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 12.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim New York MCLE credit, New York credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.   

As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

Upon claiming and certifying your credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the New York State CLE Board.

New York MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
 
Toggle view Ohio – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim Ohio MCLE credit, Ohio credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to The Supreme Court of Ohio within 30 days after the conference. 

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Oklahoma – 12.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Other States – 10.50 hrs  |  1.00 hrs Ethics
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and  certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 12.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Dallas – Oct 7-8, 2021 – The Ritz-Carlton
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  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP logo
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides the highest quality legal advice and representation to clients around the world. The results the firm achieves have set it apart for 140 years and have become a model for the modern practice of law. Today, S&C is a leader in each of its core practice areas and in each of its geographic markets.

    Clients of the firm are nearly evenly divided between U.S. and non-U.S. entities. They include industrial and commercial companies; financial institutions; private funds; governments; educational, charitable and cultural institutions; and individuals, estates and trusts. S&C’s client base is exceptionally diverse, a result of the firm’s extraordinary capacity to tailor work to specific client needs.

    S&C comprises more than 875 lawyers who serve clients around the world through a network of 13 offices, located in leading financial centers in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. The Firm is headquartered in New York.
    www.sullcrom.com
  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP logo
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. With more than 200 lawyers covering the industry, Akin Gump is deeply rooted in all aspects of the energy industry in the United States and worldwide, including renewables, oil and gas, petrochemicals, liquefied natural gas, coal and utilities. The firm’s lawyers represent public and private companies, sponsors and portfolio companies, management teams and investors throughout the energy value chain in transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, projects, finance, securities and restructuring.
    www.akingump.com
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    Aon Risk Solutions
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  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP logo
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Kirkland & Ellis is an international law firm with more than 2,700 attorneys representing clients in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions, litigation and dispute resolution/arbitration, restructuring, and intellectual property matters. The Firm operates from 15 offices around the world: Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai and Washington, D.C.
    www.kirkland.com
  • Latham & Watkins LLP logo
    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Latham & Watkins is an international law firm providing clients across the globe with exceptional legal services and innovative solutions to their most complex business issues and disputes. Clients turn to Latham for help with enterprise transforming transactions and to defend bet-the company-disputes as well as day-to-day guidance and preventative advice. Latham lawyers deliver market-leading service in more than 60 internationally recognized practices, regional and industry-focused teams, ranging from financial services to technology, oil and gas to retail. With more than 2,700 lawyers across a global platform spanning 14 countries, we are positioned in the world’s major financial, business, and regulatory centers to serve clients—wherever they may be. Affirming the firm culture and strong client relationships, Latham was included on The American Lawyer’s prestigious “A-List” for the 17th consecutive year and ranked among the top ten global law firms in Law360’s 2018 Global 20 list.
    www.lw.com
  • White & Case LLP logo
    White & Case LLP
    White & Case is a leading global law firm with lawyers in 45 offices across 31 countries. Among the first US-based law firms to establish a truly global presence, we provide counsel and representation in virtually every area of law that affects cross-border business. Our clients value both the breadth of our global network and the depth of our US, English and local law capabilities in each of our regions and rely on us for their complex cross-border transactions, as well as their representation in arbitration and litigation proceedings.

    Click the following links to learn more:
    • White & Case M&A Explorer
    • Debt Explorer
    • CFIUS FIRRMA Tool
    • White & Case Latest M&A Report
     
    www.whitecase.com
  • Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada) logo
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Canada)
    For 165 years, Blakes has proudly served many of Canada's and the world's leading businesses and organizations. The firm has built a reputation during that time as both a leader in the business community and in the legal profession. In 2021, and for the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, Blakes was named the leading law firm brand in the Thomson Reuters Canada Law Firm Brand Index (formerly, Acritas Canadian Law Firm Brand Index). We also received the most top-tier rankings by practice area of any Canadian law firm for the fourth consecutive year in Chambers Canada: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
     
    We also consistently rank as one of the top Canadian firms on the Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and merger market M&A league tables in terms of transactional value or number of deals for Canadian announced transactions. We have more than 670 lawyers in offices in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, and London. Serving a diverse national and international client base, our integrated network of offices worldwide provides clients with access to the Firm’s full spectrum of capabilities in virtually every area of business law. Whether an issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice-area specific or interdisciplinary, Blakes handles transactions of all sizes and levels of complexity.
    www.blakes.com
  • Calvetti Ferguson logo
    Calvetti Ferguson

    Calvetti Ferguson is one of the largest independent accounting and advisory firms based in Texas. Our professionals advise clients in a wide range of industries, including oil & gas (upstream, downstream & midstream), energy services, private equity, hospitality, healthcare, real estate, construction, manufacturing & distribution, technology, and business services. The clients we advise include public and private multinational companies, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, boards of directors, investment funds, and entrepreneurs.  No matter which stage our clients are in, we can help guide them through mitigating risk, optimizing cash flow, and scaling for growth and sustainability. Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Top Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms in 2020 & 2021, Calvetti Ferguson is also an INSIDE Public Accounting Top 200 and Fastest Growing Firm. Calvetti Ferguson is an independent member firm of PrimeGlobal, the fourth largest association of independent accounting firms with approximately 300 member firms in over 90 countries.

    www.calvettiferguson.com
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP logo
    Haynes and Boone, LLP
    Haynes and Boone, LLP, is an American Lawyer top 100 law firm, originally founded by business lawyers who wanted to help companies succeed and grow. The Haynes Boone Mergers and Acquisitions team plays an integral role in continuing to carry out this endeavor, and understands more than ever how to get business done in an increasingly global and complex marketplace.
     
    The Haynes Boone Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group is a powerful force in middle-market deals. Clients have turned to HB to help close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $48 billion. The firm routinely represents financial sponsors including public equity funds, public companies, closely held companies, founders and family businesses
     
    The firm’s recent recognition includes being ranked in Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, in the 2021 Corporate/M&A (Texas) list; in the Legal 500 U.S. M&A middle-market category for 2021; and receiving a U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” National Tier 2 ranking in Corporate Law in 2021. Also, the firm was recognized for excellence in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2021 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service.
    www.haynesboone.com
  • McGriff Insurance Services logo
    McGriff Insurance Services
    With more than a century of experience, McGriff provides highly customized insurance, risk management, and employee benefit solutions for organizations of all sizes. McGriff is the retail brokerage subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc., the sixth largest insurance broker in the U.S. and the seventh largest in the world. We see ourselves as strategic, consultative partners to our clients, providing them with the kind of best-in-class global services they expect from their most trusted advisors. To meet these expectations, McGriff has assembled a team of the very best and brightest professionals in the transactional insurance and executive risk industry and charged them with being creative problem solvers with a focus on responding to the specific needs of our clientele.
    www.mcgriff.com
  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP logo
    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
    Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with 800 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions.  The development and expansion of our practice in response to client needs remains the core focus of our leadership. Our attorneys take the time to understand not only the legal needs of our clients but also their business objectives. Our legal and business acumen, value for fees incurred, commitment to client service, and adherence to the highest ethical standards combine to set Sheppard Mullin apart. In the U.S., the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100. For more information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.
    wwww.sheppardmullin.com
  • Mosaic Insurance logo
    Mosaic Insurance
    Mosaic Insurance
    Mosaic Insurance is a next-generation, global specialty insurer that launched operations in February 2021. Coupling new Lloyd’s Syndicate 1609 and a wholly-owned syndicated capital management agency with underwriting hubs in Bermuda, London, New York, and Asia, Mosaic is uniquely positioned to offer capacity and custom service to clients in leading markets around the world.
     
    Mosaic’s focus is complex specialty lines of business with strong growth trends—transactional liability (M&A), cybersecurity, political risk, political violence, financial institutions and professional liability insurance. Our underwriters’ expertise and discerning approach set us apart in these challenging niche markets, and we match our people with a pioneering insurtech platform to ensure an agile response and end-to-end efficiencies.
     
    Mosaic leverages the legacy of the Lloyd's brand, along with the market’s strong ratings and global license network. Our financial-strength ratings include: A, Excellent Outlook (AM Best), AA-, Very Strong Outlook (Fitch Ratings), and A+, Strong Outlook (Standard & Poor’s).
     
    Visit mosaicinsurance.com and follow us at @Mosaic1609.
      www.mosaicinsurance.com
  • Baker Botts logo
    Baker Botts
    Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm with 725 lawyers and 14 international offices. We are driven by the highest ethical and professional standards.  This professionalism, combined with industry knowledge and insights and our understanding of the law, helps us to deliver effective, innovative solutions for our clients.

    For more than 175 years, Baker Botts has delivered results-oriented services, establishing us as a leading law firm. Our reputation is complemented by our leadership in government, the judiciary and our communities. Regardless of size, sector or jurisdiction of a client, our commitment is to help achieve their business objectives.
    www.bakerbotts.com
  • Berkeley Research Group, LLC logo
    Berkeley Research Group, LLC
    Berkeley Research Group (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas: disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations. Headquartered in California with offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines.
    www.thinkbrg.com
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP logo
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Gibson Dunn is a full-service law firm with over 1,400 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide, including Dallas and Houston.  With more than 100 M&A partners and a total of nearly 275 lawyers in the practice group, we are one of the leading law firms in the world representing clients in complex M&A transactions.  Named a Texas Powerhouse by Law360, Gibson Dunn has long recognized the importance of having a Texas presence. The addition of an array of prominent partners to the Dallas office in recent years and the 2017 opening of a Houston base exemplify Gibson Dunn’s long-term commitment to the Lone Star State. Gibson Dunn’s new office in Houston adds a team of highly regarded partners who focus on corporate transactions in the energy sector.  Our transactional lawyers have handled some of the largest and most complex matters in the world, and we have extensive experience in all types of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. Our clients include most of the Fortune 100 and more than half of the Fortune 500 companies. Our Texas Corporate/M&A practice is led by the firm’s global M&A co-chair and has been recognized by Chambers USA. We are a recognized leader in representing companies ranging from start-up ventures to multinational corporations in all major industries.
    www.gibsondunn.com
  • Holland & Knight LLP logo
    Holland & Knight LLP
    Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight is a full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys. The Firm provides solutions to clients and communities around the world and is particularly recognized for its depth of experience and capabilities on behalf of the oil, gas, and energy industry. Thompson & Knight has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Natural Resources Law (2018) and in Oil & Gas Law (2011-2013, 2015, 2017) in U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” Additionally, the Firm is ranked among the top firms in Texas for Corporate/M&A in Chambers USA 2020 by Chambers and Partners.
    www.hklaw.com
  • Jackson Walker LLP logo
    Jackson Walker LLP
    For more than 130 years, Jackson Walker has played a vital role in the growth and development of Texas business. Since our founding in 1887, our attorneys have represented some of the most influential companies in the state in key industries that shaped the course of Texas history, including railroads, the media, and oil and gas exploration. Today, we remain firmly rooted in Texas while serving clients around the globe. With almost 400 attorneys in our seven offices, we serve clients around the world in a broad range of practices and industries. We have extensive experience representing publicly and privately held companies, private equity funds and hedge funds in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. But we’re more than just deal lawyers. We also serve as outside general counsel to hundreds of companies, working closely with management to provide pragmatic solutions to legal problems as they arise. Whether it’s negotiating commercial contracts, improving corporate governance, or navigating securities regulations, clients look to us for guidance on the issues that affect their businesses every day. Our clients know they can count on us to deliver personalized service, legal experience, and added value. We invite you to learn more about Jackson Walker at jw.com.
    www.jw.com
  • Katten logo
    Katten
    Katten is a full-service law firm with nearly 650 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, private credit and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit katten.com.
    katten.com
  • McDermott Will & Emery logo
    McDermott Will & Emery
    McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective—and often unexpected—solutions that propel success. More than 1,100 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
    www.mwe.com
  • Morrison & Foerster LLP logo
    Morrison & Foerster LLP
    Morrison & Foerster is a leading full-service law firm, with a global network of 17 offices located in key technology and financial centers in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. We offer our clients a range of legal services, including a renowned M&A practice with more than 250 corporate/M&A lawyers based through the U.S., Europe and Asia. Though we advise clients operating in a broad range of sectors, our M&A practice is well-known for handling some of the most high-profile and sophisticated deals in the technology space. We advise on the full spectrum of M&A matters, with particularly deep experience on complex cross-border transactions. The depth and breadth of our practice reflects the dynamic nature of our clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, investment banks, and privately held companies.
     
    www.mofo.com
  • Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. logo
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., is a Texas-based, mid-sized commercial law firm with more than 125 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin. From corporate transactions to dispute resolution, Munsch Hardt provides wide-ranging legal expertise to its clients, navigating each step with in-depth knowledge and responsive action. Munsch Hardt attorneys are known for having large law firm backgrounds and providing clients with a personal and focused approach.
    www.munsch.com
  • Reed Smith LLP logo
    Reed Smith LLP
    Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, we deliver smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for our clients. Our deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. For further information, please visit reedsmith.com.
    www.reedsmith.com
  • Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C. logo
    Selman Munson & Lerner, P.C.
    Selman Munson counsels small and middle market clients in the sale and purchase of businesses in the oilfield service, healthcare, technology, finance and manufacturing industries. The firm advises clients on tax, securities, international transactions, employee benefits, environmental, real estate and corporate finance matters. The firm typically helps clients in acquisitions, complex corporate transactions, spin-offs of subsidiaries, public and private financings, leveraged buyouts and international subsidiary sales.
    www.selmanmunson.com
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP logo
    Shearman & Sterling LLP
    Shearman & Sterling’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice is ranked among the leading M&A advisors and is involved in some of the world’s largest and most complex transactions. With the scope of our transactional experience, the firm’s M&A group advises both corporations and financial sponsors and their respective financial advisors on transactions of all sizes and degrees of complexity. Our clients benefit from unmatched advice and client service through focused structuring, negotiation and execution of all types of M&A transactions and we draw upon our experience in sophisticated global markets to deliver strategic, tactical and technical advice. From complex cross-border transactions to exclusively local deals, clients leverage our technical expertise, local knowledge and international network to help accomplish their business goals. shearman.com
  • Sidley Austin LLP logo
    Sidley Austin LLP
    Sidley’s M&A group provides experience in the structuring, negotiation and financing of a broad range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, as well as in the design and implementation of structural defenses to unsolicited takeover proposals, including shareholder rights plans.

    The group handles a broad variety of M&A transactions, including public company acquisitions, mergers, dispositions and separations (including spin-offs), tender offers, negotiated and unsolicited transactions, auctions, proxy solicitations, joint ventures, restructurings and various forms of related financings. The firm also provides advice on corporate governance, tax, employee benefits, antitrust, intellectual property, litigation, financing, bankruptcy and environmental matters relating to these transactions.

    Our global presence and well-developed relationships with institutions, regulatory agencies and law firms throughout the world allow us to provide access to services and information unique in scope within the global legal community. We also devote a significant amount of time and resources to analyze the impact of regulatory developments and the compliance hurdles imposed by new legislation and related regulations in the Asia Pacific region, Europe and the U.S. This allows us to closely monitor legal developments and anticipate legislative and regulatory changes to help our clients operate at the forefront. Together with lawyers experienced in cross-border transactions in other groups, such as capital markets, finance, derivatives and tax, our team has significant multi- disciplinary experience in cross-border transactions.

    The firm regularly represents prominent public and private corporations in various industries, as well as financial institutions, in their M&A assignments. In 2020, Sidley was counsel on more than 477 M&A transactions totaling in excess of US$164 billion in deal value.
    www.sidley.com/
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP logo
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    With approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents, Skadden serves clients in every major financial center. Our strategically positioned U.S. and international locations allow us proximity to our clients and their operations and ensure a seamless and unified approach at all times. For more than 70 years, Skadden has provided legal services to the business, financial and governmental communities around the world in a wide range of high-profile transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and controversy issues. Our clients range from a variety of small, entrepreneurial companies to a substantial number of the 500 largest U.S. corporations and many of the leading global companies. We have represented numerous governments, many of the largest banks — including virtually all of the leading investment banks — and major insurance and financial services companies. The firm has more than 50 practice areas and advises clients in matters involving, among others, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, securities law, banking, project finance, energy, antitrust, tax and intellectual property.
    www.skadden.com
  • Stout logo
    Stout
    Stout is a global investment bank and advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, valuation, financial disputes, and investigations. Stout leverages its considerable investment banking, transaction advisory, and valuation experience to assist clients in making sound business decisions and completing their critical transactions. We provide industry-specialized M&A advisory, private financing of debt and equity, special situations & distressed M&A, financial due diligence, IT due diligence, fairness opinions and solvency opinions, and other M&A support services across a wide range of industries to companies ranging from middle-market private to mid-capitalization public. Stout is recognized as the number one fairness opinion provider in 2020 by Refinitiv’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Review. For more information, visit www.stout.com.
    www.stout.com
  • Vinson & Elkins LLP logo
    Vinson & Elkins LLP
    Vinson & Elkins LLP was established in 1917 and has grown to approximately 700 lawyers today.  The firm offers experienced legal counsel and commercially-focused service to sophisticated corporate clients across numerous industries. From 16 offices in financial centers and political capitals across the globe, our lawyers provide strategic legal advice on our clients’ most challenging and complex transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, fund formation, venture capital and growth equity investments, project developments, financings, arbitrations, lawsuits, environmental matters, tax cases, intellectual property matters, restructurings/reorganizations, and regulatory proceedings.
    www.velaw.com
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP logo
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Founded in 1931, Weil has provided legal services to the largest public companies, private equity firms and financial institutions for the past 90 years. Widely recognized by those covering the legal profession, Weil’s lawyers regularly advise clients globally on their most complex Litigation, Corporate, Restructuring, and Tax and Benefits matters. Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business.
    www.weil.com
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP logo
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an elite international law firm of approximately 750 lawyers located in 12 offices in six countries. For more than 130 years, we have represented companies across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries. The firm is comprised of attorneys who are recognized as some of the world’s foremost practitioners in their respective fields, which include corporate/M&A, private equity, business reorganization and restructuring, complex litigation, compliance / investigations / enforcement, antitrust and competition, asset management and insurance and reinsurance, among several specialty areas. Willkie brings together multidisciplinary capabilities to deliver comprehensive advice in an integrated manner, creating value for clients.
     
    Click the following links to learn more:
    • Willkie Farr Mergers and Acquisitions Brochure
    • Willkie Farr Firm Overview Brochure
     
    www.willkie.com
  • Wilmington Trust, N.A. logo
    Wilmington Trust, N.A.
    At Wilmington Trust, we look at every deal as a unique opportunity—and also employ a solution-driven model—a strategy that with our flexibility and responsiveness will foster a seamless execution of each M&A project.

    We are committed to the M&A business as evidenced through our investment in technology and development and implementation of WT FASTTRACK – a web portal that automates the submission of shareholder information. Our job is to make the escrow/paying agent process easy and efficient; that’s why our relationship managers are specialized in M&A and are empowered to move your deal along.

    Contact us to see how we can make a difference in your transaction. Visit www.wilmingtontrust.com to learn more.
    www.wilmingtontrust.com
  • Winston & Strawn LLP logo
    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with 950+ attorneys across 15 offices in Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. Additionally, the firm has significant resources devoted to clients and matters in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of our resources enable Winston & Strawn to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. We serve the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and the public sector. We understand that clients are looking for value beyond just legal talent. With this in mind, we work hard to understand the level of involvement our clients want from us. We take time to learn about our clients’ organizations and their business objectives. And, we place significant emphasis on technology and teamwork in an effort to respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs.
    winston.com
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