The role of transactions lawyers is to structure and de-risk deals for clients. Transactions lawyers are instrumental in facilitating due diligence, structuring deals to address payment terms, tax treatment, and risk allocation, and managing deal logistics. One of the nation’s preeminent corporate lawyers shares keen insights, relates common mistakes made in preparing for acquisitions and imparts war stories during this highly informative session.

The following are among the issues discussed during this insightful podcast:

• How to prepare for due diligence
• Hiring interim CFOs and investment bankers
• Differences between asset and stock sales
• Obtaining consents
• Risks of distributing equity to employees
• The role and risks of earn-outs
• Setting terms for calculating post-closing adjustments
• Duration, extent and release of escrows

Guest Speaker Brian Burt

Brian Burt is a Partner and Chair of the Emerging Business Group at Snell & Wilmer. Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm, with 500 attorneys practicing in 16 locations.  Brian has almost 25 years of experience representing businesses and their owners in all types of sale transactions. He been named to The Best Lawyers in America^® list since 2015 and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School.