December 13, 2019
Everybody Loves a Good Cheat Sheet
When I was in law school, I worked in the bookstore selling course outlines that we’d paid some of the more entrepreneurial smarty-pantses on law review to write. They sold like hotcakes because, hey, everybody loves a good “cheat sheet” – even if they aren’t technically cheating. Well, Orrick has come up with a good cheat sheet for M&A lawyers in the form of these “M&A Checklists” that even experienced dealmakers may want to hang on to as a quick reference for issue spotting.
Areas covered by the checklists include antitrust, tax structuring, accounting issues, legal due diligence, public company target considerations, fiduciary duties, standards of review, and executive comp. It’s definitely something you’ll want to download or – if you’re old like me – print out and put in your top desk drawer.
– John Jenkins