The Impact of an M&A Attorney in the Transaction Process (with Maggie Tatton, Ballard Spahr)
Update: 2024-09-16
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Maggie Tatton, partner in Ballard Spahr’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice group and leader of the firm’s Private Equity M&A practice, joined Joe Hellman, Redpath and Company partner and host of The Transaction Abstract, to discuss the many hats an M&A attorney might wear in the deal process—and how their specialized insights can impact the transaction process and outcome.
Maggie and Joe discuss:
- The importance of involving an M&A attorney early in the transaction process.
- The difference between general counsel and M&A attorneys.
- The multiple roles and responsibilities of an M&A attorney.
- The wide breadth of knowledge the M&A attorney must possess including, but not limited to:
- Employment law.
- Real estate law.
- Estate planning.
- Data privacy.
- Collaboration and project management with other advisors, such as investment bankers.
- Working relationships with opposing counsel.
- What issues and challenges cause a deal to slow down or kill the deal all-together.
- Staying on top of trends and courts cases that greatly impact transactions.
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