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A board of directors’ vision and leadership becomes particularly vital during times of distress. While day-to-day operations rest with management, both fiduciary duty law and sound corporate governance practices call for the board to set a tone at...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

We’re excited to introduce Navigating, a new webcast series created to assist clients and friends of the firm in navigating the new normal – whether that be navigating through pandemic-related issues, new industry dynamics, or rapidly changing...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

In this presentation, a cross-disciplinary panel of lawyers from our debt capital markets, restructuring, and tax practices will discuss methods for reducing debt balances, addressing impending debt maturities, and improving the financial position of...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

In this period of significant market volatility and economic headwinds, risk allocation provisions in M&A agreements are likely to be the subject of heightened focus by parties to deals and, potentially, the courts. One such provision is the material...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

The past week brought two important developments in connection with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). First, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which chairs CFIUS, released a long-awaited proposed rule to establish...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

MAE. In any M&A transaction, a significant deterioration in the target’s business between signing and closing may upset the fundamental bargain struck between a seller and a buyer. M&A agreements typically address this risk through highly negotiated...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

What did antitrust enforcement look like in the energy sector in 2019? It was limited to the Federal Trade Commission seeking relief in a single transaction and the Department of Justice obtaining two additional guilty pleas in a previously announced...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment related to its future role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts. The comment period ends on March 11, 2020. Comments may be submitted electronically or in paper...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

Non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) can play a key component in encouraging American businesses to hire personnel, entrust them with valuable or confidential information, enter into joint ventures with other companies and resolve disputes in a...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

Have you ever considered the possibility that you might be the next person your contract attorney sues? As frightening as that sounds, that’s exactly what happened in the bizarre dispute leading up to a recent Fifth Circuit decision, Faludi v. U.S....By: Vinson & Elkins LLP