At The Podium

	Tracy Poole
	Matthew Paque
	Barrett Ellis

While speaking at McAfee & Taft’s 2016 Corporate Counsel Seminar in Oklahoma City, OK, corporate attorneys Tracy Poole, Matthew Paque and Barrett Ellis break down for in-house counsel the processes and steps necessary for preparing for a major transaction and explain how a company conducts its day-to-day legal affairs can have a significant impact on the success of future transactions.

Topics include:

• Types of pre-contractual agreements and the reasons to use them … or not use them
• Pre-contractual liability under common law
• Best practices for negotiating and drafting pre-contractual agreements
• Overview of the transaction due diligence process
• Composition of due diligence team
• Due diligence responsibilities for both buyers and sellers
• Managing the deal
• Definitive deal documents
• Composition of the transaction team, including specialists
• Managing third parties
• Disclosure schedules
• Corporate governance matters