Given the growing importance of technology in most businesses and the corresponding rise in IT related transactions, legal issues relating to buying and selling IT (and IT companies) will have an increasing impact on your practice. In this session we will examine common and emerging IT legal issues that you may face when advising clients in connection with acquiring or divesting IT assets, including those that arise in the context of M&A transactions. For example, dealing with the use of open source from a due diligence, auditing and operational perspective; IT related reps and warranties; source code escrow arrangements; and IT aspects of transition services agreements in share and/or asset purchase agreements.
This program is eligible for 45 minutes of Substantive content
