As the M&A market breaks records, the pandemic wears on, and new market trends emerge, deal lawyers are likely to continue to confront a host of drafting challenges and reassess routine provisions in mergers and acquisitions contracts. From buzzwords to vaccines, here are some thoughts on what deal agreements might look like in 2022.
Pandemic Year Three
2022 will be the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic. Deal lawyers have adjusted quickly to the crisis, both in how they have conducted the deal process (see, for example, the discussion below on remote closings) and how they have addressed the complex ...