Boston Bar M&A Event

For those of you in the Boston area -- of maybe for those of you looking for an excuse to be in the Boston area -- the Boston Bar is putting on what looks to be an excellent day-long conference on M&A. Info here:

First Annual Mergers & Acquisitions Conference

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 8:30 AM to 12:45 PM
Boston Bar Association - 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

Panelists:

Drafting and Negotiating Acquisition Agreements – The Words Really Matter
C. Stephen Bigler - Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. 
Laurie A. Cerveny - Bingham McCutchen LLP
Richard E. Climan - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Hon. Leo Strine, Jr. - Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery

Everything Tender Offers
Frederick H. Alexander - Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Margaret A. Brown, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
James R. Griffin - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Hal J. Leibowitz - Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

The Evolving Standards of Judicial Review for M&A Transactions and Recent Developments in M&A Litigation
Kevin R. Shannon - Potter, Anderson & Corroon LLP
Jane Goldstein – Ropes & Gray LLP
James P. Smith, III – Winston & Strawn LLP

The BBA has put together quite a group.  Make time to be there!

-bjmq