Master the M&A due diligence process by uncovering hidden liabilities, mitigating complex legal risks, and structuring strong agreements to safeguard buyer investments.
Legal due diligence in M&A is not a checklist exercise — it is a critical process for identifying, allocating, and pricing risk. The quality of diligence directly shapes deal value, negotiation strategy, and the effectiveness of contractual protections when issues arise post-closing.
This session examines M&A due diligence from a practical, deal-focused perspective, exploring how findings translate into negotiation positions, how risk is reflected in representations and warranties, and how indemnity and deal protection mechanisms are structured to balance risk allocation with commercial reality. It is designed for transactional lawyers advising both buyers and sellers across private equity, strategic, and independent sponsor transactions.
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Managing Partner | Benedict Advisors
As Founder and Managing Partner at the law firm Benedict Advisors, Tabber brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from over 13 years of work on some of the most complex transactions in the world, valued at over $75 billion in the aggregate. Tabber’s involvement in high-profile mergers, acquisitions, and unique corporate transactions and partnerships across an array of industries places him at the center of deals that require creativity, perseverance, and determination. Tabber began his career at White & Case and Schulte Roth and has worked on mergers and acquisitions for clients including Cerberus, Apollo, Fortress, and many Fortune 500 companies. His tenacity and responsiveness are core to the value he brings to leanly staffed, elite, sophisticated transactional teams. He brings a business-minded, solutions-focused approach to the Benedict Advisors transaction practice. Mr. Benedict is admitted in New York and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
