Webcast: M&A Insights: Gun Jumping Penalties, Buyer Risk Mitigation and Delaware Law Updates

Webcasts  |  April 2, 2025

Join us for a 30-minute briefing covering several M&A practice topics. The program is part of a series of quarterly webcasts designed to provide quick insights into emerging issues and practical advice on how to manage common M&A problems. Steve Glover, a partner in the firm’s Global M&A Practice Group, acts as moderator.

Topics discussed:

  • The FTC’s Decision to Impose a $5.6 Million “Gun Jumping” Penalty
  • How Buyers Can Mitigate Aiding and Abetting Risk
  • Reincorporation and the Status of Proposed Delaware Law Changes

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 0.5 credit hours in the professional practice category. This course is approved for transitional and non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies this activity is approved for 0.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the General Category.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 0.5 hours. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

California attorneys may claim self-study credit for viewing the archived webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for self-study credit.

PANELISTS:

Jamie France is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Jamie represents clients in antitrust merger and non-merger investigations before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, state Attorneys General, and international competition authorities, as well as in complex private and government antitrust litigation. She also counsels clients on a range of antitrust merger and conduct matters. Her experience encompasses a broad set of industries, including healthcare, technology, consumer goods, retail, pharmaceuticals, software, gaming, wood products, and chemicals. Jamie has been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust.

Harrison A. Korn is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the firm’s corporate department. Harrison advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales and other carve-out transactions, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments and corporate governance matters, including securities law compliance. He also has substantial expertise advising public benefit corporations (PBCs).

Alexander L. Orr is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where his practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Orr advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, joint ventures, equity and debt financing transactions and corporate governance matters, including securities law compliance.

Julia Lapitskaya is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. She is a Co-Chair of the firm’s ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Ms. Lapitskaya’s practice focuses on SEC, NYSE/Nasdaq and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 compliance, securities and corporate governance disclosure issues, corporate governance best practices, state corporate laws, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, SEC regulations, shareholder activism matters, ESG and sustainability matters and executive compensation disclosure issues, including as part of initial public offerings and spin-off transactions.

Stephen I. Glover is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher who has served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Mr. Glover has an extensive practice representing public and private companies in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt offerings and corporate governance matters. His clients include large public corporations, emerging growth companies and middle market companies in a wide range of industries. He also advises private equity firms, individual investors and others.

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