Employment Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions: Planning for Integration and Mitigating Risk
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will discuss the employment and labor issues triggered by mergers and acquisitions. The panel will cover integration planning throughout the deal process--from pre-acquisition through post-acquisition--and discuss employment and labor due diligence considerations, integrating and updating employment policies and practices, navigating pending employment claims and minimizing the risk of new ones, and potential traps for the unwary.
Outline
- Pre-M&A employment due diligence
- M&A employment issues
- Employment agreements
- Workforce identification and classification
- Employment policies and practices
- Immigration issues
- Labor union issues
- Mitigating risks
- Cross-border transactions
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What typical employment issues arise in M&A transactions?
- Which post-closing employment agreements can help retain essential employees?
- How can companies use litigation releases to mitigate liability risks associated with terminations?
- What are best practices for limiting liability associated with reductions in force?
Faculty

Donald C. Dowling, Jr.
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson
Mr. Dowling has extensive experience advising U.S.-based companies on outbound international labor and employment laws.... | Read More
Mr. Dowling has extensive experience advising U.S.-based companies on outbound international labor and employment laws. Don provides counsel on a wide variety of global employment law matters, including codes of conduct and HR policies that guide operations in multiple jurisdictions, international compensation and benefits issues, whistleblower hotlines, and cross-border internal investigations and HR compliance audits. He regularly advises clients on employment matters that arise with international restructurings, reductions in force, mergers, acquisitions, and outsourcing. Additionally, Don helps clients properly engage independent contractors overseas, manage expatriate programs, and develop employment agreements and employee handbooks.
Close
Carole A. Spink
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery
Ms. Spink focuses her practice on international and domestic employment law counseling. She advises on appropriate... | Read More
Ms. Spink focuses her practice on international and domestic employment law counseling. She advises on appropriate employment structures, onboarding requirements, employment agreements, handbooks and policies, bonus and commission plans, expats, non-competes, reductions in force and terminations. She has extensive experience handling employment issues in mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, corporate reorganizations, outsourcings as well as post acquisition integration matters. She also advises on cross-border employment compliance.
Close