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Employment Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions: Planning for Integration and Mitigating Risk

Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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This CLE course will discuss the employment and labor issues triggered by mergers and acquisitions, both domestic-U.S. and international. 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.

Description

Recognizing and managing complex employment issues that typically surface during a merger or acquisition can lay the foundation for a successful transaction that achieves desired business goals and minimizes integration-related risk. Employment counsel must be an integral part of the process from the very beginning. Careful planning throughout the transaction can help companies anticipate and proactively address potential integration-related employment issues, and issues as to any employees outside the U.S.

Failure to pinpoint and adequately plan for labor and employment issues can lead to costly employment claims that undermine the company and delay full integration of the newly combined businesses. Counsel must conduct thorough due diligence to identify key employment issues and assess vulnerabilities. Cultural norms may be different, or where applicable regulatory concerns may require particular attention and reconciliation.

Employment counsel must help their business clients identify and classify employees, develop a retention strategy and related agreements, determine which employees to retain, manage layoffs and closures, harmonize employment policies and practices, and manage pending employment claims while simultaneously mitigating the potential risk of new claims as a result of the inorganic growth.

Listen as our experienced panel reviews the employment and labor concerns that may come to light during inorganic growth transactions. 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, and navigating pending or potential employment claims to account for the complexities of both domestic and cross-border transactions.

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Outline

  1. Pre-M&A employment due diligence
  2. M&A employment issues
    1. Employment agreements
    2. Workforce identification and classification
    3. Employment policies and practices
    4. Immigration issues
    5. Labor union issues
  3. Mitigating risks
  4. 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?
  • What additional issues and challenges arise where the M&A target company has employees and contractors outside the U.S?

Faculty

Dowling, Donald
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

Long, Robert C.
Robert C. Long

Shareholder
Littler Mendelson

Mr. Long is a widely respected leader on the complex labor and employment issues that arise in the context of corporate...  |  Read More

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