Legal Opinions: What Those in the Know Don't Cover [CC]

From the 2024 Business Law Section Spring Meeting: Third-party closing opinions typically use qualifications and exclusions to strike a balance between providing recipients with sufficient comfort on matters of importance to them, while mitigating the risks to opinion givers. Occasionally, however, recipients and givers are at odds over whether a particular opinion request is out of bounds. A panel of seasoned opinion givers will provide guidance on identifying and protecting against overreaching opinion requests.

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Moderators

James A Smith

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Banking Law, Business Financing, Commercial Finance, Federal Regulation of Securities, Legal Opinions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Middle Market and Small Business, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Securitization and Structured Finance

Panelists

Arthur Cohen, Elizabeth A Leckie, Ettore A Santucci, James A Smith, Kimberly A Desmarais

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CL2404SSM09OLC

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4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Legal Opinions: What Those in the Know Don't Cover [CC]

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