Dealmaker Insights Reed Smith

Partner Adela Mues and associate Marie Borye, both from our Dubai office, discuss setting up business in UAE and practical terms and issues that should be considered.

Considering a merger, an acquisition, a takeover, or a joint venture? If so, be mindful of antitrust and merger control pitfalls. EU competition attorneys Natasha Tardif and Lucile Chneiweiss are here to help you close the deal and leave the competition issues behind.

Adela Mues and Tufayel Hussain discuss the meanings and implications of some of the main terms used in early-stage investment documentation. 

LiLing Poh and Nina Habib Borders discuss the important intellectual property matters that need to be considered when dealing with emerging growth companies, including key IP rights; best practices and prioritization of invention assignment agreements; IP diligence with respect to employees, independent contractors and founders; and protection of data access, among other IP diligence pitfalls.

Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard explain a consideration of steps that can be taken and provisions that can be included to protect a party when things go wrong in a contract.

In light of the recent pandemic, associates Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard discuss the concepts of force majeure and frustration – i.e., how can a party unable to perform a contract be excused from that contract?