I didnโt seek out to be an M&A lawyer. It is a part of my work and I find myself gravitate towards this practice area more than other corporate work that I have done: What I like being an M&A lawyer: 1. The work is (usually) intellectually stimulating. See last …
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ, ๐ช๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ?’ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ง ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ,’ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ?’ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ,’ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ.โ I have always liked the exchange above between Thorin and Gandalf from J.R.R. Tolkienโs …
I sighed inwardly when I was greeted with three forms to fill when I attended my dental appointment. There was a form to fill in personal data, a privacy consent form and a questionnaire about medical history. The last form was a two-page questionnaire with โanswer yes/noโ questions squeezed into …
I decided early in my career that I would not go into practice areas which are more โpersonalโ. Corporate laws seemed to be a more neutral choice. I probably got this wrong. *** One of the transactions I was involved in gave me a different insight. The vendors sold their …
In M&A transactions, lawyers are naturally inclined to draft and negotiate agreements that put our clients in a strong legal position. That is our job. For a buyer, it may mean providing for the following in the sale and purchase agreement (SPA): – solid representations and warranties by the seller …
I was involved in an initial public offering (IPO) and listing of a company (with subsidiaries) in the early stage of my career. That listed group then went on to acquire several companies and businesses through shares and assets acquisitions, which I was involved in. The terms for the consideration …
Being good in the technical aspect of law is just the first step in practising law. There is so much more that goes into practising law in the private practice. Consider the following: 1. Having a template or precedent (even a good one) would not help much if you do …
Part of my job as a corporate lawyer is to listen when clients explain the commercial terms that they want to include in agreements. The next stage involves asking detailed questions to clarify how the commercial terms should work in the actual world (and not just in theory). Sometimes the …
One of the challenges that I face as I progress through my career is how to delegate effectively. Sometimes, it is easier to draft than to review othersโ drafts. Putting my own thoughts into words may be easier than reviewing othersโ work and trying to understand their flow of thoughts. …
When I started working on corporate finance transactions as a junior lawyer, it was overwhelming. It was a constant rush to ensure comments for announcements, circulars and submission documents were sent to principal advisers in time for the announcements and submissions to be made. Lunch time in the early years …