M&A transactions often involve high leverage, complex structuring, and multiple stakeholders—creating fertile ground for disputes. We help clients identify and mitigate risks before, during, and after the deal, and provide strategic legal support in contentious matters to preserve commercial value.
Fraud and Misrepresentation
We represent clients in disputes arising from:
Financial fraud, concealment of material information, breach of representations and warranties, and failure to fulfill contractual undertakings.
Claims for rescission, indemnity, or damages triggered by inaccurate or misleading disclosures.
Valuation and Earn-out Disputes
We advise on disputes involving:
Performance-based earn-out mechanisms, target achievement clauses, and post-closing price adjustments.
Interpretation, enforcement, and modification of complex valuation formulas.
Payment and Escrow Arrangements
We assist clients in resolving conflicts related to:
Staggered payments, milestone-linked consideration, holdbacks, and escrow releases.
Breach of payment obligations and third-party escrow disputes.
Control and Governance Conflicts
We handle disputes related to:
Board composition, executive appointments, and voting arrangements after closing.
Deadlock mechanisms, control transfers, and shareholder governance rights.
Regulatory Obstacles and Transaction Failure
We assist in determining liability and pursuing remedies when transactions are frustrated by failed national security reviews, market access restrictions, antitrust rejections, or delayed approvals.
Minority Shareholder and Information Rights
We represent minority shareholders in disputes over:
Information asymmetry, unfair voting outcomes, squeeze-out tactics, and inequitable buyout terms.
Preservation of dissenting shareholder rights and remedies.
SOE Transactions and Procedural Irregularities
We advise on disputes involving:
Mixed-ownership reforms, valuation flaws, audit challenges, and incomplete disclosure in SOE transactions.
Administrative appeals and commercial litigation arising from procedural violations.
Due Diligence Failures
We represent buyers in claims involving incomplete or misleading due diligence, failure to disclose contingent liabilities, or material contracts.
Structural Design and Governance Risk
We help resolve disputes arising from poorly drafted shareholder agreements, ambiguous control mechanisms, and conflicting governance provisions.
Tax-Related M&A Disputes
We advise on disputes triggered by ambiguous tax liability allocation, ineffective tax structuring, or undisclosed historical tax risks.
Cross-Border Disputes
We provide cross-border litigation and arbitration support in cases involving conflicts of laws, enforcement of arbitration clauses, interim relief across jurisdictions, and cross-border enforcement of awards.
