Addressing Cybersecurity and Information Governance in the Merger & Acquisition Arena

May 6, 2015 (11:00 a.m. ET// 4:00 p.m. GMT)

The regulators and the markets are expecting these businesses to understand the risks and ramifications of cyber breach to their operations and customers. The M&A purchaser’s challenge of assessing cyber risk is compounded because those risks are often not fully understood by the M&A seller and the target company. Thoughtful due diligence is crucial– and increasingly deal documents are specifically addressing cybersecurity issues.

In this session, we have an industry-leading team of M&A and information governance lawyers to lead a discussion of cybersecurity in the financial services M&A arena.

The panel will address:

• Recent legal developments in cybersecurity
• Recent and notable cyber breaches
• Assessing and managing cyber breach in the M&A process
  • Due diligence considerations
  • Definitive documentation considerations
• Challenges and risks (including cybersecurity risks) associated with post-closing integration of legacy technology and information governance systems. Developments in cyber breach insurance

Who should attend:

Legal counsel, compliance officers, risk managers / strategic planning personnel of banks and investment advisers are encouraged to attend.

Register here.