Introduction to M&A Engagement Letters: Understanding and Negotiating Key Terms

Ms. Pear specializes in corporate transactions, focusing on securities regulation, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. She has an extensive history of representing 1934 Act reporting companies with respect to their public reporting obligations, as well as their acquisition activities and governance practices. In addition to many years in private practice, Ms. Pear spent several years as in-house counsel at a NYSE-listed publicly-traded natural gas utility where she gained valuable insight into internal corporate workings, as well risk-based and business-oriented decision-making. She also regularly represents clients in Regulation A offerings, private placements, and other corporate transactions.

Ms. Eisler has significant experience assisting clients across a broad range of corporate and transactional legal needs. She has managed and negotiated complex M&As, corporate reorganizations, buy-sell agreements, and business succession agreements. Ms. Eisler’s expertise also includes negotiating, drafting, and revising a variety of commercial contracts, with particular focus on technology-related agreements, including software, licensing, and SaaS agreements. She ensures clients remain up to date and compliant on data retention, website terms of use, and website privacy policies, and she protects her clients' interests in the areas of trademark application and management. Ms. Eisler frequently acts as outside general counsel, providing guidance on entity formation, operating agreements, shareholder control agreements, ownership disputes, employment disputes, and the drafting of company policies regarding communications, signing authority, spending authority, and related matters. In addition, her background includes broad experience in real estate matters, including acquisitions and divestment, commercial leasing, real estate finance, and landlord/tenant disputes.