Political Law Risks in M&A — Why Diligence Matters and How to Get it Right

As corporate political engagement reaches record levels, acquirors in M&A transactions confront an increasingly complex set of political law risks, often fraught with significant legal and reputational implications. Skadden attorneys Ki Hong and Sam Rothbloom discuss the growth of corporate political engagement, the principal sources of political law risk for companies, and the diligence acquirors should undertake to identify, evaluate and mitigate those risks.