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Gloved hands hold a sealed envelope labeled "CONFIDENTIAL: For Cross-border M & A Transaction," secured with a chain and padlock; international flags and documents appear in the background.

Published: March 17, 2026

Attorney-Client Privilege in Cross-Border M&A: How Privilege Gets Lost During the Deal

Attorney-Client Privilege in Cross-Border M&A: How Privilege Gets Lost During the Deal Last week we wrote about how attorney-client privilege can be lost in domestic M&A when brokers, consultants, and other non-legal advisors are pulled into legal communications. See Attorney-Client Privilege in M&A: How Brokers and Other Advisors Can Create Serious Risk. Cross-border deals contain

Illustration showing a "finder's fee" contract, cash, and coins inside a bear trap, warning of legal and regulatory risks—such as unlicensed broker-dealer commission issues—when raising capital in the U.S.

Published: January 27, 2026

Finder’s Fees in U.S. Capital Raises: Why Success-Based Payments Create Broker-Dealer Risk

Paying a Finder’s Fee When Raising Capital in the United States: The Success Fee Trap When raising capital in the United States, companies often run into a common, very avoidable legal problem: paying a “success fee,” “commission,” or “finder’s fee” to the person who introduced an investor. It feels fair. Someone made a valuable connection,

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Attorney-Client Privilege in Cross-Border M&A: How Privilege Gets Lost During the Deal

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Attorney-Client Privilege in Cross-Border M&A: How Privilege Gets Lost During the Deal

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