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Morrison Foerster is a proud sponsor of UT Law CLE’s 20th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Institute. UT Law CLE’s Mergers and...

Morrison Foerster is a proud sponsor of UT Law CLE’s 20th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Institute. UT Law CLE’s Mergers and Acquisitions Institute is the leading private M&A conference of its kind in the U.S. for the latest deal trends, structures, pitfalls and opportunities in M&A.MoFo partner Michael O’Bryan is speaking on a panel titled, “The Human’s Guide to Acquiring/Selling AI Companies: So What’s So Different?” The discussion explores today’s and around-the-corner key issues in buying or selling an AI company.For more information, <a href="https://utcle.org/conferences/MA24/" target="_blank">visit the event website</a>.<hr>

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Mike advises on U.S. and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions, including “going private” and other related-party transactions. He has advised companies, boards, and special committees, as well as investment banks, in both negotiated and contested transactions. He works with clients across a variety of industries, including in the technology, software, telecommunications, agtech, consumer, and healthcare/life sciences sectors.Mike has been ranked in numerous publications including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers in America. Clients in The Legal 500 describe Mike as “a very seasoned M&A lawyer with a depth of technical expertise.” He has been recognized for M&A by Best Lawyers in America every year since 2013, and in 2021 the publication named him a “Lawyer of the Year” for M&A. He has also been recognized in Who’s Who Legal – The International Who’s Who of Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers.Before moving to San Francisco, he worked in the firm’s Tokyo office for four years. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, he worked at a Japanese law firm for two years, concentrating on cross–border transactions. He serves on the board of directors of the Japan Society of Northern California.Mike is the chair of the American Bar Association’s M&A Committee, where he also served as co-editor of the Model Tender Offer Agreement, on the editorial board for the Model Public Company Merger Agreement, and as the editor of the Annual Survey of M&A Cases. He also has served on M&A advisory boards, such as the Law360 M&A editorial board and the Thomson Reuters Accelus Business Law Partner advisory board. He is also a member of our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) steering committee. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles and speaks regularly on M&A and related topics. He leads efforts around the firm’s annual Key M&A Trends report, recognized as a “Top Read Article” by JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.

Michael G. O'Bryan

Partner

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Mergers + Acquisitions

UT Law CLE’s Mergers and Acquisitions Institute 2024

10 Oct 2024 - 11 Oct 2024