M&A Execution: Strategy from Skadden Expert Arash Attar

Описание: 🔹 Arash Attar-Rezvani - M&A Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In part two of this masterclass conversation, Arash Attar-Rezvani gets into the execution challenges that separate successful M&A practitioners from the rest. From deconstructing French labor consultation myths to revealing how AI will reshape legal advisory models, this segment delivers actionable frameworks for advanced deal execution.

💡 Things You'll Learn:
How to structure aggressive workforce reduction plans within French labor laws and turn compliance into deal terms
The psychology of cross-cultural deal-making and why listening trumps being the loudest voice in the room
How AI will reshape M&A legal services and why success fees may replace hourly billing

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Episode Chapters:
[00:03:00] French Labor Law Reality – Why employment consultation is easier than American buyers think
[00:06:00] Aggressive Cost Synergy Planning – How to structure 40% workforce reductions within European frameworks
[00:10:00] Cross-Cultural Negotiation Mastery – Reading the room and adapting communication styles for French business culture
[00:17:00] Defining High-Stakes Transactions – Why people's livelihoods matter more than dollar amounts in deal significance
[00:21:30] First-of-Kind Deal Innovation – Creating the Luxembourg/Hong Kong take-private structure when no legal path existed
[00:25:30] AI's Impact on Legal Advisory – How automation will force fee model evolution and reshape junior lawyer training
[41:30] Deal Structure Evolution – From SPACs boom-bust to emerging PE club deals and earnout complications
[46:30] Partnership Career Strategy – Why obsessing over partnership tracks derails early career development
[50:00] Integrity Under Pressure – Handling government interference and corruption while maintaining client relationships