New Year, New Portfolio: Key Considerations to Closing Your Transactions Before the Ball Drops written by Miranda Caballero Stores are full of garland and decorations, and your holiday calendar is beginning to fill; the end of the year is here. At RR&A, our phones are ringing, and emails are chirping with one familiar chorus, “So…do… Read more »
Tax-Mas Implications That Won’t Leave You a Scrooge written by Miranda Caballero ‘Tis the season…of taxes. Not to embody Ebenezer Scrooge, but among the parties, gifts, and magical wonder that year’s end brings, taxes remain. Tax implications can motivate year end transaction closures. Here are RR&A’s top 10 tips for capitalizing on your company’s tax… Read more »
Closing Out the Holidays: Wrap-Up Your Transactions by the End of Year written by Andrew Clinton As you’ve been making your due diligence checklist and checking it twice, RR&A has valuable recommendations to spruce up your end-of-year transactions and ensure a smooth closing process. As the year draws to a close, there is often a… Read more »
Tis the Season to Go for Broker written by Andrew Clinton When sourcing deals for oil and gas transactions, working with a broker can offer several, sometimes non-intuitive, benefits. These intermediaries are crucial in connecting buyers and sellers in the industry. In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, here are twelve key advantages of using… Read more »
Trouble in PSA Paradise: How to Get Your Company Out of a Termination Bind written by Miranda Caballero You have been negotiating back and forth with another party to purchase assets after signing a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”). However, after conducting some due diligence, you realized things were not as they seemed, and now you… Read more »
Not All Good Things Must Come to an End – Preventing Oil and Gas Lease Termination written by Matt Dishong Oil and gas leases are complex contracts, and a misunderstanding of termination provisions can be costly. By an oil and gas lease, a mineral estate owner (known as the lessor) grants an individual or company… Read more »
Managing Termination Tug-of-War Under an MSA written by Matt Reynolds A Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) is an umbrella agreement governing the rights and obligations of both the party requesting service and the vendor that provides it, for any number of projects that they jointly agree to undertake. Due to its comprehensive scope and wide-ranging applicability… Read more »
Important Company Considerations in Contractor and Employee Termination written by Andrew Clinton Few situations are as naturally adversarial as the termination of the independent contractor and employee relationships. As a general rule, federal and state law provide some basic parameters for unlawful termination for discriminatory purposes or other prohibited reasons, such as whistleblower or employee… Read more »
Terminating a Contract: I’ll Be Back? written by Andrew Clinton Terminating a contract, whether a lease, letter of intent, purchase and sale agreement, or employment contract, represents a potentially frustrating milestone in the negotiation process. Regardless of your position or whether you are the party seeking to terminate, the usual laundry list of questions centers… Read more »
Representations and Warranties: Negotiating a Guarantee That Works for You written by Kaysha Spoon The representation and warranty provisions of an MSA contain the basic guarantees concerning the goods or services to be exchanged and dictate what remedies are available if those goods or services are, or become, faulty. Strictly speaking, a representation guarantees certain… Read more »
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