Jackson Walker partner Byron Egan spoke at The University of Texas School of Law’s 10th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Institute on October 16 and 17, 2014, in Dallas.

On October 16, Mr. Egan spoke on a panel titled “Joint Venture Critical Issues: Formation, Governance, Competition and Exits.” To read Mr. Egan’s related paper by the same title, CLICK HERE. On October 17, Mr. Egan spoke on a panel titled “Trending Issues in Negotiation of Indemnification Provisions.” To read his related paper “Indemnification in M&A Agreements in Case of Strict Liability or Indemnitee Negligence: The Express Negligence Doctrine,” CLICK HERE.

UT Law’s Mergers and Acquisitions Institute examines the latest deal trends, structures, pitfalls and opportunities in M&A, includes nationally and internationally recognized speakers, and provides invaluable networking opportunities to network with leading M&A lawyers and corporate development officers in Texas and the Southwest.

Mr. Egan is engaged in a corporate, partnership, securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and financing practice. Mr. Egan has extensive experience in business entity formation and governance matters, M&A, and financing transactions in a wide variety of industries including energy, financial, and technology. In addition to handling transactions, he advises boards of directors and their audit, compensation, and special committees with respect to fiduciary duty, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, special investigation, and other issues. Mr. Egan received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas. After law school, he served as a law clerk for Judge Irving L. Goldberg on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Egan is Senior Vice Chair and Chair of the Executive Council of the American Bar Association Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, and is also Chair of the Texas Business Law Foundation.