Common use of Conflicts and Privilege Clause in Contracts

Conflicts and Privilege. (a) SPAC and the Acquisition Entities hereby agree on behalf of their respective Non-Party Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Company Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and Burnet, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“BD&P”) may represent the equityholders of the Company or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than SPAC, the Acquisition Entities or their respective Subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Company Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of the Company and its Subsidiaries or other Company Counsel Waiving Parties, and each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or BD&P’s prior representation of the Company, its Subsidiaries or of Company Counsel Waiving Parties. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any member of the Company Counsel WP Group, on the one hand, and each of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and BD&P, on the other hand, made prior to the Closing in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company following the Closing, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the Company Counsel WP Group (the “Company Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Transactions. (b) Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company hereby agrees on behalf of their respective Non-Party Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Lipton, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ (“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Harcourt LLP (“Osler”) may represent the shareholders or holders of other equity interests of the Sponsor or of SPAC or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (collectively, the “SPAC Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, on behalf of itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to Wachtell Lipton’s or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between SPAC or its Subsidiaries, or any other member of the SPAC Counsel WP Group, on the one hand, and each of Wachtell Lipton and Osler, on the other hand, made prior to the Closing, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to SPAC, PubCo or the Company following the Closing, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the SPAC Counsel WP Group (the “SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Transactions.

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Sources: Business Combination Agreement (M3-Brigade Acquisition III Corp.)

Conflicts and Privilege. (a) SPAC Company, Company Sub, Gulliver Media and SNI acknowledge and agree that, in the Acquisition Entities hereby agree on behalf event a dispute arises after the Closing between any or all of their respective Non-Party Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such partiesSNI, Gulliver Media, Company, Company Sub, the “Company Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and Burnet, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“BD&P”) may represent the equityholders of the Company Travel Channel Entities or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than SPAC, the Acquisition Entities or their respective Subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Company Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of the Company and its Subsidiaries or other Company Counsel Waiving Parties, and each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or BD&P’s prior representation of the Company, its Subsidiaries or of Company Counsel Waiving Parties. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any member of the Company Counsel WP GroupAffiliates, on the one hand, and each of Cox TMI and its Affiliates, on the other hand, Dow ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PLLC may represent any or all of Cox TMI and any of its Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of Cox TMI and its Affiliates may be directly adverse to SNI, Gulliver Media, Company, Company Sub, any of the Travel Channel Entities or their respective Affiliates, and even though Dow ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and BD&PPLLC may have represented any of SNI, on the other handGulliver Media, made prior Company, Company Sub, any Travel Channel Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in a matter substantially related to the Closing in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance undersuch dispute, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating tomay be handling ongoing matters for SNI, this AgreementGulliver Media, Company, Company Sub, any Ancillary Documents Travel Channel Entity or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company following the Closing, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the Company Counsel WP Group (the “Company Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates. Company, SubsidiariesCompany Sub, successors or assignsGulliver Media SNI and Cox TMI agree that, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Transactions. (b) Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company hereby agrees on behalf of their respective Non-Party Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Lipton, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ (“▇▇communications between Dow ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Harcourt LLP (“Osler”) may represent the shareholders or holders of other equity interests of the Sponsor or of SPAC or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (collectively, the “SPAC Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, on behalf of itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to Wachtell Lipton’s or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between SPAC or its Subsidiaries, or any other member of the SPAC Counsel WP GroupPLLC, on the one hand, and each Cox TMI, Company, Company Sub, any Travel Channel Entity or any of Wachtell Lipton and Oslertheir respective Affiliates, on the other hand, made prior that relate to the ClosingTransactions, in connection with the negotiationattorney-client privilege and the expectation of client confidence belongs to Cox TMI and its Affiliates (other than Company, preparation, execution, delivery and performance underCompany Sub, or any dispute Travel Channel Entity), and shall not pass to or Action arising out of be claimed or relating tocontrolled by SNI, this AgreementGulliver Media, Company, Company Sub, any Ancillary Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, Travel Channel Entity or any matter relating to of their respective Affiliates in the event of a legal dispute with any of Cox TMI or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to SPACin the event a dispute arises between SNI, PubCo or the Company following the ClosingGulliver Media, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the SPAC Counsel WP Group (the “SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, together with Company Sub, any Travel Channel Entity or any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiarieson the one hand, successors and a Person other than Cox TMI or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of its Affiliates, on the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communicationsother hand, whether located in the records or email server of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and SPACthen SNI, Gulliver Media, Company, Company Sub, the Acquisition Entities and applicable Travel Channel Entity or any of their respective Affiliates may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of confidential communications by Dow ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PLLC to such Person; provided, however, that none of SNI, Gulliver Media, Company, Company agree not to assert that Sub, any Travel Channel Entity or any of their respective Affiliates may waive such privilege has been waived as to without the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue prior written consent of Cox TMI or the Transactionsapplicable Affiliate of Cox TMI.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Contribution Agreement (Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.)

Conflicts and Privilege. (a) The Company, SPAC and the Acquisition Entities hereby agree Entities, on behalf of their respective Non-Party successors and assigns, hereby agree that, in the event a dispute with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions arises after the Closing between or among (x) the Sponsor, the shareholders or holders of other Equity Securities of SPAC or the Sponsor or any of their respective directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees, independent contractors or Affiliates (collectively, the “SPAC Group”), on the one hand, and (y) PubCo, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation, or the Company Merger Surviving Corporation or any member of the Group Companies, on the other hand, any legal counsel, including Sidley Austin LLP (“Sidley”), Gill, Godlonton & Gerrans (“GGG”), or Ogier (Cayman) LLP (“Ogier”), that represented SPAC. the Sponsor and/or any other member of the SPAC Group prior to the Closing, may represent the Sponsor or any other member of the SPAC Group, in such dispute even though the interests of such Persons may be directly adverse to PubCo, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation, the Company Merger Surviving Corporation, or any member of the Group Companies, and even though such counsel may have represented SPAC in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for PubCo, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation, the Company Merger Surviving Corporation, any Group Company, the Sponsor or any other member of the SPAC Group. No party hereto shall seek to or have Sidley disqualified from any such representation with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions based upon the prior representation of SPAC or any of the other member of the SPAC Group by Sidley. The parties hereto hereby waive any potential conflict of interest arising from such prior representation and each party hereto shall cause its respective Affiliates to consent to waive any potential conflict of interest arising from such representation. Each party hereto acknowledges that such consent and waiver is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that such party has consulted with counsel in connection therewith. The Company, SPAC and the Acquisition Entities, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (all such partiesincluding, after the Closing, the “Company Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and Burnet, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (“BD&P”) may represent the equityholders of the Company or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than SPAC, the Acquisition Entities or their respective Subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Company Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of the Company and its Subsidiaries or other Company Counsel Waiving Parties, and each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation and the Company on behalf of itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interestMerger Surviving Corporation), breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating further agree that, as to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or BD&P’s prior representation of the Company, its Subsidiaries or of Company Counsel Waiving Parties. SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the Company Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all legally privileged communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any member of the Company Counsel WP Group, on the one hand, and each of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and BD&P, on the other hand, made communications prior to the Closing (made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Transaction Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby Transactions) between or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company following the Closing, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the Company Counsel WP Group (the “Company Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. among SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Company Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Transactions. (b) Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company hereby agrees on behalf of their respective Non-Party Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties”), that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Lipton, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ (“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Harcourt LLP (“Osler”) may represent the shareholders or holders of other equity interests of the Sponsor or of SPAC or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (collectively, the “SPAC Counsel WP Group”), in each case, solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, on behalf of itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to Wachtell Lipton’s or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ prior representation of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, or other SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties. Each of SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company, for itself and the SPAC Counsel Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between SPAC or its Subsidiaries, or any other member of the SPAC Counsel WP Group, on the one hand, and each of Wachtell Lipton and OslerSidley, GGG or Ogier, on the other hand, made the attorney/client privilege and the expectation of client confidence shall survive the Mergers and belong to the SPAC Group after the Closing, and shall not pass to or be claimed or controlled by PubCo, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation, or the Company Merger Surviving Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any privileged communications or information shared by the Company prior to the Closing with SPAC or the Sponsor under a common interest agreement shall remain the privileged communications or information of PubCo and the Company Merger Surviving Corporation. (b) The Company, SPAC and the Acquisition Entities, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns, hereby agree that, in the event a dispute with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions arises after the Closing between or among (x) the SPAC Group, on the one hand, and (y) PubCo, the Company, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation, the Company Merger Surviving Corporation or any member of the Group Companies, on the other hand, any legal counsel, including Greenberg Traurig, LLP (“GT”) or Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. (“Appleby”) that represented the Company prior to the Closing may represent the Company or any other member of the Group Companies, in such dispute. No party hereto shall seek to or have GT disqualified from any such representation with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions based upon the prior representation of the Company or any of the other Group Companies by GT. The parties hereto hereby waive any potential conflict of interest arising from such prior representation and each party hereto shall cause its respective Affiliates to consent to waive any potential conflict of interest arising from such representation. Each party hereto acknowledges that such consent and waiver is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that such party has consulted with counsel in connection therewith. The Company, SPAC and the Acquisition Entities, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the SPAC Merger Surviving Corporation and the Company Merger Surviving Corporation), further agree that, as to all legally privileged communications prior to the Closing (made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Ancillary Transaction Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby Transactions) between or thereby, or among any matter relating to any member of the foregoingGroup Companies, are privileged communications that do not pass to SPAC, PubCo or on the Company following the Closingone hand, and instead surviveGT or Appleby, remain with and are controlled by on the SPAC Counsel WP Group (the “SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. SPACother hand, the Acquisition Entities attorney/client privilege and the Company, together with any expectation of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of client confidence shall survive the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications, whether located in Mergers and belong to the records or email server of SPAC and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties Group Companies after the Closing, and SPAC, the Acquisition Entities and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the SPAC Counsel Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Transactions.

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Sources: Business Combination Agreement (Namib Minerals)