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OmniLit and the Company, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the 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 Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) between or among OmniLit, the Sponsor and/or any other member of the OmniLit Group, on the one hand, and R&G, on the other hand (the \u201cR&G Privileged Communications\u201d), the attorney/client privilege and the expectation of client confidence shall survive the Merger and belong to the OmniLit Group after the Closing, and shall not pass to or be claimed or controlled by the Surviving Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any privileged communications or information shared by the Company prior to the Closing with OmniLit or the Sponsor under a common interest agreement shall remain the privileged communications or information of the Surviving Corporation. OmniLit 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 R&G Privileged Communication, whether located in the records or email server of the OmniLit, Surviving Corporation or their respective Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing, and OmniLit and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the R&G Privileged Communication, by virtue of the Mergers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a dispute arises after the Closing between or among the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the OmniLit Group), on the one hand, and a third party other than (and unaffiliated with) the OmniLit Group, on the other hand, then the Surviving Corporation and/or any member of the Company Group may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure to such third party of R&G Privileged Communication.\n(b) OmniLit and the Company, on behalf of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the Surviving Corporation), hereby agree that, in the event a dispute with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby arises after the Closing between or among (x) the stockholders or holders of other equity interests of the Company and any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Surviving Corporation) (collectively, the \u201cCompany Group\u201d), on the one hand, and (y) the Surviving Corporation and/or any member of the OmniLit Group, on the other hand, any legal counsel, including W\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 O\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 LLP (\u201cO\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u201d) that represented the Company prior to the Closing may represent any member of the Company Group in such dispute even though the interests of such Persons may be directly adverse to the Surviving Corporation, and even though such counsel may have represented OmniLit and/or the Company in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for the 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 Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) between or among the Company and/or any member of the Company Group, on the one hand, and O\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, on the other hand (the \u201cO\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 Privileged Communications\u201d), the attorney/client privilege and the expectation of client confidence shall survive the Merger and belong to the Company Group after the Closing, and shall not pass to or be claimed or controlled by the Surviving Corporation. 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Buyer, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates (which, for this purpose, shall be deemed to include the Company and the Subsidiaries) hereby (i) waives any claim that Buyer, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company and their respective Affiliates have or may have that \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 & \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 LLP has a conflict of interest or is otherwise prohibited from engaging in such representation and (ii) agrees that, if a dispute arises after the Closing between Buyer, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and any or all of Parent and its Affiliates, on the other hand, then \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 & \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 LLP may represent any or all of Parent and its Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of any or all of Parent and its Affiliates may be directly adverse to Buyer, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company and/or their respective Affiliates and even though \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 & \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 LLP may have represented the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in a matter substantially related to such dispute or may be handling ongoing matters for Buyer, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company and/or their respective Affiliates. 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Buyer and the Acquired Companies, on behalf of themselves and each of their Affiliates, (a) hereby waive any claim they have or may have that McGuireWoods has a conflict of interest in connection with, or is otherwise prohibited from engaging in, such representation and (b) agree that, in the event that a dispute arises after Closing between Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including, from and after Closing, the Acquired Companies), on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, McGuireWoods may represent Seller in such dispute even though the interest of any such party may be directly adverse to Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including, from and after Closing, the Acquired Companies), and even though McGuireWoods may have represented the Acquired Companies in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for the Acquired Companies. Buyer further agrees that, as to all communications between McGuireWoods and Seller that relate in any way to the Transactions, the attorney-client privilege, the expectation of client confidence and all other rights to any evidentiary privilege belong to Seller and may be controlled by Seller and shall not pass to or be claimed by Buyer or the Acquired Companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a dispute arises between Buyer or the Acquired Companies and a third party other than a Party after Closing, the Acquired Companies may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of confidential communication by McGuireWoods to such third party; provided, however, that the Acquired Companies may not waive such privilege without the prior written consent of Seller. 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Following the Closing Date, all communications in any form or format whatsoever between or among Counsel, on the one hand, and the Scout Group and the Seller Transaction Related Parties (as defined below) through the Closing Date, or any of their respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, or other representatives, on the other hand, that relate to the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the Transaction (collectively, the \u201cPrivileged Communications\u201d) shall be deemed to be attorney-client privileged and that the Privileged Communications and the expectation of confidence relating thereto belong solely to the Seller, shall be controlled by the Seller and shall not pass to or be claimed by the Purchaser, the Scout Group, or any of their respective Affiliates.\n(b) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that, as of immediately prior to the Closing, the Scout Group is the client of Counsel. After the Closing, it is possible that Counsel will represent the Seller and/or their respective Related Persons (individually and collectively, the \u201cSeller Transaction Related Parties\u201d) in connection with matters and/or Claims relating to, or arising out of, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Each of the parties hereto agrees that Counsel may represent the Seller Transaction Related Parties in the future in connection with matters and/or Claims relating to, or arising out of, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and waives any conflict of interest arising therefrom.\n(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a dispute arises between the Scout Group or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and a third party other than the Seller or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, the Purchaser, the Scout Group, or their respective Affiliates may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent the disclosure of the Privileged Communications to such third party; provided, however, that none of the Purchaser, the Scout Group, or their respective Affiliates may waive such privilege without the prior written consent of the Seller. In the event that the Purchaser, the Scout Group, or any of their respective Affiliates is legally required by governmental order or otherwise to access or obtain a copy of all or a portion of the Privileged Communications, the Purchaser shall promptly notify the Seller in writing (including by making specific reference to this Section 10.11) so that the Seller can seek a protective order and the Purchaser agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist therewith, it being acknowledged and agreed that nothing contained in this clause (c) shall be deemed to interfere with the ability of the Purchaser, the Scout Group, or any of their respective Affiliates to comply with any legal requirement or applicable law.", "samples": [{"hash": "9yDW2mlDNIA", "uri": "/contracts/9yDW2mlDNIA#conflicts-and-privilege", "label": "Stock Purchase Agreement (Umb Financial Corp)", "score": 28.2991104126, "published": true}], "hash": "b669a193f6114f7d363b34128a0d5006", "id": 5}, {"size": 8, "snippet_links": [{"key": "acknowledged-by", "type": "definition", "offset": [6, 21]}, {"key": "the-parties-hereto", "type": "clause", "offset": [30, 48]}, {"key": "and-the-company", "type": "clause", "offset": [66, 81]}, {"key": "to-act", "type": "definition", "offset": [100, 106]}, {"key": "in-connection-with", "type": "clause", "offset": [124, 142]}, {"key": "contemplated-hereby", "type": "clause", "offset": [160, 179]}, {"key": "counsel-for", "type": "clause", "offset": [210, 221]}, {"key": "other-party", "type": "definition", "offset": [226, 237]}, {"key": "the-other-parties", "type": "clause", "offset": [311, 328]}, {"key": "status-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [337, 346]}, {"key": "conflict-of-interest", "type": "clause", "offset": [367, 387]}, {"key": "other-purposes", "type": "clause", "offset": [395, 409]}, {"key": "in-the-event", "type": "clause", "offset": [461, 473]}, {"key": "a-dispute", "type": "definition", "offset": [479, 488]}, {"key": "after-the-closing", "type": "clause", "offset": [496, 513]}, {"key": "buyer-and-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [526, 539]}, {"key": "the-interests", "type": "clause", "offset": [607, 620]}, {"key": "of-the-sellers", "type": "clause", "offset": [621, 635]}, {"key": "to-the-buyer", "type": "clause", "offset": [660, 672]}, {"key": "company-in", "type": "clause", "offset": [730, 740]}, {"key": "related-to", "type": "clause", "offset": [764, 774]}, {"key": "for-the-buyer", "type": "clause", "offset": [824, 837]}, {"key": "relate-to", "type": "definition", "offset": [967, 976]}, {"key": "execution-of-this-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [997, 1024]}, {"key": "consummation-of-the-transactions", "type": "clause", "offset": [1033, 1065]}, {"key": "the-attorney", "type": "clause", "offset": [1087, 1099]}, {"key": "client-privilege", "type": "clause", "offset": [1100, 1116]}, {"key": "of-client", "type": "clause", "offset": [1137, 1146]}, {"key": "to-the-sellers", "type": "clause", "offset": [1166, 1180]}, {"key": "by-the-sellers", "type": "clause", "offset": [1203, 1217]}, {"key": "by-the-buyer", "type": "clause", "offset": [1254, 1266]}, {"key": "notwithstanding-the-foregoing", "type": "clause", "offset": [1283, 1312]}, {"key": "a-third-party", "type": "clause", "offset": [1384, 1397]}, {"key": "party-to-this-agreement", "type": "definition", "offset": [1411, 1434]}, {"key": "confidential-communications", "type": "definition", "offset": [1532, 1559]}, {"key": "consent-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [1679, 1689]}, {"key": "the-seller-representative", "type": "clause", "offset": [1698, 1723]}], "snippet": "It is acknowledged by each of the parties hereto that the Sellers and the Company have retained H&K to act as their counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that H&K has not acted as counsel for any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that none of the other parties has the status of a client of H&K for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. The Buyer hereby agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between the Buyer and the Sellers, H&K may represent the Sellers in such dispute even though the interests of the Sellers may be directly adverse to the Buyer or the Company, even though H&K may have represented the Company in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for the Buyer or the Company. The Buyer further agrees that, as to all communications among H&K, the Company, and/or the Sellers that directly relate to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the attorney-client privilege and the expectation of client confidence belongs to the Sellers and may be controlled by the Sellers and shall not pass to or be claimed by the Buyer or the Company. 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All of the parties hereto recognize the community of interest that exists and will continue to exist until the First Step Closing and the Second Step Closing, and the parties hereto agree that such community of interest should continue to be recognized after each respective date thereof. To the extent that any material subject to the attorney-client privilege, or any other applicable legal privilege, as regards Gibco or the Group, has been shared between them, whether prior to or after the date hereof, it is the desire, intention and mutual understanding of the parties hereto that the sharing of such material is not intended to, and shall not, waive or diminish in any way such material\u2019s continued protection under attorney-client or any other applicable legal privilege. Specifically, the parties hereto agree that (a) Walgreens shall not, and from and after the Second Step Closing shall cause the Company not to, seek to have any Existing Counsel disqualified from representing Gibco or (prior to the Second Step Closing only) the Company or any member of the Group in any dispute (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereunder in whole or in part and (b) in connection with any dispute that may arise, prior to the Second Step Closing, between Gibco or the Company or any member of the Group, on the one hand, and Walgreens, on the other hand or, from and after the Second Step Closing, Walgreens or the Company or any member of the Group, on the one hand, and Gibco, on the other hand, Gibco and its Affiliates involved in such dispute (and not the Company or any member of the Group) will have the sole and exclusive right to decide whether or not to waive any attorney-client or other applicable privilege that may apply to any communications between Gibco, the Company or any other member of the Group and any Existing Counsel that occurred on or prior to the Second Step Closing. 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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 (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 Transaction Documents or the Transactions) between or among SPAC, the Sponsor or any other member of the SPAC Group, on the one hand, and Sidley, GGG or Ogier, on the other hand, 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.\n(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 (\u201cGT\u201d) or Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. (\u201cAppleby\u201d) that represented the Company prior to the Closing may represent the Company or any other member of the Group Companies, in such dispute. 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