Privileged Communications. Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (the “Counsel”) has acted as counsel for the Company and Sellers in connection with this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions (the “Transaction Engagement”). Notwithstanding the Transaction Engagement, Sellers agree that (a) all communications in any form or format whatsoever between or among Counsel, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, or advisors, on the other hand, that relate in any way to the Transaction Engagement (collectively, the “Privileged Communications”) will be deemed to be attorney-client privileged communications that belong to the Company, (b) immediately prior to the Closing, without the need for any further action on the part of any Person, all right, title, and interest of Sellers in and to any and all Privileged Communications shall transfer to and be vested solely in the Company, (c) from and after the Closing, the Privileged Communications and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Company and may be controlled by the Company and shall not be claimed by Sellers or any of their Affiliates, and (d) Counsel shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such Privileged Communications, or any of its files relating to the Transaction Engagement, to Sellers, any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Counsel and Sellers or otherwise. Sellers and their Affiliates will not have access to any such Privileged Communications, or to the files of Counsel relating to the Transaction Engagement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.15 to the contrary, if after the Closing a dispute arises between Sellers or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand, and a third party, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, Sellers may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of Privileged Communications to such third party; provided, however, that Sellers may not waive such privilege without the written Consent of Purchaser or the Company.
Privileged Communications. In furtherance of this Agreement, it is expected that the Parties may, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they shall remain confidential in accordance with this Section 10, that they will not be deemed to waive any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product or other privilege and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between AstraZeneca and Mereo, including the community of legal interests in avoiding infringement of any valid, enforceable patents of Third Parties and maintaining the validity of any patents owned or controlled by the Parties. In the event of any litigation (or potential litigation) with a Third Party related to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, the Parties shall, upon either Party’s request, enter into a reasonable and customary joint defense agreement. In any event, each Party shall consult in a timely manner with the other Party before engaging in any conduct (e.g., producing information or documents) in connection with litigation or other proceedings that could conceivably implicate privileges maintained by the other Party. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 10.7, nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice a Party’s ability to take discovery of the other Party in disputes between them relating to the Agreement and no information otherwise admissible or discoverable by a Party shall become inadmissible or immune from discovery solely by this Section 10.7.
Privileged Communications. In furtherance of this Agreement, it is expected that the Parties may, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they shall remain confidential in accordance with this Article 9 (Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure), that they will not be deemed to waive any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product or other privilege and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between AUM and Newsoara, including the community of legal interests in avoiding Infringement of any valid, enforceable patents of Third Parties and maintaining the validity of the AUM Patents. In the event of any litigation (or potential litigation) with a Third Party related to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, the Parties shall, upon either Party’s request, enter into a reasonable and customary joint defense agreement. In any event, each Party shall consult in a timely manner with the other Party before engaging in any conduct (e.g., producing information or documents) in connection with litigation or other proceedings that could conceivably implicate privileges maintained by the other Party. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 9.7 (Privileged Communications), nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice a Party’s ability to take discovery of the other Party in disputes between them relating to the Agreement and no information otherwise admissible or discoverable by a Party shall become inadmissible or immune from discovery solely by this Section 9.7 (Privileged Communications). [REDACTED]
Privileged Communications. In furtherance of this Agreement, it is expected that Nestlé and the Company may, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they will remain confidential, they will not be deemed to waive any applicable attorney-client privilege and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between the Company and Nestlé, including the community of legal interests in avoiding infringement of any valid, enforceable patents of Third Parties and maintaining the validity of Company Patent Rights. 187
Privileged Communications. As to all communications among Seller’s Counsel or the Seller’s in-house counsel, on the one hand, and the Seller, any member of the Company Group or Subsidiary thereof, or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, on the other hand, that relate in any way to the Transactions and that constitute attorney-client privileged communications or are otherwise privileged under Law (collectively, the “Privileged Communications”), the privilege and the expectation of client confidence belongs to the Seller, may be controlled by the Seller and shall not pass to or be claimed by the Purchaser, any member of the Company Group or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that with respect to any Privileged Communications that (a) are (i) related to the Business or (ii) any assets, Liabilities, Losses, Actions or other matters associated with any Company Group member and (b) are only tangentially related to the Transactions (collectively, the “Excluded Communications”), the privilege and the expectation of client confidence belongs to the applicable Company Group member, may be controlled by such Company Group member and shall pass to and may be claimed by the Purchaser or any member of the Company Group. The Privileged Communications (other than the Excluded Communications) are the Seller’s property, and, from and after the Closing Date, none of the Purchaser, the members of the Company Group or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, nor any Person purporting to act on behalf of the Purchaser, any member of the Company Group or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, shall seek to obtain any such Privileged Communications, whether by seeking a waiver of the privilege or through other means. As to any such Privileged Communications prior to the Closing Date, none of the Purchaser, the members of the Company Group or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, successors or assigns may disclose, use or rely on in any way any of such Privileged Communications after the Closing; provided, however, that the foregoing sentence shall not restrict the ability of the Purchaser, the members of the Company Group or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to challenge the fact that any communication constitutes a Privileged Communication (other than as a result of the Purchaser becoming the owner of the Purchased Interests). The Seller and its Affiliates may use any such Privileged Communications in connection wi...
Privileged Communications. It is expected that, in furtherance of this Agreement, the parties will, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they shall remain confidential and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between the parties, including the community of legal interests in avoiding infringement of any valid, enforceable third-party patents and in obtaining patent protection for Developed Intellectual Property.
Privileged Communications. In furtherance of this Agreement, it is expected that AstraZeneca and Xxxxxxxxx will, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they shall remain confidential, they will not be deemed to waive any applicable attorney-client privilege and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between Xxxxxxxxx and AstraZeneca, including the community of legal interests in avoiding infringement of any valid, enforceable patents of Third Parties and maintaining the validity of Xxxxxxxxx Patent Rights, AstraZeneca Patent Rights and Joint Patent Rights.
Privileged Communications. The Parties may, from time to time, disclose to one another privileged communications with counsel, including opinions, memoranda, letters and other written, electronic and verbal communications. Such disclosures are made with the understanding that they shall remain confidential in accordance with this Article 7, that they will not be deemed to waive any applicable attorney-client or attorney work product or other privilege and that they are made in connection with the shared community of legal interests existing between MedImmune and Licensee, including the community of legal interests in avoiding infringement of any valid, enforceable patents of Third Parties prosecuting and maintaining the validity of the Licensed Patents. In the event of any Confidential Portions of this Exhibit marked as [***] have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential Treatment Requested by Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. litigation (or potential litigation) with a Third Party related to this Agreement or the subject matter hereof, the Parties shall, upon either Party’s request, enter into a reasonable and customary joint defense agreement. In any event, each Party shall consult in a timely manner with the other Party before engaging in any conduct (e.g., producing information or documents) in connection with litigation or other proceedings that could conceivably implicate privileges maintained by the other Party. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.6, nothing in this Agreement shall prejudice a Party’s ability to take discovery of the other Party in disputes between them relating to the Agreement and no information otherwise admissible or discoverable by a Party shall become inadmissible or immune from discovery solely by this Section 7.6.
Privileged Communications. At all times pending final resolution of the Claims, information concerning the Scheme, the Claims or an Action exchanged between any of the Lawyers, a Member and / or the Funder is subject to legal professional privilege or common interest privilege. Except upon the Lawyers' prior written recommendation, no party must allow anything that would waive that privilege over any such information.
Privileged Communications. (a) Each of Parent and the Company, for itself and its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates, and each of their respective successors and assigns (all such parties, the “Waiving Parties”), hereby irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any of the holders of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other Company equity interests or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Company) (collectively, the “Company Group”), on the one hand, and their counsel, including Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP, on the other hand, that are 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 Agreement or the Transactions, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity and their respective Subsidiaries notwithstanding the Mergers, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the Company Group (the “Company Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. Parent and the Company, together with their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors and assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Company Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company or otherwise (including in the knowledge of the officers and employees of the Company), in any Action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing or in any way adverse to the Company, and Parent and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Company Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company or otherwise (including in the knowledge of the officers and employees of the Company).
