Waiver of Conflict Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates that the Company is the client of Xxxxxxx Procter LLP (“Firm”), and not any of the Company Stockholders. After the Closing, it is possible that Firm will represent the Company Stockholders, the Company Stockholder Representative and their respective Affiliates (individually or collectively, the “Seller Group”) in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, or in the Escrow Agreement, the escrowed funds described in Section 1.8 hereof, any claims made thereunder pursuant to this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. The Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree that Firm (or any successor) may represent the Seller Group in the future in connection with issues that may arise under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the administration of the escrowed funds described in Section 1.8 hereof and any claims that may be made thereunder pursuant to this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. Firm (or any successor) may serve as counsel to all or a portion of the Seller Group or any director, member, partner, officer, employee, representative, or Affiliate of the Seller Group, in connection with any litigation, claim or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. Each of the Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company consents thereto, and waives any conflict of interest arising therefrom, and each such party shall cause any Affiliate thereof to consent to waive any conflict of interest arising from such representations. Each of the Buyer, the Merger Sub and the Company acknowledges that such consent and waiver is voluntary, that it has been carefully considered, and that the parties have consulted with counsel or have been advised they should do so in this connection. Communications between the Company and Firm will become the property of the Company Stockholder Representative and the Company Stockholders following the Closing and will not be disclosed to the Buyer or Merger Sub without the prior written consent of the Company Stockholder Representative.
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Waiver of Conflicts Recognizing that Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP has acted as legal counsel to certain Sellers and their Affiliates prior to the Closing, and that Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP intends to act as legal counsel to certain Sellers and their Affiliates (which will no longer include the Target Entities) after the Closing, the Buyer and each of the Target Entities hereby waives, on its own behalf and agrees to cause its Affiliates to waive, any conflicts that may arise in connection with Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP representing such Sellers and/or their Affiliates after the Closing as such representation may relate to the Buyer, any Target Entity or the transactions contemplated herein. In addition, all communications involving attorney- client confidences between such Sellers and their Affiliates or any Target Entity and Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP in the course of the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be attorney-client confidences that belong solely to such Sellers and their Affiliates (and not the Target Entities). Accordingly, the Target Entities shall not, without such Sellers’ consent, have access to any such communications, or to the files of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP relating to its engagement, whether or not the Closing shall have occurred. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon and after the Closing, (a) such Sellers and their Affiliates (and not the Target Entities) shall be the sole holders of the attorney-client privilege with respect to such engagement, and none of the Target Entities shall be a holder thereof, (b) to the extent that files of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP in respect of such engagement constitute property of the client, only such Sellers and their Affiliates (and not the Target Entities) shall hold such property rights and (c) Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such Attorney-Client Communications or files to any of the Target Entities by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and any of the Target Entities or otherwise. The Buyer further agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries (including, after Closing, the Target Entities), that from and after Closing (a) the attorney-client privilege, all other evidentiary privileges, and the expectation of client confidence as to all Attorney-Client Communications belong to certain Sellers and will not pass to or be claimed by the Buyer, any Target Entity or any of their Subsidiaries, and (b) such Sellers will have the
General Rules of Construction Except as expressly stated otherwise, all references to “Paragraph(s)” or “Section(s)” in this Contract are references to Paragraphs and Sections of this Contract or the Exhibits attached to this Contract; and all references to Exhibit(s) are references to the Exhibits attached hereto. The table of contents and headings used in this Contract are for reference and convenience only, do not in any way define, limit, describe, or amplify the provisions of this Contract or the scope or intent of its provisions, are not a part of this Contract, and will not enter into the interpretation of this Contract. All references to “days” in this Contract mean calendar days unless otherwise stated. The term “business day” means Monday through Friday, excluding holidays observed by the School District.