Anti-Assignment Clause Prohibiting Assignment by Operation of Law Applies to Subsequent Merger

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision by the Superior Court of Delaware holding that an anti-assignment clause prohibiting an assignment “by operation of law” without the other party’s consent applied to a subsequent merger in which the contracting party was not the surviving entity. The article also discusses some ways the parties could have avoided that result.  

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Mark E. Felger

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Barry M. Klayman

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