Michael Diz is Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group, co-managing partner of the San Francisco office, and a leader in the Technology, ...
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Publications
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 8
July 2024
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Caitlin Gibson
, Erik J. Andrén
, Matthew Ryan
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 7
16 January 2024
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Caitlin Gibson
, Erik J. Andrén
, Jacob Dougherty
, Matthew Ryan
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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability Finalizes Health Care Transaction Notice Regulations
12 January 2024
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Spencer K. Gilbert
, Kevin Rinker
, Matthew M. Delja
, Kim T. Le
, Hannah R. Levine
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 6
July 2023
Andrew L. Bab
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Caitlin Gibson
, Erik J. Andrén
, Matthew Ryan
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 5
January 2023
Andrew L. Bab
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Caitlin Gibson
, Erik J. Andrén
, Matthew Ryan
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Another SPAC Merger Case Draws Entire Fairness Review
20 January 2023
Christopher Anthony
, Michael Diz
, Spencer K. Gilbert
, Gregory V. Gooding
, William D. Regner
, Shannon Rose Selden
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 4
August 2022
Andrew L. Bab
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Erik J. Andrén
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Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance: Special Committee Report
19 March 2022
Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance
Andrew L. Bab
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Maeve O'Connor
, Michael Diz
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 3
February 2022
Andrew L. Bab
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
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Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report Issue 2
September 2021
Andrew L. Bab
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Elliot Greenfield
, Emily F. Huang
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
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Introducing the Debevoise & Plimpton Special Committee Report
7 April 2021
Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Emily F. Huang
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Regulation for Digital Platforms: Lessons from the Banking Industry
9 October 2020
Michael Diz
, David Sarratt
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Overview of the Main Street Lending Programs
1 May 2020
Michael Diz
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Zahra J. Khosrovi Sowder
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Projecting Performance in the Age of COVID-19
3 April 2020
Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, William D. Regner
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
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Present Tense: Allocating the Evolving Risk of COVID-19 in M&A Transactions
30 March 2020
Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Gregory V. Gooding
, William D. Regner
, Kevin Rinker
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
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TMT Insights: What Is On The Horizon For Export Controls on “Emerging Technologies”? Industry Comments May Hold A Clue
23 September 2019
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
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Debevoise Discusses SEC Disclosure Changes for Tech, Media, and Telecom Firms
3 May 2019
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Paul M. Rodel
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TMT Insights: SEC Pares Back Required Content for Exhibit Filings: Takeaways for TMT
23 April 2019
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Paul M. Rodel
, Michael Schaper
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Private Equity Guide to Consumer Product Investing Under the Trump Administration: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Developments
18 April 2019
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Kevin Rinker
, Paul D. Rubin
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Melissa Runsten
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TMT Insights: A Skeptical D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument in the Government’s Appeal of the AT&T-Time Warner Merger
21 December 2018
Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
, Leah Martin
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TMT Insights: CFIUS Launches Pilot Program Targeted at Technology
9 November 2018
Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
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TMT Insights: Key Insights from the New York AI in Finance Summit
18 October 2018
Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
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TMT Insights: Derived Data: Contracting Considerations and Market Practices
30 August 2018
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael Diz
, Henry Lebowitz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
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AT&T/Time Warner Merger Clearance Paves Way for Future Transactions
13 June 2018
Daniel M. Abuhoff
, Michael Diz
, Gary W. Kubek
, William D. Regner
, Michael Schaper
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TMT Insights: A Checklist for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Diligence in TMT Transactions
30 May 2018
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael Diz
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Jim Pastore
, Michael Schaper
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TMT Insights: Opportunities in FCC’s Revised Media Ownership Rules
4 April 2018
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Navigating New Waters: The Evolution of Private Equity Investment in China
Spring/Fall 2012, Vol. 13, Number 1
Michael Diz
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Navigating New Waters: The Evolution of PE Investment in China
15 January 2013
Practical International Corporate Finance Strategies
Michael Diz
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The Private Equity Report
Summer/Fall 2012
Franci J. Blassberg
, Erin Cleary
, Guy Lewin-Smith
, Michael P. Harrell
, Sally Gibson
, Burt Rosen
, Robert J. Staffaroni
, Kevin Rinker
, Uri Herzberg
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Meir D. Katz
, Michael Diz
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, David P. Iozzi
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Navigating New Waters: The Evolution of Private Equity Investment in China
Summer/Fall 2012
Michael Diz
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Exclusivity from the Seller's Perspective
July/August 2011
The M&A Lawyer
Margaret Andrews Davenport
, Michael Diz
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The Private Equity Report
Winter 2011
Franci J. Blassberg
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Margaret Andrews Davenport
, Michael Diz
, Katherine Ashton
, Alan J. Davies
, David Innes
, Paul R. Berger
, Michael P. Harrell
, Gavin Anderson
, Eric Dinallo
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Steven J. Slutzky
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Allocating Financing Risk: Recent Trends in Sponsor-Led Public Company LBOs
February 2011
The M&A Lawyer
Kevin Rinker
, Michael Diz
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The Private Equity Report
Spring 2010
Franci J. Blassberg
, Guy Lewin-Smith
, Edwin Northover
, Matthew D. Saronson
, Burt Rosen
, Robert J. Staffaroni
, Kevin Rinker
, Michael Diz
, Jennifer J. Burleigh
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, Peter F.G. Schuur
, Jonathan Adler
, Michael Bolotin
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The Private Equity Report
Summer 2009
Franci J. Blassberg
, Katherine Ashton
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Michael Diz
, Mark P. Goodman
, Richard F. Hahn
, Michael P. Harrell
, Satish M. Kini
, Paul L. Lee
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Pierre Maugüé
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
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The Private Equity Report
Winter 2008
Franci J. Blassberg
, Kevin Rinker
, Michael Diz
, Alan J. Davies
, James A. Kiernan III
, E. Drew Dutton
, Peter J. Loughran
, Margaret Andrews Davenport
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Nicholas F. Potter
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The Private Equity Report
Fall 2007
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Paul S. Bird
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, John M. Vasily
, Gary M. Friedman
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
, Michael Diz
, E. Drew Dutton
, Peter Hockless
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Recent Events
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Applying AI in Deal Making and Governance
12-13 November 2024
The Berkeley Forum
2024 Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance
San Francisco, California
Speaking Engagements
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New Realities of the Technology M&A Market in the U.S. and U.K.
8 October 2024
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Qatalyst Partners
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Clean Rooms – Key Considerations and Best Practices
27 April 2023
The Conference Board
The Conference Board – San Francisco Conference
Mountain View, California
Speaking Engagements
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Closing High-Profile Deals
8 November 2022
Cooley and the Berkeley Center for Law and Business
The Seventh Annual Berkeley Fall Forum on Corporate Governance
San Francisco, California
Speaking Engagements
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Shareholder Engagement Discussion
14-15 June 2017
Harvard Law School
2017 Shareholder Engagement Roundtable
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speaking Engagements
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Special Issues Involved in Acquiring Divisions or Subsidiaries of Larger Companies
11 June 2015
Practising Law Institute
New York, NY
Speaking Engagements
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Shareholder Activism in the U.S. and Japan
16 April 2015 12:00 AM Dateline Standard Time
Japan Institute for Overseas Investment
Shareholder Activism in the U.S. and Japan
Tokyo
Speaking Engagements
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