Business Lawyer Master Class Series: Mergers & Acquisitions 2026

overview faculty related courses This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Overview Looking to Understand the Moving Parts of Successful M&A Transactions? This program will provide business law practitioners with a practical overview of the mergers and acquisitions process from initial negotiations through closing. Join us for a deep dive into key stages of a transaction, including business valuations, normalized earnings, and the strategic use of letters of intent – including both their benefits and potential drawbacks. The program will also explore critical risk-allocation issues in M&A transactions, including survival periods, indemnification baskets and caps, fundamental representations, sandbagging provisions, and materiality scrapes. Lastly, the program will examine key financial and post-closing considerations in M&A transactions, including working capital targets and adjustments, as well as the use of escrows and holdbacks to manage transactional risk. Whether representing buyers, sellers, or closely held businesses, participants will leave with a stronger understanding of the legal and practical issues that shape successful M&A transactions. Special thanks to our outstanding planning team: Eric L. Brossman, Esq., Bybel Rutledge LLP Michael D. Ecker, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Kara M. Eshenaur, Esq., Stevens & Lee Christopher E. Ezold, Esq., Wisler Pearlstine, LLP Timothy A. Hoy Esq., Mette, Evans & Woodside Paul T. Rushton Esq., Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP Liz R. Triscari Esq., PA American Water Co-sponsored by the PBA Business Law Section and In-House Counsel Committee. Not a member? Join today! Faculty Paul T. Rushton, Esq. Paul T. Rushton, Esq. Paul T. Rushton, Esq. is a partner with the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP and is the Chair of its Business & Finance Department. Paul practices exclusively in the areas of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions and frequently advises clients on governance issues and preparing for the sale of their business. Paul is a member of the Title 15/Business Associations Committee of the Section on Business Law of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Section’s Council and the Section’s Closely Held Business Committee. Paul is the current Vice Chair of the Business Law Section and Chair of the Section’s Closely Held Business Committee. He regularly presents seminars and prepares articles about corporate issues affecting closely held businesses. Michael D. Ecker, Esq. Michael D. Ecker, Esq. Mr. Ecker is a Member of the Business Division of the Philadelphia office of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC. He negotiates and documents business relationships, including emerging growth & technology, financial institutions and health law. Mr. Ecker represents entrepreneurs, publicly and privately held emerging businesses, corporations, partnerships and joint ventures in diverse industries in a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private finance and corporate governance. His transactional healthcare and e-Commerce practice includes negotiation and preparation of software licenses, as well as joint venture, employment/severance and equity ownership agreements. A frequent lecturer, Mr. Ecker speaks to professional organizations on subjects including legal and corporate developments in healthcare law, e-commerce, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He is a member of the Philadelphia (Business Law Section), Pennsylvania (Business Law Section) and American (Business and Health Law Section) Bar Associations. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Mr. Ecker is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. A 1980 graduate of Northwestern University (B.A., economics), he received a JD/MBA from Emory University in 1984 and holds an AV ® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Ecker can be reached at mecker@eckertseamans.com. Eric L. Brossman, Esq. Eric L. Brossman, Esq. Mr. Brossman is a partner of Bybel Rutledge LLP in Lemoyne, where his practice concentrates in the areas of corporate, business, business reorganization and counseling, commercial finance, UCC Article 8 and Article 9 secured transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He frequently lectures and writes on business, and bankruptcy and reorganization issues, and on the subjects of corporate governance, commercial finance, commercial loan documentation, loan structuring and restructuring, secured transactions, voidable transactions law, loan enforcement and legal opinion letters. Mr. Brossman has presented seminars for numerous continuing legal education programs and clients and has served as course planner for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Commercial Documents Series, Bankruptcy Institute and Business Law Institute. Eric is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell, has been included in Best Lawyers® in America (Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Financial Services Regulation Law) and is a member of the Adjunct Faculty of The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University (Secured Transactions). He has served as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Business Law Section, member of the council of the PBA Business Law Section and a member of the PBA Business Law Section UCC Article 9 Committee, Title 15 Committee, Opinion Letter Task Force and Voidable Transactions Task Force. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Albright College, his M.A. from The Pennsylvania State University, and his J.D., cum laude, from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University. Kara M. Eshenaur, Esq. Kara M. Eshenaur, Esq. Kara represents clients in commercial finance transactions. She counsels financial institutions, commercial lenders and borrowers in secured loan transactions, including asset-based financings, real estate development financings and acquisition financings. Kara teaches a class on secured transactions at the Widener Commonwealth Law School. Prior to attending law school, Kara served for six years as a generator mechanic in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and spent time overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Christopher E. Ezold, Esq. Christopher E. Ezold, Esq. Christopher E. Ezold acts as outside general counsel for his business clients, and advises on corporate matters, finance (startup through private equity), equity and asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions, taxation of transactions, corporate and investor rights, technology issues, contracts, operational matters, employment issues, intellectual property rights, and licensing and regulatory compliance. Mr. Ezold works with his professional and executive clients throughout their careers, advising on career strategies, employment contracts, equity rights, taxation of deferred compensation and equity, noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, business and career exits, and disputes. He focuses on advising physicians and health care providers on employment, licensure, credentialing, regulatory compliance, responses to internal and government investigations, and practice purchases and sales. Mr. Ezold provides wrap-around legal services to biotech, life sciences, and health care practices, advising not only on business and employment matters, but how to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory obligations they face, including HIPAA/HITECH, Stark and Anti-Kickback, FDA matters, OCR investigations, and more. He also represents business and individual clients in litigating commercial, business, and employment matters in trial, appellate court, and before federal and state agencies. Mr. Ezold has been general counsel for a software and analytics company providing a blockchain SAAS solution to dispensers to comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, handling corporate, licensing, finance, employment, and other matters. Liz R. Triscari, Esq. Liz R. Triscari, Esq. Elizabeth Rose Triscari (she/her/hers) is Senior Counsel for American Water, the largest U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company, based in Camden, New Jersey, employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide water, wastewater and other related services to more than 15 million people in 46 states. Ms. Triscari represents American Water in various regulatory proceedings, as well as in connection with acquisitions and litigation in state and federal courts. Ms. Triscari serves on the Executive Council of the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession and as Chair of the PBA In-House Counsel Committee. She is on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation is a past member of PBI’s Board of Directors and past Chair of the PBA Public Utility Law Section. Ms. Triscari received her B.A. in Government from Cornell University and J.D. from Boston College Law School. Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Triscari served as Pennsylvania’s Deputy Small Business Advocate representing small business interests before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Timothy A. Hoy, Esq. Timothy A. Hoy, Esq. Mr. Hoy is an attorney and shareholder with Mette Evans & Woodside in Harrisburg and has taught Payment Systems as an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law and at The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. He practices in the areas of business organization and banking. As a member of the Title 15 drafting committee, he is actively involved in the Business Law Section of the PA Bar Association. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hoy spent five years as in-house counsel with Keystone Financial, Inc. where he was responsible for litigation and banking and regulatory work. He is also a former clerk for United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo. Need help navigating your CLE requirements? You have a lot on your plate. 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