
Let the Buyer Beware - Adventures in Due Diligence
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- Nonmember - $425
- Member - $275
- Student - Free!
Instructional Level: Advanced
Speaker: Andrew Graham, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
CEUs: 5.0
This course provides an in-depth exploration of due diligence processes and considerations within the context of legal and business transactions. Participants will gain comprehensive insights into various aspects of due diligence, including leases, title examination, material contracts, liens and litigation, as well as other critical items for review. Additionally, the course will cover closing and post-closing considerations essential for completing transactions successfully.
Objective: “At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:”
- Understand the fundamental concepts of due diligence and its importance in legal and business transactions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of lease agreements and their significance in real estate transactions.
- Explain the purpose and process of title examination in property transactions.
- Analyze material contracts and assess their impact on transactional due diligence.
- Recognize the significance of liens and litigation matters.
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Andrew Graham
Attorney
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Andy Graham has practiced energy and mineral law with Steptoe & Johnson PLLC over the last 20 years in Texas and West Virginia, focusing on mineral title examinations, assisting clients buying or selling mineral, midstream and renewable energy assets, and handling surface use issues arising from energy development. He also teaches energy land management at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and writes about energy law developments for the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law’s Mineral and Energy Law Newsletter. He has been included in Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2012. He graduated from Shepherd College, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, received his law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia, and is admitted to practice law in West Virginia, Texas, and Ohio.