2026 Transaction Advisors Institute M&A Conference Chicago

Aligning with the Regulatory Landscape

Panel time: Wednesday, June 24 | 4:30PM - 5:20PM

Mary Lehner will chair the panel entitled “Aligning with the Regulatory Landscape” where she will be joined by Jenny Schwab, Managing Counsel – Antitrust & Global Competition at United Airlines, Peter Boivin, Antitrust/Competition Counsel at General Motors, and Larry Reicher, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Government Relations at Hopper.

They will discuss how HSR requirements are reshaping the corporate M&A process, the current best practices for engaging with antitrust agencies, and which jurisdictions are significantly increasing their review processes.

Streamlining Negotiations and Risk Allocation

Panel time: Thursday, June, 25 | 9:00AM - 9:50AM

Paul Humphreys will chair the panel entitled “Streamlining Negotiations and Risk Allocation” where he will be joined by Chris McVety, Vice President, M&A and Corporate Strategy and Associate General Counsel at Ingredion, and Nate Ganfield, Chief Corporate Development & Legal Officer at Johnsonville.

They will discuss how to optimize the balance of warranties, indemnities and other risk allocation mechanisms, the current market standard for closing conditions, and how the break fees and other dispute resolution provisions are changing. 

More information on the agenda and how to register can be found here.