July 2, 2025
Publication: IsraelDesks
Michael Ng and Daniel Zaheer discussed Kobre & Kim’s strategies for parties harmed by misconduct following cross-border merger and acquisition deals, including misuse of confidential information, in a feature interview with Israel Desks. They identify problems that can arise in due diligence, and legal solutions that can be deployed when the acquiring company uses information learned in the transaction to develop their own competing business.
They discuss ways that companies outside the United States can access U.S. courts, which allow for broad discovery to access evidence, grant high monetary damages (including treble damages for willful misappropriation of trade secrets) and injunctions to prevent continued harm. Recent cases have clarified how non-U.S. claimants can bring cases in U.S. courts, even when the deal was largely focused outside the United States.