{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"M&A Masters","title":"Chad Gottlieb - How a business first approach to law is transforming M&A","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1294,"description":"Is your M&A transaction at risk because your legal team isn’t truly business-minded? What if the right law firm could not only protect your deal—but actively make it better?\nIn this episode, Chad Gottlieb, Partner at Darrow Everett, joins Patrick Stroth to share how a business-first approach to law is transforming M&A outcomes for founders, private equity firms, and independent sponsors in the lower middle market.\nYou’ll discover…\n•\tWhy being “proactive, not reactive” is the most important principle any M&A attorney can live by\n•\tHow Darrow Everett grew from fewer than 20 attorneys to nearly 70—fueled by responsiveness and white-glove service\n•\tThe waterfall mechanics mistake that nearly derailed a deal—and how Chad’s team caught it in time\n•\tWhy lower middle market sellers are often blindsided by post-closing indemnity obligations—and what to do about it\n•\tHow Seller Protect (the new rep and warranty product from Lloyd’s of London) is finally making M&A insurance accessible for deals under $30 million\n•\tWhat AI, secondary transactions, and pre-IPO activity mean for the M&A landscape heading into 2026","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sBMQ2tGdJflIZWcnP3T__0M41dFstA7Ai054HNPKd7Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI0MjcvMTU1OTA1/NzcwNi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}