The Yale Law Journal

Anna Windemuth

Note

The #MeToo Movement Migrates to M&A Boilerplate

Anna Windemuth

A new provision in M&A boilerplate addresses the business risk of sexual-harassment allegations in the #MeToo era. While the #MeToo clause was designed to maximize corporate profit, this Note argues for its potential to both reduce buy-side risk and to incentivize companies to maintain effective rep…