Halloran Sage engaged in a $14.5 million buyer-side acquisition for an existing client in the waste management business, which involved addressing prior criminal misconduct by the seller in a manner that protected our client from liability. Attorneys Casey O’Connell and Bob Cox engaged in an intensive due diligence review of the seller’s business and identified issues which justified a much larger escrow holdback than was typical, for use in payment of fines and restitution owed by the seller. The firm also assembled an environmental and criminal multi-disciplinary team to address regulatory questions and consumer protection rules which threatened post-closing customer retention.