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Yogi and Casey and Due Diligence

By Laurence S. Lese and Geoffrey Weber
August 27, 2008

Those of us who are baseball fans are mesmerized by the statements of those legendary personalities, Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel, who remain icons in the lore of baseball. As attorneys, little did we realize that Yogi and Casey, in making their baseball remarks, were actually intending to guide us through the due diligence process that counsel deals with on a regular basis. The following examples of “Yogi-isms” and “Stengel-ese” bear testimony to our reverence for Yogi and Casey and to give them proper accolades for enhancing the due diligence process. In effect, what Yogi and Casey are preaching, and the lesson we learn from them, are that throughout the due diligence examination and process, the team of due diligence lawyers must choose and consider the documents carefully, understand the relevant law and communicate effectively.

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