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An M&A lawyer acts as the project manager for the entire transaction, moving beyond just drafting contracts to becoming the primary risk gatekeeper. Their role involves structuring the deal to minimize tax and liability exposure, conducting due diligence to verify the target’s value, and negotiating the purchase agreement to allocate risk between buyer and seller. They also coordinate the army of specialists—from tax advisors to antitrust experts—needed to close the deal, ensuring that a regulatory oversight (like a missing environmental permit) doesn't derail a transaction that can take months to finalize.