Cyber and privacy due diligence have become essential elements of M&A transactions, noted Sidley Austin partner Clayton G. Northouse during a recent session of Sidley and OneTrust’s Data Protection in Financial Services Week 2022. He and other attorneys and industry professionals on the panel discussed the evolving legal landscape, key components of privacy and cyber due diligence and how to address cyber and privacy issues that arise during the due diligence process. This article distills their insights. See “Privacy and Security Due Diligence in M&A Transactions: Going Beyond the Questionnaire” (Jan. 19, 2022).