On Sept. 9, the Practising Law Institute is scheduled to host its annual, day-long conference on Hot Topics in M&A and Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell partner Patricia Vella is set to serve as program faculty.

The program is set to discuss what is driving the current market, how has the current M&A market affected strategies and approaches to dealmaking, how companies should be preparing for hostile takeovers and how to best position boards through a review of strategic alternatives.