and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other Party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware). Each Party hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable legal requirements, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
11.MutualNon-Disparagement. Subject to applicable law, each Party covenants and agrees that, during the Standstill Period, neither it nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective principals, members, general partners, directors (or former directors, including the Resigning Directors), officers (or former officers), employees or agents shall in any way publicly (including in any manner that could reasonably be foreseen to result in public disclosure such as statements to the press or members of the press) criticize, disparage, call into disrepute or otherwise defame or slander the other Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective principals, members, general partners, directors (or former directors, including the Resigning Directors), officers (or former officers), employees or agents, in any manner that would reasonably be expected to damage the business or reputation thereof;provided,however, if a Party or any of its Affiliates, principals, members, general partners, directors (or former directors, including the Resigning Directors), officers (or former officers), employees or agents shall have breached this section, then the other Party or any of its representatives may publicly respond with regards to the subject matter of such breach. The foregoing shall not restrict the ability of any person or entity to comply with any subpoena or other legal process or respond to a request for information (provided that such request is not targeted at this Agreement or the other Party hereto) from any governmental authority with competent jurisdiction over the party from whom information is sought.
12.Mutual Releases. In consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained, as of the Effective Time, each Party knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the other Party and its Affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, insurers, predecessors, successors and assigns, and each of their current and former principals, members, general partners, partners, partnerships, directors (including the Resigning Directors), officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), of and from any and all claims, known and unknown, asserted or unasserted, which any Party or its Affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, insurers, predecessors, successors or assigns, or any of their current or former principals, members, general partners, directors (including the Resigning Directors), officers, employees, attorneys, agents or representatives, has or may have against any Released Parties as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to (a) any claims, whether statutory, common law, or otherwise, (b) any claims for breach of contract,
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