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In writing being the operative term. In writing, not just in "discussions".

• spywaregorilla 5y ago
  In writing would only be the operative term if the discussions concluded things were a conflict of interest. They're not required to provide non-issues in writing.
  • burkaman 5y ago
    "the Contractor agrees it shall make an immediate and full disclosure [...] of any facts that may cause a reasonably prudent person to question the contractor’s impartiality because of the appearance or existence of bias."
    • spywaregorilla 5y ago
      You can run in this circle as long as you want. If the FDA execs and the McKinsey execs reach a mutual understanding of the circumstances, including the fact that McKinsey is going to be simultaneously serving unnamed third parties with contrary interests, and that this is ok, then the reasonably prudent person will conclude that these are not factors to cause them to question the contractor's impartiality. It would not be surprising to me at all if additional language in the contract explicitly address this point.