Common use of Ethical Wall Clause in Contracts

Ethical Wall. (a) The Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Servicer Investment Personnel”) will not obtain Confidential Information from the division and individuals of the Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Servicer Servicing Personnel”) and the Servicer Servicing Personnel will not obtain information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel. The Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by the Servicer, between Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Servicer Servicing Personnel to Servicer Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel to Servicer Servicing Personnel. The senior management personnel of the Servicer and/or its Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(a).

Appears in 9 contracts

Samples: Trust and Servicing Agreement (Benchmark 2022-B35 Mortgage Trust), Trust and Servicing Agreement (Benchmark 2022-B34 Mortgage Trust), Trust and Servicing Agreement (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2022-L8)

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Ethical Wall. (a) The Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Servicer Investment Personnel”) will shall not obtain Confidential Information from the division and individuals of the Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Servicer Servicing Personnel”) and the Servicer Servicing Personnel will shall not obtain information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel. The Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information informational barriers exist, and shall be maintained by the Servicer, between Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information barriers operate in both directions so as to include (ai) policies and procedures a barrier against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Servicer Servicing Personnel to Servicer Investment Personnel and (bii) policies and procedures a barrier against the disclosure of information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel to Servicer Servicing Personnel. The senior management personnel of the Servicer and/or its Affiliate (consisting of the Person who heads CMBS servicing at the Servicer and management personnel of the Servicer and/or its Affiliates who report (directly or indirectly) to such Person) who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendationsdecisions or strategies or otherwise affect the manner in which the Servicer performs its servicing duties. The Servicer shall maintain procedures that are designed to result in compliance with such policies. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(a).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Trust and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C18)

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