premise: In the event that a Receiving Party or anyone to whom the Receiving Party transmits such Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement is legally requested (by oral questions, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) or otherwise required to disclose any Confidential Information of a Disclosing Party, the Receiving Party will, except as prohibited by law, provide the Disclosing Party with written notice of same, prior to disclosing such Confidential Information, so that the Disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive compliance with this Agreement.  If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Receiving Party is nonetheless legally compelled to disclose such Confidential Information, it may, without liability hereunder, furnish only that portion of such Confidential Information that is legally required and will exercise reasonable commercial efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information. 4.2  If either Party, in its sole judgment, determines that it is required by applicable securities laws to make disclosures or public statements prohibited by Paragraph 3, the Party may make such disclosures or public statements as may be required by securities laws.  The Disclosing Party shall provide the other Party with prior notice to the extent practicable.