See Credit Details Below
Overview
Learn the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements — from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. Our expert faculty will teach you how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a negotiation of that agreement.
You will gain an understanding of why and where the tough issues usually arise during the drafting phase, as well as what you can do to effectively, and creatively, solve those issues. Plus you will obtain a litigator’s perspective on how to draft contracts with enforcement in mind, and learn about common ethical issues in drafting corporate agreements.
What You Will Learn
- Discuss key terms of standard transactional agreements and how they are organized
- Learn when and how to use letters of intent, confidentiality and standstill agreements
- Find out about the wide range of M&A agreements, both public and private
- Consider special agreements, including equity (NYC), credit/indenture (NYC), employment (SF), and licensing (SF) agreements
- Hear a litigator's perspective on the importance of boilerplate to the enforcement of contracts
- Review common ethical errors made in negotiating contracts
Special Features: Earn one hour of Ethics credit
Program Levels: Introductory
Intended Audience: Law firm and in-house counsel, as well as any attorney or related professional engaged in drafting and negotiating any of a variety of corporate agreements
Prerequisites: Interest in drafting, negotiating and/or litigating corporate transactions
Advanced Preparation: None
Lecture Topics [Total time 00:06:30]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Universal Issues and Preliminary Documents [00:56:11]
Alessandra Simons, Dan Clivner - Acquisition Agreements [01:45:31]
Michael S. Dorf, Dan Clivner - Employment Agreements [01:01:21]
Stephen W. Fackler - Licensing Agreements [00:59:03]
Anna J. Remis - When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate [00:46:03]
Dan Clivner, Michael D. Kibler - Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements [00:59:41]
Magnus Karlberg
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- COMPLETE COURSE HANDBOOK
- Introduction to Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements
Alyssa A. Grikscheit - Confidentiality Agreements, Standstill Agreements, Letters of Intent and Exclusivity Agreements
Kyle Rabe - Key Issues in Drafting and Negotiating Acquisition Agreements
Alyssa A. Grikscheit - Acquisition Agreements (PowerPoint slides)
Alyssa A. Grikscheit - Drafting and Negotiating Debt Documentation (November 7, 2022)
Kristen V. Campana - Michael D. Kibler, Cristyn N. Chadwick and Kevin C. Kroll, Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP, A Lot on Your (Boiler)Plate? Anticipating Litigation When Drafting Corporate Agreements (October 28, 2022)
- Sample Corporate Agreement Boilerplate Clauses (October 28, 2022)
- A Lot on Your (Boiler)Plate? Anticipating Litigation When Drafting Corporate Agreements (October 28, 2022) (PowerPoint slides)
- Ethical Issues in Drafting Contracts
Mary F. Andreoni - Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements (PowerPoint slides)
Mary F. Andreoni
Presentation Material
- Universal Issues and Preliminary Documents in M&A?
Dan Clivner, Alessandra Simons - Acquisition Agreements
Dan Clivner, Michael S. Dorf - Documenting the Employment Relationship in Corporate Transactions
Stephen W. Fackler - Key Issues in Technology Deals & IP Licenses
Anna J. Remis - A lot on your (Boiler)plate? Anticipating Litigation When Drafting Corporate Agreements
Dan Clivner, Michael D. Kibler - Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements
Magnus Karlberg
Learn the basics of drafting and negotiating corporate agreements — from how the provisions of an agreement fit together, to the fundamental drafting and negotiating principles common to all corporate agreements. Our expert faculty will teach you how to reduce your client’s goals to a complete, clearly written and enforceable agreement, and how to identify what issues are most likely to come up in a negotiation of that agreement.
You will gain an understanding of why and where the tough issues usually arise during the drafting phase, as well as what you can do to effectively, and creatively, solve those issues. Plus you will obtain a litigator’s perspective on how to draft contracts with enforcement in mind, and learn about common ethical issues in drafting corporate agreements.
What You Will Learn
- Discuss key terms of standard transactional agreements and how they are organized
- Learn when and how to use letters of intent, confidentiality and standstill agreements
- Find out about the wide range of M&A agreements, both public and private
- Consider special agreements, including equity (NYC), credit/indenture (NYC), employment (SF), and licensing (SF) agreements
- Hear a litigator's perspective on the importance of boilerplate to the enforcement of contracts
- Review common ethical errors made in negotiating contracts
Special Features: Earn one hour of Ethics credit
Program Levels: Introductory
Intended Audience: Law firm and in-house counsel, as well as any attorney or related professional engaged in drafting and negotiating any of a variety of corporate agreements
Prerequisites: Interest in drafting, negotiating and/or litigating corporate transactions
Advanced Preparation: None