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Overview
Why You Should Attend
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
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Discuss key terms of standard transactional agreements and how they are organized
- Decide when and how to use letters of intent, confidentiality and standstill agreements
- Differentiate between 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
- Understand a litigator's perspective on the importance of boilerplate to the enforcement of contracts
- Avoid common ethical errors made in negotiating contracts
Who Should Attend
This program will be helpful for practitioners engaged in drafting and negotiating agreements for complex business transactions.
Special Features: Earn one hour of Ethics credit.
Program Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: Interest in drafting, negotiating and/or litigating corporate transactions.
Advanced Preparation: None