In this perennial favorite, our expert faculty will teach you 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. You will learn 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 - and thereby free yourself from a dependency on forms. 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. This program is essential for practitioners who draft agreements in complex business transactions.
Lecture Topics [Total time 06:26:04]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- A. Introduction and Universal Issues in Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements; B. Letters of Intent, Confidentiality and Standstill Agreements [00:56:17]
Alyssa A. Grikscheit, Jack S. Bodner
- Acquisition Agreements [02:02:59]
Alyssa A. Grikscheit, Sarkis Jebejian
- Specialty Agreements: A. Credit/Indenture Agreements B. Equity Agreements [01:49:43]
Nadia Burgard, Nancy A. Lieberman
- Enforcement and Ethics: A. When the Deal Goes Wrong: Enforcing Corporate Agreements and the Importance of Boilerplate; B. Ethical Issues in Drafting Corporate Agreements [01:37:05]
Eric Alan Stone, Michael S. Sackheim
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Introduction to Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements
Alyssa A. Grikscheit
- Confidentiality Agreements, Standstill Agreements, Letters of Intent and Exclusivity Agreements
Jack S. Bodner
- Key Issues in Drafting and Negotiating Acquisition Agreements
Alyssa A. Grikscheit
- Delaware Decision Highlights Drafting Pitfalls in Even Seemingly Routine Preliminary Agreements in M&A: When Confidentiality Agreements Become De Facto Standstills
Rod J. Howard
- Equity Agreements
Nancy A. Lieberman
- Employment Agreements
William J. Bettman
- From Hire to Fire: Contracts During the Employment Relationship
Paula M. Weber
- The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Negotiating the High Yield Indenture
Gerald T. Nowak
- A Litigator's Perspective on the Drafting of Commercial Contracts
David S. Steuer
- Drafting Corporate Agreements: A Litigator's Perspective
Eric Alan Stone, Jacqueline P. Rubin
- Classical Methods for the Modern Lawyer: The Interplay Between Ethics, Morality, and Efficacy in the Transactional Context
Gerald T. Nowak
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Issues
Michael S. Sackheim
- The Ethical IPO Lawyer
Julia Vax
- Stockholders Agreements (PowerPoint Slides)
Amit Mehta
- Litigation Perspectives on Commercial Contracts (PowerPoint Slides)
David S. Steuer
Presentation Material
- A. Introduction and Universal Issues in Drafting and Negotiating Corporate Agreements; B. Letters of Intent, Confidentiality and Standstill Agreements
Jack S. Bodner
- Acquisition Agreements
Alyssa A. Grikscheit
- Credit/Indenture Agreements
Nadia Burgard
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3Missouri: On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year. Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements. Self-study can not be used for carryover credit.
4New Hamphsire: The approval is for three years from recorded date.
5New Mexico: On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year.
6New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web Programs or live Webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.
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13Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions.
14Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed. The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit. There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period. Does not approve of Audio-only On-Demand Webcasts.
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