Program Chair and Presenter:
Jane C. Schlicht
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Milwaukee
Presenters:
James E. Bartzen
Boardman & Clark LLP
Madison
Mark A. Frankel
Frankel ADR LLC
Madison
David M. Gorwitz
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Madison
Connie M. Mayer
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago
Blerta Mileti
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago
John R. Rather
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Madison
Michael D. Weis
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Contract Drafting Toolbox: A Collection of Drafting Style Tips and (Sometimes Surprising) Best Practices
David M. Gorwitz, John R. Rather
9:20 a.m. : Smart Contracting: Managing Sales-Side Contracting Risk
- A “battle of the forms” type analysis from the “sales side”
- A discussion of specific terms and conditions such as disclaimers, warranties, and payment
Michael D. Weis
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : Drafting Indemnity Clauses: Allocation of Future Risk in Commercial Contracts
James E. Bartzen
11:15 a.m. : Recent Developments in Drafting: Material Adverse Effect Terminations and Cybersecurity Considerations
Connie M. Mayer
11:40 p.m. : Commercial Real Estate Transactions
- Provisions that should be included in a real estate purchase agreement to enable a purchaser to adequately perform diligence on a piece of real property, such as:
o Seller’s obligation to provide a title commitment
o Seller’s obligation to obtain tenant estoppels for an income producing property
- Provisions that address seller deliverables for closing
Blerta Mileti
12:05 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:05 p.m. : Non-Competition Clauses – Employers, Employees, and Other Contractors
Jane C. Schlicht
1:55 p.m. : Drafting ADR Clauses
Mark A. Frankel
2:45 p.m. : Question and Answer
3:00 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Discover how to create clear, effective, enforceable contracts
- Know when and how to use key provisions
- Understand the pros and cons of arbitration, mediation, and noncompete clauses
- Learn what should be included in real estate purchase agreements
- Be ready to spot and manage sales-side contracting risks
- In-house counsel
- Business law attorneys
- Small-business advisors
- Intellectual property lawyers
- Real estate attorneys
- Dispute resolution lawyers
- Employment law attorneys
- General practitioners
- Lawyers seeking to expand their knowledge of contract drafting concepts
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