Sean A. Bukowski
McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC
Milwaukee
Julijana Englander
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Madison
Carrie Werle
American Arbitration Association
Chicago
Caleb R. Gerbitz
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Milwaukee
David M. Gorwitz
Neider & Boucher, S.C.
Madison
Collin Schaefer
Ogden, Glazer + Schaefer
Madison
Jeffrey A. Simmons
Boardman & Clark LLP
Madison
8:30 am Contract Drafting Toolbox: A Collection of Drafting Style Tips and (Sometimes Surprising) Best Practices
Julijana Englander, David M. Gorwitz
9:20 am Reps, Warranties, and Limitations on Liability
Collin Schaefer
10:10 am Break
10:25 am Drafting Indemnity Clauses: Allocation of Future Risk in Commercial Contracts
Sean A. Bukowski
11:15 am Choice of Law, Choice of Venue, Force Majeure, and Liquidated Damages
Jeffrey A. Simmons
12:05 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:05 pm Non-Competition and Confidentiality Clauses
Caleb R. Gerbitz
1:55 pm Drafting ADR Clauses
Carrie Werle
2:45 pm Question & Answer
3:00 pm Program Concludes
- Draft contracts using a structure and language that reflect the agreement your client intends
- Improve consistency and clarity across agreements, reducing friction in execution and enforcement
- Identify common drafting mistakes that can lead to disputes, renegotiation, or unenforceable provisions
Understand when and how to use key contractual provisions
- Apply proven approaches to drafting an effective force majeure clause
- Decide when arbitration, mediation, non-compete, and confidentiality clauses make sense and understand the trade-offs
- Be prepared to spot and manage commercial contracting risks
- In-house counsel
- Business lawyers
- Small business advisors
- Intellectual property lawyers
- Employment lawyers
- Lawyers practicing dispute resolution
- Attorneys seeking to expand their knowledge of contract drafting concepts
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