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A one-day ISM-Austin Professional Development Course with Leslie Marell to explore and understand the global approach to reviewing/ negotiating your Contracts. 8 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for this training and the inclusion of breakfast and lunch for the day.

Location
Renaissance Austin Hotel
9721 Arboretum Blvd
Austin, TX 78759

Contract Goals

•                     A global approach to reviewing/ negotiating your Contract:

o   Defining the Deal

o   Identifying “what can go wrong” issues

Explanation of Important Contract Terminology

•                     Breach, Liability, Contract Damages (Direct, Incidental, Consequential)

•                     Remedies at Law

•                     Limitations of Liability & Importance to Supplier

•                     Term; Auto Renewal; Termination

•                     Warranties

•                     Indemnity: What it means; Why it’s important. Relationship to the above issues

•                     Insurance: What it covers and doesn’t cover

Importance of the Statement of Work

•                     Don’t just leave it to your Stakeholder

•                     Approaches to better collaboration with Stakeholders

•                     Should we start with the Supplier’s SOW?

•                     Key Issues to address:

o   Deliverables, Payment Milestones

o   Acceptance

o   Thinking through “real world” worst-case scenarios

Warranties

•                     “Plain English” explanation

o   The “practical” aspects and “legal” aspects

o   The FIVE warranties

o   Warranty Remedies

•                     Relationship to SOW            

•                     Issues your Stakeholder should discuss with the Supplier

•                     Explanation of Implied Warranties; Disclaimers

The “Battles of the Forms”

•                     What is the Battle of the Forms

o   What it is NOT

•                     Guidelines in “fighting the battle”

•                     Real world approaches and suggestions to avoid disputes

Demystifying the “Legal” Clauses

•                     Explanation of underlying concepts

•                     Discussion of Buyer and Supplier perspectives

•                     Review of both Buyer and Supplier clauses

o   Approaches to negotiation

Working with Legal

•                     What not to do

•                     What to do before you give your contract to Legal

•                     Creating a better working relationship with Legal to get faster/ better counsel.

Techniques of Effective Negotiating

•                     Approaching Negotiations

•                     Tips

Major Contract Areas 

•                     TEN Contract Categories/ Areas Identified

•                     Included are:

o   Sample Buyer clauses with explanations

o   Sample Seller clauses with explanations

o   Clear-cut example clauses for: statement of work, warranties, breach, termination, damages, indemnification, insurance, and boilerplate