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10 Embarrassing Mistakes Good Lawyers Made in Drafting MSAs


Total Credits: 1 CLE

Average Rating:
   13
Categories:
Miscellaneous |  Business & Commercial Law |  Skills
Faculty:
Lenne' Espenschied
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Oct 31, 2023


Description

Are you making common errors in drafting MSAs? Using real examples from recent MSAs filed on the SEC's EDGAR database, we'll critique flagrant mistakes that diminish the enforceability of the MSA and potentially damage the credibility of the drafter.

In researching sample documents for her companion program "5 Things You Should Know about Drafting MSAs," our speaker noticed many awful errors:  

  • provisions creating illusory contracts;
  • important provisions being omitted;
  • ambiguous and ineffective definitions;
  • inconsistent provisions; 
  • and much more.  

In this fast-paced one hour program, learn about 10 potentially costly errors in "standard" services agreement forms, and how to avoid them to draft more competently and confidently.

Faculty:
Lenne' Espenschied, Next Level Contracts  

About the speaker:

Lenne' has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers.  She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses.  She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association:  Contract Drafting:  Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd Ed.  2019), and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011).  After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her corporate practice with a large, national law firm; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office.  As a law school professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting; she is a contributing faculty member at West Legal Ed.  She speaks nationally at continuing legal education seminars and provides private training at law firms and corporate legal departments.  Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be more successful in transactional practice.

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Lenné Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the country by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical, skills-based training for transactional lawyers. She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3d Ed. 2019), and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals 2011). After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her legal practice at the firm now known as Eversheds Sutherland; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office. As a law professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting. Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.


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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 13

Comments

Mark D

"great examples"

Kathryn G

"succinct, immediately useful information"

Christy H

"The powerpoint was easy to read and substantive."

Liza B

"Lenne' did a great job of explaining in an easy to understand way"

Jean B

"Great information for transactional attorneys"