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Please join Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers for a deep dive on contract drafting. We will unpack current best practices, including limitations on liability, indemnification, and other commonly overlooked but routinely problematic contract terms. We will also discuss the trends we are seeing in contract disputes in various sectors.

Matthew D. Ellison (Fowler Bell PLLC, a Primerus member firm)
6 pages

Bankruptcies – even when they’re not your own – can stretch you financially. Even though you don’t control the financial health of your business partners, you can control whether you’re prepared to maximize your recovery and minimize the financial harm to your business. This article outlines some tips to better position your business to do exactly that.

Jorge R. Ojeda and Abel Quezada (Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, a Primerus member firm)
4 pages

The coronavirus pandemic, the U.S.-China trade war, and the war in Ukraine have accelerated the transformation of the world's global supply chains. These developments have prompted organizations to search for a closer, more reliable supply chain that is less dependent on transoceanic transportation. This article discusses considerations for foreign companies choosing Mexico as a nearshoring option.

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Region: Global, Mexico
Alexandra J. Gage and Sara E. Potts, Attorneys of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP (Meritas Member Firm)

Once it is determined how liability needs to be limited in a contractual agreement, an attorney should take careful steps to ensure the limited liability provision is actually enforceable. This article discusses ten ways that your drafting of limitation of liability provisions may be ineffectual and unenforceable.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: United States
Dentons
2 pages

Learn about the how environmental, social, and governance considerations affect four stages of M&A transactions.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: Global
Lucy Bassli, Founder and Lara Trope, Legal and CLM Operations Consultant, InnoLaw Group
1 pages

It seems to us that although the dizzying number of technology solutions entering the market daily (not to mention the avalanche of new AI possibilities that accompany them) are intended to make everyone’s life simpler, it’s more challenging than ever to cut through the noise and figure out how or where to start your journey to simplifying contracting for you and your organization. Read more.

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Region: Global
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Legal Operations, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments

ACC Houston Construction Practice Group CLE
Essential Contracting Strategies for Complex Construction Projects
May 10, 2023 | 11:30 Registration | 12:00-1:00 pm CLE

Maggiano's Little Italy | 2019 Post Oak Blvd. | Houston, TX 77056

The CLE provides attendees with the tools to identify and effectively plan for critical project risks common to Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC); Energy; Renewables; or other construction projects. This session includes advice on how to negotiate, prepare, limit or avoid key contract provisions allocating these risks, and to minimize exposure for resultant impacts, including cost overruns and delay.

Casey B. Harris

This article with its sample delegation of authority (DOA) form will assist in-house counsel who are struggling with issues related to signing authority, staff approval limits, and information passing.

Casey Harris
8 pages

This policy outlines the guidelines for delegating authority within a business entity to ensure efficient operations while maintaining fiscal and policy integrity.

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Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC
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Stephen Dew and Matthew Shults, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP

IP practitioners do not view themselves as typically in the crosshairs of political and national security issues. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine offers many lessons learned from the perspective of how to prepare for any future sanctions or political pressure, and what to do if such actions are taken.

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