Reading, writing and negotiating contracts can be one of the most important and tedious aspects of a business attorney's practice. Are you confident in your abilities to draft and negotiate legally sound contracts in your client's favor? This program will review the latest tips and techniques for writing contracts so you can remain up to date. Don't miss this opportunity to advance your contract negotiation and drafting skills. Order today!

1. Essential Legal Elements
2. Drafting Business Contracts (with checklists)
3. Competition Issues
4. Negotiation Strategies
5. Breach of Contract
6. Bankruptcy's Effect on Contracts
7. Contract Ethics

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1. Essential Legal Elements
   9:00 - 9:45, Keith P. Larsen
   1. Common Terminology and Definitions
   2. Master Agreements
      1. How Subsequent Agreements Affect Master Agreements
   3. Choice of Forum and Law
   4. Statute of Limitations
2. Drafting Business Contracts (with checklists)
   9:45 - 10:45, Keith P. Larsen
   1. Terms and Conditions
   2. Representations, Warranties and Indemnification
   3. Dispute Resolution Provisions
   4. Boilerplate Provisions
   5. Drafting Shareholder and Operating Agreements
      1. Sole Proprietorship
      2. Partnership
      3. Corporations
      4. LLC
   6. Drafting Purchase and Sale Agreements
3. Competition Issues
   11:00 - 12:00, William J. Bianco
   1. Non-Compete Clauses: Drafting and Enforcement
   2. Confidential Information
   3. Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property
4. Negotiation Strategies
   1:00 - 1:45, David A. Castello
   1. Steps to Ensure Good Deals
   2. Tips to Avoid Bad Deals
   3. Preliminary Agreements
   4. Letters of Intent
   5. Oral Representations
   6. Revoking an Offer
   7. Counteroffers
5. Breach of Contract
   1:45 - 2:15, David A. Castello
   1. Enforceability Issues
   2. Addressing Disputes
   3. Calculating Damages
   4. Successful Remedies
6. Bankruptcy's Effect on Contracts
   2:30 - 3:30, William J. Bianco
   1. Requirements of Assumption
   2. Standards for Rejection
7. Contract Ethics
   3:30 - 4:30, William J. Bianco, David A. Castello and Keith P. Larsen
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct
   2. Confidential Information of a Client
   3. Scope of Representation
   4. Conflicts of Interest

WILLIAM J. BIANCO is the principal of Bianco Stroh, LLC in Omaha. He has focused his practice in the areas of general business, bankruptcy and litigation law since 1990. Mr. Bianco is an adjunct professor at Creighton University, where he teaches business law and international business. He has spoken to business and professional groups on bankruptcy law and international business law. Mr. Bianco was a law clerk for the Hon. William C. Hastings, Nebraska Supreme Court. He received a presidential appointment to the White House Conference on Small Business in 1995. Mr. Bianco is the past president of the Sarpy County Bar Association. He earned his B.S. degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and his J.D. degree from the University of San Diego.

DAVID A. CASTELLO is an attorney with Katskee, Henatsch & Suing, where he practices in the areas of business law, workers' compensation, personal injury, corporate law and tort and trial practice litigation. Mr. Castello is a frequent presenter on these areas of the law. He is admitted to the practice in Nebraska, the U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska State and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eight Circuit. Mr. Castello is a member of the Omaha, Nebraska and American bar associations and the Nebraska Defense Counsel Association. Mr. Castello attended the University of London-England, he earned his B.A. degree from Grinnell College and his J.D. degree from George Washington University. He was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves and the author of Law and the Martial Arts.

KEITH P. LARSEN is a shareholder with McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO. His practice covers an assortment of domestic and international business and commercial matters. Mr. Larsen has represented clients in a wide range of business acquisitions and divestitures within the U.S. and numerous foreign countries. Other transactional work includes the formation of joint ventures in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. He is also active in structuring, drafting and negotiating a variety of distribution, supply, manufacturing, licensing and other commercial agreements, both domestically and abroad. In connection with his commercial law practice, Mr. Larsen advises clients on government export and import compliance. He is a member of the Omaha Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. Larsen earned his B.S. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Creighton University.

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