Drafting and Negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

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On-Demand The class is fully asynchronous. Do the work at your own pace, turn in your assignment when you're ready, and get instant feedback via model answers and video review sessions.

Interactive Learn with dynamic, interactive modules that keep you engaged in active learning using a variety of learning modes.

Experiential Includes practical assessments throughout the class, plus a capstone assignment where you apply your skills in the context of a real-world matter.

Overview

This class introduces participants to the specific terms typically negotiated in the context a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and the various contexts in which NDAs are typically used (including acquisitions, employment, partnerships, and joint ventures), as well as the distinctions and similarities of NDAs as used in these different contexts. The materials take the participants through a variety of NDAs, discussing each of the provisions, why they are necessary, and how to best negotiate the various terms in each of the given contexts.

Master the NDA -- one of the most common agreements in the business world. You'll learn key provisions, typical contexts, and how to draft and negotiate an NDA effectively and efficiently to limit risk without over-engineering. Then you'll practice revising an NDA as both discloser and recipient.

Level: Basic-Foundational

This class is suitable for attorneys who are interested in becoming more proficient in reviewing, revising, drafting, and/or negotiating non- disclosure agreement, but who have not had extensive practical experience with this type of document.

**It is recommended that participants complete AltaClaro’s Essentials of Contract Drafting (or otherwise have some basic exposure to contract basics as a junior attorney) prior to taking this course.

Instructors Who Practice What They Teach

Adriel Sanders

x-Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

David Case

x-White & Case; x-Orrick

Doug Young

x-Baker McKenzie; x-White & Case

Aaron Melville

Global Head of Tech Transactions, Uber; x-Disney; x-O’Melveny; x-Weil Gotshal

Chris Drews

x-Disney

Julie Ryan

Head of Experiential Learning, AltaClaro; x-Akin Gump; x-Clifford Chance

Mick Galvin

x-Sidley; x-Allen & Overy

Stephen Kaplitt

x-Weil Gotshal; x-Cadwalader

Clara Duffield

x-Baker McKenzie

Mike Shea

x-Baker McKenzie, x-Morrison & Foerster

John Babcock

Partner, Waldrep Wall

Success Stories

"I think this is a gamechanger for training. Associates can benefit from the guidance of real practitioners and learn in a low stakes environment."

Anjie Vichayanonda Associate, Haynes & Boone LLP

"As an experienced practitioner who has worked in both AmLaw 100 and public company, in-house environments, the training AltaClaro provided helped supplement my knowledge of corporate law."

Ryan Nayar Legal Counsel, Centrica

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