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Drafting and Negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Class Content
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.
Objectives
Upon completion of this Master Class, participants are able to:
- Identify the circumstances in which an NDA is appropriate an in what form
- Draft and negotiate basic terms in an NDA
- Modify an NDA for a particular purpose
Simulation Exercise
Participants are tasked with commenting on an NDA, from the perspective of both the discloser and recipient, and proposing revisions as necessary.
CLE Credit
2 CLE Credits is available for each course.
Preview
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Step 1: Learn
Learn at your own pace, absorbing lessons in short, easily digested segments led by experienced practitioners.
Step 2: Do
Apply what you've learned to solve real-world client scenarios, using transaction documents derived from actual deals.
Step 3: Review
Deepen your learning in virtual review sessions with an experienced practitioner. Review model answers and ask questions.
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
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