
Drafting and Negotiating SaaS Agreements
Class Content
Overview
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Introduction to SaaS Agreements
- What Is a SaaS Agreement?
- How Do SaaS Agreements Differ in Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Arrangements?
- The Core Sections of a SaaS Agreement
- What Are the Core Sections of a SaaS Agreement?
- What Is the Scope of Services in SaaS Agreements?
- What Are Usage Restrictions in SaaS Agreements?
- What Are Pricing and Subscription Models in SaaS Agreements?
- What Are the Costs and Benefits of Auto-Renewal Provisions?
- What Are Additional Sources of Revenue in SaaS Agreements?
- Who Owns Data and Feedback Rights in SaaS Agreements?
- Other Provisions in SaaS Agreements
- What Are Representations and Warranties in SaaS Agreements, and Why Do We Use Them?
- What Are Typical Warranties in SaaS Agreements?
- What Are Typical Indemnities in SaaS Agreements?
- How Can Each Party Limit Its Liability in SaaS Agreements?
- Terminating a SaaS Agreement
- Why Might a Subscriber Terminate a SaaS Agreement?
- Why Might a SaaS Provider Terminate a SaaS Agreement?
- What Is Included in the Effect of Termination Section in SaaS Agreements?
- Service Level Agreements in SaaS Agreements
- What Are Service Level Agreements?
- What Are the Key Performance Metrics Found in Service Level Agreements?
- Data Security and Privacy Compliance in SaaS Agreements
- What Do We Mean by Data Security and Privacy?
- How Should the Parties Approach Data Security in SaaS Agreements?
- Which Domestic Privacy Rights Are Relevant to SaaS Agreements?
- What Is the Impact of International Privacy Law on US-Based SaaS Providers?
Simulation Exercise
Participants will be asked to review and propose revisions to a SaaS agreement based on a set of facts relating to a hypothetical client’s goals and concerns. Participants will be asked to focus on six specific concerns and identify and explain for each: (1) the relevant provision(s); (2) any revisions, deletions, or additions the participant would make to the identified provisions; (3) any additional information needed to fully respond; and (4) any other conforming edits or additional documents needed to ensure the client is adequately protected.
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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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