
Drafting and Negotiating Software Development Agreements
Class Content
Overview
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Articulate the purpose, key concepts, legal principles, and practical aspects of software development agreements from both the developer’s and client’s perspectives.
- Distinguish the various intellectual-property-rights aspects of software development agreements.
- Identify the major commercial risks each party faces during the development process, and how to mitigate those risks in the agreement.
- Explain the legal exposure of each party under key provisions of the agreement.
Simulation Exercise
Participants will be presented with a form software development agreement and asked to revise the agreement in accordance with a client’s concerns. In performing the exercise, participants will need to take into consideration the overall context of the proposed transaction from the perspective of the client, an online retailer seeking to commission an app with the help of a developer. Participants will also need to consider the relative bargaining power of the parties, the underlying business issues, which risks are more likely to occur and which are rare but worth anticipating.
CLE Credit
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Step 1: Learn
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Step 2: Do
Apply what you've learned to solve real-world client scenarios, using transaction documents derived from actual deals.
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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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