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7 Deadly Sins of Confidentiality Provisions and NDAS
Although the classic Deadly Sins do not ordinarily impact the process of drafting a Confidentiality Provision, the dramatic title is appropriate since this paper will focus on seven issues that arise in negotiation and drafting of contract terms related to "confidentiality" (and to Non-Disclosure Agreements - "NDAs") that can present significant difficulties for practitioners and clients.
What Business Trial Lawyers Think Transactional Lawyers Should Know
This document is an Appendix provided to attendees of a continuing legal education presentation by Ladd Hirsch and Patrick Keating on November 3, 2023. The examples of contract provisions provided below are provided to illustrate how various optional provisions discussed during the presentation might be written in a contract. These example provisions are not appropriate for every contract. An attorney should carefully consider this issue and tailor each provision to the needs of the contract at issue.
Jurisdiction and Venue in the New Texas Business Court: Practice Pointers for Drafting Business Agreements and Organizational Documents
Every year businesses organized in, having a presence or principal office in, or otherwise actively engaging in business in, the great state of Texas enter into hundreds of thousands of written contracts to govern their business arrangements (“Texas contracts”). Many of these Texas contracts include provisions expressing the parties’ agreements regarding the state, or subdivision of a state, in whose courts any litigation arising in connection with the contract will be conducted (choice of forum) and the specific county, city or court within that forum in which litigation arising in connection with the contract is to be conducted (choice of venue). Those agreements have been formed based upon the parties’ understanding of the laws of Texas and other leading commercial states governing the subject matter jurisdiction and geographic jurisdiction of their courts as established by statute and judicial decision.
Practice Tips for Preparing Corporate Representatives for a Deposition
This paper is designed to help employees prepare for depositions. A deposition can be a significant event in litigation, and a company should always want to make sure that their employees are thoroughly prepared for same. There are several stages in deposition preparations. First, especially if the employee has no experience or limited experience with a deposition, the employee should be instructed on how they work, who will be there, and what will happen – basically, the employee needs to be told what to expect during the deposition. Second, the employee should discuss with the attorney what facts and issues may be discussed. Third, to prepare for the actual deposition,the employee should be presented with likely questions that may be asked of the deponent. This can also be called“role-playing” and/or “woodshedding.” Fourth, the employee should be provided various tips on various situations that could happen during the deposition unrelated to the questions and answers. This paper will focus on all of these topic areas to try to provide you with as much information as possible to try to best prepare employees for depositions.