How to Draft Better Contracts than an Elite Deal Lawyer, Featuring Lenné Espenschied

MCLE Credits: 2.0
Ethics Credits Included: 0.0

Thursday, August 24, 10:00 a.m.–Noon ET Live Webcast Live Telephone
Thursday, September 28, 1:00–3:00 p.m. ET Webcast with Live Q&A Telephone with Live Q&A
Monday, October 30, Noon–2:00 p.m. ET Webcast with Live Q&A Telephone with Live Q&A
MCLE Credit:	2.0 Pending
Live-Interactive Credit:	2.0 Pending (all dates, all formats)
Registration Fees:	Webcast: $159 Telephone: $179

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Why Attend?

Gain insights into specific negotiating strategies used by elite deal lawyers
Review recent trends in high-profile transaction negotiations
Study authentic examples from recent transactions
Learn what elite deal lawyers do very well
Learn what elite deal lawyers don’t do very well
Examine specific drafting flaws virtually all lawyers need to improve
Understand practical drafting strategies to improve the overall quality of all sorts of contracts and agreements

A few years ago, a Harvard professor opined in a law review article that elite deal lawyers are so much better than other lawyers that they actually negotiate differently among themselves. Was he right?

In this program, by studying specific deal terms you will learn what elite deal lawyers do especially well, then Lenné Espenschied will distill this information into practical tips and techniques you can apply to all the contracts you draft. Next, by pointing out authentic examples of what elite deal lawyers don’t do especially well, based on recent high-profile transactions, Ms. Espenschied will make practical recommendations to show you how to improve the quality of all kinds of contracts and agreements.

This program can be beneficial for all lawyers who draft contracts and agreements in corporate, business, construction, government, technology, intellectual property, real property, trusts and estates, and litigation practices.

Discounts available for Virginia CLE webcast-telephone-live seminars

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COURSE SCHEDULE (August 24) (Eastern Time)

10:00	How to Draft Better Contracts than an Elite Deal Lawyer
12:00	Adjourn

Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

COURSE SCHEDULE (September 28) (Eastern Time)

1:00	How to Draft Better Contracts than an Elite Deal Lawyer
3:00	Adjourn

Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

COURSE SCHEDULE (October 30) (Eastern Time)

12:00	How to Draft Better Contracts than an Elite Deal Lawyer
2:00	Adjourn

Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

Faculty

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Lenné Eidson Espenschied / Saint Simons Island, GA

Ms. Lenné Eidson Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers. She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd ed. 2019) and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011).

After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her legal practice at the firm now known as Eversheds Sutherland; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office. As a law professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting. Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.