The holidays are over, and I’ll soon be heading out on the road. Here are the public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars scheduled for the next few weeks: January 17, Montreal, QC February 17, Melbourne, Australia February 18, Canberra, Australia February 21, Sydney, Australia I’ll be in Kuala Lumpur on February 24–25 for a two-day seminar, and on March 27 I’ll be … Read More
I’m delighted to be able to tell you that I’ll be going back to Australia in February 2014 to do another series of “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars with my friends at Melbourne Law School. I’ll be doing a seminar in Melbourne on 17 February (here), in Canberra (for the first time) on 18 February (here), and in Sydney on 21 … Read More
On 8 April 2014 I’ll be presenting a public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar hosted by SAP at its headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, 14 kilometers south of Heidelberg. And on 10 and 11 April I’ll be presenting another two seminars in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by the local office of the international law firm Akin Gump. To find out more, and to … Read More
On 22–24 January 2014, I’ll be in London, at a forum entitled “Advanced Contract Risk Management for the Utility and Power Generation Industry.” (For more information, go here.) In particular, on 24 January I’ll be presenting a half-day workshop entitled “Effective Contract Language, Efficient Contract Process.” I’m looking forward to it. The roster of speakers looks interesting, and companies around the world will … Read More
Now hear this! Below are cities and dates for my public 2014 “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the U.S. for West LegalEdcenter. You’ll be able to register starting early December, once West puts the information online. We might add another city or two. Meanwhile, save the date! Dallas, TX (March 27, 2014) Atlanta, GA (April 3, 2014) Chicago, IL (May … Read More
I’m delighted to announce that on 8 April 2014 I’ll be presenting a public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar hosted by SAP, a world leader in enterprise software and software-related services. It will be held at SAP’s headquarters in Walldorf, outside of Heidelberg, Germany. Earlier this year I did seminars in Hamburg and Copenhagen hosted by ECE, the shopping-center developer, and Maersk … Read More
I’m gearing up for the fall 2013 season of public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars (although in some locations a different title is being used). Here’s the lineup: Boston, September 12 Minneapolis, October 9 Calgary, October 24 Washington, D.C., October 31 Toronto, November 6 New York, November 7 Seoul, November 14 Singapore, November 19 Kuala Lumpur, November 21 Abu Dhabi, November … Read More
Via @CharlesHGreen I learned of this 2006 post by David Maister, an authority (now retired) on managing professional service firms. The title is “Why (Most) Training Is Useless,” and much of what it has to say applies to the training I provide. The Limited Value of Stand-Alone Training Consider the following extract: Unfortunately, training and other kinds of meetings and conferences … Read More
I’m happy to report that on November 25–26, 2013, I’ll be giving in Abu Dhabi a two-day “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar for Marcus Evans. (For marketing reasons they might want to call it something else.) Details to follow. It will be my first public seminar in the region, so I’m looking forward to it. I expect to head to Abu Dhabi … Read More
Yesterday I gave in New Jersey, before a good crowd, my last “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar for West LegalEdcenter for the first half of the year. I have a couple of other seminars coming up, notably one for a state government agency early next week, but things are winding down for the summer. As far as seminars go, it’s been … Read More
