Go here to register for my 3 November “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in London, hosted by University College London. Go here to register for my Thomson Reuters seminars in Seoul on 13 November, in Tokyo on 18 November, and in Singapore on 20 November. And you can still go here to register for my 10–11 November seminar in Abu Dhabi … Read More
In addition to my remaining 2014 “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the U.S. and Canada (here), I have an action-packed November lined up. I’ll be doing the following overseas seminars: London, 3 November: This will be my first public seminar in England. It will be hosted by University College London; my thanks to Mark Anderson for introducing me to UCL. Given my … Read More
This week I’ve had the distinct privilege of doing two back-to-back day-long “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, the prominent Netherlands law firm. (I just wrapped up the second seminar.) In that regard, consider the following: De Brauw’s very handsome auditorium seats one hundred (see the photo below), but demand for the seminars exceeded the space available. … Read More
Because of the novelty, I tend to blog more about seminars I give overseas compared to ones I give in the U.S. and Canada. But apart from some peripheral local color, all seminars, wherever they’re held, feature the same dynamic. And they all get my full attention. Before I head to Europe later this month, I have public seminars in Chicago on … Read More
The ineffable A. Wright Burke, M. Phil., asked me today why I don’t offer gradations of “Drafting Clearer Contracts.” “Introduction to.” “Intermediary.” “Ninja.” And so on. He posed his question with the best of intentions, so he probably didn’t expect me to start scowling and gnashing my teeth. Contract drafting isn’t like learning macramé, where you can start with a … Read More
[Updated May 29, 2014: My Vilnius roll-of-the-dice fell short: it was so last minute that my local partner wasn’t able to find enough people interested. I expect to go to Vilnius on some future trip.] On 30 May, I’m doing a “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Vilnius, Lithuania, at the Hotel Artis. For information in English, go here; for information … Read More
Last week I had the pleasure of doing a presentation at one of the offices of a national law firm. At 1.5 hours, it was the shortest presentation in my arsenal—“The Bad (and Good) News About Contract Drafting and the Contract Process.” In addition to the two dozen present in person, others were listening in from other offices. While waiting … Read More
I’ll be in Denmark the last week in May to do an in-house seminar. If you’re located in Scandinavia and would like to discuss having me do a “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar for your organization while I’m in the region, you’d find me particularly … flexible.
I’m delighted that my seminars in Geneva on 10 April and 11 April are sold out. I’m looking forward to it: the facilities are great, Akin Gump’s staff is very hospitable, and a full house only adds to the fun. But places are still available for my seminar at SAP’s headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. (Their conference room is less intime … Read More
I’m pleased to announce that on June 19, 2014, the Los Angeles office of the global law firm Proskauer will host one of my public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars with West LegalEdcenter. For more information, go here. I’ve successfully given hosted seminars in Europe. (As described here, this year’s seminars in Europe are being hosted by the law firm Akin Gump … Read More
