Just before Thanksgiving, the Delaware Supreme Court issued its opinion in Airgas, Inc. v. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. At issue was whether a bylaw proposed by Air Products at the annual meeting of Airgas stockholders on September 10, 2010 was valid. Chancellor Chandler of the Delaware Chancery Court upheld the bylaw, but the Delaware Supreme Court reversed. For a … Read More
Welcome to the website for Koncision Contract Automation. And in particular, welcome to my new blog, The Koncise Drafter. This blog replaces my blog on AdamsDrafting, where I’ve been blogging since 2006. Although the AdamsDrafting blog will, along with the rest of AdamsDrafting, remain up and will have value as an archive of over 700 posts, I won’t be updating … Read More
This week the ABA Journal—the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association—announced that it has selected the AdamsDrafting blog as one of the 100 best law blogs. The timing is perfect, as Ken Adams has just announced on AdamsDrafting that he will no longer be updating that site or that blog. Instead, his new blog, The Koncise Drafter, will be … Read More
In August we announced, in this press release, development of Koncision Contract Automation. As a first step our development, we’ve launched this website. It’s a work in progress: Some links (notably “Login” and “Join”) won’t function until we launch our first products. Other parts—including the FAQ—will be a work in progress. If you encounter any problems, please let us know. … Read More
Dear readers, this is the last post on the AdamsDrafting blog. Although this site, and this blog, will remain up, I won’t be updating them. Instead, I’ve moved my online base to www.koncision.com, the home of my new venture, Koncision Contract Automation. Part of that site is my new blog, The Koncise Drafter. I go into greater detail in the … Read More
After deciding, about ten years ago, that I wanted to be The Contract-Drafting Guy®, one of the first things I did was contact every law-firm “knowledge management” person I could track down, so that I could discuss with them how I might help their firm put its contract-drafting process on a rational footing. The response? Lots of crickets chirping. I … Read More
A feature of my wary relationship with Twitter: When I’m on the road and should, in theory, be regaling the world with salvos of bracing tweets, it’s the last thing I’m inclined to do. I’d rather experience things a fully as I can rather than devote part of my attention to providing running commentary. (For the same reason, I’ve never … Read More
My thanks to those who commented on my draft of the copyright notice for my book The Structure of M&A Contracts. Here’s my revised version: © 2010 Kenneth A. Adams You may copy and distribute without charge this publication’s table of contents, on condition that you include the above copyright notice in any copies. You may not otherwise copy or … Read More
The annual meeting of the Association of Corporate Counsel will soon be upon us, and I’m gearing up for my part in the panel discussion “Contract Drafting to Avoid Disputes and Inefficiency.” It’s on Tuesday, October 26, at 2:30 p.m. Because it has proved popular, ACC members will also be able to hear it by live webcast. I’ll be arriving in … Read More
Earlier this week I saw the following notice on the website of The Australian (emphasis added): GLOBAL firm Jones Day has poached Tony Wassaf from Allens Arthur Robinson and appointed him partner in the firm’s Sydney office. The energy and resources specialist has more than 25 years experience in the sector and said he was keen to work for a firm … Read More
