Business Contracts: Nuts-and-bolts approaches to better contract drafting, real-world examples, warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability, and recent trends

Michael R. Overly | Foley & Lardner LLP

Michael Overly is a partner in Foley & Lardner’s Information Technology & Outsourcing Group and Privacy, Security and Information Management Groups. He is one of the few practicing lawyers who has satisfied the rigorous requirements necessary to obtain the Certified Information System Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP), and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications.

He writes and speaks frequently regarding negotiating and drafting technology transactions and the legal issues of technology in the workplace, e-mail, and electronic evidence. He has written numerous articles and books on these subjects and is a frequent commentator in the national press (e.g., the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, ABCNEWS.com, CNN, and MSNBC) and has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding online issues.

I. Nuts-and-bolts approaches to better contract drafting | 11:00am – 11:15am

II. Common pitfalls encountered in business contracts and practical ways to address them | 11:15am – 11:30am

III. Discussion of examples from actual contracts | 11:30am – 11:45am

IV. How to draft stronger and clearer contract protections | 11:45am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm

V. Common areas of risk in business contracts | 12:10pm – 12:25pm

• Warranties
• Indemnities
• Limitations of liability

VI. Recent trends in the industry | 12:25pm – 12:40pm

• The problem of contracts that “float”
• Techniques and approaches