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Drafting and Enforcing Indemnification Clauses: Real-World Lessons Every Lawyer Should Know (2026 Edition)

2026-02-27 14:00:00

2026-02-27 14:00:00

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Master the drafting and enforcement of indemnification clauses with real-world insights from experienced litigators and transactional experts.

2026-02-27 14:00:00

Master the drafting and enforcement of indemnification clauses with real-world insights from experienced litigators and transactional experts.

2026-02-27 14:00:00

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Key topics that will be covered

What will you learn

This course covers the critical elements of indemnification clauses from drafting through enforcement, including core components, scope limitations, trigger events, valuation mechanisms, and recent case law trends. You will also learn how to navigate complex provisions, compare indemnity to alternative risk allocation tools, and understand public-policy guardrails that govern indemnification.

What will you gain

Practical skills to draft clear, enforceable indemnification clauses tailored to specific risks; strategic insights into negotiating indemnity provisions for commercial, energy, and government contracts; and actionable knowledge for enforcing indemnity obligations when disputes arise post-closing or post-performance.

Core Components
Understand the foundational elements of effective indemnification clauses, including how to structure provisions for enforceability and clarity in various transaction types.
Scope and Limits
Learn how to define scope, set appropriate caps and exclusions, and establish clear trigger events and notice obligations that protect both parties.
Defense Mechanics
Master practical approaches to defense and settlement processes, including notice requirements and control provisions for direct and third-party claims.
Valuation Methods
Explore valuation, calculation, and payment mechanisms that ensure clarity and prevent disputes over indemnity amounts and timing.
Enforcement Tactics
Discover practical levers for enforcement when the indemnifying party fails to defend or pay, including coordination with other remedies and leverage strategies.
Legal Guardrails
Examine public-policy limits on indemnification for negligence, gross negligence, and intentional acts, plus the role of representations and warranties insurance.

What will you learn

This course covers the critical elements of indemnification clauses from drafting through enforcement, including core components, scope limitations, trigger events, valuation mechanisms, and recent case law trends. You will also learn how to navigate complex provisions, compare indemnity to alternative risk allocation tools, and understand public-policy guardrails that govern indemnification.

What will you gain

Practical skills to draft clear, enforceable indemnification clauses tailored to specific risks; strategic insights into negotiating indemnity provisions for commercial, energy, and government contracts; and actionable knowledge for enforcing indemnity obligations when disputes arise post-closing or post-performance.

Agenda

Session 1

Critical Elements of Indemnification Clauses: Insights for Emerging Attorneys

Session 2

Drafting & Enforcing Complex Indemnification Provisions

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Critical Elements of Indemnification Clauses: Insights for Emerging Attorneys

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Liane Noble shares sharp, real-world perspectives on indemnification drafting and negotiation, focusing on the critical components of indemnification clauses. This session breaks down how courts enforce indemnity provisions, the valuation mechanics at play, and the risks they pose, with key topics covering core components and structure, scope and exclusions, trigger events and notice obligations, valuation and payment mechanisms, and recent case law and enforcement trends.

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Drafting & Enforcing Complex Indemnification Provisions

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Steven Weise and Edwin Smith guide attorneys beyond boilerplate to create indemnification clauses that are clear, targeted, and enforceable. Key topics include defining who is covered with clear definitions, managing direct versus third-party claims with practical notice procedures, comparing indemnity to alternatives like escrows and R&W insurance, understanding public-policy guardrails, and learning enforcement mechanics when the indemnifying party fails to defend or pay.

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

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speakers

Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Liane is a trial lawyer with extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes, breach of contract cases, and business torts in state and federal trial and appellate courts. She provides insightful counsel to corporations, organizations, and individuals navigating high-stakes disputes.

Experience

Before rejoining Vinson & Elkins, Liane served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas, where she took numerous cases to trial in federal court. During her tenure, she led high-stakes cases on both sides of litigation, representing the government as a defendant against challenges to federal regulations and enforcing violations of federal law as plaintiff.

Liane Noble

Vinson & Elkins

Liane is a trial lawyer with extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes, breach of contract cases, and business torts in state and federal trial and appellate courts. She provides insightful counsel to corporations, organizations, and individuals navigating high-stakes disputes.

Experience

Before rejoining Vinson & Elkins, Liane served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas, where she took numerous cases to trial in federal court. During her tenure, she led high-stakes cases on both sides of litigation, representing the government as a defendant against challenges to federal regulations and enforcing violations of federal law as plaintiff.

Steven O. Weise

Proskauer Rose

Steve Weise is a partner in the corporate department practicing in a wide range of commercial law, with particular expertise in matters arising under the Uniform Commercial Code, especially Article 9 – Secured Transactions. He is also authoritative on third-party opinion letters, contract law matters, online contracting, plain English drafting, and boilerplate.

Recognition & Leadership

Nationally-recognized expert in Uniform Commercial Code matters.

Professional Involvement

Member of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code and of the Council of the American Law Institute. Adviser in the preparation of the American Law Institute Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts. Former chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law and its Legal Opinions Committee. Reporter for many TriBar Opinions Committee reports on opinions under the UCC. Long-time member of the board of the Working Group on Legal Opinions.

Experience

For thirty years, Steve has been on many Uniform Commercial Code drafting committees, including the comprehensive revision of UCC Article 9 in 1999 and the 2022 UCC Amendments addressing digital assets as collateral. He is a Lecturer in Law at UCLA Law School, where he teaches Uniform Commercial Code – Secured Transactions.

Edwin Smith

Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Edwin Smith concentrates his practice in commercial law, debt financings, structured financings, workouts, bankruptcies, and international transactions. He is particularly knowledgeable on commercial law and insolvency matters, both domestic and cross-border.

Recognition & Leadership

Chambers USA noted he 'probably knows as much about UCC as anybody in the country.'

Professional Involvement

Guest speaker for bar and trade organizations including ALI-CLE, the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the International Insolvency Institute, the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, the Boston Hedge Fund Group, the Commercial Finance Association, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Equipment Leasing Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the Risk Management Association, and various local bar associations. Actively participated as a Uniform Law Commissioner in the drafting of recent revisions to the Uniform Commercial Code.

Experience

His representations have included those in major bankruptcies including Refco, Lehman, the City of Detroit, and PG&E. He often advises financial institutions on documentation and risk management issues. He advises creditors and counter-parties on commercial and insolvency risks in sales, leasing, financing, investment securities, and derivatives and repo-style transactions.

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Understanding indemnification is essential for lawyers drafting commercial agreements and managing contract disputes effectively.
89%
89% of private target acquisition agreements include indemnification as the exclusive remedy for transaction-related claims, per the ABA 2023 Private Target Deal Points Study.
22%
Contract litigation cases in federal district courts grew 22% in 2023, reflecting increased reliance on courts to resolve business disputes (U.S. Courts Federal Judicial Caseload Statistics 2023).
56%
56% of general counsel report that settling disputes before trial has become moderately or significantly more difficult over the past year, per Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2025 Annual Litigation Trends Survey.
51%
51% of legal leaders identify disputes and investigations as a primary risk factor, with rising costs attributed to increased complexity and data, per the FTI Consulting General Counsel Report 2025.

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