Program Details
2026-09-23 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-23 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines how the 2025–2026 tariff cycle — from IEEPA imposition through the Supreme Court’s invalidation in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and the subsequent shift to Section 122, Section 232, and Section 301 authority — has exposed critical gaps in commercial contract provisions governing force majeure, impracticability, and price allocation. Attorneys will analyze why standard force majeure and impracticability doctrines largely fail as tariff defenses, how courts are resolving post-SCOTUS refund-allocation disputes, and how to draft authority-agnostic, tariff-resilient contract language going forward. Attendees will leave with a framework for auditing existing contracts, structuring tiered cost-sharing provisions, and avoiding the most common drafting errors now appearing in active litigation.
Aaron M. Applebaum 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session equips attorneys with an analytical framework and contractual language examples designed to identify and close the most dangerous gaps in AI vendor agreements — including liability caps with insufficient exclusions, indemnity provisions that exclude training-data and output liability, and data-rights clauses that allow vendors to exploit customer inputs. Attendees will learn how recent court decisions (Mobley v. Workday, Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence) and the emerging regulatory landscape (EU AI Act, Colorado SB 26-189) are reshaping risk allocation in AI procurement. Attorneys will leave with a working understanding of priority negotiation targets and actionable guidance on which vendor-form provisions to reject, modify, or supplement.
Kristopher J. ChandlerAaron M. Applebaum is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he practices international trade and customs law as a member of the firm’s Customs group. He counsels companies on every stage of U.S. customs compliance — planning and counseling, government inquiries and enforcement actions, and customs-related litigation — and coordinates with colleagues across offices and disciplines on cross-border matters. Before entering private practice, he began his legal career at a multinational consumer electronics company, where he represented the company before customs authorities in several countries and designed and administered its trade compliance programs.
Kristopher (Kris) J. Chandler practices in Benesch’s Columbus, Ohio office, focusing on technology transactions, data security and privacy, and intellectual property protection. He chairs the firm’s multidisciplinary AI Commission, which guides B2B and B2C businesses, AI developers, investors, service providers, and integrators in deploying AI technologies safely and legally while monitoring proposed laws, regulations, and litigation.
Aaron M. Applebaum is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin LLP, where he practices international trade and customs law as a member of the firm’s Customs group. He counsels companies on every stage of U.S. customs compliance — planning and counseling, government inquiries and enforcement actions, and customs-related litigation — and coordinates with colleagues across offices and disciplines on cross-border matters. Before entering private practice, he began his legal career at a multinational consumer electronics company, where he represented the company before customs authorities in several countries and designed and administered its trade compliance programs.
Kristopher (Kris) J. Chandler practices in Benesch’s Columbus, Ohio office, focusing on technology transactions, data security and privacy, and intellectual property protection. He chairs the firm’s multidisciplinary AI Commission, which guides B2B and B2C businesses, AI developers, investors, service providers, and integrators in deploying AI technologies safely and legally while monitoring proposed laws, regulations, and litigation.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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