Comments on: My Response to a Student Seeking Advice on Contract Drafting http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/07/09/my-response-to-someone-seeking-advice/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jeremy http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/07/09/my-response-to-someone-seeking-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-92681 Jeremy Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/?p=882#comment-92681 That is great guidance DC. Jeremy That is great guidance DC.

Jeremy

]]> By: Blawg Review #220 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/07/09/my-response-to-someone-seeking-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-92672 Blawg Review #220 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:42:33 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/?p=882#comment-92672 [...] In other news, Peter Pappas awarded his “Rick Moranis Awards” for the best tax nerd blogs. Kevin LaCroix at D & O Diary has an update on the rising tide of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity. Charon QC conveys a bit of gossip about the questionable contract terms prescribed by a well-known U.K.-based real estate firm. And Ken Adams at Adams Drafting advises that if contract-drafting seems like a boring and unrewarding part of your work day, you’re probably not doing it right. [...] [...] In other news, Peter Pappas awarded his “Rick Moranis Awards” for the best tax nerd blogs. Kevin LaCroix at D & O Diary has an update on the rising tide of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity. Charon QC conveys a bit of gossip about the questionable contract terms prescribed by a well-known U.K.-based real estate firm. And Ken Adams at Adams Drafting advises that if contract-drafting seems like a boring and unrewarding part of your work day, you’re probably not doing it right. [...]

]]> By: D. C. Toedt http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2009/07/09/my-response-to-someone-seeking-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-92670 D. C. Toedt Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:52:01 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/?p=882#comment-92670 My advice to Tiffany: Focus primarily on understanding the business ideas. Draw a grid on a whiteboard to play the what-if game: - Brainstorm a list of the various kinds of events that could occur during various phases of the contract relationship: startup; normal operations; unusual operations; trouble; and shut-down. - For each Event X, ask: If this occurs, what will the parties want to happen — or to NOT happen — and (if appropriate) how exactly will they make their desires come to pass. - Turn this list into standard English. Much of your contract-drafting work is now largely finished. My advice to Tiffany: Focus primarily on understanding the business ideas.

Draw a grid on a whiteboard to play the what-if game:

- Brainstorm a list of the various kinds of events that could occur during various phases of the contract relationship: startup; normal operations; unusual operations; trouble; and shut-down.

- For each Event X, ask: If this occurs, what will the parties want to happen — or to NOT happen — and (if appropriate) how exactly will they make their desires come to pass.

- Turn this list into standard English.

Much of your contract-drafting work is now largely finished.

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