Seminars

London “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminar 6 November 2017

I’m delighted that on 6 November 2017 I’ll be doing another “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in London with UCL Faculty of Laws. Go here for more information. Note the significant student discount! And go here for feedback from participants at one of my previous seminars for UCL Faculty of Laws. I think it’s safe to say that among commentators on … Read More

Dubai “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminar on 9–10 August 2017

On 9–10 August, I’ll be doing a “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Dubai for Marcus Evans. It’s a two-day seminar; Marcus Evans always asks me to do two days. For more information, contact Mary-Ann Loui, at marya@marcusevanskl.com or at +603 2723 6757. This will be my first public seminar in Dubai. (I’ve done several in Abu Dhabi.) I’m looking forward to … Read More

Asia “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminars in September, October, and November 2017

I’m pleased that I’ll be returning to Asia this fall, to do seminars in the following cities with three different partners: Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, 19 September, with Thomson Reuters Singapore (information here; contact Julian Chiew at julian.chiew@thomsonreuters.com or +65 6870 3357) Manila, Philippines, Thursday, 21 September, with Thomson Reuters Singapore (information here; contact Julian Chiew at julian.chiew@thomsonreuters.com or +65 6870 3357) Seoul, South … Read More

The Contracts Guy Attended One of My Seminars

Last week I had the pleasure of finally meeting in person Brian Rogers, also known as “The Contracts Guy.” (His Twitter username is @theContractsGuy.) I’ve engaged with Brian for years, by telephone, webcam, and email and with comments on our respective blogs, but never in person, until last week. The occasion was my visit to St. Louis to do a … Read More

Seminars in Chicago. And Houston. And St. Louis. And Columbus.

Next Thursday (19 May) I have a public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Chicago. And on the following three Thursdays I give the same seminar in Houston, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Columbus, Ohio. I hope to see some of you there. I’ve been doing these seminars for ten years because they’re a great introduction to my approach to contract … Read More

Save the Dates: Toronto Seminars on 23 & 24 October 2017

On 23 October I’ll be in Toronto to do a “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar for Osgoode Professional Development. I’ll follow that on 24 October with my “advanced” seminar entitled “An Intensive Program in the Categories of Contract Language.” To keep it action-packed, it will be shorter than previous versions of this seminar, running from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Go … Read More

How Come I Have Fun at My Seminars?

Last week I did three gigs in three days. On Tuesday, at the request of cousin Joshua Stein, I did a one-hour presentation in New York as part of a seminar on real-estate financing. On Wednesday and Thursday, I did two day-long in-house “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the Bay Area. And at each of the three, I had … … Read More

New Date for Charlotte “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminar

The date for my public “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina, is now Thursday, 28 September 2017, instead of 22 September. That change was made a few weeks ago, but only now did I figure out that I hadn’t updated the “Public Seminars” page. It will be my first seminar in Charlotte. I hope to see some of … Read More

Updated Schedule for 2017 U.S. “Drafting Clearer Contracts” Seminars

Go here for my updated list of 2017 “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminars in the United States. What’s changed is that the Houston and St. Louis seminars have been moved back, to 25 May and 1 June respectively. No surprise there: the original information was posted late in 2016, leaving little time for marketing the earliest dates. I hope to see … Read More

I’m Speaking at the 2017 ACC Annual Meeting

I learned a couple of days ago that I’ll be speaking at the 2017 ACC annual meeting, in Washington, DC. In case you didn’t know, ACC is the Association of Corporate Counsel. I’ve enjoyed the time I’ve spent with ACC people. In fact, I’ve scored something of an exacta, as I’ll also be speaking at the 2017 ACC Europe annual … Read More