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Drafting Agreements to Avoid Unnecessary Litigation 2025

Content Provider
American Law Institute CLE
Product
CLE
Run Time
92 Minutes
Recording Date
02/26/2025
Presenter(s)
Amy O'Keefe, Kierstan Shultz
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Legal Skills, Corporate and Business Law
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $259.00

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Description

When drafting a commercial contract, careful consideration needs to be given to craft the contract language with an eye towards avoiding the risk of litigation with counterparties. Regardless of your specialty, the risk of poorly crafted contractual language leading to very time-consuming and financially costly litigation is an ever-present threat that should be addressed in every business transaction. This 90-minute webcast will provide a litigator’s perspective on various contractual provisions and offer strategies for drafting agreements through the lens of avoiding future litigation issues (or least maximizing litigation positioning) based on a greater understanding of relevant legal principles. This course will cover: > Enforceability > Assignment provisions > Anti-reliance provisions > Limitations on liability > Limitations of remedies > Indemnification provisions > Arbitration provisions > Choice of law provisions > Other dispute resolution provisions This accredited continuing legal education program provided by ALI CLE will benefit all lawyers who work with contracts.

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State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlabamaApproved1.50General12/31/2025
AlaskaApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
ArizonaApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
ArkansasApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
CaliforniaApproved1.50Participatory02/25/2030
ColoradoPending State Response0.00
ConnecticutApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
DelawareApproved1.50General02/25/2027
GeorgiaApproved1.50General12/31/2025
HawaiiApproved1.50General02/26/2027
IdahoPending State Response0.00
IllinoisApproved1.50General05/18/2027
IndianaPending State Response0.00
IowaApproved1.50General02/25/2026
KansasApproved1.50General05/18/2026
KentuckyPending State Response0.00
LouisianaPending State Response0.00
MainePending State Response0.00
MinnesotaPending State Response0.00
MissouriApproved1.80GeneralOn-going
MontanaPending State Response0.00
NebraskaPending State Response0.00
New HampshireApproved1.50General02/25/2028
New JerseyApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
New MexicoApproved1.50General02/25/2030
New YorkApproved1.50SkillsOn-going
North CarolinaApproved1.50General02/28/2026
North DakotaPending State Response0.00
OhioPending State Response0.00
OklahomaPending State Response0.00
OregonPending State Response0.00
PennsylvaniaApproved1.50General05/18/2027
Puerto RicoPending State Response0.00
South CarolinaPending State Response0.00
TennesseeApproved1.53General05/18/2026
UtahPending State Response0.00
VermontApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
VirginiaPending State Response0.00
West VirginiaApproved1.84GeneralOn-going
WisconsinApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
WyomingPending State Response0.00

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