Contributed by legal experts in their respective areas of practice, LEGAL OPINION LETTERS FORMBOOK offers practical advice on drafting opinion letters and sample letters in a variety of substantive areas. Commentary on each sample letter helps you to effectively write and prepare accurate, concise, and plainly worded opinion. LEGAL OPINION LETTERS FORMBOOK will foster your proficiency in rendering legal opinion letters in areas such as commercial transactions, bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate, securities, and tax.

Legal Opinion Letters Formbook is an invaluable resource when you need to render a legal opinion letter on topics from commercial transactions to real estate lending, intellectual property to insurance coverage, securities law to corporate status, and much more. Much More than a formbook, it is a comprehensive drafting tool that will save you time and effort each time you prepare a commonly requested opinion letter. This one-volume guide provides you with: More than 60 comprehensive illustrative forms prepared by leading experts in their respective fields Chapters written by 22 noted experts Clear explanations of the law relevant To The forms and how to apply the forms to your case Insightful analysis of case law and ABA, TriBar, and state bar guidelines relating to opinion letters Actual text of important reports and opinions Practical guidance for effective legal writing of opinion letters. and more.

Now you can draft and defend accurate, well-supported third party legal opinions with complete confidence! In Glazer and FitzGibbon on Legal Opinions: Drafting, Interpreting, and Supporting Closing Opinions in Business Transactions, Third Edition, three outstanding authorities give you intensely practical guidance - including sample opinion language throughout the text - that shows you how to determine which versions of the standard opinion clauses you should use, establish the factual basis for the opinion, and take all the steps necessary to support your opinion. The authors describe customary practice and its implications, identify areas of uncertainty and suggests how disputed areas should be resolved. Extensive appendices reproduce all the ABA and TriBar Opinion Committee Reports, as well as all the Bar Association reports of various states. This valuable information is also included on a bonus companion CD-ROM.

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