Practical Tips on How to Contract is a collection of 91 insightful tips for lawyers and professionals who want to improve how they draft and negotiate contracts. In each tip, Laura shares what she learned over her career at top law firms and technology companies. Her approachable writing style and practical explanations make these tips easy to understand and implement. This book can benefit everyone, whether they are new to contracts or have been working with them for years.Topics include advising clients, assignment, buying and selling goods, confidentiality and NDAs, contract structure and formation, damages, definitions, disputes, drafting, governing law, indemnification, intellectual property, negotiation, price and payment, purchase orders, risk, termination, title and risk of loss, training, working with contracts, and other inspiration.

Many books have been written on negotiation tactics and a few books have been written on contract drafting, but no book has combined the two disciplines into one-until now. Resulting from over 10 years of actual negotiation experience as both buyer and seller, author Stephen Guth offers insight into a world of negotiations and contracts that few ever see. This book isn't a feel-good book on win-win negotiations. It's an insider's view into real life negotiation tactics and ploys. Readers will learn how to use negotiation tactics such as the Columbo, the Price Slice and Dice, and the Signature Limit Lasso. Readers will also learn how to spot and counter vendor ploys such as the Pop-Tart, Mirroring, and the Only Game in Town. To put it all together, readers are instructed on contract drafting tricks such as Expressly Implied Warranties, the Endless Indemnification, and the Unlimited Limitation of Liability. Readers will never look at contracts the same way again.

Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice presents an overview of the stages in the contract process and offers a comprehensive introduction to the substantive areas addressed in transactional documents. In fourteen lessons, readers will learn how to work from prior documents to produce effective and complete legal documents that protect the client's interests.

From concept to closure, A Practical Guide to Drafting Contracts provides detailed instruction for drafting contracts. Moreover, it teaches readers how to adapt existing contracts and forms to the specific needs of their client--as is frequently done by lawyers in legal practice. Step-by-step instruction and examples unpack the purpose of each provision for a wide range of contracts and integrate the basic principles that apply to both domestic and international transactions. Practice exercises further develop students’ drafting skills, as well as their working knowledge of the language and syntax of contract law. New to the Second Edition: Enhanced coverage of negotiating and drafting contracts in the United States Mind-mapping exercises that help learners think deeply about key contract provisions and their effect on other important aspects of the contract New contract simulations and drafting exercises Clear signposting of text and exercises specifically written for non-native speakers Professors and students will benefit from: Step-by-step instruction through the entire drafting process In-depth explanations and helpful examples Insights into the strategic decisions behind drafting contracts Hands-on exercises that: Raise awareness of commonly occurring contract provisions Encourage use of phrasing appropriate to audience and purpose Build familiarity with the legal principles of contracts Provide practice modifying forms and contracts drafted by other parties Discussion of U.S. law regarding key contract provisions and drafting issues Online Student Resources including: Additional exercises A wealth of sample APA contracts, Consulting Agreements, and Distribution Contracts that students are encouraged to mine for appropriate language and provisions in the process of drafting new contracts

An Insider's Guide to Hotel Contract Negotiations Stephen Guth's latest book provides a unique insider's perspective on the high-stakes complexities of hotel contract negotiations. Covering topics from attrition to force majeure to walked guests, "Hotel Contract Negotiation Tips, Tricks, and Traps" dissects contract provisions with easy-to-understand explanations and alternate language to counter hotel negotiation ploys. Based on years of real-life experience, the practical negotiation tactics described in this book could save you tens of thousands of dollars on your next meeting and could protect you from being hit with even more in liquidated damages. Whether you are a meeting planner, ten-percenter, or just someone who is looking to get a great deal for your next group meeting, this book has something for you. Don't negotiate your next hotel deal without it!

The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual on IT contracts. This is a clause-by-clause "how to" guide on software licenses and technology services agreements, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.This handbook is written for both lawyers and businesspeople, including contract managers, procurement officers, corporate counsel, salespeople, and anyone else responsible for getting IT deals done. Perhaps most important, this book uses simple English, as any good contract should.Topics covered include: ·Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing agreements ·Warranties ·Indemnities ·Open source software ·Service level agreements ·Nondisclosure agreements ·Limitations of liability ·Internet and e-commerce contracts·Software escrow ·Data security ·Copyright licensing ·And much more