In this session we welcome acclaimed writer, speaker and consultant, Ken Adams. He is focussing on contract language and the contracting process. Ken is about to embark on a seminar tour of Asia, Australia, and Europe, and publish the much-expanded third edition of his groundbreaking book A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting.He discusses: the change from contract drafting as craft to contract drafting as commodity; some recurring sources of confusion; the role of knowledge sharing; looking after your templates; how to determine whether automation makes sense; and other topics.\r
Our Expert:According to The Lawyers Weekly, 'In the world of contract drafting, Ken Adams is the guru.' Ken is a specialist in contract language and contract automation.He is author of 'A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting' (ABA 3d ed. 2013 forthcoming) and 'The Structure of M&A Contracts' (West LegalEdcenter 2011). He's also a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. And he gives seminars in the U.S. (with West LegalEdcenter), Canada (with Osgoode Professional Development), and internationally, and has recorded a series of webcasts with West LegalEdcenter.He's also founder of Koncision Contract Automation, developer of online document-assembly contract templates. It's the result of combining the leading document-assembly software (ContractExpress), his guidelines for contract language, and state-of-the-art substance.For more information, go to www.koncision.com.
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