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The Future of Contracts - Automation, Blockchain, and Smart Contracts

By Dan Puterbaugh, Legal Director supporting Adobe's Cloud and Adobe Sign

Blockchain is an exciting new technology that can be utilized in the legal field. In this article, experts discuss how the application of this technology will benefit your in-house department as well as some basic ways to understand and engage with this exciting tech.

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Beyond the Stock Arbitration Clause

By Phil Ytterberg

Arbitration can often be viewed as something standardâ€"a process that comes up only during contract negotiations. Learn how to look at dispute resolution from the viewpoint of contractual arbitration, understanding that arbitration agreements can be customized to meet almost any contractual requirement.

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Beating Vendor Lockdown: Negotiating Software Licenses for Your Organization

By Joseph R. ("Casey") Mangan Jr. - counsel, Allstate Insurance Company; and John L. Hines Jr. - partner, intellectual property department, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.

This article discusses why negotiating software licensing agreements can be difficult and outlines how to maximize your chances for successfully negotiating some critical deal points.

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Top Ten Tips on Legal Support for IT Outsourcing Deals

By Martin Mengelle
Regional Counsel
Central America, Caribbean and Puerto Rico
Hewlett-Packard Co.

Considering the distinctive aspects of a typical IT outsourcing deal, this article presents a top ten list of tips that you should consider when negotiating IT outsourcing deals, whether as legal counsel for the client or for the IT vendor.

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Multinational Software Licences

By Field Fisher Waterhouse

This QuickCounsel reviews some options for structuring multinational software licences and considers key issues that vendors and customers need to address in the licence agreement.

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Implementation and Use of Electronic Contracts

By Connie Brenton and Jason Epstein

Electronic execution and management of signatures, contracts and records is at the cutting edge of modern business practices. In-house counsel who implement this technology are helping to generate sales, reduce costs and improve internal governance practices. This article takes an in-depth look at electric contracting, including its evolution, legal enforceability and reputable transaction tools.

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Risky Business: Identifying and Managing the Common Risks in Your Contracts

By Cathy Austin, Shakara Barnes, Evan Foster, Steven Jackman, Bari Williams

A panel of experts will discuss the contract clauses that most often cause disputes, even if the disputes are not over large dollar amounts. These disputes can occur for a variety of reasons, such as ambiguity in the contract language, or a requirement for the business to make exceptions to how it normally operates. The panel will provide a list of clauses that often create contract disputes or misunderstandings, and offer guidance on how to use the negotiation stage to avoid future disputes. The panel will also discuss strategies for working with internal clients to make sure the contract's requirements are realistic and complied with by all parties.

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Cloud Computing and Data Sharing Issues

By Carol Brani, Jason Epstein, Josh Torres

Discuss provisions in cloud computing agreements that address sensitive issues, such as data ownership and protection, privacy and intellectual property. Obtain tips on negotiating liabilities and risks in cloud computing contracts — what provisions SaaS providers commonly include in agreements, provisions large customers typically request, which are negotiable and how to mitigate the impact of terms you cannot change.

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A Primer on Telecommunications Service Agreements

By Jonathan R. Spencer and C. Douglas Jarrett

Telecommunications services—those things that connect your corporate offices, data centers, e-commerce sites, call centers, and cell phones—are vital to most companies, and with multiyear, multimillion-dollar contracts at stake, in-house counsel can help save company money through informed negotiations with potential providers. Learn the pricing and cost strategies, standard agreement pitfalls, and remedies to insist on (or avoid) in negotiating your next telecom services agreement.