Description: Contracts involving technology (e.g., software licenses, software development agreements, and related professional service agreements) are just like any other legal agreement, except when they're not. The rapid cycling nature of technology, global intellectual property issues, complex industry partnerships, privacy and security concerns, and many other factors, can present significant challenges to an attorney tasked with negotiating an advantageous technology contract on behalf of a client. In this course, Michael R. Overly, an experienced transactional attorney and former electrical engineer, will offer real-world tools to assist practitioners in negotiating technology contracts. Specifically, the course will look at a dozen or so of the most critical issues in these contracts and provide specific recommendations for negotiating those provisions. The course will provide example provisions found in vendor contracts and model revisions to those provisions. The participant will come away with a strong foundation in understanding the pressure points in these negotiations.
Course Agenda
Collecting Basic Deal Information
Executive Description of Engagement
Useful Life
Expected Fees
Type of Agreement
Performance
Intellectual Property Issues
Other Unique Issues
Key Contract Provisions
Essential Considerations
The Business Case
Parties to the Agreement
Vendor Personnel
Project Management
Specifications
License Grant
License Fees
Acceptance Testing
Intellectual Property Ownership
Warranties
Indemnities
Limitation of Liability
Support
Confidentiality
Assignment
Payment
Knowledge Transfer
Basic SLA Issues
Audit Rights
Term  | | Online Media Type: | | Audio | | | | State Hours: | | AK, AZ, CA, CO, MO, NY, NC, NV, TN, NJ, IN, IL | |
| Michael R. Overly
Michael R. Overly is a partner in the Information Technology and Outsourcing Group in the Los Angeles office of Foley & Lardner LLP. As an attorney and former electrical engineer, his practice focuses on counseling clients regarding technology licensing, intellectual property development, information security, and electronic commerce. Mr. Overly is one of the few practicing lawyers who has satisfied the rigorous requirements necessary to obtain the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) , Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications. He is a member of the Computer Security Institute and the Information Systems Security Association. Mr. Overly writes and speaks frequently regarding negotiating and drafting technology transactions and the legal issues of technology in the workplace, e-mail, and electronic evidence. He has written numerous articles and books on these subjects and is a frequent commentator in the national press (e.g., the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, ABCNEWS.com, CNN, and MSNBC). In addition to conducting training seminars in the United States, Norway, Japan, and Malaysia, Mr. Overly has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding online issues. Among others, he is the author of the best selling e-policy: How to Develop Computer, E-mail, and Internet Guidelines to Protect Your Company and Its Assets (AMACOM 1998), Overly on Electronic Evidence (West Publishing 2002), The Open Source Handbook (Pike & Fischer 2003), Document Retention in The Electronic Workplace (Pike & Fischer 2001), and Licensing Ling-by-Line (Aspatore Press 2004). Contact: Telephone: 213-972-4533 - moverly@foley.com
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