Drafting and Negotiating Technology Contracts, and a Comprehensive Guide to the Key Elements of a Contract

Preston Coughlin

Polsinelli Law Firm

Preston Coughlin is an attorney with Polsinelli, where he structures and negotiates technology licenses, commercial contracts, and general business transactions.

Josh Andrews

Gatehouse Law

Josh Andrews is the managing partner of Gatehouse Law where he focuses his practice on the legal needs of entrepreneurs, business law, and complex transactions.

Live Video-Broadcast: June 28, 2024

Drafting and Negotiating Technology Contracts, and a Comprehensive Guide to the Key Elements of a Contract

$245.00 2.5 hour CLE

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Program Summary

Session I – Mastering Technology Contracts: Key considerations for drafting – Preston Coughlin

This session provides practical guidance on how to draft and negotiate technology contracts, including software-as-a-service contracts and on-premise software licenses. Focusing on the key provisions, this session will help you negotiate the complicated issues that arise in technology contracts and advise you on how to drive contract negotiations to closure. Real-world examples and the latest trends will be discussed as part of this program.

Key Topics:

• Prime Clauses and Restrictions
• Pricing
• Term and Termination
• Representations and Warranties & Service Level Agreements

Session II – Comprehensive Contract Essentials: A guide to key elements – Josh Andrews

The contract encompasses crucial elements including a comprehensive overview, delineating services, technical specifications, and acceptance criteria. It outlines confidentiality and addresses ownership, and security obligations concerning data. Additionally, it includes provisions for indemnification, limiting liability, representations, warranties, maintenance, support obligations, and stipulates the duration and conditions for termination.

Key Topics:

• Confidentiality and Data Security
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Risk Allocation
• Miscellaneous/Boilerplate

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: June 28, 2024

11:00 am – 1:50 pm Eastern
10:00 am – 12:50 pm Central
9:00 am – 11:50 am Mountain
8:00 am – 10:50 am Pacific

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Preston Coughlin | Polsinelli Law Firm

Preston Coughlin is an attorney with Polsinelli, where he structures and negotiates technology licenses, commercial contracts, and general business transactions. As outside counsel to a variety of startups and large established companies (including a large hospital system), Mr. Coughlin routinely drafts and negotiates technology contracts, including contracts worth millions of dollars. In particular, Mr. Coughlin has considerable experience in representing (and negotiating against) large publicly traded cloud providers.

Josh Andrews | Gatehouse Law

Josh Andrews is the managing partner of Gatehouse Law where he focuses his practice on the legal needs of entrepreneurs, business law, and complex transactions, such as business formations; business transactions; raising capital for businesses; complex business negotiations; national and international intellectual property management, property disputes and expansion of business; mergers and acquisitions; and preventative law business consulting.

Mr. Andrews is admitted to practice in Alabama and Georgia. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the State Bar of Georgia. Mr. Andrews earned his B.A. degree from Birmingham-Southern College and his J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law.