Presentations
Practical Guide to Key Business Agreements
Jonathan Fleisher will be co-chairing the conference and will be providing opening remarks on January 31, 2011.
The upcoming "Practical Guide to Key Business Agreements" conference will address through case studies, the most common hurdles currently faced by lawyers in drafting key business agreements. Participants will sharpen negotiating and drafting skills to safeguard commercial profitability and credibility, and to minimize risk by:
- Tightening confidentiality, non-compete, indemnity, and representations and warranties agreements
- Updating paperwork on consulting, equipment financing, asset and share purchase, international and inter-provincial agreements
- Maximizing the effectiveness of Letters of Intent & MOUs: Clarifying what is enforceable and what is not
- Examining tips and traps for IP licensing and outsourcing agreements
- Identifying critical considerations for Public M&A agreements
Cassels Brock lawyers will be speaking at two sessions during the conference.
On January 31, 2011, Jason Arbuck and Alison Manzer will be speaking on the topic of "Refining your Knowledge of the Nuts & Bolts of Loan and Credit Agreements: From Term Sheets to Termination."
- Discussing underwriting practices in today’s uncertain capital environment
- Pricing
- Credit Criteria
- Leverage
- Assessing collateral/market values and identifying new disclaimers you should include
- Exploring the effect of the BCE decision on underwriting and drafting practices
- What has happened to “relationship” borrowing and how does this affect your drafting?
- Avoiding common drafting pitfalls and responding to breaches of covenants
- Identifying goals and priorities in the negotiation process of loan and credit agreements
- Deriving the most benefit from preliminary documentation: essential considerations for drafting term sheets, commitment letters and fee letters
- Top tips for building customized clauses and boilerplate documents
- How to reconcile lenders’ flexibility and borrowers’ bottom-line
On February 1, 2011, Joseph Bellissimo and Jonathan Fleisher will be speaking about "Learning Tactical Tips on Key Aspects of Leases Involving Personal Property."
- Understanding the difference between a true and a finance lease to avoid the returning issue
- What is the scope of a court’s rights to sell true lease property?
- Mastering crucial insolvency cost allocating strategies
- How do the changes to the Ontario PPSA impact your leases?
- Avoiding traps in drafting a true lease
- Assessing the impacts on credit availability for borrowers
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