Whether you’re a corporate lawyer, information technology specialist, or in-house corporate counsel, information technology agreements likely form part of your practice. And, whether you deal with them on a daily basis or only occasionally, you need to know what to look for in order to anticipate possible problems, address key points, and adequately protect your client’s interests. Moreover, with the fast pace of evolving technology, emerging IP and web developments are integral to contracting issues too; you can’t afford to be left behind.

Osgoode Professional Development has developed this comprehensive short course to provide maximum practical value. You’ll hear from corporate counsel and IT specialists from leading technology companies, as well as top technology lawyers from private practice. Your learning will be enhanced and reinforced by demonstration workshops, which will drill down to the important drafting and strategic points about key clauses.

In addition to the comprehensive course materials, as an added bonus every participant will also receive the text Technology Contracting: Law, Precedents and Commentary from Thomson-Carswell, which includes even more in-depth information, checklists, annotated sample agreements, and plenty of useful precedents.

You'll walk away from this course with a sound understanding of the key IT agreements, proven negotiation strategies, practical drafting tools, and valuable written resources. Past delegates have raved about how valuable this course was.

The optional Pre-Course Primer on February 7, 2012 is designed to provide a solid grounding in basic technology concepts, business aspects, and key legal concepts involved with IT agreements. It’s ideal for anyone who may be negotiating or advising on IT contracts but does not have prior background in the law pertaining to intellectual property, principles of legal liability and indemnity, and/or IT systems and their development.

Course Leader
P. Bradley Limpert, Ridout & Maybee LLP

OPD Program Lawyer

Ken Jepson

kjepson@osgoode.yorku.ca