When negotiating and drafting IT agreements, you need to know what to look out for to anticipate problems, cover-off key points and adequately protect your client’s interests. Are you prepared?
Osgoode’s Certificate in Negotiating & Drafting IT Agreements is an innovate course offering a deep dive into the essential aspects of structuring, negotiating and drafting IT agreements. Program Director, Bradley Limpert leads an expert faculty of legal and IT specialists from leading technology companies to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills you need to competently and confidently negotiate and draft IT agreements.
Over the course of four intensive days, you will acquire a comprehensive overview of key factors relevant to structuring an IT agreement, and practical tools to enable you to draft and negotiate the contentious clauses. You will also learn the critical business, technological, and IP aspects underlying IT agreements, so that you can approach your contracts with a thorough grounding in essential concepts. Topics include:
- Fundamentals of IT System components, players and activities
- Advanced negotiation strategies and tactics
- The key IP issues that affect IT agreements
- Strategies for allocating liability in an IT contract
- Critical cross-border considerations
- Best practices for proceeding ethically in contract negotiations
- Critical security and privacy issues and how to manage them
- Addressing compliance challenges in open source software licensing
- Drafting and negotiation issues that impact IT agreements
- Emerging issues and technology trends
This Certificate features blended in-person and online learning, including two Online Primers (1 hour each) – both are available on-demand upon registration:
1. Navigating Ethical Issues in IT Transactions
2. Understanding IT System Development Methodologies
Your learning will also be enhanced and reinforced by applying what you’ve learned in a take-home drafting assignment and during two small group, skills-based “learn by doing” drafting and negotiation workshops where you will receive personalized feedback from IT agreement specialists.
In addition to comprehensive course materials, participants will receive materials from the text Technology Contracting: Law, Precedents and Commentary
Agenda
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Program Director
- Bradley Limpert, Limpert & Associates
Faculty Include:
- Pascal Barabé, Senior Legal Counsel, SAP Canada Inc.
- Isi (Izzy) Caulder, Patent & Trademark Agent, Bereskin & Parr LLP
- Richard F.D. Corley, Goodmans LLP
- Jennifer R. Davidson, Deeth Williams Wall LLP
- Jennifer MacInnis, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the Board, Ryerson University
- Andrew Nunes, Fasken LLP
- Laila Paszti, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
- Robert Percival, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- Thomas Prowse, VP, Legal, Tehama Inc.
- Joel Ramsey, Torys LLP
- John Sibley, Senior Manager, Deloitte Canada LLP
- Steven Slavens, Torys LLP
- Stephen Spracklin, City of Vaughan
- Gabriel M. A. Stern, Fasken LLP
Certificate of Program Completion
You will receive an Osgoode Certificate upon completion of this program as follows:
(1) view both Online Primers (1 hour each, on-demand)
(2) attend Modules 1-3 (live online or via recorded archive)
(3) complete and pass the take-home drafting assignment
(4) attend and participate in Module 4 drafting workshop and mock negotiation (live online). NOTE: Module 4 MUST be done live online on May 20, 2021.
Fees
Fees include online attendance, and program materials. The price does not include accommodations. Please inquire about group discounts and financial assistance.
Program Changes
We will make every effort to present the certificate program as advertised, but it may be necessary to change the dates, location, speakers or content with little or no notice. In the event of program cancellation, York University and Osgoode Hall Law School’s liability is limited to reimbursement of paid fees.
Substitutions, Cancellations and Refunds
Substitution of registrants is permitted at any time. If you are unable to find a substitute, a full refund is available if a cancellation request is received in writing 21 days prior to the program date. If a cancellation request is made with less than 21 days notice, a $150 administration fee will apply. No other refund is available.
Technical Support
In the event you experience technical difficulties, please contact opdsupport@osgoode.yorku.ca for assistance.
Program Details
Questions on program registration?
Please contact the Registration Team at osgoodepd@osgoode.yorku.ca
Questions on the program content?
Please contact the Program Lawyer:
Myrsini Zacharakis at MZacharakis@osgoode.yorku.ca
Program Details
- Date & Time
Module One
March 25, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDTModule Two
April 8, 2021
9:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDTModule Three
April 22, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDTModule Four
May 20, 2021
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDTPLUS! Two Online Primers* Available on demand upon Registration
*Must view both Online Primers (1 hour each) to obtain your Certificate
- Location
Online - Live, interactive
- Fee per Delegate
$2,995 + HST
Newly Licensed (2018-Present): $1,497.50
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Who Should Attend
- Lawyers and advisors who advise on IT agreements and software licensing
- In-house counsel and executives managing software and IT services procurement
- IT managers and developers
- IT procurement professionals
- IT consultants
- Contract managers and specialists
- Government procurement professionals
- Outsourcing professionals
- Advisors to technology start-ups and entrepreneur
Accredited By
“I have worked with contracts for many years and must say I certainly have a completely different perspective when I am reviewing contracts than I did prior to taking this course. The course materials provided are also an excellent resource! It was great to be able to attend in person and I enjoyed meeting others who took the course from across the country. Always good to hear the perspectives, views and challenges that others face when it comes to negotiating IT contracts. The folks at Osgoode made everyone feel very welcome, the conference room and breakout rooms were great and the food and snacks were excellent.”
“This course provided me [with] the knowledge I needed for my current assignment [and] increased my capability in this area by 1-2 years. The precedent cases are helpful and gave me an understanding on where the boundaries are. The “gotchas” [from practitioners] were good as I don’t necessary know what to look for.”
“Very valuable learning for my role as an IT Procurement Manager.”
“Overall well worth the amount paid, and brilliant concept to use a case study as a tool for delivering the contents of the program.”
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