DESCRIPTION
Drafting Business Service Agreements
Master the essential elements of service agreements that govern the vast majority of modern business relationships where performance obligations meet payment terms in complex commercial arrangements. This comprehensive program provides practical guidance on structuring service contracts that protect client interests while facilitating successful business relationships. Learn to balance performance expectations with realistic delivery capabilities in service-based industries.
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Define service specifications and performance standards that create enforceable obligations without impossibility
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Structure payment terms and billing arrangements that align compensation with service delivery milestones
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Draft intellectual property and confidentiality provisions appropriate for service-based business relationships
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Address termination rights and transition obligations that protect clients during service provider changes
Speaker:
Joel R. Buckberg is a shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. and chair of the firm’s commercial transactions and business consulting group. He has more than 45 years’ experience structuring and drafting commercial, corporate and business transactions. He also counsels clients on strategic planning, financing, mergers and acquisitions, system policy and practice development, regulatory compliance and contract system drafting. Prior to joining Baker Donelson, he was executive vice president and deputy general counsel of Cendant Corporation.
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