Our four Master Classes each focus on a different topic that, when combined, cover the essential topics to understanding and negotiating IT contracts more effectively. See below for a highlight of the first Master Class in the series, Prime Clauses. Q2 also features webinars, including in May, Dissecting a Vendor Friendly Contract. All programs include live Q&A with David Tollen. We hope you will join us.
Master Class Highlight: April 14th
Prime Clauses: License, Subscription, IP Transfer, and Payment
Topics include:
- Type of tech deals
- The prime clause
- On-premise software license
- Subscription for SaaS and other cloud services
- Promise of professional services
- Software ownership transfers
- And more
May Webinar: Dissecting a Vendor Friendly Contract
This webinar was rescheduled from February to May 17.
We will look at a major tech vendor’s standard contract.
Topics include:
- Terms that create problems for customers
- Customer-friendly terms
- Terms that don’t protect the vendor as well as they could
- Out of date terms

Group Discounts: 5 or more registrants for the same programs(s), from the same company, are eligible for a 15% discount on any webinar, and a 10% discount on a Master Class series (after the automatic 10% series discount). Contact info@techcontracts.com for a discount code. (Only one discount code may be used per registration).
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Our presenter: David Tollen, one of the industry’s leading authorities, founded Tech Contracts Academy® LLC. David is an attorney, instructor at U.C. Berkeley Law School, expert witness, and author of the American Bar Association’s perennial bestseller (our recommended reading), The Tech Contracts Handbook, available from Amazon here, and other retailers.
Tech Contracts Academy® is a professional training company, created to bring confidence and expertise to professionals responsible for technology contracts. It provides public and in-house training on drafting and negotiating IT agreements.
Looking for training for just your team? More information is available here (or contact us at 628-246-2959, info@techcontracts.com) about customized, in-house group training options (including Tech Contracts Master Classes).
Our programs provide general education, not legal advice. This communication is not, and our programs are not, advertising to provide legal services.
Hello, for the MC series, can one listen in real time and get access to the recording for 30 days? Or, does one have to choose one or the other option?
Thank you,
Anna Astrakhan
Hi Anna,
When you register for the MC series, you’re granted access to both the live class and the recording for a 30 day period. Recordings are only available upon request, but you can attend the live class and view the recording afterwards.