Description
Our Tech Contracts Master Class™ consists of four distance learning courses covering the terms typically found in IT contracts. They’re taught by David W. Tollen, author of The Tech Contracts Handbook, industry thought leader, and our founder.
Spring 2023 Series (Series 8)
April 18, 25, May 9, 16, 2023 – 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT (Recording access available upon request, for limited time, for any classes missed live)
Discounted 4-class price: USD $1,395 ($185 off the individual class price for four)
Most students enroll in the full series. (To do so, click “add to cart” on this page). But we welcome individual class enrollments also. To enroll in individual classes, use the individual class registration links at the bottom of this page.
CLE
2 hours per class, 8 hours for the series
California credit is available
Other jurisdictions: We’ll provide certificates of attendance, and other information to support student self-submission efforts.
Classes
- Prime Clauses, Tech Contracts Master Class™: License, Subscription, IP Transfer, Payment – April 18, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT (Recording access available through May 19, 2023)
- General Clauses, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Data Management, SLAs, Confidentiality, and other General Clauses – April 25, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT (Recording access available through May 26, 2023)
- Key Liability Terms, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Including Indemnities, Warranties, and Limits of Liability – May 9, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT (Recording access available through June 10, 2023)
- End-Game and Special Clauses, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Disputes, Termination, Special Terms, and OSS – May 16, 2023, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT (Recording access available through June 17, 2023)
See below for curriculum details.
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Curriculum Details*
PRIME CLAUSES, Tech Contracts Master Class™: License, Subscription, IP Transfer, Payment
Introduction: General introduction; contract drafter’s job; IP in IT contracts. Types of Deals and Prime Clauses: Types of tech deals; the Prime Clause. Prime Clauses in Action: On-premise software license; subscription for SaaS and other cloud services; promise of professional services; software ownership transfers; combination agreements; promise of payment (including go-live and other timing issues, revenue recognition). Q&A (based on students’ written questions).
GENERAL CLAUSES, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Data Management, SLAs, Confidentiality, and other General Clauses
General Clauses: Technical specifications, SLAs; business continuity and disaster recovery; services descriptions; delivery, acceptance, and rejection; nondisclosure. Data Clauses: Privacy and security law; defining, owning, and licensing data; use of data, including aggregate; compliance with privacy and security law; data location, access, deletion, and e-discovery; data security; audits and testing; data incidents; provider-friendly data terms. Q&A (based on students’ written questions).
KEY LIABILITY TERMS, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Including Indemnities, Warranties, and Limits of Liability
Warranties; indemnities; provider liability for 3rd parties; limits of liability; liquidated damages. Q&A (based on students’ written questions).
END-GAME AND SPECIAL CLAUSES, Tech Contracts Master Class™: Disputes, Termination, Special Terms, and OSS
Term & termination; transition and deconversion; non-solicit and noncompete; dispute management, mediation, arbitration, waiver of class actions, jury trials; ancillary IP terms; assignment, change of control, divestiture; choice of law and courts; order of precedence; amendment; open source software. Q&A (based on students’ written questions).
*Curriculum details subject to change.
Enrollment & Further Details
Enrollment includes:
- Live Q&A. Our presenter will respond to students’ written questions (as time permits)
- On-line access to recordings upon request (within set 30-day window)
- Copy of program slides
- Certificate for each course, and a Tech Contracts Master Class™ Certificate of Completion after attending all four
- 35% discount on purchase of THE TECH CONTRACTS HANDBOOK: Cloud Computing Agreements, Software Licenses, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople, 3rd edition (ABA Publishing, 2021), available in e-book and paperback. (Following enrollment, we will send a discount code for just your use, for purchases only from publisher, ABA, directly — americanbar.org)
- CLE: 2 hours each class, 8 hours for the series. Available in California. Certificate of attendance and other information provided to support student self-submission efforts in other jurisdictions. See here for more CLE information.
Individual Class Purchases: Most of our students choose to take the full four-class series, and enjoy a 10+% discount over the cost of classes purchased separately. However, we welcome individual class registrations, at a cost of USD $395 each, using these links:
- Prime Clauses: https://www.techcontracts.com/product/prime-clauses-series-8/
- General Clauses: https://www.techcontracts.com/product/series-8-general-clauses/
- Key Liability Terms: https://www.techcontracts.com/product/series-8-liability-terms/
- End-Game: https://www.techcontracts.com/product/series-8-end-game/
Group Discounts: We offer a 10% discount for full-series purchases of 5 or more from the same company/agency. Please contact info@techcontracts.com for a discount code to use when completing your order. An invoice for enrollment is available.
Presenter: David W. Tollen is an attorney, instructor at U.C. Berkeley Law School, expert witness, and author of the American Bar Association’s bestseller, The Tech Contracts Handbook: Cloud Computing Agreements, Software Licenses, and Other IT Contracts for Lawyers and Businesspeople (ABA Publishing; 3rd ed. 2021). He’s also our founder.