Total Credits: 1.2 Self Study
Recording available after original program date, 8/18/2023
This program will provide you a practical guide to drafting for the assumption and limitation of liabilities in business and commercial transactions. The program will cover the mechanics of assuming debt in a transaction, how it is identified, terms negotiated and documented. The program will discuss the related issue of how “bad conduct” carve-outs in indemnification and other limitation of liability provisions can defeat limitations on liability if the carve-outs are not carefully drafted. Successor liability in business transactions and techniques to mitigate its risk will be covered. This program will provide a real-world guide to handling debt and liabilities in transactions.
• Identifying and documenting the assumption of liabilities
• Successor liability and techniques to mitigate the risk
• “Bad conduct” carve-outs in indemnification and limitation of liability
• Risks of carve-out language being over-expansive and defeating liability protection
• Mistakes in the treatment of liabilities in transactions
Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.
Materials | Available after Purchase |