TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stark,Tina L.
TI  - Drafting contracts: how and why lawyers do what they do 
T2  - Aspen coursebook series
SN  - 9780735594777
AV  - KF807 .S73 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
KW  - Contracts
KW  - United States
KW  - Language
KW  - Legal composition
KW  - Contrats
KW  - Etats-Unis
KW  - Redaction juridique
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Translating the business deal into contract concepts; A few words about contract drafting and this book --; The building blocks of contracts : the seven contract concepts --; Translating the business deal into contract concepts : part 1 (representations and warranties & covenants and rights) --; Translating the business deal into contract concepts : part 2 (conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations) --; Drafting a contract's parts; A contract's parts --; Introductory provisions : preamble, recitals, and words of agreement --; Definitions and defined terms --; Action sections --; Representations and warranties --; Covenants and rights --; Conditions to an obligation --; Discretionary authority and declarations --; Will and shall --; Drafting the contract concepts : a summary chart --; Endgame provisions --; General provisions --; Signatures; Drafting clearly and unambiguously; Legalese --; Clarity through format --; Clarity through sentence structure --; Ambiguity --; Numbers and financial provisions --; A potpourri of other drafting considerations --; Deconstructing complex provisions --; Drafting from the client's perspective; Adding value to the deal --; Putting a contract together; Organizing a contract and its provisions --; The drafting process --; How to review and comment on a contract --; Amendments, consents, and waivers --; Drafting ethically; Ethical issues in drafting --; Additional exercises; Additional exercises --; Exemplars and guided reading exercises; Exemplars and guided reading exercises --; Exhibit; Escrow agreements
N2  - "Reflecting real-world transactional practice, Tina L. Stark emphasizes the importance of drafting a contract that accurately memorializes the business deal while advancing a client's interests. This timely second edition of Drafting Contracts : How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do, features many new and updated exercises, examples, and precedents"--Unedited summary from book cover
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