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_b.S73 2014
100 1 _aStark, Tina L.,
_d1953-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aDrafting contracts :
_bhow and why lawyers do what they do /
_cTina L. Stark, Visiting Professor, Fordham University School of Law.
250 _aSecond edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bWolters Kluwer Law & Business,
_c2014.
300 _axxxii, 567 pages :
_billustrations, forms ;
_c28 cm.
490 1 _aAspen coursebook series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tTranslating the business deal into contract concepts.
_tA few words about contract drafting and this book --
_tThe building blocks of contracts : the seven contract concepts --
_tTranslating the business deal into contract concepts : part 1 (representations and warranties & covenants and rights) --
_tTranslating the business deal into contract concepts : part 2 (conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations) --
_tDrafting a contract's parts.
_tA contract's parts --
_tIntroductory provisions : preamble, recitals, and words of agreement --
_tDefinitions and defined terms --
_tAction sections --
_tRepresentations and warranties --
_tCovenants and rights --
_tConditions to an obligation --
_tDiscretionary authority and declarations --
_tWill and shall --
_tDrafting the contract concepts : a summary chart --
_tEndgame provisions --
_tGeneral provisions --
_tSignatures.
505 0 0 _tDrafting clearly and unambiguously:
_tLegalese --
_tClarity through format --
_tClarity through sentence structure --
_tAmbiguity --
_tNumbers and financial provisions --
_tA potpourri of other drafting considerations --
_tDeconstructing complex provisions --
_tDrafting from the client's perspective.
_tAdding value to the deal --
_tPutting a contract together.
_tOrganizing a contract and its provisions --
_tThe drafting process --
_tHow to review and comment on a contract --
_tAmendments, consents, and waivers --
_tDrafting ethically.
_tEthical issues in drafting --
_tAdditional exercises.
_tAdditional exercises --
_tExemplars and guided reading exercises.
_tExemplars and guided reading exercises --
_gExhibit :
_tEscrow agreements.
520 _a"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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650 0 _aLegal composition.
650 6 _aContrats
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650 6 _aRedaction juridique.
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