In the past few years, we have not only seen the number and size of commercial transaction increasing, but with such increase and rapidly changing environment, the complexity of such transactions have also been increasing. This has become all the more prevalent with events like the current pandemic of COVID-19 & lockdown that has mandated the lawyers to re-visit their understanding and skills of drafting of commercial contracts. Since every business transactions are governed by contracts and agreements, it has become necessary that contracts be aligned with business requirements as well as with the changing environment.
Negotiating and drafting commercial contracts has always been an indispensable part of any business transactions and forms the basic but a major part of a acquired skill set for law students and lawyers. Legal Professionals are required to be well versed with the drafting techniques and expertise to foresee the risk and handle in the best interest of their organizations. Further, as a matter of fact, law students and lawyers with the right skill set have their pick of jobs.
The upcoming Masterclass on ‘Corporate: Transactions, Contracts & Disputes’ will introduce you with the lifecycle of typical commercial transactions followed by focused learning on drafting and analyzing critical provisions in commercial agreements and will guide you to improve your negotiating skills. This training will also train you advice your client to reduce exposure and avoid litigation by being fully conversant with the knowledge, skills and strategies in ensuring that the contracts are well negotiated, properly drafted and managed.
Introduction to Corporate Transactions | |
Fundamentals of Commercial Contracts | |
Understanding Judicial precedents of a valid contract |
Structure of a typical commercial contract | |
Important provisions of a contract | |
Practical considerations while drafting a commercial contract | |
Case Study Discussion |
Understanding contract management from Client’s perspective | |
Fulfilling Condition Subsequent | |
Compliance & consequences of failure to comply | |
Frustration/ breach of contracts | |
Termination of contract |
Understanding & identifying dispute prone areas | |
Remedies for disputes emerging from contracts | |
ADR provision in contract | |
Litigation Or Arbitration – A comparative Analysis | |
Liquidated damages- Price adjustment |
Associate Vice President at JSW
Seasoned Senior level legal professional with over 23 years of proven experience and successful record in providing end to end legal solutions for EPC, Transmission and Distribution, Power, Steel, Energy, oil and gas and textile sector.
Partner at DSK Legal
Mr. Nirav is a Partner in the Mumbai office of DSK Legal. He lends his expertise to the Firm in strategizing and advising on corporate litigation matters. Over the last 18 years, Nirav has represented multiple domestic and foreign clients in complex disputes relating to oppression and mismanagement, shareholder deadlock, fraudulent trade practices, takeover bids, restructuring and insolvency. Nirav is also an integral part of the Real Estate Team where he advises on disputes relating to the real estate transactions. Clients often approach Nirav during the pre-disputes stage in finalising the litigation strategy to be adopted in high stakes complex matters. Nirav’s clients include large corporate houses, promoters of large corporate houses, financial brokerages, banks and financial institutions, ship owners, protection & indemnity clubs and global advertising conglomerates. Nirav’s team drafts and settles pleading, while also appearing regularly before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and District Courts, National Company Law Tribunal, and arbitral tribunals. Nirav holds a bachelor degree in commerce and law. Nirav is a Solicitor registered with Bombay Incorporated Law of Society and qualified as Solicitor from Supreme Court of England & Wales. He is registered to practice with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.
Partner, Chennai Head at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Mr. G V Anand Bhushan has been Head for the Chennai Office and Partner at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. since July 01, 2016. In 2017, he was recognized as "Technology Lawyer of the Year" by the Indian National Bar Association. After managing Mr. Bhushan's own firm of Bhushan Rajaram for 4 years, he joined Cognizant Technology Solutions as general counsel responsible for legal, compliance, Government affairs and as a Member of the board of Cognizant APAC. He was honoured as the General Counsel of the Year 2014, as an innovation champion for introducing innovative leadership and processes by Cognizant. He was responsible for managing 70 lawyers over multiple verticals in APAC and North America. He was a Fulbright Scholar and was awarded for his exceptional contribution to the Case Law School international law program. After his graduation from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, he completed his LLM in Global and US Legal Studies at the Case Western Reserve University, School of Law, Cleveland.
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