Negotiation Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Avoiding the Pitfalls of GMP Contracting ...by professionals with years of hands-on experience in the negotiation, drafting and administration of GMP contracts. Topics will include in-depth description and analysis of the five components of a GMP and why it is so important to fully understand how each is defined and the conditions that apply to the payment of each component; the four phases of work that are typical when working under a  more...

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance: Current Topics and Key Issues ... O liability environment and issues that may arise in the negotiation and renewal of D O liability policies. This teleconference is geared toward a wide range of corporate professionals involved with negotiating and placing D O liability insurance policies, assessing the potential liability of directors and officers, and the insurance coverage issues that commonly arise due to claims under D O  more...

Contractor Selection ...n contractor selection and raise important points for the negotiation of construction contracts. Learning Objectives - You will be able to breakdown project delivery methods. - You will be able to explain contract negotiation and information. - You will be able to propose bid solicitation and pre-construction services. - You will be able to recite important contract issues. Project managers,  more...

Subleasing Issues In A Down and Recovering Market BenefitsBrokers and property owners agree: The subprime mortgage meltdown has finally reached the office market, bringing with it a flood of subleases as the economy continues its downward trend, and even as it recovers. It is time to dust off the practices and procedures lessons first learned in 1991 and 1992 when the savings and loan industry collapsed, and then again in 2000 and 2001 when the  more...

Tenancies in Common - Legal and Practical Issues nDuring the last five years, the tenant-in-common offering industry has grown to approximately $5 billion in annual equity raised. While specific data is hard to find, industry experts estimate that between $10 billion and $12 billion has been raised and spread across more than 2,000 offerings. In the last year, the number of materially under-performing TIC transactions has increased. As the  more...

Understanding Warranties and Guarantees in the Standard AIA Contract ...nd the limitations on each is critical to both successful negotiation of a construction contract and the successful completion of a construction project. This teleconference will help you understand the issues concerning warranties and call-back periods, including the legal limitations on them, which will in turn allow you to adequately negotiate and enforce or comply with those provisions.  more...

Green Leases: Negotiating Renewals and Direct Leases Under Sustainability Mandates ...building lease. We'll primarily focus on the drafting and negotiation of language to address the fundamental green building lease issues such as the inconsistent incentives for landlords and tenants on operating expenses, the allocation of carbon credits and tax credits, and the responsibility for capital costs for the retrofitting of buildings. Such negotiations will challenge the  more...

What Every Business Person Needs to Know About Legal Issues in Contracts nMost businesses enter into contracts thinking they know precisely what they want to accomplish and what they have agreed to. All too often this is not actually the case. Written agreements may not reflect what a business believes it negotiated. Parties may later recall terms different from what seems to be reflected in the initial agreement. And all too often, the legal boilerplate terms turn out  more...

Purchasing Contract Disputes ...hip. You will also learn about the process of moving from negotiation of business disputes to maintaining and successfully asserting your legal remedies under a purchasing contract. The teleconference will deal with practical issues such as business continuity and contingency planning, as well as the legal requirements for establishing and successfully prosecuting a claim. Be prepared for the  more...

Best Practices in Purchasing Software ...oftware and how to apply these best practices in everyday negotiations with software vendors. The teleconference will explain methods for evaluating vendors, products and service levels for licensed software over the entire life cycle of a software application. The teleconference will also cover business continuity issues for business-critical software applications and methods currently used to  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...esses, including those involved in contract formation and negotiation, contract administration, payment application and administration, change order and claims processing, and dispute resolution. n nLearning Objectives: n- You will be able to describe what is new and different from the prior 1997 AIA document editions. n- You will be able to identify why and how the 2007 ConsensusDOCS were  more...

Effective Contract Negotiations: The Fusion of Law, Relationships and Project Expectations ...negotiations create a relationship and lead to a written agreement that defines expectations. Purchasing law and other aspects of the legal environment affect the negotiation and the eventual performance of the contract. Effective contract negotiation integrates the legal requirements, clarifies expectations on both sides and fosters constructive relationships. This teleconference  more...