This document is an advertisement for a two-day seminar on negotiating and structuring joint ventures and strategic alliances. It provides details on the seminar topics, speakers, schedule, location, and registration fees. More and more companies are forming joint ventures and strategic alliances for benefits like flexibility, tax advantages, and customized benefits for participants. The seminar will focus on key elements of these complex deals, structural considerations, drafting agreements, special intellectual property issues, and marketing alliances. It concludes with a case study and discussion of recent legal developments. Registration is $795 and includes course materials.
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Negotiating and The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel
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Structuring Joint Ventures Earn
CLE Credit
Beginning its ninth season, this program details
the latest strategies and techniques used in these
complex deals. Special sections include:
& Strategic Alliances Strategic Partner Equity Investments
Marketing and Distribution Alliances
Lessons from Winners
June 11 & 12, 2001 Case Study and Mock Negotiation
The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel
New York City LAW JOURNAL SEMINARS
Quality Programming for Experienced Attorneys
2. More and more joint ventures and
Program Schedule
Negotiating and strategic alliances are being formed because
of their flexibility, favorable tax attributes and
benefits that can be tailored to the participants.
First Day:
I. 9:30 - 9:45 Introduction (Harroch)
June 11 & 12, 2001, The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel
VI. 2:30 – 3:15 Special Issues in Strategic Alliances Involving
Technology Related Companies (Harroch • Raysman)
Structuring Joint Ventures In addition, these arrangements can help a II. 9:45 - 10:45 Structural Considerations (Lieberman • Pelster) A. Structure of recent deals
A. Choice of entity—limited partnership, joint venture, B. Scope of alliance/impact on other alliances
growing company acquire a cash infusion or corporation, limited liability company C. Exclusivity
obtain marketing, distribution and manufacturing B. Liability considerations D. Payments
partners. C. Antitrust issues E. Custom ownership
& Strategic Alliances The Negotiating and Structuring
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances seminar
focuses on the most important elements of these
D. Confidentiality agreements
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
III. 11:00 - 11:15 Letters of Intent and Term Sheets (Harroch)
IV. 11:15 - 12:15 Drafting Joint Venture Agreements (Glover • Wasserman)
A. Scope of the venture
3:15 - 3:30
VII. 3:30 - 4:15
F. Term
G. Affiliate deals
Coffee Break
Strategic Partner Equity Investments
(Olton • Prague • Roth)
complex deals. After an important preliminary
June 11 & 12, 2001 discussion of structural considerations, the expert faculty will identify and explain
B. Initial capital contributions
C. Follow-up capital requirements
A. Structure
B. Goals of strategic partnership
the key elements involved in drafting joint venture agreements. Special sections on D. Veto rights C. Preferred stock terms
The New York intellectual property and marketing & distribution alliances are also included.
E. Management
F. Dispute resolution
D. Marketing and distribution agreements
E. Special rights as a shareholder
Marriott Marquis Hotel The strategic alliances section of the program will include a case study and
mock negotiation to help put the complex information into practice. The program will
G. Buy-outs
H. Termination of the venture
VIII. 4:15 – 5:00 Marketing and Distribution Alliances (Kurtyka)
A. Online affiliate agreements
I. Special issues for LLC agreements B. Obligations of parties
New York City conclude with a session on current legislative developments and recent case law. 12:15 - 1:30 Lunch on your own
V. 1:30 – 2:30 Special Issues Related to Intellectual Property
C. Commitments of resources
D. Dedicated resources
Faculty (Epstein • Jenett) E. Advertising
A. Co-ownership issues F. Compensation
Co-Chairs: B. Infringement analysis Second Day:
C. IP due diligence IX. 9:00 - 10:00 Lessons from Winners: Addressing Business Issues in
Richard D. Harroch Stephen I. Glover D. Special issues in license agreements Structuring Alliances (Harper)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
San Francisco, CA Washington, DC 1. Scope X. 10:00 - 11:15 Case Study and Mock Negotiation: Strategic Alliance
2. Exclusivity (Aquila • Buffone)
3. Term 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break
Francis J. Aquila C. Matthew Olton 4. Royalty payments XI. 11:30 - 12:30 Current Case Law and Legislative Developments
Sullivan & Cromwell Corporate Counsel 5. Termination Affecting Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
New York City EMC Corporation E. Patent and copyright issues (Hering • Tuthill)
Hopkinton, MA
Steven P. Buffone
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP William C. Pelster
New York City Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York City
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the cost of the video cassettes is $495. Both sets Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP been reserved for each conference. To make your reservation for preferred treatment and rates,
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