Title: Drafting contracts : how and why lawyers do what they do /
Authors: Stark, Tina L., 1953-
Publisher: Aspen Publishers,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Contracts United States.; Contracts United States Language.; Legal composition.
Contents: 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) -- 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 -- Legalese -- Clarity through format -- Clarity through sentence structure -- Ambiguity -- Numbers and financial provisions -- A potpourri of other drafting considerations -- Deconstructing complex provisions -- Adding value to the deal -- Organizing a contract and its provisions -- The drafting process -- How to review and comment on a contract -- Amendments, consents, and waivers -- Ethical issues in drafting -- Additional exercises.