Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting and Negotiation

I gave an updated presentation on Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting and Negotiation. I got some pushback from the audience on the “Negotiations–Telling the Truth” and backdating slides; and the anti-contact rule slides produced a near-meltdown! The latter is hardly surprising as those rules are so inconsistent with day-to-day transactional lawyering.

Also, I’ve posted some written materials from the talk. Later this week, I will serialize a couple of parts for your convenience.