* Examples are given from "real life" business situations * Practical information and "Golden Rules" on what to do and what not to do * Plain English explanations of legal terms This book explains the essential elements necessary for a complete confidentiality agreement. You will learn how unscrupulous players use confidentiality agreements to gain an unfair advantage and how to avoid getting "caught." This series explains the basics of commercial contract law, highlights how to spot potential issues before they become a problem and then how to work with a lawyer more effectively if things go wrong. It is a practical series definitely intended for corporate managers rather than lawyers.

* Examples are given from "real-life" business situations * Practical information and "Golden Rules" on what to do and what not to do * Plain English explanations of legal terms You've been involved in weeks, or sometimes even months, of hard-fought negotiations. However, the deal is not done until it is written up--not until the final form of contract is agreed upon and executed. You have to have a basic understanding of commercial contracts and all their ramifications every step of the way. This series explains the basics of commercial contract law, highlights how to spot potential issues before they become a problem and then how to work with a lawyer more effectively if things go wrong. It is a practical series definitely intended for corporate managers rather than lawyers.

Introductory business law guide to confidentiality agreements, part of a series in commercial contracts. Designed to assist managers in contractual negations or when confronted with a lawsuit. Provides practical examples and case studies from real-life situations. Topics covered include basic terminology of confidentiality agreements, initial questions, positive statements, recipient's, obligations, boilerplate items and enforcements. Includes index. Author is a corporate lawyer with over 15 years legal experience including commercial contracts and litigation, international transactions and dispute resolution.

* Examples are given from "real life" business situations * Practical information and "Golden Rules" on what to do and what not to do * Plain English explanations of legal terms * Helpful resource for corporate managers This book will familiarize the reader with the look and feel of particular contract clauses (often called boilerplate clauses) that are important in commercial contracts. In negotiations, some executives will only scrutinize the commercial or "deal" terms of the contract. The rest is usually left "for the lawyers to sort out." However, the boilerplate clause will usually govern or regulate the other commercial or "deal" clauses. They play a vital part in the contract. It is only through the process of familiarization that you can begin to understand their effects. The important thing is to be able to identify these clauses and to understand what they are trying to achieve by their inclusion in the contract, which will place you well ahead of most other business executives in this area.

Written by an experienced M&A practitioner, M&A and Private Equity Confidentiality Agreements Line by Line brings to market the definitive and most comprehensive coverage to date of the confidentiality agreement process in the M&A and private equity settings, making it a critical resource for practitioners in the legal, business, and financial professions. Offering in-depth explanations of each clause as well as practical advice on negotiations, this book covers every key topic in a confidentiality agreement, including limitations on sharing of information, standstill provisions, and non-solicit clauses among many others. This book also provides readers with sample language for each clause and a discussion of each sides likely reaction and counter-reaction, drawn from real-world negotiations.

There is very little material available that provides practical, hands-on assistance for the CI professional who is providing CI to one client—his or her employer—and who constitutes the largest single group of CI practitioners in existence. This book meets that need by serving as a desk reference for CI managers to help them understand their own circumstances and determine what works best for them. Competitive intelligence (CI) is now becoming a mature profession. With that maturation comes the need to develop and understand the how's and why's of managing CI, as distinguished from understanding how CI works. There is very little material available that provides practical, hands-on assistance for the CI professional who is providing CI to one client—his or her employer—and who constitutes the largest single group of CI practitioners in existence. This book meets that need by serving as a desk reference for CI managers to help them understand their own circumstances and determine what works best for them. In addition to providing hints on diagnosing individual situations, many forms and checklists that the manager can use immediately are included.