A US lawyer handling an EU contract for the first time usually reaches for the same playbook they use at home, and that instinct can cause problems. Civil law systems handle contracts differently from the common law tradition most US lawyers trained in. A lot of what we treat as standard, including long liability waivers, heavy boilerplate, and certain exclusion language, either reads differently in Europe or may not hold up in front of a court in Germany, France, or the Netherlands. Some terms US lawyers push hard for are already covered by statute on the other side, and some of the provisions that matter most there are ones a US drafter would skip.
In this webinar, Laura Frederick, Doris Payer, and Robby Reggers will walk through how EU contracting differs from US contracting and what US lawyers need to watch for when a deal touches Europe. They'll cover where the two systems diverge in practice, which US drafting habits to drop, and which European requirements apply regardless of what the parties put in the contract. The goal is to give US in-house counsel enough grounding to spot the issues that matter early and know when a deal calls for local counsel.
*Live CLE Credit Information:
How to Contract will apply for 1.25 hours of General CLE credit in CA, PA, and TX.
We will provide details to attendees on how to request a certificate of attendance. These certificates are provided after an attendee submits a completed credit request form (including the CLE code words shared live) within 14 days of the live webinar. Late submissions are not accepted.
Lawyers in these other jurisdictions who attend live may be eligible for credit through reciprocity, self-application, or reporting: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, IL, KY, LA, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. These programs may also be eligible for Canadian CPD credit in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.
We do not determine individual eligibility. Please check your state bar for specific compliance rules.
