Rachel Lerner,Special Counsel,MWH Law Group to Speak at TKG's Speaking Opportunity - Software Licensing and SaaS Agreements:Fundamental Tools and Best Negotiation Strategies
TKG/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Rachel Lerner,Special Counsel,MWH Law Group will speak at TKG’s webcast entitled:“Software Licensing and SaaS Agreements:Fundamental Tools and Best Negotiation Strategies for 2018 and Beyond”.
- (1888PressRelease) October 06, 2017 - This event is scheduled for Novmber 8, 2017 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm (ET).
For further details, please visit:
https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=2918
About Rachel Lerner
Rachel Lerner has over twenty years of experience on legal issues related to intellectual property, technology and conducting business online. She advises clients in connection with software development, licensing and sale. She has drafted and negotiated software agreements for clients across a wide spectrum of industries including software, e-commerce, mobile, digital media, entertainment, marketing, consumer products, manufacturing, medical and insurance. She represents clients of all sizes and industry leaders including Adobe and Google. Software-as-a-Service agreements are rising in popularity. SaaS is increasingly recognized by clients as a necessary asset in order to secure a competitive position in the marketplace. Rachel has extensive experience structuring and negotiating SaaS Agreements, Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, Terms of Service SaaS, Privacy Policy SaaS. Representative agreements include; Adobe On Demand Advertising SaaS, Hasbro Content Production SaaS, Auditude Internet Advertising SaaS, insurance.com Real Time Quote SaaS, American Greetings Mobile App Digital Content SaaS, Drop IoT SaaS. She is recognized for expertise drafting and negotiating agreements that protect her clients’ legal interests, reduce risk and promote profitability.
Rachel is a frequent speaker, published author and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She has worked at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Jones Day, American Greetings, insurance.com, Adobe and Hasbro and is currently Special Counsel to MWH Legal Group.
About MWH Law Group
MWH Law Group LLP is a minority-owned law firm delivering the highest quality legal advice and service. MWH harnesses the power of its attorneys’ diverse backgrounds to provide a broader and more complete perspective for clients. The firm’s legal expertise includes labor and employment, litigation, corporate, transactional, real estate, technology, intellectual property and public finance. Clients include domestic and international companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to emerging ventures. MWH provides legal services across a wide range of industries with a strategic focus on financial services, technology, cloud services, software, digital media, e-commerce, entertainment, consumer products, retail, publishing, healthcare, food and beverage, and manufacturing.
Event Synopsis:
Data security, privacy, service performance, intellectual property ownership, business operations and customer service are a few of the many issues that businesses may encounter when negotiating software license and SaaS contracts. It is important that these issues are addressed as companies decide on the right approach to draft software license and SaaS agreements. Businesses and their counsel must also understand the key clauses that should be included in software license and SaaS agreements. Due diligence and legal review of the agreement will help mitigate any complications, costs, and regulatory liabilities.
In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders assembled by The Knowledge Group will help the audience understand the common challenges with negotiating and drafting software license agreements and SaaS contracts. They will also explain the critical provisions that should be included in the agreements and key considerations during contract negotiations.
Key topics include:
Software v. SaaS Introduction and Background
Drafting and Negotiating Key Provisions (Outline standard provisions and Risks)
Documentation; Service Level Agreement
Emerging Pricing Models
Termination and Transition Services Agreements
SaaS Technology Partners and Outsourced Suppliers
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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