Master the skills to draft airtight agreements, eliminate costly loopholes, negotiate with leverage, and safeguard vital business intelligence in any deal.
Non-disclosure agreements are often treated as routine documents, but they can significantly influence the success of commercial negotiations, due diligence processes, and ongoing business relationships. Effective NDA drafting requires more than standard confidentiality wording; lawyers must consider the purpose of the agreement, the nature of the information being shared, the parties' commercial objectives, and the practical requirements for compliance and enforcement.
This course examines the practical approach to structuring, negotiating, and managing NDAs across commercial transactions. Participants will explore key drafting issues including confidential information, permitted disclosures, exclusions, trade secrets, data security, duration, enforcement mechanisms, and regulatory carve-outs. The session focuses on moving beyond boilerplate drafting to create confidentiality agreements that provide meaningful protection while remaining commercially workable across transactions, partnerships, and strategic relationships.
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Partner | Outside GC
Kristin Kreuder has over 27 years of experience working with both public and private companies of all sizes (from start-ups to well-seasoned corporate giants), as well as individual entrepreneurs. She regularly handles a wide range of legal matters, including the analysis, structure, drafting and negotiation of a comprehensive variety of agreements related to commercial transactions, M&A, financing and private equity transactions, venture capital, licensing, marketing and sponsorship (including IP/content/software), and general corporate issues. Kristin hails from Long Island and now lives in Fairfield County, CT with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid fisherman, certified sailor and serves on the Board of Governors of the Minuteman Yacht Club in Westport, CT. Kristin volunteers her time for the benefit of her local community, including as an appointed member to the Weston Commission for the Arts for six years, teaching Mah Jongg classes, and serving as President of the Women’s Guild and on the Parish Council at St. Francis of Assisi parish. She is also a licensed NY Real Estate Broker and a licensed CT Real Estate Salesperson.
