SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS: Evaluating Cloud Service Agreement Models, Negotiating Key Terms, Minimizing Contract Disputes
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will guide business and technology counsel in drafting contracts for cloud computing services customers. The program will focus on the key terms in these contracts and discuss how they differ from traditional software license terms. The panelist will address some of the most common mistakes attorneys make in cloud computing contracts.
Outline
- Explanation of different cloud computing models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) and how they impact contracts
- Key provisions in cloud computing services agreements: particularly the provisions listed above
- Best practices to mitigate risk and speed negotiations
Benefits
Attendees will:
- Learn the key clauses found in cloud computing agreements
- Discover some of the traps for the unwary and learn to avoid typical mistakes
- Pick up strategies for mitigating risks and reducing negotiation time
- Preview the most commonly disputed risks arising during contract negotiations, along with strategies for managing them
Faculty
Nathan Leong
Senior Attorney, Director U.S. Health
Microsoft
Mr. Leong is a technology attorney and leads the legal and government affairs team for Microsoft U.S. Health & Life... | Read More
Mr. Leong is a technology attorney and leads the legal and government affairs team for Microsoft U.S. Health & Life Sciences on a variety of matters including complex cloud and AI transactions, regulatory policy and compliance, and overall legal strategy and execution. He speaks and writes regularly on technology innovation, cloud and AI, data protection, and digital health. Nathan is a 2018 LCLD Fellow, co-chairs NAPABA’s health law committee, and serves on the board of the AABA-Chicago Law Foundation.
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Michael R. Overly
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Mr. Overly focuses his practice on drafting and negotiating technology related agreements, software licenses, hardware... | Read More
Mr. Overly focuses his practice on drafting and negotiating technology related agreements, software licenses, hardware acquisition, development, disaster recovery, outsourcing agreements, information security agreements, e-commerce agreements, and technology use policies. He counsels clients in the areas of technology acquisition, information security, electronic commerce, and on-line law. He is the co-author of A Guide to IT Contracting: Checklists, Tools and Techniques (CRC Press, 2012).
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David W. Tollen
Founder
Sycamore Legal
Mr. Tollen is the author of the American Bar Association’s bestselling manual on technology contracts, The Tech... | Read More
Mr. Tollen is the author of the American Bar Association’s bestselling manual on technology contracts, The Tech Contracts Handbook. He teaches IT contract negotiation and drafting at UC Berkeley Law School. In his practice, Mr. Tollen represents buyers and sellers in cloud computing, big data, and software licensing agreements, and he provides advice related to privacy, e-commerce, and IP rights in software. Mr. Tollen also serves as an expert witness in litigation about IT contracts. Finally, he provides professional training on drafting and negotiating technology contracts, through his other company, Tech Contracts Academy.
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