Serious training delivered with a splash of ridiculous
(ok, maybe it's more like a tidal wave, but you get my drift)
You should attend ContractsCon 2025 if
you want to invest in your career and yourself by improving your job skills
you want to support your team by investing in their skills and development
you know that you will learn more with small group training and interactive learning than a traditional CLE
you believe in the power of connection and how much we all benefit from spending time with old friends and making new ones
Lawyers and contract teams LOVE ContractsCon
ATTENTION: To our knowledge without inquiry, the potato did not attend ContractsCon 2023 or 2024. Any comments by the potato should be disregarded. Those who included the potato's comments on this page have been sacked. We suspect they are in cahoots with the saboteurs of the film credits for Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
We've got your CLE/CPD credit covered
Our live in-person event will have 10.3 substantive hours of CLE from all 50 U.S. states and all provinces that require CPD. Our live virtual event provides 6.5 hours.*
* Some CLE pending and may be attorney applications or reciprocity
**We support CLE credit only for those attending the live programs. Check with your state bar for details on CLE
There's no other training experience like attending ContractsCon in person.
Join us in person in Las Vegas to experience why so many of our in-person attendees return year after year. We offer practical contract training by sophisticated lawyers who just happen to be wearing ridiculous costumes.
ContractsCon's training focuses on skills and techniques you need to get better at the contracts you work with all the time.
The in-person program in Las Vegas includes 10.5 hours of CLE credit (pending) for no-fluff, to-the-point training that focuses on improving your understanding and skills in dealing with commercial contracts.
JANUARY 22, 2025 (Wednesday)
Gen AI and other advanced technology products
If the machines haven't already removed our free will by then, we'll discuss drafting contracts for advanced AI and technology products. We have five 50-minute training sessions. Each consists of training by the speakers with small group drafting exercises and discussions
- Custom Software and APIs in an AI World
- Drafting Provisions and Policies for Privacy and Legal Compliance
- Open Source Challenges With AI and Advanced Data Products
- Drafting Terms for AI Agents and Cutting-Edge Product Features
- Improve Your Contacts with AI Tools and Products
Wednesday's training also includes two 30-minute small group training sessions on working with contracts and dealing with contracting challenges.
Wednesday Night
The absolutely best night of your entire life - GUARANTEED!*
We'll have activities set up so you can build connections and friendships with other attendees, whether that's riding a mechanical bull, going ziplining, or sitting on a patio enjoying drinks with tiny umbrellas and unnatural colors.
*And yes, you know what we're about to say—more puffery.
JANUARY 23, 2025
(Thursday)
Advanced drafting and negotiation skills
Buckle up! Thursday will focus on drafting and negotiating complex commercial transactions. We have five 50-minute training sessions including small group practical drafting exercises and discussion.
- Advanced Drafting Strategies for Financial Terms
- Designing a Foundation for Successful Contract Neogtiations
- What to Draft and Negotiate in Your IP Indemnity
- The Overlap of Covenants, Warranties, and Support Services
- Managing People, Payments and Risks in MSAs
Thursday's training also includes two 30-minute small group training sessions focused on avoiding burnout and managing complexities with your stakeholders.
ContractsCon 2025 Speakers
ContractsCon's creator and host
Laura Frederick
Leading the four small-group training sessions
Founder & CEO @ How to Contract
Nada Alnajafi
Panel Moderator: How to Create a Foundation for Successful Contract Negotiations
Founder @ Contract Nerds; Senior Counsel @ Franklin Templeton
Lucy Bassli
Panelist: How to Improve Your Contract Skills With AI Tools
Founder + CEO @ InnoLaw Group
Tiffany Bui LeTourneau
Session Speaker: How to Draft for AI Products With Data Features
Head of Legal Ecosystem @ Common Paper
Laurie Ehrlich
Session Speaker: How to Draft Custom Software and API Terms in an AI World
Chief Legal Officer @ Dioptra
Kay (Yun) Lee
Session Speaker: How to Draft Workable Terms for Products That Don't Work
Senior Managing Counsel @ Recharge
Frank Lynch
Panelist: How to Create a Foundation for Successful Contract Negotiations
Assistant General Counsel @ Allianz Partners
Gabe Meister
Session Speaker: How an IP Lawyer Drafts IP Indemnification Provisions
Former GC, Co-Founder @ Meister & Steiner
Sterling Miller
Session Speaker: How to Draft Privacy and Compliance Terms That Get It Right
CEO and Senior Counsel @ Hilgers Graben
Marcia Narine Weldon
Panel Moderator: How to Improve Your Contract Skills With AI Tools
Director, Transactional Skills @ University of Miami Law School
Jonathan Perkel
Session Speaker: How to Draft and Negotiate Complex Financial Terms
General Counsel @ Esusu
Shavon Smith
Panelist: How to Create a Foundation for Successful Contract Negotiations
Business Attorney @ The SJS Law Firm
Sona Sulakian
Panelist: How to Improve Your Contract Skills With AI Tools
CEO + Co-Founder @ Pincites
Thank you to our amazing sponsors!
Your support helps make our ContractsCon dreams come true.
CHAMPION SPONSOR
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And a HUGE thanks to our host of ContractsCon 2025
Our in-person event features lots of peer-to-peer learning
Download a sample of table exercises from ContractsCon 2024Announcing the official Music Master of ContractsCon 2025
John Lindsey
of LinkedIn Music Monday song parody fame!!!
John Lindsey is the spirit animal of the contracts community on LinkedIn. That's why I was so thrilled he agreed to be the Music Master of ContractsCon.
He'll be leading the musical fun at ContractsCon, coordinating walk-on music for the speakers and playing the soundtrack at lunch. John is the President of InCite LegalTech, where he helps optimize legal tech and workflows.
Follow this link to LinkedIn so you can follow him. Start every Monday with a song and a smile.
We focus on learning and connecting, not table games and shows
ContractsCon 2025 returns for a second year to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, just two miles from the Vegas Strip. The on-campus setting helps set the tone that we are here to learn from and with each other. The street address is 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154.
WHERE SHOULD I STAY?
Of course, you can stay wherever you want. It's Las Vegas!
The room block sold out but there are a lot of options near by. ContractsCon takes place in the event space at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Student Union, located at 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154. There are a lot of casino and non-casino options. The event location is only 2 miles from the MGM Grand, New York New York, and Tropicana hotel casinos.
Here are some of our favorite moments from ContractsCon 2024
Can't make it to Las Vegas?
NO PROBLEMO
You can attend the ContractsCon virtual program from wherever you are on January 15-16, 2025.
We will bring you all the fun and training!
Our virtual program offers 6 hours of CLE sessions (pending) featuring amazing content and speakers from the in-person Las Vegas program.
Our virtual program is on January 15-16, 2025, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET.
