Mergers & Acquisitions,
Contracts
Mar. 31, 2010
Drafting Tips for Transactional Attorneys
Steven Lowe of Lowe Law says transactional attorneys should always keep in mind how contracts are likely to "play out" in a courtroom.
Steven T. Lowe
Lowe & Associates PC
11400 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 640
Los Angeles , CA 90064
Phone: (310) 477-5811
Fax: (310) 477-7672
Email: Steven@lowelaw.com
University of Connecticut SOL; Hartford CT
I tried a case in the Los Angeles Superior Court that concerned a lengthy and complex written agreement. As plaintiff's counsel, I firmly believed that the provisions of the agreement supported our position; however, opposing counsel adopted a strategy to "muddy the waters:" paragraphs of the agreement were projected onto the screen that were only tangentially related or basically irrelevant to the issues at hand presumably for the purpose of confusing the jury. Since the case settled m...
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