Supply Agreements: Structuring Defense, Indemnity, and Insurance Provisions
Mitigating and Allocating Risks Between Manufacturers, Suppliers, and End Sellers; Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Losses
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
The CLE course will provide guidance to counsel for manufacturers, suppliers, and end sellers on drafting and negotiating provisions in supply agreements that effectively allocate and mitigate risk, focusing specifically on defense, indemnity, and insurance clauses.
Outline
- Evaluating and drafting defense and indemnity provisions
- Reconciling indemnity obligations and insurance policies
- Potential enforcement and procedural hurdles
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What specific risks should be addressed in the defense, indemnity, and insurance provisions of supply agreements?
- How have the courts' interpretations of indemnity provisions impacted parties' ability to shift liability in supply agreements?
- How can parties use insurance provisions to meet defense and indemnity obligations?
- What are the most commonly disputed issues during supply contract negotiations and what are some effective strategies for resolving them?
Faculty
Jorge R. Aviles
Shareholder
Anderson Kill
Mr. Aviles is a shareholder in Anderson Kill's Washington, D.C. office. His practice concentrates on complex... | Read More
Mr. Aviles is a shareholder in Anderson Kill's Washington, D.C. office. His practice concentrates on complex insurance recovery disputes on behalf of policyholders, including coverage matters arising from cross-border risks and international transactions. Mr. Aviles also counsels clients on risk management and insurance recovery strategy. He has helped clients secure millions in insurance coverage following high-stakes claims involving a wide variety of losses. Mr. Aviles represents commercial and governmental policyholders in all types of sophisticated insurance matters throughout all stages of the insurance process, from pre-purchase policy analysis and review through litigation and settlement of contested claims. He has briefed and handled claims involving trade credit, CGL, D&O, E&O, property, and cyber policies, among many others. Through mediations and arbitrations, including in international forums and trials, Mr. Aviles has assisted in the recovery of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for clients.
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Julie Globus
Partner
Sabharwal Globus & Lim
Ms. Globus represents a myriad of participants in the financial industry, including hedge funds, banks, broker-dealers,... | Read More
Ms. Globus represents a myriad of participants in the financial industry, including hedge funds, banks, broker-dealers, family offices and high net worth investors both domestically and internationally. She provides legal advice related to the purchase and sale of debt in distressed companies under the LSTA, LMA and LATAM self-governance organizations, the purchase of corporate claims, private equity and asset backed purchases, and the structure and negotiation of other high yield investment vehicles.
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