Financial Elements of Contracts Drafting, Monitoring and Compliance Audits

Lawyers involved in high-tech licensing deals typically pay close attention to the financial terms of a business relationship, but too often neglect critical provisions related to monitoring, reporting and auditing. These poorly crafted terms and conditions are often not discovered until a royalty audit or litigation, at which point it may be too late to undo the damage, leaving the licensor with no choice but to accept pennies on the dollar of owed royalties. Financial Elements of Contracts: Drafting, Monitoring and Compliance Audits helps lawyers avoid such pitfalls by presenting both the financial nuances of contracting and demonstrating how proper monitoring and auditing should occur once a deal is in place.