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BCLT-Oregon Start-Up Series: (Session 5) Understanding Exclusivity Provisions in Technology Consulting Agreements

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Session 5: Understanding Exclusivity Provisions in Technology Consulting Agreements
BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | B-CLE

1.00 General CLE Credit Available

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Exclusivity provisions can shape the future of business relationships—yet they are often broad, vague, and risky if misunderstood. Join leading legal experts Brent Sokol and Alex Linhardt of Greenberg Traurig for an engaging webcast that unpacks how exclusivity provisions work in technology agreements, what courts have said about their limits, and best practices for drafting, negotiating, and navigating them.

Take away actionable strategies and legal insights to better protect your company or clients in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

What you’ll learn:

  • How courts interpret exclusivity in employment, license, and consulting agreements
  • Why terms like “developing” or “seeking” can create strict liability
  • Best practices for drafting clear, enforceable provisions
  • How breaches of exclusivity obligations can also trigger tort liability—and what the “economic loss rule” really means
  • Tips to avoid hidden risks, including inadequate disclosures and fraudulent concealment

Speaker(s):

Alex Linhardt, Greenberg Traurig

Brent Sokol, Greenberg Traurig

Program Series:
 
Are you a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, or investor thinking about launching or working with a start-up company?  Do you have questions about patents and trade secrets, regulatory requirements, consulting agreements, privacy considerations, and/or IP licensing?
 
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the University of Oregon School of Law have partnered on a new Start-Up Signature Series of virtual legal education programs, designed specifically for start-up companies and their investors.  The Start-Up Signature Series will give you the education you need to successfully push your start-up forward!
 
All programs are free to access.
 

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Details

Date:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://bcle.law.berkeley.edu/program?id=85599

Venue

Online – B-CLE
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Organizer

BCLT

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