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Advanced Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers - 2 CME / 2 CLE - 2025
This advanced negotiations webcast will increase your arsenal of strategies, techniques and tactics and help you further develop the strategic mindset that’s at the heart of successful negotiation and aid in maximizing the results you provide your client. Leave behind the intuitive and instinctive – along with their inherent uncertainties.


Where to Sit in Negotiations
We had a round table growing up where the six of us sat for family dinners. Four kids plus our parents. And I remember discussing this years ago with my parents, who said they liked the round table as it created an environment in which each of us felt that we could be equal participants in our discussions.


Rehab and Negotiations – Surprising Commonalities
I recently had knee replacement surgery, and the post-surgery rehabilitation phase has been challenging. Everything went well surgery-wise, but the rehab – to be successful long-term – has required a surprising level of perseverance, dedication, discipline, and commitment.


Leveraging the New OBBBA in Divorce Negotiation - 1 CLE / 1 CPE - 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has introduced changes with potential impact on divorce settlements and negotiations. In this one-hour ICLEF webcast, Patrick H. Wanzer, CPA, CTRC of Breakthrough Tax Resolution, breaks down what attorneys need to know about the OBBBA and how to...


Tone Matters in Negotiations
"It’s your tone,” my wife said to me after I apologized. What did she mean? She didn’t feel like I meant it when I said it. “Ugh,” I thought to myself. I did mean it, but it doesn’t really help much if she doesn’t believe it. What’s the problem here?


Disney CEO’s Negotiation Lessons (Part One)
Shortly after being named Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger negotiated peace with then disgruntled and former board member Roy Disney (Walt’s nephew). Roy had just sued Disney over Iger’s selection, and it easily could have derailed Iger’s effort to lead Disney in a bold new direction.


How to Negotiate with Friends
The personal threats, vitriol and escalatory social media tantrums flying between former bromance buddies Elon Musk and Donald Trump last week – and their apparent truce this week – got me thinking about how friends should effectively communicate and negotiate with each other.


Increasing Creativity in Negotiations
I’ve always enjoyed escaping into the fantasy worlds of novels and series like The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and..


Top 4 CME Seminars from 2024
Mediators bring specialized expertise in conflict resolution, enabling them to address a wide array of legal issues, from family disputes to civil and commercial conflicts. The role of a mediator extends beyond merely reaching agreements; they empower individuals to actively participate in shaping the outcomes of their disputes, harmonize legal proceedings, promote fairness, and contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the justice system. It is with mediators


Gain the Edge! Negotiating to Get What You Want - 6 CME / 6 CLE / 1 E - 2024
6 CME / 6 CLE / 1 E - This seminar will help you approach negotiations with a strategic mindset.


10 Keys to Negotiating Contract Terms (Part 3)
The major deal points for the sale of my client’s company were set. But we still needed to negotiate terms and conditions (Ts and Cs)...


10 Keys to Negotiating Contract Terms (Part 2)
Learn the art of negotiation with 10 Keys to Negotiating Contract Terms (P2). Discover tactics to handle tricky counterparts and seal the...


Counterproductive Negotiation Pressure Tactics
I recently contacted a landscape designer to get a bid on our backyard and he came out to explore our thoughts. After checking everything...


Eliminate Negotiation Distractions
How long has it been since you were speaking with a colleague and they glanced at their phone to check a text, notification or email?


A Real Apology Speaks Volumes
No one is perfect. And everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes are minor, but other times we really mess up. It’s human...


Memory Improvement and Negotiation Skills
I have an average memory. But I’m always looking to improve. So, when my son suggested I read Joshua Foer’s New York Times bestseller...


Three More Strategies for Cross-Cultural Negotiations
Several recent negotiation training attendees asked me how negotiations differ when you’re across the table from a company or individual...


Four Common Procurement Negotiation Mistakes (Part 2)
“Here’s the problem,” this consulting client in procurement told me years ago. “We’ve worked with this software company for a long time...


Four Common Procurement Negotiation Mistakes (Part 1)
“I don’t like it when procurement gets involved and takes over from our client in the General Counsel’s office,” this large law firm...


Caitlin Clark’s Leverage & Non-Competes
WNBA number 1 draft pick and college superstar Caitlin Clark recently agreed to a Nike endorsement deal that pays her $28 million over 8...
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