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Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp

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Coursera
Pricing

Paid Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

4 weeks, 3 hours a week
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Beginner
Subtitles

English

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Trade Secrets Courses

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Every business runs on agreements — and sooner or later, one lands in a dispute. In this hands-on boot camp, practicing litigators show you how real commercial cases are won and lost: breach of contract, warranties, fraud, non-competes and trade secrets, collections, and partner disputes. Across four modules and eight focused lessons, you'll work through six of the most common types of commercial dispute, with short video lessons, practical checklists, and real scenarios that give you a playbook you can use the moment a deal goes sideways. Whether you're a lawyer, paralegal, or a business owner who signs the contracts, you'll walk away able to spot the risk, build the argument, and protect what's on the line. Enroll today — and learn to see a dispute the way a litigator does, before it costs you.

Syllabus

Boot Camp Opening & Breach of Contract Introduction

This module of Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp — Boot Camp Opening & Breach of Contract Introduction — covers 2 lessons: Boot Camp Opening & Breach of Contract Introduction and Breach of Contract Elements & Jurisdiction. By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply Pete Gannett's framework for representing parties in business-contract litigation — engagement scoping, conflict screens, and the four corners doctrine that constrains pre-contract evidence. You'll also apply John Sandberg's breach-of-contract elements — personal vs. in rem jurisdiction, choice of law (Sandberg's California/Nevada examples), and the prejudgment writ of attachment as a leverage tool. How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

Breach of Warranties & Implied Warranties

This module of Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp — Breach of Warranties & Implied Warranties — covers 2 lessons: Breach of Warranties & Implied Warranties and Business Fraud & Commercial Litigation.By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply Pete Gannett's warranties framework — distinguish express vs. implied warranties; recognize the historical 'caveat emptor' baseline that gave way to modern warranty protections; identify when fraud claims are still the path of recovery. You'll also apply Patrick Lorman's framework for business-fraud litigation and commercial disputes — fact-pattern triage, claim selection, and the litigation considerations specific to commercial fraud.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

Non-Compete Agreements: Foundations & Enforceability

This module of Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp — Non-Compete Agreements: Foundations & Enforceability — covers 2 lessons: Non-Compete Agreements: Foundations & Enforceability and Non-Compete Litigation, Trade Secrets & NDAs.By the end of this module, you'll be able to evaluate non-compete agreements under Steven Stern's framework — when they are enforceable, the proposed FTC ban, hiring-due-diligence to avoid stepping into another firm's non-compete violation, and the geographic/scope/duration tests courts apply. You'll also apply Stern's trade-secret and confidentiality framework — identify what constitutes a trade secret (secret-sauce test + economic value from disclosure), the facility-security and access-code disciplines required to maintain trade-secret protection, and non-disclosure agreement design considerations.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.

Collections, Judgments & Creditor Recovery

This module of Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp — Collections, Judgments & Creditor Recovery — covers 2 lessons: Collections, Judgments & Creditor Recovery and Partnership Disputes, LLCs & Fiduciary Duties.By the end of this module, you'll be able to apply John Sandberg's creditor-side collections playbook — talking down a client's emotional response, prejudgment writ of attachment, competing creditors, mechanics liens (construction-specific), and the practical limits of judgment recovery. You'll also apply Patrick Lorman's framework for partnership/LLC disputes — fiduciary duty analysis, LLC property as 'property for only the benefit of the LLC,' state-law variations for LLCs, and the threshold question of entity type in litigation.How to engage: Start with the first lesson and proceed in order. Read the per-lesson takeaways after each video. Take the practice quiz at the end of the module to check your understanding before moving on.