Business & Securities Law

4.11

Indemnification Traps for the Unwary

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1 hours 29 minutes
Gosia Bochenek
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi
With Gosia J. Bochenek from Accord Law, PLLC + 1 other
Recorded September 23, 2025.
Product ID 100860

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Overview

Don't Let These Common Mistakes Cost You

The indemnification provision is one of the most challenging and important sections in business contracts. Minor word choices can critically change how contractual risk is allocated between parties, and leave your client facing significant unintended exposure. Join our distinguished faculty as they reveal top strategies for overcoming common indemnification mistakes. Whether you're drafting, reviewing, or redlining, this is one course you don't want to miss - register today!

  • Compare and contrast different types of indemnification provisions to ensure your approach matches the parties' intent.
  • "Indemnify, defend and hold harmless?" Get a refresher on how these distinct concepts can significantly alter party obligations.
  • Delve deep into common mistakes involving parties and third parties, triggers, standard of care, covered losses, connectors and more.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Using the Wrong Type of Indemnification Provision
  2. Indemnify, Hold Harmless, Defend, or Something Else?
  3. Top Indemnification Problems Solved (With Examples)

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Product ID 100860

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Using the Wrong Type of Indemnification Provision

    • Indemnification Approaches Compared (With Sample Provisions)
    • Lack of Customization - Where Things Go Wrong

  2. Indemnify, Hold Harmless, Defend, or Something Else?

  3. Top Indemnification Problems Solved (With Examples)

    • Party and Third-Party Gaffes
    • Triggers and Standard of Care
    • Scope and Extent of Covered Losses
    • Connecting Trigger to Loss
    • Notification Requirements
    • Advanced Issues

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Accountants and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Gosia J Bochenek
Gosia J.
Bochenek
Accord Law, PLLC
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi
Ricardo
Aponte-Parsi
Office of the General Counsel at Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/GCN)
Speaker bio
Gosia J Bochenek

Gosia J. Bochenek

Accord Law, PLLC
Gosia Bochenek

is an attorney with Accord Law, PLLC. She focuses her practice on business and contract matters, and commercial transactions. Ms. Bochenek counsels business owners with respect to legal issues facing the business, including the formation and structuring of business entities, preparation of key operational contracts, risk management, corporate compliance, financial transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. She assists clients with developing operating, shareholder's and buy-sell agreements to achieve business planning purposes and asset protection, and advises on business succession techniques including direct gifts, use of trusts, stock redemptions, cross-purchases and recapitalizations. Ms. Bochenek works collaboratively with trust and estate attorneys in the firm to fully meet client needs and develop a comprehensive succession plan, which balances financial and tax implications with client’s family and business objectives. She handles a wide range of contract matters. Ms. Bochenek's breadth of experience includes negotiating and drafting service agreements, vendor agreements, teaming and strategic alliance agreements, consulting agreements, financing arrangements and other commercial contracts. She frequently works with clients to protect critical business information and relationships from misappropriation by third parties and former employees. Ms. Bochenek provides counsel regarding limitation of liability, indemnification, privacy law compliance, trade secret and information security policies, copyright and trademark protection, and brand building strategies. In addition to her business practice, she also assists with the preparation and negotiation of commercial leases and transfers of real estate into trusts and operating business entities. Ms. Bochenek worked extensively in the intellectual property area on trademark and copyright registrations, licensing arrangements, and offered pro bono legal assistance to artists and art organizations. She earned her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law and her LL.M. degree from the University of Wroclaw, Poland. Ms. Bochenek serves on the board of National Association of Women Business Owners and is active in the business community. She is presently admitted to practice in Virginia,  Connecticut and District of Columbia.

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Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

Office of the General Counsel at Secretary of the Air Force (SAF/GCN)
Ricardo Aponte-Parsi

is a real estate and corporate counsel with a 22+ year track record of assessing risk, managing litigation, and building compliance systems to protect organizational interests. He is a trusted business partner and problem solver, dedicated to delivering exceptional results that advance business objectives through preventive counseling, strategic risk management, and shrewd advocacy. Mr. Aponte-Parsi is a team leader and project manager who builds relationships, leads change, and communicates effectively with private and public stakeholders. He earned his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University, with a major in international relations and his J.D. degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In May 2014, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed his Master of Laws degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. In 2018, he completed a second LL.M. degree at Georgetown University Law School in securities and financial regulation. In 2022, Mr. Aponte-Parsi completed a certification in Privacy Law from Seton Hall University School of Law. He was president of the Board of the Puerto Rico Education Council, the licensing agency for the Commonwealth, and is currently the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the San Juan Community College. Since November of 2024, Mr. Aponte-Parsi has worked as an Associate General Counsel- Office of the General Counsel of the Air Force (SAF/GCN) at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas. SAF/GCN provides legal and policy advice to members of the Secretariat, air staff, and space staff on virtually all matters relating to the department's 180 installations, nearly 10 million acres of real estate, base realignment, and closure; annual $7 billion installation and operational energy budgets; annual multibillion-dollar military construction program; $8.3 billion military privatized housing portfolio; programs for environmental planning, compliance, and restoration and natural and cultural resources management; and programs for safety and occupational health. The division advises the Center of Excellence for Environment, Facilities, and Installations and the Energy, Environmental, and Installations Directorates within the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.

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