Force Majeure in a Scary World

Presenter: Lisa Sommer Devlin, JD

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Planners who master contracts and negotiations are some of the most valuable in the industry. At Smart Meetings, we get lots of questions about what issues to include in contracts and what is best addressed less formally. Trusted legal expert Lisa Sommer Devlin, JD, will answer some of the most-asked queries she gets on managing risk, setting expectations and legal roles and responsibilities in the supplier-planner relationship.

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