When John Malm met with Trent Reznor and showed him the management agreement that Reznor signed, one thing Reznor could have done (and Malm told him he could do) is hire his own attorney.

When John Malm met with Trent Reznor and showed him the management agreement that Reznor signed, one thing Reznor could have done (and Malm told him he could do) is hire his own attorney.

While many new artists do not use attorneys, a competent entertainment attorney can advise the artist about contract provisions (explaining what they mean and whether or not they are fairly standard) and negotiate on the artist’s behalf.

Assume that you are an attorney hired by Reznor before he signed a management contract with Malm. What do you think is the most important provision you should negotiate on Reznor’s behalf. How would you negotiate to make the provision more favorable for your client?

Issue

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Discussion 

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— uses facts and reasoning from the problem appropriately to support analysis 

— adequately proves the legal rule(s) through discussion of the facts and rationale of the case 

— employs effective counter-analysis 

— uses effective fact-to-fact comparisons to apply the legal rule to the facts 

— includes sound reasoning and analysis 

Conclusion 

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