National Business Institute

Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp

National Business Institute

Business Contract Litigation Boot Camp

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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July 2026

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9 assignments¹

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There are 4 modules in this course

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.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

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.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

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.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

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.

What's included

2 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review

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