This program addressed gender-inclusive drafting in transactional documents. It discussed best practices such as avoiding such gendered terms as “husband” or “wife” in favor of terms like “spouse,” scrutinizing documents for gendered language (such as “man-made” or “gentleman’s agreement”), and using the singular “they” where referring to an individual whose gender is unknown or when...
This program addressed gender-inclusive drafting in transactional documents. It discussed best practices such as avoiding such gendered terms as “husband” or “wife” in favor of terms like “spouse,” scrutinizing documents for gendered language (such as “man-made” or “gentleman’s agreement”), and using the singular “they” where referring to an individual whose gender is unknown or when...
On Thursday, June 20th, the LSTA hosted a webinar, Gender Inclusive Drafting, presented by Joel Kwan and Michelle Yang of Paul Hastings, Ari Linder of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, and Boudewijn Smit of NautaDutilh. The theme of the webinar was, quite simply, that words matter, and we should always think about the words we choose...
