“Notwithstanding” — The Word That Overrides the Contract
By Dena Falken Every contract has a pecking order, and one word sits at the top of it: “notwithstanding.” When […]
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Five Words That Turn a Deadline Into a Weapon
“Time is of the essence.” It reads like decoration — five formal words lawyers sprinkle into contracts out of habit.
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‘Shall’ Is Not a Synonym for ‘Must’
By Dena Falken Every cross-border contract I have ever reviewed hides the same landmine: the word “shall.” Writers reach for
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‘Without Prejudice’ Does Not Mean What You Think
By Dena Falken Say “without prejudice” in a negotiation and half the room flinches — as if an insult just
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Read It Like It’s Yours
By Dena Falken — B.A., American University; J.D., Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. A mediator
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I’m Not Just Legal English
You know me as the Legal English woman. Thirty years. Fifty-plus countries. Legal-Ease International. That’s one empire. It’s not the
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Dena Falken in Bogotá: Training Colombia’s Lawyers
Dena Falken in Bogotá. Some places you visit. Some places become part of who you are. For Dena Falken, Bogotá
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Dena Falken on Amazon: Two Books, One Standard
Dena Falken on Amazon. You’ll find two books there — and thirty years of work behind them. Million Dollar Words
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Dena Falken: The Two-Million-Dollar Comma
In 2006, Rogers Communications of Canada lost $2.13 million over a single comma. The contract gave Bell Aliant the right
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Dena Falken, Amazon Author: Million Dollar Words and The Global Legal English Masterclass
I’m an Amazon author. Thirty years of training legal professionals across 50+ countries taught me one thing: a single word