Kenneth A. Adams

Head of Adams Contracts at LegalSifter

Ken Adams is a scholar and trainer who specializes in how to say clearly in a contract whatever you want to say. He’s author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (5th ed. 2023). He’s also head of Adams Contracts, a division of LegalSifter that has developed highly customizable automated contract templates.

My Articles

Commercial and Contracts

Merger Agreements Are Poorly Drafted

Are M&A contracts fundamentally flawed? Scholar Kenneth A. Adams argues that copy-paste drafting and legalistic language create costly inefficiencies — and offers a smarter path forward.

Commercial and Contracts

Reviewing Business Contracts: What to Look for and How to Look for It

Reviewing a contract involves much more than just reading it. United Healthcare’s Michael Fleming and LegalSifter’s Ken Adams give tips on the right approach. #ACCDocket

Commercial and Contracts

Fixing Your Contracts: What Training in Contract Drafting Can and Can’t Do

Contract language is limited and stylized — it's analogous to software code. It's possible to train your contracts personnel in how to draft and review contracts consistent with a set of guidelines.