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3. Only those persons, firms or entities whose products and/or services and
reputation are, in the sole discretion of the Louisiana State Bar Association, in
keeping with the reputation and standing of the Louisiana State Bar Association
shall be eligible to be approved as Louisiana State Bar Association sponsors.
4. The Louisiana State Bar Association reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
accept or reject any potential Sponsorship, donation, gift or other outside
support.
5. The Louisiana State Bar Association shall not exclude any otherwise acceptable
sponsor for sponsorship of any Sponsored Activity.
6. The sponsor is prohibited from using the Sponsorship relationship with the
Louisiana State Bar Association outside of the Sponsored Activity, without the
express approval of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
7. The sponsor will be acknowledged in connection with the Sponsorship as
determined by the Louisiana State Bar Association.
8. The Louisiana State Bar Association official seal and/or logo shall not be used
by the sponsor.
9. No words, logo or symbol shall be used in such a manner as to express of imply
an endorsement by the Louisiana State Bar Association of a firm, product,
publication or service.

The Executive Director shall be authorized to approve or deny all Sponsorship requests
under $5,000. Approval or denial of sponsorship requests in the amount of $5,000 or
more shall be by the Board of Governors of the Louisiana State Bar Association or its
designee. The Board of Governors shall adopt procedures for the prompt and efficient
approval of Sponsorship requests.

T. Vendor Agreements
Subject to the restrictions set forth below, the LSBA Board of Governors has granted
the Executive Director the authority, directly or through her staff, to investigate,
consider, negotiate, and execute agreements with vendors on behalf of the LSBA;
provided, however, that the Executive Director must seek the approval of the LSBA
Board of Governors before entering into material agreements of any kind with vendors.

For purposes of this section, the term “material” refers to any agreement which has any
one of the following characteristics: (i) the agreement involves a financial commitment
by the LSBA in excess of $75,000; (ii) fulfilling the terms of the agreement would
require a significant or ongoing commitment of staff time; (iii) the agreement contains
a term in excess of 12 months; (iv) the agreement contains an exclusivity or
noncompetition provision; (v) the agreement permits a vendor or other person to use
the trade names, trademarks, or logos of the LSBA or to otherwise hold itself as having
been endorsed by the LSBA; (vi) the agreement concerns a matter falling outside the
routine or day-to-day business operations of the LSBA; or (vii) the LSBA Board of
Governors has reserved its approval authority with respect to the subject matter of the
agreement.

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