Asael T. Sorensen, M.B.A., J.D., CPM, is a Senior Associate and co-founder of Alta Seminars. He has served as General Counsel for Covol Technologies, Inc., a resource recovery company. He is a practicing attorney specializing in the Uniform Commercial Code and commercial transactions.

Mr. Sorensen has many years of experience as a contract negotiator, offering educational and consulting services to the purchasing profession. He has developed and taught numerous purchasing related courses and workshops for the National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM), business colleges, and other organizations. These topics include quantitative methods, purchasing audits, and C.P.M. exam preparation, in addition to the legal  aspects of buying and selling. He is an expert in the development of contract management systems and assists corporate clients negotiating with vendors.

Mr. Sorensen obtained a joint degree in law and business administration (J.D. and M.B.A.). He is a Certified Purchasing Manager. He is a member of the Utah and American Bar Associations and has served as Chairman of the Young Lawyer's Law-Related Education Committee and Chairman of the Legal Economics Committee of the Utah Bar Association.
 
 

F. ELGIN WARD

F. Elgin Ward, BA, JD, is a Senior Associate and co-founder of Alta Seminars and is a practicing attorney with emphasis in corporate law, contracts, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) transactions, real estate, and other areas of commercial business law, in sales and property tax, and in estate planning. He is a member of the Utah, has served as panelist and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and served for 15 years as a Board Member of a Credit Union, including several terms as Chairman of the Board.

He has more than twenty (20) years of experience as a Contract Negotiator, and has negotiated, drafted and reviewed hundreds of contracts, including agreements for the purchase or sale of equipment, materials, computer hardware and software, construction and maintenance services, electric power, and the acquisition of real estate. Mr. Ward has also successfully represented clients in contract, tax, mechanic's lien and other commercial transaction disputes before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in Utah.

Mr. Ward has developed and taught numerous workshops and training seminars on the drafting and use of contracts, purchase orders, and performance and payment bonds, as well as seminars on corporate law and estate planning.