The story reminded me of an analogous experience I had some years ago. A client asked me to help negotiate a software license agreement drafted by the other side’s lawyer. I saw that the other lawyer had selectively copied and edited a set of model software license provisions developed by an ABA committee. It amused my client when, on the negotiation conference call, I pointed out to the other lawyer that he had left out certain language that had been included in the model provisions to make them a reasonable compromise on the issue in question. The other lawyer was a bit discomfited when he realized that I was the lead author of the model provisions and the chairman of the drafting committee. (This actually happened twice, in the space of just a few days, for two different clients.)