In the event any court of competent jurisdiction or any foreign, federal, state, county or local government or any other governmental regulatory or administrative agency or authority holds any provision of this Consulting Agreement to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, in whole or in part, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable portion(s) shall be limited or excluded from this Consulting Agreement to the minimum extent required, and the remaining provisions shall not be affected or invalidated and shall remain in full force and effect.