Every business deal needs a carefully considered plan and a proper contract to memorialize the deal. Phillips Lytle’s Commercial Contracts attorneys focus their practice on negotiating, drafting, reviewing and revising commercial contracts. Our attorneys provide practical advice and contract management to business clients in a wide array of industries with regard to commercial contracts, intellectual property protection, routine and transformative business deals, and everything in between.
Whether you are negotiating the contract details of a multimillion dollar master purchase agreement or just need a practical set of standard terms and conditions, we have the experience and resources to get the deal done.
Our commercial contracts clients benefit from our attorneys’ experience and unique ability to view the deal through the eyes of our clients. We know how to spot and manage risk in an appropriate manner to meet our clients’ business objectives. Whether managing existing commercial contracts or negotiating new agreements, we always strive to get our clients past the contract phase and into the business deal as soon as reasonably possible. We are tough negotiators, but always sensible and realistic.
We regularly advise clients on commercial and business law issues across a wide range of industries. We represent our commercial contract clients on both sides of business and commercial agreements, with specific experience and expertise in the following areas:
Our attorneys cover all matters of business transactions such as supply agreements, distribution agreements, reseller agreements, equipment agreements, co-packing agreements, master services agreements and other vendor agreements. This includes consignment agreements, construction contracts, subcontractor agreements and other contractual obligations such as general terms and conditions.
Protection and other agreements associated with intellectual property includes licensing agreements, royalty agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, commercialization agreements and development agreements. Our extensive experience in intellectual property law enhances the service we provide to our clients with commercial contract matters.
Confidential information is a valuable asset to most businesses. Businesses regularly exchange confidential information in a wide variety of transactions and relationships. While a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) is often viewed as routine, maintaining sufficient contractual confidentiality obligations is vital and necessary to protect confidential information. We use our experience to create and negotiate contractual obligations that are reasonable and that appropriately safeguard confidential information while addressing other key issues that arise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating confidentiality NDAs.
Outsourcing is when a company or organization engages an outside entity to provide services for its business that it would otherwise provide for itself. While an outsourcing agreement shares many similarities with other services agreements, there are key differences that come with outsourcing. We use our experience to structure an outsourcing agreement that seeks to protect our clients from the challenges that arise from such an important strategic business decision.
Professional services and consulting agreements vary in length and complexity depending on the nature of the services, the industry, the scope of work and several other key factors. We draft and negotiate everything from small, short-term arrangements to large, long-term multimillion dollar arrangements in a wide array of industries.
Businesses engage in multiple forms of advertising, marketing and promoting their products and services. In order to effectively market products and services, a business will often engage one or more service providers to help develop and/or carry out its marketing strategy. Our attorneys regularly draft and negotiate agreements to protect client interests in this space and utilize our intellectual property experience to secure their rights.
Indemnification is part of nearly every commercial contract and is often one of the key provisions in the negotiation of a commercial contract. Indemnification is important in allocating risk between the parties and allows each party to exercise a degree of control with respect to their risk in an arrangement. We have extensive experience in indemnification provisions, understand “market” terms and possess creativity, when needed, to help manage risk.
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