Commercial Contracts

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.