Commercial counsel. Business perspective.
Hire commercial lawyers to review agreements, negotiate terms, and build contracting processes around your business priorities.
Contract management
Support the full life of an agreement, from the first draft through changes and exit decisions.
- Review terms and assess contractual risks with business stakeholders.
- Build consistent templates and document contract changes.
- Draft amendments and advise on termination and exit terms.
Product & software development
Bring legal review into the agreements and policies behind your products.
- Draft and negotiate licensing, developer, supplier, and distribution agreements.
- Review privacy policies, terms of service, and product-related regulatory questions.
- Address intellectual property and product liability issues in contract terms.
Marketing strategy
Review campaigns and partnerships with advertising, privacy, and intellectual property considerations in view.
- Review marketing claims, comparative advertising, and intellectual property use.
- Address personal-data use in campaigns and social-platform requirements.
- Draft and negotiate agency, influencer, and other marketing agreements.
Negotiation
Work through commercial terms with a clear understanding of your priorities and risk tolerance.
- Negotiate pricing, performance requirements, and scope.
- Update terms through renewals and amendments.
- Evaluate liability allocation and options for resolving counterparty disputes.
Business acumen
Connect legal decisions to the relationships and commercial goals behind each agreement.
- Align terms with business strategy and long-term value.
- Bring industry practices into contract discussions.
- Tailor agreements to client relationships and collaboration.
Bring the context.
Discuss the fit.
Describe the work
Outline the matter, priorities, timing and kind of experience your team needs.
Review the experience
Discuss relevant background and how the professional would work with your team.
Agree on the scope
Review responsibilities and engagement terms before deciding how to proceed.
A few useful
hiring questions.
How can commercial counsel work with our risk tolerance?
Explain your business goals, operating context, and priorities. Commercial counsel can assess contractual risks and help shape terms and internal processes around the tradeoffs your team is prepared to make.
Can commercial counsel help with regulatory questions?
Commercial counsel can review how relevant regulatory requirements affect your agreements and business practices. Include your industry and the jurisdictions involved in your hiring brief so the engagement can be scoped to the experience you need.
Can we get help with marketing and data-related agreements?
This work can include marketing-partner and data-buyer agreements, usage restrictions, privacy provisions, and advertising review. Describe the proposed activity and jurisdictions involved so counsel can assess the specific requirements.
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