Contracts written for the bad day
A well-written contract is boring on a good day and valuable on a bad one. Our commercial contracts practice drafts, reviews and negotiates the agreements that owner-run companies sign every week: vendor and supply agreements, services contracts, distribution terms, software licenses and the purchase orders that quietly govern most sales.
We start by asking what could go wrong. Late delivery, a price change, a key supplier going out of business, a customer who stops paying: each has a clause that decides who carries the cost. We make sure those clauses say what you think they say, and that the rest of the document is short enough for your team to actually read.
For companies that sign the same kinds of agreements over and over, we build standard templates with a one-page playbook. Your sales or purchasing staff can then handle routine deals themselves and call us only when the other side pushes on a point that matters. That keeps legal costs predictable and deals moving.
When a contract is already signed and something has gone wrong, we read it with you before anyone sends an angry email. Often the agreement gives you more options than you expect, and a measured letter settles the matter. When it does not, our disputes team is down the hall and already knows the file.
Review work is usually quoted per agreement, and template projects as a flat fee. We tell you the likely cost before we start.
A contract does its job when both sides understood it at signing.
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