Contract Lawyers: Protecting Your Interests in Every Transaction

Real Estate Transactions & Lease Agreements

Real estate agreements carry long-term financial and operational consequences. We draft and negotiate real estate contracts with a focus on risk allocation, enforceability, and deal efficiency—protecting your position while keeping transactions moving forward.

Purchase & Sale Agreements (PSA)

We draft and review real estate Purchase & Sale Agreements to protect your position before deposits become non-refundable and obligations harden. Our work focuses on inspection and due diligence rights, escrow and deposit terms, financing contingencies, title and survey issues, closing conditions, default remedies, and timeline enforcement. The objective is to ensure clarity, preserve leverage, and prevent transactions from unraveling due to avoidable contractual gaps.

Residential Lease Agreements

We draft and review residential leases for landlords, property owners, and real estate investors to reduce risk and prevent avoidable disputes. Our leases emphasize clear, enforceable provisions governing security deposits, maintenance and repair obligations, tenant defaults, notices, renewals, and termination rights. Proper drafting sets expectations from day one and protects both cash flow and property value.

Commercial Lease Agreements

Commercial leases are highly negotiable documents, and small drafting issues can create outsized exposure. We represent commercial landlords and tenants in drafting and negotiating leases that clearly define rent structure (base rent, CAM, NNN), permitted use, buildout obligations, maintenance responsibilities, insurance requirements, indemnification, assignment and subletting rights, default remedies, and attorney’s fees provisions where permitted. Our goal is a lease that reflects the business reality and holds up if challenged.

Subleases & Assignments

Subleases and lease assignments often trigger hidden defaults if not structured correctly. We draft and review subleases, assignments, and landlord consent agreements to ensure compliance with the underlying lease and preserve enforceability. Our approach minimizes disruption while protecting all parties involved.

Business Acquisitions & Asset Transfers

Business acquisition agreements determine what is being acquired, what liabilities remain behind, and how risk is allocated after closing. We structure transactions to reduce post-closing surprises and protect leverage throughout the deal lifecycle.

Asset Purchase Agreements (APA)

We draft and negotiate Asset Purchase Agreements for buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries. Our focus includes purchase price structure, asset identification, assumed versus excluded liabilities, representations and warranties, indemnification provisions, earn-outs, restrictive covenants where enforceable, and post-closing transition obligations. Proper drafting ensures that the deal reflects the economic intent of the parties—not just the headline number.

Membership Interest & Stock Purchase Agreements

When ownership interests are being transferred, precision matters. We draft and review Membership Interest Purchase Agreements and Stock Purchase Agreements to clearly define ownership transfer, closing conditions, governance implications, and post-closing liability exposure. These agreements are structured to align with existing operating agreements or corporate bylaws and avoid unintended control or compliance issues.

Closing Documents & Ancillary Agreements

We prepare and coordinate key closing documents necessary to complete business transactions, including Bills of Sale, Assignments and Assumptions, Promissory Notes, Security Agreements, Escrow Agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements. Our objective is a clean, documented transfer that withstands scrutiny after the deal closes.

Business Governance & Ownership Agreements

Internal clarity is the most effective way to prevent future disputes between owners. We draft governance documents that define control, protect equity, and ensure continuity as businesses grow, restructure, or change ownership.

LLC Operating Agreements

The Operating Agreement is the primary governing document of an LLC. We draft single-member and multi-member operating agreements that define management structure, voting thresholds, fiduciary duties, capital contribution obligations, and distribution mechanics. We also address transfer restrictions, buy-sell provisions, withdrawal rights, valuation methods, and dispute resolution procedures—reducing the risk of deadlock or forced dissolution.

Corporate Bylaws & Shareholder Agreements

For S-Corporations and C-Corporations, we draft Bylaws and Shareholder Agreements that govern the relationship between shareholders, directors, and officers. These documents establish board authority, officer roles, quorum and voting requirements, and procedures for major corporate actions. Well-drafted governance documents help preserve the corporate veil and ensure that corporate decisions are legally binding and defensible.

Employment, Intellectual Property & Brand Protection

A company’s competitive advantage depends on clear professional relationships and secure ownership of intellectual property. We draft agreements that protect proprietary information, allocate risk appropriately, and ensure businesses retain ownership of what they fund and develop.

Independent Contractor Agreements

Independent Contractor Agreements must address both classification concerns and ownership of work product. We draft agreements that clearly define scope of services, compensation, confidentiality obligations, and termination rights. Critically, we include “work made for hire” and intellectual property assignment provisions so your company retains full ownership of code, creative content, and proprietary processes developed by outside talent.

Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Agreements (NDA)

Generic NDAs are often unenforceable due to overbreadth or poor drafting. We prepare confidentiality agreements that clearly define protected information, include reasonable time limitations, carve out publicly available or independently developed materials, and provide meaningful remedies for breach. The focus is enforceability—not formality.

Licensing Agreements

Licensing agreements allow intellectual property to generate revenue while preserving control. We draft and negotiate licensing agreements that define scope of use, territory, exclusivity, royalty structures, reporting obligations, audit rights, and termination provisions. Proper drafting ensures monetization without sacrificing ownership or leverage.

Financing & Risk Allocation Agreements

Financing arrangements and risk-allocation agreements determine how capital is deployed and how losses are handled when things go wrong. We draft clear, enforceable agreements that protect repayment rights and define consequences for default.

Promissory Notes & Loan Agreements

We draft promissory notes and loan agreements that clearly define repayment terms, interest, default provisions, and enforcement rights. Whether the transaction involves private lending, seller financing, or internal business loans, clarity at the outset prevents costly disputes later.

Guarantees, Security Agreements & Releases

We structure personal guarantees, security agreements, settlement agreements, and releases to allocate risk intentionally and preserve enforcement leverage. These documents are often critical in resolving disputes or protecting recovery rights when obligations are not met.

Why Strategic Drafting Matters

Most litigation stems from vague obligations, undefined expectations, or poorly aligned incentives. Strategic contract drafting is not about complexity—it is about clarity. We structure agreements to anticipate friction points, allocate risk deliberately, and preserve leverage if disputes arise. The right contract reduces uncertainty, strengthens negotiating position, and protects long-term value.

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