CONTRACT DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATION SERVICES

Our Contract Drafting and Negotiation lawyers have significant experience drafting and interpreting contracts between various business entities and individuals.

Business Legal Agreements
Our legal team drafts, negotiates, and reviews business legal agreements including:

• Affiliate Marketing Agreement
• Asset Acquisition Agreement
• Distribution Agreement
• Employment Contracts
• Marketing Agent Agreement
• Purchase and Sale Agreement
• Sales Agent Agreement
• Stockholder Agreement
• Web Development Contracts

These are a sample of the many types of legal agreements required to operate a business.

Non-Competition Clauses
We are familiar with all the nuances of contracts including, for example, non-competes (non-competition clauses), and other provisions that can lead to litigation if not drafted carefully.

Unfair Business Practices
We also have experience with claims of unfair business practices and unfair competition. For example, California has particularly strong laws against unfair competition, primarily contained within Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code, which operates alongside related provisions in other sections of state law. Unfair competition can include such things as theft and misappropriation of trade secrets and customer lists; unfair, deceptive, untrue and misleading advertising; and price manipulation. Our experience with these many areas of law helps us bring our considerable savvy to any transaction.

Business transactions are not always as smooth as anticipated and unexpected disagreements between business partners or allegations of illegal activity can arise. Our lawyers work hard to limit our clients’ exposure to liabilities by creative thinking about transactions and using the right language to get things done.

Healthcare Industry Contracts
In the health care industry, our legal services include drafting and negotiating agreements for healthcare businesses and professionals, including physician recruitment agreements, physician employment agreements, non-compete agreements, and exclusive provider agreements. We also have extensive experience with corporate founders, shareholders and operating agreements, buy-ins, compensation arrangements, practice sales and purchases.

By drawing on the combined talents and experience of our attorneys, our clients will be aware of important nuances of contracts and will comply with the requirements of state and federal fraud and abuse laws and other statutory and regulatory challenges unique to health care professional entities.