PRACTICE AREA
Commercial Transactions
We structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements including strategic partnerships, licensing deals, distribution agreements, and vendor contracts.
RECENT MATTERS
Vendor Agreements
Insurance technology company, product and vendor agreements for insurers and agents
NDAs
Enterprise AI company, confidentiality and vendor agreements
Customer Agreements
AI-powered analytics platform, customer and licensing agreements
Distribution
Mobile and console game publisher, platform and distribution agreements
Vendor & Customer
Family-run cold storage and warehousing business, established 1929
Client Agreements
Marketing and creative studio serving nonprofits
Commercial Agreements
Space technology company, ongoing commercial contract support
Commercial Agreements
Space communications company & ongoing commercial contract support
Commercial Agreements
Space technology venture, ongoing commercial contract support
Commercial Agreements
Biosciences company, ongoing commercial contract support
Commercial Agreements
Telehealth hair-loss treatment platform, ongoing commercial contract support
Vendor Agreements
Insurance technology company, product and vendor agreements for insurers and agents
NDAs
Enterprise AI company, confidentiality and vendor agreements
Customer Agreements
AI-powered analytics platform, customer and licensing agreements
Covers the full range of priced equity rounds, from early seed financings through later growth-stage and private equity investments.
- Stock purchase agreements
- Amended and restated certificate of incorporation
- Investor rights agreements
Drafting and negotiating convertible notes and SAFEs for early-stage companies and their investors.
Structuring down rounds, including anti-dilution, recapitalization and investor consent considerations.
Cap table modeling and cleanup across multiple rounds, instruments and classes of equity.
Venture debt and commercial lending documentation for growing companies.
Reorganizing foreign-founded companies into U.S. entities to support U.S. investment and market entry.
Non-traditional structures such as revenue-sharing agreements that fit the company and investor goals.
Forming venture funds and related entities, with a focus on first-time and emerging managers.
Advising corporate investors on minority investments in startups and related commercial terms.
Overview
Our commercial transaction practice focuses on creating agreements that drive business growth while protecting our clients' interests and minimizing operational risks.
What This Practice Covers
Strategic partnership agreements + −
Structuring the terms when two companies agree to work together, so responsibilities and upside are clearly defined.
- Strategic partnership agreements
- Joint marketing agreements
- Revenue-sharing terms
Licensing agreements + −
Negotiating the terms for licensing technology, IP, or content in or out of the company.
- Inbound and outbound license agreements
- Royalty and usage terms
- IP ownership carve-outs
Intellectual property and trademark + −
Clearing and protecting the IP and trademarks that sit inside a commercial deal, so what's being licensed, sold, or partnered on is actually clean to use.
- Trademark clearance and filings
- IP ownership and use representations
- Brand and co-branding agreements
Distribution agreements + −
Setting the terms for how a product or service gets to market through a third party.
- Distribution and reseller agreements
- Territory and exclusivity terms
- Channel partner agreements
Vendor and supplier contracts + −
Reviewing and negotiating the agreements that govern what a company buys or outsources.
- Master service agreements
- Purchase and supply agreements
- Service level agreements
Terms of service and customer agreements + −
Drafting the terms customers actually agree to, balancing enforceability with a clean customer experience.
- Terms of service
- Master customer agreements
- Privacy and data handling terms
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