Contracts Lawyer | Business Contracts, Commercial Agreements and Commercial Transactions
If you or your business is entering into any type of contract in New York, our New York Contracts Lawyer can provide the legal representation you need. Our experienced and thorough New York Contracts Lawyer will carefully draft or review your contract, and negotiate the provisions in the contract, in order to include the terms that the parties have agreed to, and additional provisions designed to protect your legal rights.
Contracts Lawyer | New York Contracts and Business Law Firm
The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is a New York Contracts and Business Law Firm that represents clients in various legal matters involving New York Contracts, Business Law, and Commercial Transactions. We draft and negotiate diverse agreements which arise in commercial transactions, purchase or sale of a business, business relationships. For example, we draft and negotiate business contracts with customers, vendors and other suppliers, joint venture agreements, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, construction contracts, commercial and residential real estate renovation contracts, and other commercial agreements.
The Contract is the “Rule Book” for Governing Business Conduct
Our experienced Contracts Lawyer strongly believes that at the inception of a business relationship, the parties should negotiate and sign an agreement containing the terms that will function as the “rule book” for the conduct of their business. An excellent time to do this is when the parties to a transaction or business deal are working together to achieve mutually desirable goals. Expanding the scope of an agreement to cover issues that may only become relevant in the event of a disagreement or misunderstanding often prevents potential disputes from escalating into lawsuits.
When misunderstandings arise between parties to a commercial transaction, their contract is usually the first place they look to determine the parties’ rights and obligations, and to resolve disputes promptly. Therefore, the contract negotiation and drafting stage is the optimum opportunity to clarify the parties’ rights, responsibilities, duties, understandings and expectations.
Our NY Contracts Lawyer Will Carefully Negotiate and Draft Your Contract
When you need a business contract reviewed, negotiated, or drafted, you can be confident that the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein has the skill, experience and dedication to get the job done right! Our Contracts Lawyer has the experience and business background to address all your concerns, and provide the legal protection you need. Our NYC Contracts Lawyer negotiates and drafts contracts for many types of transactions, commercial relationships and business deals. We often anticipate potential issues that might arise in the future, and attempt to address those issues in the contract. Once our clients have explained the substance of their oral agreement, and their expectations, we thoroughly negotiate, review and draft the contract, with the aim of safeguarding our client’s rights, and avoiding potential disputes. The advantage of hiring a lawyer experienced in contract negotiation and drafting cannot be overemphasized.
NY Contracts Lawyer | Examples of Our Contracts
Our New York Contracts Lawyer drafts and negotiates many diverse agreements which arise in commercial transactions and business relationships, including:
•Shareholders’ Agreements
•Limited Liability Company Operating Agreements
•Partnership Agreements
•Stock Buy-outs (One Shareholder Purchasing another Shareholder’s Stock in a Corporation)
•Contracts and Other Documents for the Purchase or Sale of Various Types of Businesses including Asset Sales and Stock Sales
•Employment Contracts
•Independent Contractor Agreements
•Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements/Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NCND)
•Joint Venture Agreements
•License Agreements
•Business Management Agreements
•Contracts with Customers, Vendors and Other Suppliers
•Real Estate Construction Contracts
•Commercial or Residential Real Estate Renovation Projects
•Music Industry Contacts
Examples of some of the numerous agreements we have prepared include:
•Contract between a multinational corporation and a domestic package design company to redesign the corporation’s product packages
•Contract involving computer consulting companies performing specialized services for the New York Stock Exchange
•Settlement Agreement resolving contractual disputes between one of the world’s largest toy stores, and a creator and publisher of personalized children’s books
•License Agreements between a large retail store and a concessionaire
•Contract between an independent consultant and a New York State agency for the consultant to oversee and monitor other companies’ work on the overhaul of the medical reimbursement rates for out of network healthcare providers
The Importance of Clearly Drafted Contracts
In the course of operating a business, and even in one’s personal life, we enter into many types of contracts and written agreements. Written agreements are important, especially for businesses, since reliable sources of products, parts, equipment, labor and services are essential for a successful business. Our NYC Contracts Lawyer has the expertise to negotiate the terms of your agreement to protect your legal rights.
“Sign Here–It’s a Standard Contract”
If you ever hear someone tell you to “Sign Here–It’s a Standard Contract”, this should be your signal to either run the other way, or call an experienced New York Contracts Lawyer. If you sign any contract, even a “standard contract” or proposal without competent legal representation, you may be positioning yourself at a distinct disadvantage. If the other party’s attorney prepared the contract, that contracts lawyer probably drafted the contract for the sole purpose of protecting his or her client’s interests. In that situation, it is vitally important that your contracts lawyer protect your interests and legal rights as well.
Similarly, if the other party, or even both parties together, prepared the contract without a lawyer, it may be vague, and might not properly express the parties’ intentions at all. Also, while the parties’ self drafted agreement might appear to be fair, it may lack important legal provisions, thereby rendering the entire agreement void and unenforceable. Alternatively, even if it is a legally binding, enforceable and fair contract, it may nevertheless be silent on certain key issues, thereby inviting litigation in the event of a dispute.
Avoiding the Unfair Contract
The purpose of a contract should not be to trap one party or the other. A proposed agreement that is a trap for the unwary should not be signed. Instead, it should re-negotiated and revised or redrafted, to create a fair and workable relationship. The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is proud of our Contracts Lawyer’s thorough negotiation and meticulous drafting of many types of contracts.
Winning a Lawsuit Is Good, but Avoiding a Lawsuit Is Better
Litigation is an expensive and time consuming method of resolving disputes. It may also be a huge distraction that interferes with managing your business. Many litigants also find the process frustrating and emotionally draining.
Take our Contracts Lawyer’s Advice
The time and effort invested at the initial stages of a business or commercial transaction in order to achieve a comprehensive agreement that protects your legal rights may be one of the most important steps toward a successful business relationship. Regardless of what type of commercial transaction or agreement you or your business are entering into, we strongly recommend that you enter into a carefully negotiated and drafted contract. Our vast experience as a Contracts Lawyer in New York City supports our belief that this is the best way to protect your legal rights, and to minimize the possibility of legal disputes. In the course of representing you in the contract negotiation and drafting stage, our primary goals include protecting your interests, and avoiding the ambiguities that may lead to litigation.
Why Hire a Contracts Lawyer Who Is Also Experienced in Commercial Litigation?
Our Contracts Lawyer is highly skilled at reviewing, drafting, and negotiating New York contracts. In addition, our Contracts Lawyer also has extensive experience in commercial litigation. Why is this important? We are negotiating a contract, and of course, we want to avoid litigation. Who would be better to accomplish that goal than a New York Contracts Lawyer who is also well versed in New York commercial litigation? Our Contracts Lawyer has been involved in many lawsuits where a disagreement or misunderstanding arose, at least in part, due to an ambiguous or poorly drafted agreement. Our commercial litigation experience gives us the tactical advantage needed to draft contract provisions designed to avoid foreseeable disagreements or misunderstandings, or to prevent them from escalating into litigation.
Commercial Litigation
If an unresolved dispute leads to litigation, The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is ready to represent you. We provide our litigation clients with the same level of professionalism and dedication that all of our clients have come to expect from our firm. We represent businesses and individuals in Commercial Litigation, such as:
•Breach of contract actions
•Shareholders’ derivative actions
•Obtaining an injunction preventing use of a business name similar to a client’s business, causing customer confusion
•Lawsuit by an author against a book publishing company
•Commercial litigation involving various business disputes
NY Contracts Lawyer | Quality Legal Services
We believe that our clients are best served through a practical and business-oriented application of our diverse skills. Our business law and accounting background enables us to focus quickly on the legal and economic issues. Our contract drafting skills and experience enable us to negotiate and draft language designed to precisely state the parties’ understandings in a way that our client’s rights are properly protected.
Our New York Contracts Law and NY Commercial Litigation experience helps our NY Contracts Lawyer to not only analyze and resolve legal issues, but also to assist each client in achieving their immediate and long-term goals. At the core of the firm’s practice is the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements, and representing businesses and individuals in business transactions, and commercial relationships, with the goals of creating enforceable agreements that the parties can rely upon, and avoiding the uncertainty, distraction, and expense of litigation.
NY Contracts Lawyer | Personal Service and Commitment to Clients
Our clients can expect the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein to be responsive and genuinely interested in each client’s legal matters. We communicate with our clients on a regular basis. Telephone calls are answered promptly, and ample time is devoted to each client. We believe that our future is linked to the success of our clients. The firm is committed to continually strive for excellence in both legal services and client relations.
NY Contracts Lawyer | Legal Fees
We recognize that legal services must be cost effective and provide value. Our firm’s legal fees are fair and sensitive to the client’s personal and business requirements, as well as realistic in view of the magnitude of the particular transaction or controversy.
Our legal fees for drafting, negotiating or reviewing most contracts, and for most other commercial matters are usually based on the time we spend representing the client. Therefore our retainer agreement typically provides for hourly fees with an initial retainer deposit. Our initial retainer and subsequent retainer deposits are applied against the actual time we spend representing the client. Therefore, when the legal matter is concluded, any portion of the retainers that exceed the legal fees we have earned will be refunded to the client.
For some transactions, the client may choose either hourly fees or flat fees. For certain commercial matters, another option may be a reduced hourly fee plus a reduced contingency fee. An example of such a “blended fee” would be one half of our usual hourly fee, plus one half of our usual contingency fee. The client would advance the costs and disbursements.
New York Contracts Lawyer | Contact Us
To discuss your New York contract, commercial transaction, or business matter, we invite you to complete our Questionnaire, or click Contact Us to send an email. You may also call our New York Contracts Lawyer, Michael W. Goldstein to discuss your contract or transaction by telephone, or to schedule a consultation at our office.
New York Contracts Lawyer | Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor to create an attorney-client relationship or lawyer-client relationship. We recommend that you discuss your legal matter or case with a New York Contracts Lawyer promptly.
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This website is not intended to solicit clients for commercial law, commercial litigation, contracts, or any other legal matter outside of New York State. However, we do represent clients who live outside of New York State, and are engaged in a New York State contract, commercial transaction, or New York commercial litigation, or a dispute that is or may be litigated in the courts of New York State, or disputes that may be arbitrated or mediated in a New York State Alternative Dispute Resolution forum.
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Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is a New York Contracts Lawyer representing clients in New York contracts and New York business transactions throughout New York State, including New York City, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County and upstate New York.
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