New York Contracts Lawyer Skilled in Reviewing, Negotiating and Drafting Business Contracts
The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is a New York law firm that represents clients in reviewing, negotiating and drafting many types of contracts and business agreements which arise in commercial transactions and business relationships, such as:
•Contracts with Customers
•Contracts with Vendors and Other Suppliers
•Contracts for the Purchase or Sale of a Business
•Music Industry Contracts
•Contracts Between Fashion Models and Modeling Agencies – Model Management Agency Agreements
•Joint Venture Agreements
•Employment Contracts
•Independent Contractor Agreements
•Construction Contracts
•Home Renovation Contracts
•Loan Agreements
•Promissory Notes
•Personal Guarantees
•Commercial Agreements
•Commercial Leases
Quality Legal Services Provided By Experienced New York Contract Lawyer
We believe that our clients are best served through a practical and business-oriented application of our diverse skills as a New York Contract Lawyer. Our business law and accounting background enables us to focus quickly on the legal and economic issues needed to ensure that our client enters into a well drafted and properly negotiated contract.
Our firm seeks 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.
New York Contract Lawyer Will Carefully Negotiate and Draft Your Contract
When you select the Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein to be your New York Contract Lawyer, we will use our finely honed skills and experience to negotiate and draft your contract. We have drafted a negotiated numerous contracts for many types of transactions, commercial relationships and business deals. We often anticipate many 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/or draft the contract, with the aim of safeguarding our client’s rights, and avoiding potential disputes. The advantage of hiring a New York Contract Lawyer experienced in contract negotiation and drafting cannot be overemphasized.
We draft and negotiate 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
•Contracts Between Bands and Concert Promoters
•Management Agreements Between Bands and Managers
•Contracts for Construction and Home Renovation Projects
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
Importance of Clearly Drafted New York 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.
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 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 New York Contract Lawyer protect your interests 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. Michael W. Goldstein is a highly skilled and experienced New York Contract Lawyer, who is proud of the thorough negotiation and meticulous drafting that goes into every contract that we draft or negotiate on our client’s behalf.
The Contract is the “Rule Book” for Governing Business Conduct
We believe 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 expectationsand include them in the parties’ written contract.
Legal Fees for Negotiating and Drafting a New York Contract
We recognize that legal services must be cost effective and provide value. Our firm’s legal fees are low in relation to the level of professional legal services that we provide. Furthermore, we sincerely believe that the legal fee spent on hiring our firm as your New York Contract Lawyer will provide exceptional value in the context of your transaction or contractual business relationship.
Our legal fees for drafting, negotiating or reviewing most contracts are usually based on the time we spend on the matter. Therefore our retainer agreement typically provides for hourly fees with an initial retainer deposit. Our initial retainer (and subsequent retainer deposits, if applicable) are applied against the actual time spent. Therefore, any portion of the retainer that exceed the legal fees we have earned will be refunded to the client. For some contracts or business transactions, the client may choose either our hourly fee or a flat fee.
Tell Us About Your New York Contract or Business Transaction
To discuss your New York contract or business transaction, we invite you to complete our Questionnaire, or click Contact Us to send an email. You may also call Michael W. Goldstein to discuss your case or legal matter by telephone, or to schedule a consultation at our office. Your submission will be reviewed by our experienced New York Contract Lawyer.
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.
The time and effort invested at the initial stages of a business or commercial transaction to achieve a comprehensive agreement 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 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 negotiating and drafting your contract, our primary goals include protecting your interests, and avoiding the ambiguities that may lead to litigation.
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, emails and text messages 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.
New York Contract 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 contract or business transaction with a New York Contract Lawyer promptly.
Visiting our website, submitting any information via questionnaire or email, or discussing your case with us does not create an attorney-client relationship. An attorney-client relationship with our law firm can only be established with the signing of a written retainer agreement prepared by our New York Contract Lawyer.
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future case or legal matter.
This website is not intended to solicit clients for contract negotiation, contract drafting, 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 commercial transaction, or who need legal services for contracts or commercial transactions that involve New York law.
Our website contains general information regarding New York contracts and commercial law. The information in this website involving New York business law, contract law, commercial transactions, joint venture agreements, employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, construction contracts, home renovation contracts, and other commercial agreements, NY business law, NY contract law, NY commercial law, or other New York legal 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 New York contract or commercial transaction with a New York Contract Lawyer or NY business lawyer promptly.
Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein is a New York Contract Lawyer, New York commercial transactions and business law firm, New York commercial lawyer and NY business attorney, representing clients in New York contracts and NY 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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