CONTRACTS & COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Contracts that work for the business behind them.
Gistenson Law helps business owners review, negotiate, and develop commercial agreements with the broader business relationship in mind—not simply the language on the page.
The goal is practical: understand the deal, identify meaningful risk, protect what matters, and help the business move forward.
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
The contract is part of the business decision.
A commercial agreement is rarely just a legal document. It defines a business relationship—what each side is expected to do, how risk is allocated, what happens when circumstances change, and how the relationship can end.
Gistenson Law approaches contracts with those business realities in mind. The objective is not to eliminate every conceivable risk or negotiate every provision. It is to identify what matters, understand the tradeoffs, and help the client make an informed business decision.
PRACTICAL, BUSINESS-MINDED REVIEW
For agreements prepared by another party, the firm can review and explain the terms, identify provisions that warrant attention, recommend revisions, and negotiate changes when appropriate. For agreements a business needs for its own operations, the firm can develop contracts tailored to the relationship and the client's objectives.
WHAT WE HANDLE
Commercial agreements across the life of the business.
Gistenson Law advises on agreements that govern a business's relationships with customers, vendors, contractors, owners, and other commercial partners.
CUSTOMER & CLIENT AGREEMENTS
Agreements governing the products or services the business provides, including service agreements, customer contracts, terms and conditions, and other recurring commercial arrangements.
VENDOR & CONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS
Agreements with vendors, independent contractors, consultants, and other service providers, including review, negotiation, and development of terms appropriate to the relationship.
BUSINESS & STRATEGIC AGREEMENTS
NDAs, confidentiality agreements, licensing and other commercial arrangements, and agreements connected to significant business relationships or transactions.
THE APPROACH
Focus the legal work on what actually matters.
Not every contract provision deserves the same attention. Some terms materially affect economics, control, liability, flexibility, or the ability to exit the relationship. Others may present theoretical risk without justifying a prolonged negotiation.
Gistenson Law helps clients distinguish between the two—so legal review supports the transaction rather than becoming an obstacle to it.
NEGOTIATION WITH THE BUSINESS OBJECTIVE IN MIND
When negotiation is appropriate, the firm can communicate directly with opposing counsel or the other party, explain the business reason for requested changes, evaluate proposed compromises, and help the client decide when a point is worth pursuing and when it makes sense to move forward.
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