Contracts that anticipate the dispute.
Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated with the failure modes in mind — and the California-specific issues most out-of-state templates miss. Structured to hold up if the relationship breaks.
Contract work is the most common engagement we run. Client services agreements, vendor agreements, NDAs, independent-contractor agreements, licensing terms — California-specific, plain-English, and structured to hold up if the relationship breaks.
Most California contract disputes trace back to a clause that wasn't there or wasn't written precisely enough. Our drafting starts from those failure modes — the provisions that actually decide disputes — and works backward to language that prevents them.
How we engage on contracts
Three patterns: drafting (we write it from scratch), review (you have a contract from the other side and need to know what's in it), or negotiation (active back-and-forth on a deal). Flat-fee for drafting and review; scoped quotes when negotiation runs long.
What we handle.
Contract drafting
California-specific custom contracts drafted from scratch. CSA, MSA, SOW, vendor agreement, partnership agreement.
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Counterparty contracts reviewed with a written memo: what's risky, what to negotiate, what to walk away from.
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Master service agreements and statements of work for service businesses, agencies, and consultants.
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Procurement contracts — software licenses, supplier agreements, fulfillment contracts. Indemnification and liability caps that hold up.
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One-way and mutual NDAs, drafted to actually protect what's confidential. Carveouts that don't gut the protection.
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Service-provider contracts: scope, deliverables, payment terms, IP ownership, termination triggers.
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License agreements (software, content, brand), IP assignment agreements, and the carve-outs that matter.
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Every engagement starts with a short discovery call. We figure out whether the work is one we can take and what it costs — before any retainer.