Business Contract Lawyers

Types of Business Contracts

A business contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more persons or entities. When properly written by contract lawyers, a contract serves to protect the interests of all parties involved by ensuring that work is completed on time and that workers are properly compensated for their efforts. Our contract lawyer help business owners in crafting clear, legally binding agreements tailored to specific business needs and objectives.

Our contract lawyer can help you with reviewing and drafting the following business contracts:

• Employment contracts
• Partnership agreement
• Non-disclosure agreement
• MOU – Memorandum of Understandings
• Buying and Selling products or services agreements
• Independent Contractor Agreements
• Real Estate contracts
• Business to business contracts
• Government contracts compliance
• Types of Contract for Federal Government

Contract lawyers often educate business owners and employees on contract terms and best practices to ensure compliance and understanding. If a contract already exists, our business contract attorney helps businesses update existing contracts or make necessary amendments to adapt to changing circumstances or regulations.

How can a contract be enforced?

Before agreeing to a contract, an individual should speak with the other party to ensure that they plan to fulfill their part of the agreement. If the other party does not perform as they promise in the contract, then they will have breached, or broken, the contract.

If an individual finds themselves in the middle of a contract dispute, then the issue will likely go to court. A judge or jury will decide whether the contract is valid. For a contract to be considered legally legitimate, it must have been created and signed according to the ‘capacity to contract.’ This means that the party agreeing to the contract must be of age and sound mind so that they understand the agreement. If there is evidence that the contract involved unlawful behavior or misrepresented information, it may be declared void.

Services Provided by our Contract Lawyers

Our experienced business contract law lawyers are prepared to review or draft your business contracts, and protecting your business interests. Our contract lawyer meticulously examine contracts, identifying potential risks, ambiguous terms, or loopholes that could harm the business. Our contract lawyer can help your company with the following:

• Breach of contract litigation – Contract dispute litigation can arise from any number of business, organization or government contract disputes. Litigation respecting parties’ expectations, rights and obligations arising out of agreements is one of the cornerstones of commercial litigation. Our contract lawyers can help prosecute or defend a breach of contract claim.
  
  
• Drafting contracts – The goal when drafting contracts should be to draft every sentence with precision such that only one possible interpretation can be made, yours. Our contract lawyer will help you outline and draft a enforceable contract.
  
  
• Negotiating contracts – Contract negotiation is the process of coming to an agreement on a set of legally binding terms. A contract negotiation can be the source of strength in a relationship or a pivot upon which negotiated agreements fall apart. Our contract lawyers have negotiated thousands of contracts and can help you.
  
  
• Contract review – A contract review is a contractual process used to identify and analyze the key provisions within an agreement. It is important to review all contracts in detail before entering into them so you know what your rights and obligations will be should something go wrong. Please contact our contract lawyer to help review a contract to protect your interests.

How do you write a contract between an employee and an employer?

A business contract can also establish the terms of a relationship between employee and employer. Because California is an at-will state, meaning that employees may quit or be fired without reason at any time, it is important that business owners think about creating contracts fir key or highly paid workers.

In the contract, the following aspects of the relationship should be addressed in order to prevent disputes:

• Duration of the job
• Non-compete clause
• Specific employee duties
• Salary, bonuses, and commissions
• Protection of trade secrets
• Grounds for termination
• Arbitration agreement
• Ownership of work product

What makes a business contract valid?

When two or more parties in Los Angeles wish to form a legally enforceable business contract, they must include key information about the conditions and terms of the agreement. There are several crucial parts of a contract, and a Los Angeles contract lawyer can ensure their clients include whatever elements necessary for the contract to both be favorable and legally sound. Our business contract lawyer ensures contracts comply with applicable laws and regulations, reducing the likelihood of legal disputes or liabilities.

Before getting into the specifics that a contract should contain, it should be noted that every contract must be written in accordance with the following principals:

• Capacity: the parties must be of legal age and sound mind
• Consideration: the parties receive something of value for their part in the contract
• Legality: the contract does not contain illegal behavior
• Mutual agreement: the contract is created and agreed to willingly

The success or failure of business arrangements relies on specific language and terms laid out in contracts. A Los Angeles contract lawyer can offer assistance in the following ways:

• Reviewing contracts
• Drafting contracts
• Enforcing contracts

When an individual creates a business contract, it is important that he or she consider all situations that may come up. Our business contract lawyer focuses on minimizing legal risks by creating contracts that protect the business in various scenarios.There should be contingency plans for possible unsavory scenarios, including worst-case instances. Language should be clear and straightforward so that there is no room for misinterpretation.

When crafting a contract, an individual should keep in mind the following tips:

• Get everything in writing. While oral contracts may be common, having a contract in writing means there is proof of an agreement. Also, every involved party knows what the terms and conditions are.

• It is important to be very specific when describing the obligations and rights of each party. Amounts, dates, and methods of payment should be included.

• The language used in the contract should be understandable and clear to all parties. Simple layman’s language is perfectly acceptable; legalese is not necessary.

• There should be details concerning how the contract will be concluded.

• It is important to have a clause that prevents other parties from sharing one’s information, such as business practices and trade secrets.

• One should consider including an arbitration and mediation clause. It is cheaper to do this than it is to deal with litigation in court.

• If an individual is working with parties outside California, he or she should think about whether different states’ laws will impact the contract.

By hiring a Los Angeles contract lawyer, an individual can make sure that their contract contains the required and suggested elements discussed above, and it valid and enforceable by law. Our contract attorney for businesses will tailor contracts to suit the unique needs of the business, considering industry standards and specific requirements.Also, in case of contract disputes, our contract lawyers provide legal counsel and representation to resolve conflicts efficiently.

What is a simple contract in business?

In contract law, a simple contract is an oral or written agreement between two parties. A simple legal contract creates a legally enforceable promise between parties where an offer is made and accepted. A simple contract aims to provide the information parties need to know in a way that is understandable to business people rather than a contract lawyer. Our contract attorney assist companies in negotiations, ensuring that terms align with the business’s best interests and that agreements are fair and equitable.