Our Practice
Legal Support for Businesses
Contracting
- Contract template development, maintenance and updates (including, but not limited to distribution, teaming, sales and services agreements, non-disclosure, amendments, addenda)
- Extensive experience in legal document drafting ranging from service agreements, intellectual property licenses, and partnering agreements to commercial leases and build-out agreements—including adaptations that provide optimum legal protection and enforceability in the domestic or international jurisdiction in which it is likely to be enforced
- Negotiating experience that includes lead legal negotiator in multiple transactions exceeding 50 million dollars in value and retaining, managing and working with necessary local counsel in international jurisdictions
- An approach to negotiation that integrates and balances practical business interests with legal protections and risk management
- Contract training of sales and marketing staff (if appropriate)
- Maintenance of electronic files
- Maintenance of text for common deviations from standard terms
- Assistance in establishing and maintaining a contracts administration and tracking system
- Review of the terms and conditions of third-party contracts
- Advise business contact regarding associated risks and prepare mark-ups of agreements or directly engage vendor or customer counsel, as deemed appropriate
- Develop an inventory and renewal/termination protocol for existing agreements that helps avoid unanticipated disruptions of vendor services or continuation of payment obligations for services no longer needed
Legal Compliance
- Training for relevant staff regarding compliance with applicable laws, regulations and activities exposing business to risk (e.g. workplace harassment, OSHA, HIPAA, import/export)
- Guidance and training regarding employment practices (such as wage/hour, employee leave, performance/discipline documentation)
- First-line legal support regarding legal implications of HR decisions/actions, employee benefits, internal investigations of harassment complaints, etc
- Legal support for merger and acquisition related activities
- Cost-effective review, research and advice for all legal notices and other correspondences and notices likely to have legal implications
Liability Assessment and Management
- Initial assessment of regulations/laws applicable to business and on-going process for monitoring relevant statutory changes
- Initial intellectual property assessment, recommendations for protecting IP and establishment of on-going process for registration and otherwise maintaining such assets
- Risks assessments for legal liabilities inherent in particular business ventures and activities
- Interpretation of existing contractual rights and obligations in the event of disputes or potential disputes—work with third-party legal counsel for resolution prior to the escalation to litigation
- Assistance in evaluating and negotiating liability coverage and assistance with other aspects of insurance coverage
Litigation
- Dispute management in which contracts and other legal rights can be used to settle disputes prior to litigation
- Assistance in retaining and managing outside legal counsel for litigation or specialty areas of practice—effective cost management for such retained services
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| 5238 Humboldt Ave N |  |
Minneapolis, MN 55430 | |
612-588-0488 |
| 11070 183rd Circle NW, Suite B | |
Elk River, MN 55330 | |
763-633-9333 |