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Counsel for commercial and corporate transactions — contracts, diligence and negotiation that anticipate the downside, not just paper the upside.
Why this matters
Most disputes are written into the deal at signing.
The deal that closes well is rarely the deal that holds well. Definitions are loose, conditions subsequent are unscheduled, governing law and seat clauses are inherited rather than chosen — and the parties discover, eighteen months later, that the document they signed cannot do what they thought it would do. The firm drafts and advises with the dispute in mind from day one.
— Transactions bench
Services
Mandates scope to a single transaction (sale, JV, supply, financing), a transactional retainer for an active deal pipeline, or take-over of a deal in distress.
Phase 01
Term sheet drafting
Commercial position translated into a document the lawyers can build on.
Legal diligence
Targeted, deal-relevant — not a 400-page report nobody reads.
Regulatory mapping
Which approvals are conditions precedent, which can be deferred.
Risk assessment
The downside cases priced into the terms, not papered over.
Phase 02
Long-form drafting
SPAs, SHAs, JV agreements, supply, services, distribution.
Negotiation support
Counsel at the table, not just on the markup.
Forum & governing law
Chosen for enforceability, not for prestige.
Conditions precedent
Scheduled, sequenced and resourced.
Warranty & indemnity
Drafted around the realistic claim, not the standard form.
Phase 03
Closing mechanics
Funds-flow, escrow and completion deliverables.
Post-completion compliance
Filings, notifications and CP-fall-aways managed.
Transition documents
TSAs, hand-over schedules and integration governance.
Dispute readiness
Notices, books and audit trail preserved from day one.
Approach
Four steps. Click any one to see the artifacts produced.
Step 01 · Artifacts
Step 02 · Artifacts
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Step 04 · Artifacts
Who we represent
A representative — not exhaustive — list of the clients the firm accepts mandates from under transaction guidance.
What success looks like
01
Term sheet survives the long-form drafting — no late re-trading driven by document gaps.
02
CPs sequenced, resourced and tracked so completion is not held hostage by paperwork.
03
Disclosure, materiality thresholds and dispute mechanics drafted to settle, not to litigate.
04
Filings made, undertakings honoured, audit trail preserved — the deal stays closed.
Bench on this matter
The named partners on a transaction are the partners who run it. Associates assist; they do not replace.
Senior partner · transactions
Leads transaction mandates across M&A, JV and financing — drafting and negotiation with a contentious eye.
Partner · drafting & diligence
Long-form drafting, diligence and post-completion compliance for active deal pipelines.
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