Brown & Blaier, PC / Business law

Business contracts.
Built around the deal.

Brown & Blaier prepares, reviews, and negotiates business contracts for startups and established companies, from ownership and financing agreements to sales, distribution, and third-party relationships.

Inquiries open our firm’s MyCase contact form.

The commercial purpose comes first

Do I need business contracts?

Business contracts allow two or more parties to align their interests and generate long-term value. During negotiations, we help clients keep sight of that objective instead of treating every point as a zero-sum contest.

Our business attorneys take the time to understand the client’s business and the transaction. We help document and negotiate agreements that reflect the client’s objectives and address the risks involved. The aim is a contract that is practical, workable, and suited to the relationship.

From ownership to operations

Business agreements we handle.

Our contract practice covers the following categories and document types. The appropriate agreement depends on the transaction, the parties, and the business terms under discussion.

Corporate agreements

Documents governing ownership, collaboration, and corporate transactions.

  • Asset Purchase Agreements
  • Operating Agreements
  • By-Laws
  • Shareholders’ Agreements
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Profit-Sharing Agreements
  • Joint Venture Contracts
  • Voting Agreements
  • Merger Agreements

Equity and finance agreements

Agreements and supporting documents for investment, lending, and equity arrangements.

  • Security Agreements
  • Investor Purchase Documents
  • Investor Questionnaires
  • Promissory Notes
  • Stock Purchase Contracts
  • Stock Option Agreements and Awards
  • Phantom Equity Plans
  • Private Placement Memos

Sales and distribution contracts

Commercial terms for getting products and services to customers through sales partners and supply relationships.

  • Distribution Agreements
  • Sales Agent Agreements
  • Value-Added Reseller Agreements
  • Reseller Agreements
  • Referral Partner Agreements
  • Manufacturing Agreements

Third-party agreements

Documents for employees, contractors, service providers, and other business relationships.

Drafting, review, and negotiation

How can we help?

We tailor the firm’s support to the client’s needs and budget, drawing on our market experience and the commercial context. We work as an extension of the client’s legal team to address complex transactions efficiently.

Whether you need an agreement prepared, an existing document reviewed, or help negotiating a counterparty’s draft, the starting point is the same: understand the deal, identify the important business terms, and address the risks in the documents.

For work involving software, licensing, cloud services, or data, explore our technology contracts practice. For employment, development, confidentiality, and outsourcing arrangements, see third-party agreements.

Your next agreement

Prepare for a contract discussion.

Describe the parties, the proposed relationship, and whether the agreement is your form or someone else’s. Identify the business terms already agreed, the points still open, and any signing deadline.

Keep the initial inquiry general and avoid sharing confidential information before an attorney-client relationship is established.

Your next step

Put your next agreement
in context.

Tell us about your business, the legal support you need, and any relevant timing.

Start an inquiry

Continue to our firm’s MyCase contact form.

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