Contract Negotiation and Review:  Contracts are the lifeblood of business.  They are also the source of many disputes, whether because one party has not lived up to its obligations, or because the parties disagree as to what those obligations were.  Careful contract drafting can avoid many of the pitfalls and ambiguities that can cause problems.  As a litigation attorney, Mitchell J. Matorin is well-versed in finding the ambiguous terms and the gaps in coverage that are the playground of litigators.  In fact, litigators can often see potential problems with contract language that businesspeople or transactional lawyers cannot.  Once those potential problems are spotted, Mr. Matorin can draft language that will eliminate them.

 

Businesses and individuals often feel comfortable drafting their own contracts.  After all, they are the ones who negotiated the deal and they know what they intended to do.  Still, those seeking to enter into a contract would be well-advised to have a seasoned litigation attorney review it with a fresh set of eyes and a view toward identifying potential problems to to make sure that they are addressed.  By clarifying contract language and ensuring that the parties have completely expressed their intentions, businesses and individuals can greatly reduce the chance of problems in the future.  Such preemptive action is far less expensive and disruptive than dealing with a dispute once it has arisen.  Good contracts make for good business relations.

 

Mitchell J. Matorin is available to negotiate contracts from scratch or to review draft contracts negotiated by the parties themselves.