Contracts & Agreements

This service covers the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of the agreements that run your business day to day — client and service contracts, vendor and supplier agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), partnership and operating agreements, independent contractor agreements, and intellectual property assignments. A contract's job is simple: make sure everyone agrees, in writing, on what's being provided, what's being paid, and what happens if something goes wrong — before it goes wrong, not after.

A lot of business owners use templates pulled off the internet, and that works fine until it doesn't. The wrong wording — or a missing clause — can leave you unpaid, unprotected, or on the hook for someone else's mistake.

Here’s how this typically works in New York:

1. We talk through what the relationship actually covers — services, payment terms, deadlines, and who owns the work product.
2. We draft or review the agreement so it holds up under New York contract law and protects against your specific risks.
3. You review the terms in plain English, and we make revisions together until it says what you actually mean.
4. Both sides sign, and you keep a signed copy on file before work begins — not after.

• Before you take on a new client or sign with a new vendor
• Before you bring on a contractor or employee — especially before you decide how to classify them
• Before you share confidential business information with anyone outside your company
• When you're forming a partnership or bringing on a co-owner
• Before you hand off design work, code, or content and need to make sure your business actually owns it
• The moment you notice you're operating on handshake deals instead of signed agreements