Better deals, clearly negotiated.
Full-service contract review with an eye on the points that matter most to your success — negotiation services to move discussions along, and drafting to seal the deal and protect you.
Services within Transactions & Negotiations.
Each page covers what's included, when to call, and how the work is billed.
Contract Review & Drafting
Know what you're signing. Contract review with a prioritized issues list, plain-English redlines, and contracts drafted around how your business works. Flat-fee options.
Explore Contract Review & DraftingCommercial Agreements
Customer, vendor, and partner contracts for growing companies: master services agreements, statements of work, SaaS terms, licensing, distribution, and reseller agreements.
Explore Commercial AgreementsBuying or Selling a Business
Letters of intent, due diligence, asset and stock purchase agreements, and closing for owners buying or selling a business in Los Angeles and California.
Explore Buying or Selling a BusinessTransactions & Negotiations, item by item.
Every engagement is scoped to what you actually need. These are the matters Eight Law handles most often in this area.
Contract review
Knowing what you're signing — and what to push back on.
- A prioritized issues list: what matters, what's standard, what to ask for
- Redlines with plain-English explanations
- Review of liability, indemnity, IP, payment, and termination terms
- Quick-turn reviews for routine agreements
Commercial agreements
Documents drafted around how your business actually works.
- Master services agreements and statements of work
- Licensing, distribution, and reseller agreements
- Partnership and joint venture agreements
- Supplier, vendor, and customer agreements
Financings
Clean documents for the money coming in.
- SAFEs and convertible notes
- Seed & venture equity documents
- Term sheet review and negotiation
- Board and shareholder approvals for the round
Buying or selling a business
Negotiating the terms that protect what you built.
- Letters of intent and term sheets
- Asset purchases and sales
- Stock and membership interest purchases
- Acquisition due diligence and closing documents
Signs it's time to call.
How it's billed
A contract review or a defined drafting project can often be quoted as a flat fee. Live negotiations and acquisitions or sales — where the scope depends on the other side — are usually handled hourly with an estimate up front. Either way, you'll know the structure before work starts.
- You've been sent a contract and want to know what you're agreeing to
- You need a commercial agreement drafted from scratch
- A partner, customer, or investor deal has stalled in negotiation
- You're raising a round and need the financing documents handled
- You're selling your business, buying one, or bringing in a new owner
What working together looks like.
Direct access to your attorney at every step — no hand-offs, and scope and fees agreed in writing before work begins.
- 01
Read the deal
Understand your goals, leverage, and timeline.
- 02
Issues list
The terms that matter most, ranked and explained.
- 03
Redline & negotiate
Drafting and negotiation — directly or behind the scenes, your call.
- 04
Close
Final documents, signatures, and a clean record of what was agreed.
How quickly can you review a contract?
Will you negotiate directly with the other side?
What's the difference between an asset sale and a stock sale?
Do you work with the other professionals on a deal?
Read before you call.
10 Contract Clauses to Read Before You Sign
The contract terms that decide who carries the risk — liability caps, indemnities, IP, termination, non-competes, attorney's fees — with California-specific notes.
Read the guide TransactionsAsset Sale vs. Stock Sale: Basics for Buyers and Sellers
How asset sales and stock (or membership interest) sales differ on liabilities, taxes, consents, and California successor liability for sales tax.
Read the guideRelated services.
Let's build something that lasts.
Tell us where your business is headed. We'll tell you what it takes, legally, to get there.