Transactional Services
At Fredrikson & Byron, we help facilitate the delivery of the goods and services that are essential to the day-to-day business operations of our clients. We do this through our comprehensive and reality-based approach to managing commercial transactions, such as supply agreements, distribution agreements, services agreements, purchase orders and other contractual arrangements. Our attorneys work with our clients to understand how relationships between providers and recipients operate in reality, so that agreements are concise, reflect real life and protect our clients’ interests. Our Transactional team includes subject matter experts who help customize contracts to fit clients’ specific needs, whether they stem from the type of good or service, the industry, the region or the regulatory framework in which our clients operate.
Some of our specialties include:
- Supply Agreements
- Distribution Agreements
- Services Agreements
- Purchase Orders
- Sales Representative Agreements
- Personal Property Leasing Agreements
- Development Agreements
- Joint Venture Agreements
- Subject Matter Expertise in Intellectual Property, Tax, Employment, Regulatory (FDA), International, Benefits and other matters arising in commercial arrangements
Litigation Services
Our litigators offer a full suite of litigation services relating to commercial law matters—everything from counseling clients on strategies to minimize the risk of litigation, to representing clients from the initiation of a lawsuit through trial and, if necessary, on appeal.
Members of our Litigation team represent clients in commercial disputes in the state and federal court systems, as well as before arbitral tribunals and administrative agencies. They regularly try and win cases before courts, juries, and arbitration panels, as well as negotiate favorable settlements for clients. Our litigators bring a common-sense, business-oriented approach to litigating and resolving cases, which focuses on maximizing results for our clients and minimizing cost. The litigators in our Commercial Law Group specialize in assisting clients with commercial disputes involving supply and distribution agreements, sales of goods governed by the Uniform Commercial Code and Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, secured transactions, finance leases, and intellectual property, among other areas.