In this article, our Saint Charles contract lawyers explain some of the situations in which business owners should consult their attorneys, including drafting employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, and employee handbooks; stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and mergers and acquisitions; commercial leases; customer contracts; contracts with vendors and other third parties with whom you do business regularly; and partnership agreements, operating agreements and bylaws.

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In this article, our Saint Charles contract lawyers explain the process of having your contract reviewed by an attorney.  The first step is to prepare a Letter of Intent, a non-binding document that sets forth the basic substantive terms of the contract to which the parties agree. This prevents the parties from expending time and money on a contract before having a meeting of the minds. Next, one of the parties' attorneys will prepare an initial draft of the contract based on the terms of the LOI. The other party's attorney will then prepare an opinion letter, pointing out any points of concern in the contract.

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In this article, our Saint Charles merger and acquisition lawyers explain the importance of incliduing attorney fee clauses in all of your contracts. Attorney fee clauses provide that if a dispute arises between the parties to a contract, the losing party will pay the prevailing party's attorney fees. These clauses discourage frivolous litigation and make meritorious litigation economically feasible.

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