LexNovaLegal Associates
Business & Commercial Agreements
Negotiated agreements across supply, distribution, services, technology and joint ventures.
A commercial agreement is the operating manual for a business relationship. Where it is clear, disputes are resolved by reading it; where it is vague, they are resolved in court. LexNova drafts and negotiates the agreements that carry a company's revenue — supply, distribution, services, licensing and joint ventures — with the failure scenario mapped before signature.
We work equally on the buy side and the sell side, and we negotiate rather than merely mark up. Where a counterparty's template is non-negotiable, we tell you plainly which risks you are accepting.
What this service covers
Negotiated agreements across supply, distribution, services, technology and joint ventures.
Risk mapped, not hidden
A short risk note accompanies each draft so the commercial team knows exactly what has been conceded.
Templates you can reuse
Standard-form contract suites with playbooks, so routine deals stop needing legal review.
Dispute clauses that work
Governing law, seat and forum chosen for enforceability, not copied from a precedent.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you build a standard contract set for our sales team?
- Yes. We prepare templates with a negotiation playbook marking which clauses are fixed, which are tradeable and when legal review is required.
- Do you review contracts governed by foreign law?
- We review the commercial structure and Indian enforceability, and coordinate with counsel in the governing-law jurisdiction where a formal opinion is required.
- Which commercial agreements do you regularly prepare?
- Supply and distribution, manufacturing and job-work, franchise, agency, SaaS and licensing, services and consultancy, non-disclosure, joint-venture and shareholder agreements, and settlement deeds.
- Should our contracts be governed by Indian law?
- Where the counterparty, assets and enforcement are in India, Indian law and an Indian seat usually give faster and cheaper enforcement. Where they are not, we advise on the practical enforceability of foreign judgments and awards in India before choosing.
- How do you handle stamp duty on commercial agreements?
- We advise on the correct stamp duty in the relevant state and on execution mechanics, because an under-stamped instrument can be inadmissible in evidence until the duty and penalty are paid.
- Can you standardise our contract templates?
- Yes. We build a template suite with a fallback playbook — preferred, acceptable and unacceptable positions per clause — so routine deals are closed by your team without legal review on every draft.
Part of our Corporate & Commercial Law practice group. View all practice areas.
Based in Tamil Nadu? See how we run this work as a contract drafting and review in Chennai.
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