Our Business Contract Legal Service: What It Covers
Every company doing business in the US must secure its relationships with written contracts; an incomplete or flawed contract can put the entire business at risk in a dispute. Yellow Law Group handles the drafting, review, and negotiation of your commercial contracts: from the founding operating agreement to customer and supplier contracts, confidentiality (NDA), and service agreements, all your documents are structured to comply with US law and protect your interests.
We cover the contract types, validity requirements, and which state's law applies, step by step, in our US business contracts guide.
Which Contracts Do You Need?
The contracts a business needs vary by its operations, but for most foreign entrepreneurs the core set includes:
- Operating Agreement: Sets the shares, profit distribution, and management rules among LLC members; it is the most critical document in partnered companies.
- Customer and supplier contracts: Define the commercial relationship with payment terms, delivery, liability, and termination clauses.
- Non-disclosure agreement (NDA): Protects trade secrets and customer information.
- Service and employment contracts: Govern employee and independent contractor relationships, non-compete, and intellectual property clauses.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
The most important yet most overlooked two clauses of every US commercial contract are which state's law applies (governing law) and where to turn in a dispute. Without a clear governing law and dispute resolution clause, the parties can find themselves in an unexpected state and under uncertain rules. Disputes can be resolved through arbitration instead of court; under the Federal Arbitration Act a written arbitration clause is binding, and because Turkey is also a party to the New York Convention, an arbitral award rendered in the US can be recognized in Turkey. Structuring these clauses correctly is decisive for entrepreneurs doing cross-border business.
Cross-Border Contracts for Foreign Entrepreneurs
For entrepreneurs doing business between Turkey and the US, additional points come into play: the language of the contract (the English text is treated as binding), payment and currency terms, and which law governs disputes between the two countries. In addition, certain types of contracts must be in writing in the US (the statute of frauds). To set up your contract infrastructure correctly while forming your company, see our US company formation service, and for the contract structure when acquiring a business, our mergers and acquisitions service.
Why Yellow Law Group?
Yellow Law Group serves from its headquarters in Plano (Texas), with offices in Chicago (Illinois), Irvine (California), Alpharetta (Georgia), and Fairfield (New Jersey). Off-the-shelf template contracts often provide incomplete or wrong protection in the US; a contract structured around your interests prevents a far more expensive lawsuit down the road. You can review our attorney profiles on our team page and schedule a free initial consultation through our contact page.
