Expertise
I can offer you support in the following legal areas:
Commercial Contracting
- Expertise in Sales and Procurement Agreements: Comprehensive legal services for Sales and Procurement agreements, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, interpreting, and terminating contracts. Examples include sale of goods/services agreements, supply agreements, terms and conditions (T&Cs), distribution and consignment stock agreements, and agency agreements.
- Broad Contractual Expertise Across Industries: Extensive experience with a wide range of commercial contracts and documents, such as service level agreements (SLAs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), research & development (R&D) agreements, material & data transfer agreements (MTAs & DTAs), consortium agreements, public subsidy and partnership agreements, indemnities and limitations of liability, termination and settlement agreements, assignment and sub-contracting agreements, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, NDAs, extension & amendment agreements, supplementary addenda, termination/default notices, loan and overdraft facility agreements, and transportation & air charter services agreements.
- Stakeholder Support for Contract Negotiations: Strategic legal advice on all contract-related matters for stakeholders across Sales, Procurement, Pricing, Finance, and Operations. I ensure alignment with organizational goals, providing clarity, consistency, and effective support for contract negotiations, implementation, and dispute resolution.
Corporate / M&A
- Transactional M&A Support: Providing pragmatic legal advice and tailored support for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring deals are structured effectively and risks are managed appropriately.
- Due Diligence Expertise: Conducting detailed due diligence reviews to identify and mitigate risks, offering actionable insights that support informed decision-making during corporate transactions.
- Comprehensive M&A Contracts and Documentation: Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, interpreting, and terminating M&A contracts and documentation. Examples include sale of shares agreements, sale of business agreements, heads of terms, shareholders’ agreements, closing memos, and management board and shareholders’ resolutions, all crafted to ensure clarity, compliance, and alignment with business goals.
- Seamless Transaction Execution: Supporting all aspects of transaction closings, including preparation of closing documents, and post-closing formalities for smooth transitions.
Legal Solutions
- Building and Scaling Legal Departments: Designing and implementing future-ready legal departments from the ground up, tailored to meet the unique and evolving needs of your business.
- Smart Legal Tools and Processes: Developing and rolling out custom legal tools, processes, and templates that safeguard your company’s most valuable interests while enhancing efficiency and compliance.
- Automation for Efficiency: Automating legal workflows to streamline operations, reduce manual tasks, and maximize productivity, ensuring your legal team can focus on high-value work.
- Empowering Self-Sufficiency: Empowering internal teams with user-friendly legal frameworks and scalable contracting systems, reducing reliance on legal counsel and increasing operational independence.
- Contract Lifecycle Management Expertise: Providing expert insights into Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) to optimize every stage of your contracting process – from strategy and negotiation to execution and monitoring.
- Examples: Custom legal template development, scalable contracting frameworks, automated workflows, and dynamic internal platforms using tools like SharePoint, Drupal, and other cutting-edge solutions.
Legal Project Management
- From start to finish, through all typical stages, to ensure project delivery that is successful, on time, and within budget:
- Initiation (defining the project, its objectives, scope, and initial requirements)
- Planning (creating a detailed project plan incl. tasks, timelines, resources, budget, and potential risks)
- Execution (coordinating resources, managing tasks, and ensuring that the project stays on track)
- Monitoring and Controlling (tracking performance, managing changes, and resolving issues as they arise)
- Closure (completing any remaining tasks, documenting lessons learned, and transitioning deliverables to appropriate stakeholders).
- Examples:
- The creation and implementation of a single policy for the Sales Europe organization of a company
- The transitioning of the contracts of a company to the acquiring entity as part of the post-merger integration of the purchased entity.
- The creation of internal legal knowledge databases for stakeholder use.
Team Leadership
- I thrive on building motivated, committed, and happy teams, having regard to the following key components of team leadership:
- Effective and timely communication
- Creation of a positive work environment by motivating team members
- Making informed decisions, taking account of all relevant factors
- Delegation of tasks to appropriately empower team members based on individual strengths and skills
- Supporting team members through coaching, mentoring, and providing constructive feedback
- Holding team members accountable for their actions and outcomes, ensuring that everyone takes responsibility for their assigned tasks and contributes to the team’s success
- Building a cohesive team by fostering trust, respect, and camaraderie among team members
- Being adaptable and flexible in response to changing circumstances, so as to navigate challenges and seize opportunities.
Contact me today for tailored legal support that meets your business needs!
Haacke CLS
KvK number: 92916988
Mobile: (+31) 0623896315
E-mail: gundo@haackeCLS.com
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