Expertise
I can offer you support in the following legal areas:
Commercial Contracting
- Provision of (pragmatic) legal advice on commercial agreements and all related matters to business stakeholders (incl. Sales, Pricing, Finance, Operations) & stakeholder management.
- Drafting, review, negotiation, interpretation, and termination of almost all types of commercial contracts & documents, and including both Sales & Procurement.
- Examples: sale of goods / services, supply, agency, distribution and consignment stock agreements, T&Cs, transportation & air charter services agreements, SLAs, SOPs, letters of intent, memoranda of understanding, R&D agreements, consortium agreements, material transfer agreements, indemnities & limitations of liability, public subsidy & partnership agreements, NDAs, termination & settlement agreements, assignment & sub-contracting agreements, extension & amendment agreements, supplementary addenda, and termination & default notices.
Corporate / M&A
- Transactional M&A advice.
- Due diligences.
- Drafting, review, negotiation, interpretation, and termination of all transactional M&A agreements & documentation.
- Examples: sale of shares agreements, sale of business agreements, heads of terms, shareholders’ agreements, closing memos, management board & shareholders’ resolutions, and merger notifications.
Legal Solutions
- Building and scaling legal departments from the ground up to meet evolving business needs.
- Developing & rolling out smart, future-ready legal tools, processes, & templates that safeguard companies’ most valuable interests.
- Automating legal workflows to maximize efficiency and minimize manual tasks.
- Empowering internal teams with user-friendly, self-sufficient legal frameworks that reduce dependency on external legal counsel.
- Expert Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) insights to optimize contracting processes, from strategy to execution.
- Examples: Custom legal template development, scalable contracting frameworks, and development of dynamic internal platforms like SharePoint, Drupal and other cutting-edge legal tools.
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.
Haacke CLS
Commercial Legal Services
Your Interim Legal Service Partner
KvK number: 92916988
Mobile: (+31) 0623896315
E-mail: gundo@haackeCLS.com
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