Business Contracts for Technology and Florida Companies
Well-drafted contracts protect your business interests, make ownership clear, and prevent the disputes that arise when terms are left vague or unaddressed.
SaaS & Licensing Agreements
A SaaS agreement defines how your product is delivered, what rights customers receive, what you warrant, and how liability is capped when something goes wrong. It is not a formality — it is the document a customer's legal team reviews before a deal closes, and the one your own counsel turns to when a relationship sours.
We draft SaaS subscription and software license agreements that reflect how your product actually works: the service levels you can commit to, the data your platform processes, the acceptable-use obligations customers accept, and the IP terms that keep your technology yours. For companies selling to enterprise buyers, we also handle the redline process — negotiating customer paper without conceding terms that undermine your business model.
Master Service Agreements & Statements of Work
A master service agreement establishes the terms that govern an ongoing relationship — liability, IP ownership, confidentiality, payment, and dispute resolution — while individual statements of work fill in the project-specific details: scope, timeline, deliverables, and price. The two-document structure keeps recurring engagements efficient: you negotiate the MSA once and execute lightweight SOWs for each project.
We draft MSAs that allocate risk appropriately for both parties, and SOWs specific enough to prevent scope disputes. The most common problem with poorly drafted SOWs is a deliverables definition that one party reads as a finished product and the other reads as a prototype — a difference that ends relationships and generates litigation.
- MSA drafting and negotiation for ongoing client relationships
- Statement of work templates tailored to your service model
- Acceptance criteria and change-order procedures
- Payment milestones and late-payment terms
Development Agreements & IP Assignment
When you hire a contractor or firm to build software, the default rule under U.S. copyright law is that the contractor owns what they create — unless a written agreement says otherwise. IP assignment provisions in a development agreement transfer that ownership to you and are the only reliable way to ensure your company holds clear title to its codebase.
We draft development agreements that address the full set of issues that arise in commissioned software work: who owns the code, who owns derivative works built on your existing platform, what background IP the contractor is permitted to use, what happens to improvements made to that background IP, and how the work is accepted and paid for. For companies acquiring software through acquisitions, we also perform IP chain-of-title reviews to confirm that assignment was properly executed at each link.
Non-Disclosure Agreements
A non-disclosure agreement is often the first document two parties sign, and its terms matter more than their brevity suggests. Mutual NDAs cover information flowing in both directions — appropriate for most exploratory business conversations. One-way NDAs protect a single disclosing party's information and are standard when a vendor, contractor, or evaluator receives confidential information without sharing its own.
We draft NDAs that define what information is protected with enough precision to be enforceable, set realistic confidentiality periods, carve out independently developed information appropriately, and address what happens to the other party's materials when the relationship ends. We also review NDAs presented by counterparties and flag terms — perpetual obligations, overbroad definitions, uncapped liability — that should be negotiated before signing.
Vendor & Supplier Contracts
Technology companies rely on a stack of vendors: cloud infrastructure, third-party APIs, data providers, payment processors, and software tools at every layer. Each vendor relationship carries terms — often vendor-drafted, often favorable to the vendor — that govern what happens when the service goes down, when data is lost, and when you need to exit.
We review and negotiate vendor contracts to ensure the terms are workable: that service-level commitments are real, that data portability and exit rights are preserved, and that indemnification and liability terms do not expose you to obligations your business cannot absorb. For vendors with non-negotiable standard terms, we assess the risk you are accepting.
Terms of Service & Privacy Policies
Terms of service and privacy policies are contracts with your users, and they have to do real legal work: setting acceptable-use rules, disclaiming warranties your product cannot support, capping liability, and — for privacy policies — accurately describing your data practices in a form that satisfies applicable law.
We draft terms of service and privacy policies that reflect what your product actually does, disclose your data practices accurately, and give your business the protections it needs. We also update existing policies when product changes alter your data flows or when regulatory developments require revised disclosures.
Contract Review & Negotiation
Not every contract engagement starts from scratch. Reviewing an agreement presented by a counterparty — a customer's vendor agreement, a partner's MSA, a landlord's lease, a platform's merchant terms — is its own skill: quickly identifying what matters, understanding what the other side wants to preserve, and prioritizing the terms worth fighting for versus the ones worth accepting.
We provide contract review on tight timelines, with clear advice about what the document says, what it means in practice, and which provisions pose real risk. For negotiations, we engage on your behalf or in support of your team, providing redlines, strategy, and written guidance for every material term.
Flat-Fee Options for Defined-Scope Work
Business contracts are well-suited to flat-fee arrangements when the scope of work is defined up front. Rather than watching the meter, clients with a known deliverable — a standard NDA, a software development agreement for a fixed-scope project, or a review of a vendor contract — can engage on a flat-fee basis and know the cost before the work begins.
We offer flat fees for defined-scope contract work and are transparent about when a project is predictable enough to price that way and when hourly or retainer billing is more appropriate. We serve both technology companies and general Florida small businesses, and we are happy to explain our engagement options at the outset.
How We Help
- SaaS and software licensing agreements
- Master service agreements and statements of work
- Software development agreements and IP assignments
- NDAs (mutual and one-way)
- Vendor and supplier contract review and negotiation
- Terms of service and privacy policies
- Contract review and redline support
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer flat fees for contract work?
Yes, for defined-scope work. Standard agreements — an NDA, a software development agreement for a fixed project, or a review of a vendor contract — are well-suited to flat-fee pricing because the scope is predictable. More open-ended engagements, such as ongoing negotiation support or a complex MSA with multiple redline rounds, are typically billed on an hourly or retainer basis. We discuss pricing options at the outset so there are no surprises.
Can you review a contract I already signed?
We can review any existing agreement and advise you on what it means and what obligations it imposes. If there are provisions you want to renegotiate, we can assist with that as well. Understanding what you have signed — and what rights and obligations flow from it — is often the starting point for the next conversation with a vendor, customer, or partner.
Do you work with non-tech businesses?
Yes. While much of our work involves software companies and technology-focused agreements, the underlying contract law and drafting principles apply across industries. We represent Florida businesses of various kinds on general commercial contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, and related work. If your matter falls into an area where another firm would serve you better, we will say so.
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