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, 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
- Devising & driving the development & implementation of tools, processes, & projects to:
- advance & appropriately safeguard the legal interests of companies
- standardize & automate unavoidable legal processes
- ensure self-sufficiency of Legal’s internal business partners.
- CLM testing & advice.
- Examples: The development and roll-out of templates, the creation of contracting and other legal process frameworks, and the creation & ongoing maintenance of SharePoint & other internal websites.
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 Commercial Legal Services
Mobile: (+31) 0623896315
E-mail: gundo@haackeCLS.com
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Mobile: (+31) 0623896315
E-mail: gundo@haackeCLS.com
Follow me on: LinkedIn
