Commercial Contracts Through Embedded Fractional General Counsel
Commercial Contracts
Commercial contracts are the foundation of how growth-stage companies operate, scale, and manage risk. Yet for many organizations, contracts are drafted reactively—without consistent oversight or alignment with broader business strategy. Fractional Legal by Decimal Law™ was built to change that.
Through our embedded fractional general counsel model, commercial contracts are handled as part of an ongoing legal partnership, not as isolated transactions. Your general counsel works closely with leadership over time, developing a deep understanding of your business operations, risk tolerance, and strategic objectives. This continuity allows contracts to be drafted, negotiated, and managed with context—supporting growth while avoiding preventable legal and operational friction.
Rather than relying on one-off reviews or boilerplate agreements, your embedded general counsel ensures that commercial contracts reflect how your business actually functions. Agreements are structured to allocate risk appropriately, support operational flexibility, and remain aligned with evolving business priorities. Legal compliance and risk mitigation are addressed proactively, not after issues arise.
As your company grows, your contractual needs evolve. Fractional Legal provides legal support that scales alongside your business—delivering the sophistication of in-house counsel without the cost or rigidity of a full-time legal department. The result is a contract framework that enables agility, protects the organization, and supports confident decision-making at every stage of growth.
Negotiation and Drafting
Commercial contract negotiation and drafting at Fractional Legal by Decimal Law™ is approached as a strategic function, not a stand-alone task. Through embedded fractional general counsel, contracts are developed in close coordination with executive leadership, ensuring that terms align with the company’s business objectives, risk tolerance, and operational realities.
Rather than relying on generic templates or one-off reviews, your general counsel brings continuity and context to every negotiation. This allows agreements to be structured thoughtfully—allocating risk appropriately, supporting long-term relationships, and maintaining compliance—while providing leadership with confidence that contractual decisions are informed, deliberate, and aligned with the broader strategy of the business.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment in commercial contracting is most effective when informed by a deep understanding of the business, not just the contract language. Through embedded fractional general counsel, potential legal, regulatory, and operational risks are evaluated in the context of how the company actually operates and grows.
Rather than focusing only on isolated provisions, risk is assessed across the full commercial relationship—including counterparties, performance obligations, enforcement considerations, and downstream impact. This proactive approach allows risks to be identified early, mitigated thoughtfully, and addressed before they evolve into disputes or operational disruption.
Contract Management
Effective contract management requires more than tracking obligations—it requires continuity, judgment, and an understanding of how agreements intersect with day-to-day operations. Through embedded fractional general counsel, commercial contracts are managed as living business instruments rather than static documents.
Your general counsel provides ongoing oversight of contractual obligations, performance milestones, and enforcement considerations, ensuring agreements remain aligned with operational realities and business objectives. As circumstances evolve, counsel helps leadership interpret terms, address issues proactively, and manage relationships in a way that reduces friction and preserves long-term value.
Why Decimal Law?
Commercial contracts are most effective when guided by counsel who understands how the business actually operates. Decimal Law™ provides embedded fractional general counsel who brings continuity, context, and judgment to commercial contracting—rather than treating agreements as isolated transactions.
By integrating contract oversight into ongoing legal advisory support, we help ensure agreements align with operational realities, risk tolerance, and long-term business objectives. Clients receive the sophistication of in-house counsel without the cost or rigidity of a full-time legal department.
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