Contracts
We provide the information needed to enter into contracts fully aware of rights and obligations.
Contract drafting and review for San Diego businesses
With extensive experience in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and litigating contracts on behalf of small, mid-size, and large businesses and laser sharp focus, we provide our clients with the information they need to enter into contracts fully aware of their rights and obligations. We have years of experience handling contract matters for individuals and businesses throughout the nation. We have handled business-to-business contracts, employment contracts, real estate contracts and others. We can assist you with:
Contract drafting.
When drafting a contract, we will receive input from both parties and strive to write a contract that meets the needs of our client.
Contract review.
We can review a contract for inconsistencies and unacceptable clauses before you accept it.
Contract negotiation.
We can negotiate the terms of a contract to assure your interests are protected.
Contract litigation.
In addition to negotiation, we litigate breach of contract issues and other contract dispute matters.
If you are looking to enforce a contract or defend yourself against a contract dispute, you need aggressive representation by an experienced lawyer at Rainey Law P.C.
When to call a lawyer
If any of these describe your situation, an early conversation is usually cheaper than the alternative.
- You are using a template pulled from another state or the internet
- A counterparty sent their paper and you are asked to sign as-is
- The agreement involves indemnity, IP ownership, or liability caps
- You are entering a multi-year or high-dollar commitment
- The same disputes keep recurring across customer agreements
Contracts that work under California law
Templates pulled from other states routinely fail here. California voids non-competes, restricts choice-of-law and out-of-state venue for California employees under Labor Code section 925, and treats several common indemnity and limitation-of-liability formulations differently than the state the template came from. San Diego companies buying from out-of-state vendors inherit those provisions unless someone reads for them.
We build contract sets San Diego businesses reuse — master services agreements, statements of work, vendor and reseller terms, NDAs, and employment paperwork — so the terms are consistent across the company and the exceptions are deliberate.
- Master services agreements and statements of work
- Vendor, supplier, distribution, and reseller agreements
- NDAs and confidentiality programs that hold up in California
- Commercial lease and facility agreement review
San Diego questions we hear most
- Can a contract with a San Diego employee choose another state's law?
- Generally no. Labor Code section 925 bars requiring a California employee to litigate outside California or apply another state's law, unless the employee was individually represented by counsel in negotiating that term.
- How fast can you turn around a contract review?
- Most standard commercial agreements are reviewed within a few business days; clients on a monthly counsel arrangement typically get same-week turnaround.
Serving Rancho Bernardo, Carmel Valley, Sorrento Valley, Del Mar, Poway, Escondido, Carlsbad, Encinitas, and communities throughout San Diego County from our office at 16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92127.
Related reading
Plain-English guides from our Insights library on the issues that come up most in these matters.
- Seven Contract Clauses That Cause Most Business DisputesCommercial disputes rarely turn on the parts of the contract people negotiate hardest. They turn on seven clauses most companies skim.
- Employment Arbitration Agreements in California: Enforceable or NotCalifornia enforces employment arbitration agreements — but only the ones drafted to survive the state's unconscionability rules, and only if the employer pays its fees on time.
- California's Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Must Do NowCalifornia does not merely refuse to enforce non-competes — it makes including or enforcing one a violation in its own right, with attorney's fees for the employee.
Where we serve
Contracts counsel for businesses and employees throughout San Diego County.
We fight for you.
Schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your business or employment matter.