Fractional General Counsel Practice

Fractional General Counsel Practice

Dorf Nelson & Zauderer's Fractional General Counsel Practice is led by former general counsels who understand the contract negotiation and review process from the corporate perspective.

Our Approach

As your organization's fractional in-house counsel, we work collaboratively with you and your internal teams to deliver experience-based and cost-effective in-house counsel services specifically tailored to your organization's needs and goals.

Key Service Areas

  • Operations — drafting & negotiating strategic commercial transactions
  • Operations — manufacturing, co-packing, sourcing & procurement, R&D agreements
  • Operations — logistics (3PL warehousing & transportation, customs agreements)
  • Operations — sales (US and international distribution, DSD, broker, retailer, e-commerce terms)
  • Operations — real estate & lease (warehouse, manufacturing site transactions)
  • Marketing — FDA, FTC & trademark packaging & advertising clearance, product regulatory compliance
  • Marketing — clearance of labeling, advertising, promotions and product innovation
  • Marketing — key contracts (ad agency, media buy, consumer insights, licensing, influencer, SaaS vendors)
  • Marketing — promotions (sweepstakes, loyalty, LTO, collaborative, retail trade programs)
  • Marketing — asset purchase / sale term sheet, negotiations, due diligence and closings
  • Information — cybersecurity (gap assessment, tabletop exercises, incident response, DR, training)
  • Information — data privacy (state-law compliance, website compliance, DSAR management)
  • Information — AI (generative AI use policy, SOPs, employee training, vendor diligence)
  • Enterprise Risk — risk assessment, heat mapping, mitigation strategy, SEC reporting advice
  • Enterprise Risk — goals, CSR practices, analytics, supplier policies, employee handbooks
  • Enterprise Risk — education (certification, CLE, diversity & inclusion training, mentorship)