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Need to Negotiate a Business Settlement?

Evaluate the dispute posture, documentation, economic issues, settlement framework, and urgency involved in a proposed business resolution.

~5 MINUTES · 22 QUESTIONS

Before the next conversation

A Focused Screen for a Consequential Decision.

A negotiated business settlement should be evaluated against the dispute posture, available documentation, economic exposure, settlement framework, and authority to act. This assessment helps identify six practical issues:

→ Dispute posture and deadlines

→ Documents and communications

→ Economic exposure and payment

→ Resolution framework

→ Authority and counterparties

→ Urgency and execution

NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION PACKAGE ESTIMATES

Assess Dispute & Objectives → Develop Resolution Strategy → Negotiate Settlement Terms → Document Obligations & Releases → Execute & Implement

A negotiated business resolution is a structured effort to resolve a commercial conflict, not merely a document project. These packages cover defined legal work for qualifying business disputes and negotiated resolutions.

All matters are billed on an hourly basis (estimate is not paid upfront).

RAETZER does not guarantee that the parties will reach acceptable terms, that litigation or business disruption will be avoided, or that any resolution will be implemented successfully, and does not provide valuation, accounting, tax, financial advisory, financing, or business management services. Eligibility, scope and estimate are confirmed after readiness assessment, conflicts review, attorney consultation and execution of an engagement agreement.

Package 1

SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTATION ESSENTIALS

$7,500

Starting at; Final fee ESTIMATE confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

Best for 2 commercial parties that have already agreed on the material settlement terms and need the resolution converted into an enforceable written agreement.

Principal inclusions

  • Review of principal underlying contract/dispute summary

  • One settlement, termination, or resolution agreement

  • Mutual or one-way release provisions

  • Confidentiality and standard non-disparagement provisions

  • One straightforward payment schedule, if required

  • Standard execution and corporate-approval documents

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Assumptions: one party represented; one client/principal counterparty; material terms agreed; no direct counterparty negotiation; no pending lawsuit/arbitration/discovery/emergency deadline; no security interest/guaranty/escrow/complex enforcement; no ongoing operating/transition arrangement; one principal agreement; up to two consolidated revision rounds. If material terms are not agreed or direct negotiation is expected, Package 2 is required. Eligibility, scope and estimate are confirmed after readiness assessment, conflicts review, attorney consultation and execution of an engagement agreement.

Package 2

NEGOTIATED BUSINESS RESOLUTION

$19,500

Starting at; Final fee ESTIMATE confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

Best for a business dispute that requires legal strategy, a demand or response, direct negotiation, and a comprehensive settlement and release before a lawsuit or arbitration is filed.

Principal inclusions

  • Review principal agreements/material dispute docs

  • Resolution strategy/risk analysis

  • One formal demand, response, or settlement-position letter

  • Direct negotiation of principal business terms

  • One settlement agreement and release

  • One simple payment plan or unsecured promissory note, if required

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Includes one client/principal counterparty; up to 10 core contracts/communications/dispute documents; one demand/formal response; up to three substantive negotiation conferences; one settlement term sheet; one comprehensive settlement/release; confidentiality/non-disparagement/termination/transition/covenant-not-to-sue; one simple payment plan or unsecured note; standard approvals; and up to three consolidated principal-document revision rounds.

Excludes filed litigation/arbitration, court appearances, discovery, depositions, emergency relief, formal mediation, bankruptcy, secured lending documents, extensive forensic accounting, more than one counterparty, and tax/employment/benefits/environmental/specialty regulatory advice. Material stalemate or expanded parties or claims may require supplemental/custom scope. Eligibility, scope and estimate are confirmed after readiness assessment, conflicts review, attorney consultation and execution of an engagement agreement.

Package 3

COMPLEX COMMERCIAL RESOLUTION

$39,500

Starting at; Final fee ESTIMATE confirmed after attorney review.

Best for

Best for high value, multi-party, multi-contract, or structurally complex business disputes requiring layered settlement, payment, transition, security, or continuing-performance arrangements.

Principal inclusions

  • Comprehensive commercial-dispute strategy

  • Multi-party or multi-contract term-sheet negotiation

  • Complex settlement and release documentation

  • Secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill architecture

  • Transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service provisions

  • Multi-document closing and performance checklist

VIEW SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS

Custom topics may include multi-party/multi-contract strategy; layered settlement terms; secured payment, escrow, guaranty, or standstill structures; transition, licensing, IP, customer, data, or continuing-service terms; and multi-document performance architecture where expressly included.

Excludes litigation/arbitration, discovery, depositions, emergency injunctions, court appearances, trial, appeal, bankruptcy, independent forensic accounting, and tax opinions. Eligibility, scope and estimate are confirmed after readiness assessment, conflicts review, attorney consultation and execution of an engagement agreement.

NEGOTIATED BUSINESS SETTLEMENT ASSESSMENT

Start Your Assessment



This assessment takes about five minutes. Answer honestly — there are no wrong answers, and nothing here is reviewed in real time. When you're done, you'll get a readiness score across four areas: business foundation, offering architecture, investor strategy, and execution readiness, along with a recommended next step.

22 questions · ~5 minutes · instant results

This assessment is for general educational and screening purposes only. It does not determine the legal compliance of a proposed settlement, the enforceability of a specific resolution agreement, or your legal authority to execute the agreement. Please don't include any confidential information in your answers.

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