--- title: "Contract Review | Pitch" description: "Send us the contract the other side drafted and we check it clause by clause against our playbook, with a risk ranking an attorney has verified." url: https://www.pitch.law/technologies/clause-library-risk-review --- [pitch](https://www.pitch.law/) [Technology](https://www.pitch.law/technologies) [Contracts & transactions](https://www.pitch.law/technology-categories/contract-generator) # Contract Review Send us the contract the other side drafted and we check it clause by clause against our playbook, with a risk ranking an attorney has verified. ## What it does When someone else drafts the contract, we read it and compare it with our playbook: the written set of positions we take on each type of clause. You get a clear picture of where the draft departs from those positions, how serious each departure is and what change we'd propose. The point is consistency and speed on the routine part, so lawyer time goes where judgement is needed. Two lawyers reading the same supplier contract should flag the same issues, and a playbook makes sure they do. Nothing leaves the firm before an attorney has checked it. ## Functions ### Playbook-based review of incoming contracts When a counterparty sends a draft, we go through it clause by clause and compare each one with the playbook position for that type. A playbook says, for example, what liability cap we accept for a given kind of client, which indemnities are fine and which clauses are red flags. For each clause type it usually sets three levels: what we ask for, a fallback we can live with, and the point where a clause becomes a red flag. A clause that matches the preferred position passes without comment; one that only meets the fallback is noted; one beyond it is raised. A partner approves playbooks before we use them. What goes in: the counterparty draft (Word or PDF) and the context of your deal. Context matters because the same clause reads differently depending on who you are. The big one is which side you're on (supplier or customer, licensor or licensee, seller or buyer), but the type of agreement and anything unusual about the deal count too. What comes out: for each clause, the issue we found, a suggested redline and a risk score, with the reasoning grounded in case law where relevant. A lawyer then goes through the findings, removes what doesn't matter and decides what to propose. ### Risk overview The scores per clause add up to an overview of where the contract is exposed. A contract with uncapped liability and a broad indemnity looks very different from one with a single point to negotiate. The overview helps you decide where to spend negotiation effort and where to accept the other side's text, and it answers quickly whether a contract is fine as it stands. When many contracts are read for the same issues, as in a due diligence, we score each one the same way. The results can be compared, so a recurring problem such as change-of-control clauses or unlimited indemnities shows up as a pattern instead of a pile of separate remarks. ### House-style check We can also check a draft against our house style: structure, numbering, defined terms that are used but never defined, and inconsistent wording. You get a list of points for the drafter to fix. It's handy for contracts put together by several people and for documents that have been through many rounds. ## What you receive - a review note on the counterparty draft, with issues ranked by risk; - proposed redlines in a Word document, ready to send once approved; - a draft checked against the house style and for consistent defined terms; - for transactions, a structured view of contract risk that feeds into the wider due diligence. A walk-through: a supplier sends its standard SaaS terms. We load the draft and note which side you're on, and each clause is read against the playbook. It comes back with, for example, an uncapped indemnity rated high, an automatic renewal with a long notice period rated medium, and a governing-law clause rated low. The attorney checks every finding against the text, drops what doesn't matter for your deal, and turns the rest into a redline and a short note. You see the ranking first and decide where to negotiate. If the other side answers with a new version, we run the same steps on the changed clauses, so the note always reflects the current text. ## Where it is used We use contract review in [commercial contracts and transactions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/commercial-contracts-transactions) for supplier, customer, SaaS and distribution agreements, and in [patent and technology licensing](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/patent-technology-licensing) when a licence arrives from the other side. It supports [data and database rights protection](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/data-and-database-rights-protection) where data terms need a look, and [M\&A and due diligence](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/m-a-due-diligence), where many contracts are read for the same issues. For the legal background, see [Commercial Contracts: a Map](https://www.pitch.law/academy/commercial-contracts-overview), [SaaS agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/saas-agreements), [licensing agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/licensing-agreements) and [AI clauses in vendor contracts](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-clauses-in-vendor-contracts). When we draft instead of review, we use approved clauses on [our Document Studio](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/contract-studio). ## In short - Issues, redlines and a risk score per clause - Playbooks approved by a partner - A risk overview that shows where to negotiate - House-style check on every draft - Every finding checked by an attorney before it reaches you ## Related solutions - [Solutions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/commercial-contracts-transactions) ### [Commercial Contracts & Transactions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/commercial-contracts-transactions) [Supply, distribution, services, SaaS and procurement contracts, and the deals around them, drafted and reviewed with the IP, data and tax angles in view.](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/commercial-contracts-transactions) - [Solutions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/patent-technology-licensing) ### [Patent and Technology Licensing](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/patent-technology-licensing) [Licence or acquire patents, know-how and software on terms that protect your edge, your income and your competition-law position.](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/patent-technology-licensing) - [Solutions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/data-and-database-rights-protection) ### [Data and Database Rights Protection](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/data-and-database-rights-protection) [How to protect the data and databases you build, through database rights, trade secrets, copyright and the contracts that hold them together.](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/data-and-database-rights-protection) - [Solutions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/m-a-due-diligence) ### [M\&A and Due Diligence](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/m-a-due-diligence) [Buying, selling or merging a business needs a structure, a review of what is being transferred and a contract that allocates the risks. We lead the legal side from preparation to closing.](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/m-a-due-diligence) - [Solutions](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/shareholders-agreement) ### [Shareholders' Agreement](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/shareholders-agreement) [A shareholders' agreement sets out how the owners run the company, who may sell to whom and what happens when they disagree. We draft it with the articles of association, and make sure the IP stays in the company.](https://www.pitch.law/solutions/shareholders-agreement) ## Background reading - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/commercial-contracts-overview) ### [Commercial Contracts: a Map](https://www.pitch.law/academy/commercial-contracts-overview) [The main families of commercial contract, the EU and national rules that frame them, and where risk and value tend to sit.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/commercial-contracts-overview) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/saas-agreements) ### [SaaS Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/saas-agreements) [Subscriptions, service levels, data ownership, liability and exit in SaaS contracts, with the GDPR, the Data Act and national contract rules.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/saas-agreements) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/licensing-agreements) ### [Licensing Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/licensing-agreements) [How to structure an IP licence: scope, royalties, improvements, quality control, termination, and the EU rules that frame it.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/licensing-agreements) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-clauses-in-vendor-contracts) ### [AI Clauses in Vendor Contracts](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-clauses-in-vendor-contracts) [Which clauses to expect and negotiate when you buy or supply AI: AI Act allocation, data use, output ownership, IP indemnity, liability and change control.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-clauses-in-vendor-contracts) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-intellectual-property-training-data-copyright-disclosure) ### [AI and Intellectual Property: Training Data, Copyright and Disclosure](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-intellectual-property-training-data-copyright-disclosure) [How EU copyright law and the AI Act treat training data, rights holders' opt-outs, training summaries, and the protection of AI-generated output and inventions.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ai-intellectual-property-training-data-copyright-disclosure) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/database-rights-and-trade-secrets) ### [Database Rights and Trade Secrets](https://www.pitch.law/academy/database-rights-and-trade-secrets) [How the EU database right, copyright and trade secret law protect data and databases, what each requires, and where contracts must fill the gaps.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/database-rights-and-trade-secrets) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/distribution-reseller-agreements) ### [Distribution and Reseller Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/distribution-reseller-agreements) [How to structure distribution and reseller agreements in the EU: exclusivity, termination protection, online sales, and the brand provisions that keep control.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/distribution-reseller-agreements) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/eu-data-act) ### [The EU Data Act](https://www.pitch.law/academy/eu-data-act) [What Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 requires of makers and users of connected products, data holders, cloud providers and anyone who contracts about data, and when each part applies.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/eu-data-act) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide) ### [IP in Due Diligence](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide) [What a buyer or investor checks about a company's intellectual property, why chain of title is the most common problem, and how a seller can prepare.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/ip-due-diligence-guide) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect) ### [M\&A Due Diligence: What to Expect](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect) [What a due diligence review covers in a share or asset deal in the EU, how the process runs, and how the findings turn into price, warranties and conditions.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/m-and-a-due-diligence-what-to-expect) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/manufacturing-supply-agreements) ### [Manufacturing and Supply Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/manufacturing-supply-agreements) [What a manufacturing or supply agreement must settle: specifications, quality, liability, exclusivity and, above all, who owns the tooling, know-how and improvements.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/manufacturing-supply-agreements) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/master-services-agreements-sow) ### [Master Services Agreements and SOWs](https://www.pitch.law/academy/master-services-agreements-sow) [How a master services agreement and statements of work split the legal terms from the project detail, and how EU and national rules shape the key clauses.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/master-services-agreements-sow) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview) ### [M\&A for Growing Businesses](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview) [A practical walk through an M\&A deal, share or asset deal, price mechanisms, warranties, change of control and getting from signing to closing.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/mergers-acquisitions-overview) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/rfi-rfp-procurement) ### [Running an RFI or RFP](https://www.pitch.law/academy/rfi-rfp-procurement) [How to run a request for information or proposal so that confidentiality, IP and your contract terms are protected before you choose a vendor.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/rfi-rfp-procurement) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know) ### [Sanctions Screening and AML](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know) [What EU sanctions and anti-money-laundering rules require from businesses, who must identify beneficial owners, and how screening works in practice.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/sanctions-screening-and-anti-money-laundering-what-every-business-needs-to-know) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/technology-transfer-agreements) ### [Technology Transfer Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/technology-transfer-agreements) [How to move patents, know-how or software to a partner without losing control, and the EU competition rules that apply to the deal.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/technology-transfer-agreements) - [Academy](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal) ### [Transitional Services Agreements](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal) [What a transitional services agreement covers, the terms that decide whether the handover runs smoothly, and how to plan the exit from the start.](https://www.pitch.law/academy/transitional-services-agreement-after-an-m-a-deal) ## More in Contracts & transactions - ### [Contract Management: Rights and Obligations](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/contract-obligations) [Once a contract is final, we pull out each party's duties and rights with the clause they come from, have a person confirm them, and follow them with reminders.](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/contract-obligations) - ### [Document Studio](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/contract-studio) [Our Document Studio drafts and analyses legal documents in a secure, on-premise environment, and keeps the documents behind your matters up to date as new data comes in and procedural steps fall due.](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/contract-studio) - ### [Data Room and Due Diligence](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/data-room) [One controlled environment for M\&A due diligence, RFI and RFP processes, one-off reviews and recurring scans, with lawyers checking what comes out.](https://www.pitch.law/technologies/data-room) ## Let’s talk Tell us what you’re working on. 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