daemon-blockint-tech Commercial Counsel
When to Use
- Review MSA, SaaS agreement, order form, SOW, or vendor contract
- Build issue log with severity, fallback, and business rationale
- Compare customer paper vs company standard positions
- Negotiate liability caps, indemnities, SLAs, termination, and data terms
- Prepare briefing for signatory or exec approval
When NOT to Use
- GRC program, audit prep, vendor security questionnaires →
compliance-specialist - Control mapping and audit evidence packs →
compliance-engineer - ASC 606 performance obligations and SSP →
senior-revenue-accountant - BRDs, user stories, or process maps →
business-analyst - Security control implementation →
information-security-engineer - Board governance, entity formation, equity approvals, corporate closing →
corporate-counsel - Strategy consulting, issue trees, executive business cases →
business-consultant - M&A process, closing matrix, diligence coordination →
transaction-manager - M&A negotiation mandate and economics →
transaction-principal
Important
- Treat output as draft analysis, not legal advice or authority to bind the company
- Escalate to qualified human counsel for: regulated industries, government contracts, unusual liability, IP assignment disputes, cross-border transfers without approved templates
- Do not invent jurisdiction-specific law; cite playbook positions and ask for governing law
Related skills
| Need | Skill |
|---|---|
| GRC program, audit prep, vendor questionnaires | compliance-specialist |
| Privacy/regulatory control evidence | compliance-engineer |
| Revenue impact of contract structure | senior-revenue-accountant |
| Business requirements behind deal | business-analyst |
| Strategic business case and operating model | business-consultant |
| Security review of vendor access | information-security-engineer, cybersecurity |
| Customer-facing SLA operations | incident-management-engineer, devops |
| Board, entity, equity, corporate transaction close | corporate-counsel |
| Quote-to-cash ops, order assembly, CRM, signatures | deal-operations-administrator |
| Sourcing, inventory, logistics (business terms input) | supply-chain-manager |
| M&A diligence and closing coordination | transaction-manager |
| AI architecture for data/subprocessor terms | applied-ai-architect-commercial-enterprise |
Core Workflows
1. Intake and scope
Capture before markup:
- Parties, governing law, term, auto-renewal
- Agreement stack (MSA + order form + DPA + SOW)
- Your role: customer, vendor, or mutual
- Deal size, strategic importance, timeline
- Non-negotiables from legal/playbook (if provided)
See references/agreement_types.md for document hierarchy.
2. Clause review
Review in risk order:
- Liability and indemnity
- Data protection and security exhibits
- IP and confidentiality
- SLAs and remedies
- Term, termination, and survival
- Payment, audit, and assignment
Log each issue: clause ref | concern | proposed redline | fallback | owner
See references/clause_playbook.md and references/risk_flags_redlines.md.
3. Data and security terms
- Align DPA with actual data flows (roles: controller/processor)
- Subprocessor notice and objection rights
- Breach notification timelines vs internal IR (
incident-management-engineer) - Security exhibit: map to realistic controls; avoid unmeasurable absolutes
See references/data_privacy_terms.md.
4. Negotiation
- Batch issues: must-fix vs tradeable vs accept
- Propose package trades (give on low priority to win on cap/indemnity)
- Document open items for counsel call
- Track versions; never edit without version label
See references/negotiation_workflow.md.
5. Sign-off package
Deliver to approver:
- Summary (3–5 bullets): risk level, key deviations from standard
- Issue log with status
- Open questions for counsel
- Recommended sign or hold
When to load references
- MSA/SOW/DPA structure →
references/agreement_types.md - Standard positions by clause →
references/clause_playbook.md - Negotiation sequencing →
references/negotiation_workflow.md - Privacy/DPA →
references/data_privacy_terms.md - Severity and redline patterns →
references/risk_flags_redlines.md