Palmer Law focuses on four areas where U.S. legal experience and cross-border judgment matter most to creative and internationally active businesses.

Commercial Agreements

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the full range of commercial contracts for creative and project-based businesses. Particular depth in scope, fee, IP ownership, change-order mechanics, and risk allocation.

  • Client and consulting agreements
  • Vendor and supplier terms
  • NDAs and confidentiality arrangements
  • Joint venture and collaboration agreements
  • Master service agreements and SOWs

IP and Licensing

Rights strategy, licensing structures, territory and usage controls, and royalty frameworks. Experience across exhibitions, publications, product collaborations, and digital content, including cross-border licensing where U.S. and non-U.S. rights intersect.

  • IP ownership and assignment
  • Licensing and sublicensing arrangements
  • Territory and usage controls
  • Royalty structures
  • Brand and image rights

Corporate Governance

Entity structuring, operating rules, authority matrices, and board-level documentation. Practical compliance for businesses operating across jurisdictions, with particular focus on U.S. entity matters for internationally headquartered clients.

  • Entity formation and structuring
  • Operating agreements and bylaws
  • Authority and signature matrices
  • Board materials and decision frameworks
  • Cross-border compliance

Cross-Border Matters

U.S. legal judgment for businesses headquartered outside the United States: reviewing and negotiating U.S.-law agreements, advising on jurisdictional exposure, and coordinating with local counsel where needed. Regular work across EU, U.S., and MENA contexts.

  • U.S.-law contract review and negotiation
  • Jurisdictional risk and exposure
  • Cross-border IP and licensing
  • Coordination with non-U.S. counsel
  • Market entry and compliance pathways
Scope of Practice

Shaun Palmer is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York. Palmer Law does not provide legal advice under the laws of other U.S. states or any non-U.S. jurisdiction. Matters requiring advice under other laws are handled in coordination with qualified local counsel.

Non-Legal Advisory

Where a matter has a non-U.S. nexus or requires non-legal commercial advisory support, Palmer Law works in coordination with Palmer Advisory B.V., an Amsterdam-based advisory practice. The two firms are separate legal entities providing distinct services.