For businesses that need ongoing legal support without a full in-house team, Jay Katz delivers strategic legal counsel grounded in real business experience. From contracts and negotiations to dispute strategy, the focus is practical protection and smarter decision-making.
Our Services
For businesses that don’t need — or don’t want — full-time in-house counsel, this service provides ongoing access to senior legal judgment on a flexible, retainer basis.
As outside general counsel, Jay acts as a trusted advisor to ownership and leadership, supporting the business across day-to-day legal needs and higher-stakes decisions. This includes contract review and negotiation, employment and leasing issues, risk assessment, and strategic guidance as the business grows.
Because Jay brings deep business experience alongside legal expertise, the focus is not just on what is legally possible, but on what makes sense operationally and financially. Clients benefit from proactive advice, faster decision-making, and continuity — without the overhead of a large firm or internal legal department.
This relationship is designed to prevent problems before they escalate, while ensuring the business is protected when issues arise.
Contracts are where business risk and opportunity meet. Jay helps clients structure, review, and negotiate agreements with the understanding that contracts must work in the real world.
This service supports businesses through vendor agreements, customer contracts, leases, employment agreements, and complex commercial arrangements. Jay’s approach reflects how deals actually function over time, anticipating future issues and protecting clients against avoidable disputes.
With experience on both the business and litigation sides, Jay drafts and negotiates with foresight — focusing on clarity, leverage, and long-term protection. The goal is not simply to close a deal, but to ensure it holds up when circumstances change.
Clients often rely on this service during growth phases, partnerships, or time-sensitive negotiations where speed and judgment matter.
When disputes arise, businesses need more than aggressive litigation — they need strategy. Jay approaches commercial litigation with a clear understanding of what is at stake for the business and how best to protect it.
This includes pursuing claims to collect what is owed, defending against lawsuits that threaten operations, and managing disputes efficiently to minimize disruption and cost. Litigation is handled with a focus on outcomes, not unnecessary process.
Jay’s litigation experience also informs earlier decisions, helping clients avoid disputes when possible and positioning them strongly when litigation is unavoidable. Whether resolving matters through negotiation or court proceedings, the objective remains the same: protect the business and its leadership.
Litigation is a core competency — applied deliberately, strategically, and in service of the broader business.
About
Jay Katz is a strategic business attorney with deep business experience, licensed in New York and New Jersey. He works with manufacturing and product-based companies to provide practical legal guidance across contracts, negotiations, and disputes. Jay brings a business-first perspective to his work, helping clients make informed decisions, manage risk, and protect what they’ve built — whether day-to-day or in high-stakes situations.
