Negotiation

Do YOU need Negotiation assistance?

We can provide negotiation assistance at all stages of your project.

We can create negotiation strategies and conduct negotiations on your behalf. Our team has decades of experience in negotiating with different companies and individuals for various Australian government agencies and entities. We have extensive negotiation experience, trained by the experts at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.

We have an in depth understanding of contracts having looked at nearly 3800 of them. Seriously. This means that we know what should be in a contract, what should not be in a contract, but also how good (or bad) the relevant legal or commercial position that is set out in the contract is.

We can provide negotiation assistance from:

Undertaking Negotiations
Creating Negotiation strategies
Drafting Negotiation plans
Putting in Place Negotiation directives
Creating Negotiation reports
We have attended Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation - twice!

What You Need to Know About Negotiation

Negotiation involves getting to a contractually agreed position that is mutually acceptable to the parties involved. Good negotiators can, during the contract negotiation process, not only get a good outcome but also help the Commonwealth build better relationships with the vendor counterpart. Creating this positive relationship can go a long way to avoiding future conflicts.

Negotiation is not only about conflict resolution. It involves drafting strategies, anticipating counterarguments, and planning for every possible scenario to get the outcome that both parties are happy with. Not an easy skill to master, but we have..