Associate, Commercial Contracts
Rahul Mehta
Rahul drafts and negotiates the commercial agreements that keep client operations moving — SaaS terms, supply arrangements, and template libraries designed so business teams can close routine deals without waiting on legal.
About Rahul
Rahul drafts and negotiates the commercial agreements that keep client operations moving — SaaS terms, supply arrangements, and template libraries designed so business teams can close routine deals without waiting on legal.
He is at his most useful on volume: taking a set of inconsistent contracts and turning them into a template with a fallback playbook, so the commercial team knows which positions they can concede and which need a call.
His technology and IP licensing focus means he is comfortable with data processing terms, open-source questions, and the service-level mechanics that decide who carries the risk when something goes down.
Representative work
- Negotiated a flagship supply agreement down from uncapped liability to a 125% annual charges cap
- Built a master template and tiered fallback playbook that cut a professional services firm's time to signature by half
- Papered a reseller and channel programme across three territories
- Advised on SaaS terms, data processing addenda, and service credits for a platform serving enterprise customers
Experience
Career to date
2022 — present
Associate, Commercial Contracts
SCT Legal Associates
Runs the firm's contract template and playbook programme alongside day-to-day negotiation work.
2019 — 2022
Commercial Associate
Technology-focused practice
Advised software and services businesses on licensing, procurement, and channel arrangements.
Publications & speaking
Writing and talks
- Guide
Contract playbooks: what to standardise and what to escalate
SCT Legal Associates Insights · 2025
- Article
Liability caps that survive procurement review
Commercial Contracts Quarterly · 2024
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