Akshat Yadav — Commercial & Contracts Lawyer
8+ years advising startups, founders, and businesses on the contracts that decide their commercial risk — employment, SaaS, investment, and commercial agreements. Every ContractDesk review is personally quality-checked.
Akshat Yadav is a Delhi-based commercial and contracts lawyer, and the founder of ContractDesk, a lawyer-led contract review and drafting platform. His practice combines direct legal work — reviewing and drafting employment, SaaS, investment, and commercial agreements — with the technology platform he built to deliver it faster and more affordably than traditional hourly billing.
About
With over eight years of hands-on experience, Akshat is known for a results-driven approach to contracts, cross-border commercial disputes, and strategic advisory. His work spans hundreds of contracts across technology, manufacturing, finance, and professional services, and he has represented clients in high-value commercial disputes.
He founded ContractDesk to close a gap he saw repeatedly in practice: businesses signing contracts without a lawyer's eyes on them, because traditional legal review was priced and paced for large enterprises, not startups and SMEs. ContractDesk pairs an instant AI risk scan with direct legal review from Akshat and his team — every review is personally quality-checked, not just handled by AI or a junior associate.
Practice areas
Employment
Offer letters, employment agreements, and the probation, notice, and IP-assignment terms that most often cause disputes later.
SaaS & Technology
SaaS agreements, software terms, and licensing structures — data ownership, uptime commitments, and lock-in risk.
Investment & Startup
Founders’ agreements, shareholder agreements, and investment documentation, from term sheet through to closing.
Commercial
Vendor, service, and general commercial agreements — liability, payment terms, and exit rights.
Contract expertise
The document types Akshat and his team review and draft most often. Each links to the full review page for that contract type.
Confidentiality scope, duration, and one-sided obligations.
Framework contracts governing an ongoing relationship.
Data, uptime, and vendor lock-in risk.
Probation, notice, and IP-assignment terms.
Liability caps, SLAs, and exit rights.
Equity split, vesting, and leaver provisions.
Valuation, liquidation preference, and board rights.
Industries
Representative experience
- 500+ contracts personally reviewed across employment, SaaS, investment, and commercial deals
- High-value commercial disputes, with outcomes consistently favouring founders and SMEs
- Cross-border corporate work across technology, finance, and manufacturing
- Every ContractDesk review personally quality-checked before it reaches a client
Why ContractDesk works the way it does
Every contract uploaded to ContractDesk gets a free, Contract Health Check first — flagging the clauses worth a closer look before a lawyer even opens it. A paid review or draft is then completed and signed off by Akshat or a member of his team. AI accelerates the first pass; a qualified lawyer decides what it actually means for your deal.
Frequently asked questions
What does a commercial contracts lawyer do?
A commercial contracts lawyer reviews and drafts the agreements a business signs — employment, vendor, SaaS, investment, and general commercial contracts — checking for one-sided terms, missing protections, and clauses that create risk the other party may not point out.
Do I need a lawyer to review a contract, or is AI enough?
AI is a useful first pass — it can flag obviously risky clauses instantly — but it doesn’t replace a lawyer’s judgment on what a clause actually means for your specific deal. ContractDesk combines both: a free Contract Health Check, followed by Akshat or a member of his team reviewing and signing off.
How much does it cost to get a contract reviewed by a lawyer in Delhi?
Through ContractDesk, one-off contract review starts from ₹3,499, or is included in a monthly subscription plan from ₹30,000 covering ongoing review, drafting, and CLM. Pricing is fixed and published upfront, not billed by the hour.
Can Akshat draft a new contract, not just review one?
Yes. ContractDesk drafts contracts from scratch — not a filled-in template — for the same document types reviewed: employment, SaaS, vendor, founders’, investment, and general commercial agreements.
Does Akshat only work with businesses in Delhi?
No. He’s based in Delhi, but ContractDesk works with startups and businesses across India and internationally, reviewing and drafting contracts governed by a range of jurisdictions.
Have a contract that needs a lawyer's eyes on it?
Book a consultation, or start with a free Contract Health Check and add lawyer review from ₹499 one-off — delivered in 24–48 hours.