Commercial transactional work can hardly be deemed glamorous. Indeed, not many lawyers actually recognize the challenges involved in the accurate, intensive, scrutiny of preexisting and newly-drafted agreements. Derek Brett understands these challenges, enjoying the competitive nature and complexity of such work. His litigation background complements the ability to carefully negotiate and review documents, and identify aspects that could prove later problematic, setting up the potential for litigation. Indeed, complex litigation skills should be prized in a negotiation room, as well as later on during the formation and review of written agree