Outside General Counsel

Outside general counsel is not a product that most law firms actually deliver — it is a title applied to a traditional outside counsel relationship. Berry & Partners is different, because our attorneys have been the in-house general counsel. We have sat in the seat, received the directive from the CEO, and been responsible for the outcome. We know what the role actually requires, and we structure our outside general counsel relationships accordingly.

For government contractors who need senior legal leadership without the overhead of a full in-house department, Berry & Partners provides embedded outside general counsel services that function the way an in-house legal team actually functions — available, responsive, operationally integrated, and accountable for outcomes rather than hours.

We serve as outside general counsel to government contractors across the full range of their legal needs, including contract review and negotiation, compliance program oversight, employment matters, corporate governance, transactions, and the day-to-day legal questions that arise in a growing contracting business. We are the attorneys who answer the phone when the CEO calls, and we give the same answer an in-house lawyer would give — direct, practical, and calibrated to the business.