Contract Training & Negotiation support
for Business teams.

For the deals where Sales, Procurement, or Business teams need to push back, hold their ground, or sign with full awareness, before the contract ever reaches Legal.

The goal isn't to replace your legal team. It's to give your commercial people the judgment to spot red flags early, negotiate upstream, and know when to escalate.

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A decade negotiating multi-million euro B2B agreements across energy infrastructure, EPC, banking, FMCG, procurement and SaaS, for teams at John Cockerill, Schréder, Siemens Energy, Belfius, Ontex, PwC, and others.

Who this is for

You already know the problem.

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One clause you didn't push back on — a liability cap, a payment term, an indexation formula — quietly drains six figures out of a deal you thought you'd won.
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Legal commitments get locked into a term sheet negotiated without Legal being involved, and by the time a lawyer finally reads it, the leverage to change them is gone.
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You've watched a contract that looked fine at signing turn into margin erosion, payment delays, or disputes once execution started.
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You want your commercial teams to read what they're about to sign, push back on the right clauses, and bring in Legal before it's too late, not after.
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You're about to enter a high-stakes negotiation and want a senior contract strategist working alongside your team.

Trusted by Senior Counsels and Commercial Leaders

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"Bridges legal and business considerations effectively."

"I had the pleasure of working with Ronke during her mission at Belfius on contractual and procurement-related matters. Ronke combines strong contractual expertise with a pragmatic and business-oriented mindset. She quickly identifies sensitive contractual issues, understands operational realities very well, and helps keep negotiations focused on workable and balanced solutions."

— Wylly Vyncke, Senior Procurement & Sourcing Expert, Belfius Bank
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"A calm, reliable and sharp partner when the deal really matters."

"I had the chance to work closely with Ronke on a complex international project at John Cockerill, including contractual work linked to a high-stakes project in Central Asia. What stood out was her ability to translate business objectives into clear legal wording and to quickly spot contractual risks before they became real operational or financial issues. She is a calm, reliable and sharp partner to have alongside you when the deal really matters."

— Agnieszka, CEO, John Cockerill Metals (China)
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"She spots issues that would later cost us money."

"Easy to work with and very business-minded in contract negotiations. She understands commercial priorities well, quickly spots contractual issues that could later create costly operational or financial problems, and helps keep discussions practical, balanced and solution-oriented."

— Steve Cox, Commercial Manager, Schréder Australia
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"Clear input, no unnecessary back-and-forth."

"Working with Ronke on tenders at Schréder was straightforward and effective. She delivered clear legal input on customer contracts, flagged the right red flags, and made it easy for the contract management team to move forward without unnecessary back and forth."

— Vishal Galshar, Contract Manager, Schréder Group, Australia
How we can work together

Two formats.

Pick the format that fits your needs.

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Team Training

1 to 2-day intensive working session on your company's own contract templates and recurring deal patterns.

  • Scoping discussion with your Business and/or Legal team to map what keeps causing friction in negotiation and what the training needs to address
  • Prior review of your templates and a few signed contracts based on them
  • Live working session built around your real documents
  • What to push back on, accept, and escalate — applied to your reality
  • Annotated takeaways your team keeps and uses
  • In-house or online

Fixed fee scoped after a Discovery Call.

From €18,000 Excl. VAT · 1 to 2 days
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Deal Negotiation Support

Focused engagement on one B2B contract you're about to negotiate.

  • Contract review — I mark up the full contract with suggested wording and explanatory margin comments, flagging risk and leverage on the clauses that matter most
  • Business team session — I walk your team through the review and proposed changes, and gather their input where the call is purely commercial
  • Negotiation support — I join the sessions with the counterparty to handle the legal points, then redraft the contract to reflect what was agreed

Fixed fee scoped at proposal stage.

From €18,000 Excl. VAT · scoped per deal
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Pricing varies with complexity, urgency, and scope. All prices excl. VAT where applicable.

How it works

From first call to handover.

01
Discovery Call

A 30-minute call to understand the deal, the team, and what you're trying to solve. No pitch.

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Scoping & Proposal

Within five business days: a written proposal with format, scope, timeline, and fixed fee.

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Engagement

Work begins under signed NDA. A single point of contact. Clear checkpoints throughout.

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Handover

A written brief on the state of play, the open points left for your team to decide, plus 30 days of follow-up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Every engagement starts with a signed NDA. Documents are reviewed by me only and stored on encrypted systems, EU-based by default, or aligned with your own jurisdiction and requirements where you're based elsewhere. I run a conflict check against my active and recent clients before accepting any new engagement. If there's a potential conflict, I tell you before we go further.

I don't replace your legal team. I work alongside it, often by giving Business and Commercial teams the judgment to read contracts earlier, push back on the right points before Legal is brought in, and escalate at the right moments. Most engagements involve close collaboration with the client's internal counsel or external law firm.

AI is increasingly good at analyzing clauses, flagging risks, and suggesting alternatives, especially when given proper context. It's a real tool and your teams should use it.


What it cannot do is sit in the negotiation with you. It cannot read the room, take responsibility for the deal, or be the trusted voice your business team needs at the moment of decision. That's what these engagements build: the human layer of judgment that sits on top of the analysis, along with the experience to know when AI's output is enough, and when it's not.

Most engagements are remote-first, with on-site sessions when they add real value, typically for training days and key negotiation milestones. I'm based in Brussels and travel worldwide on request. Travel costs are billed separately.

Yes, in most cases. I review your MSA at proposal stage and confirm whether my standard engagement terms align, or where adjustments are needed. The goal is to get to a signed engagement letter quickly without unnecessary friction.

Engagements are delivered in English or French. I'm qualified at the Brussels Bar, and I've negotiated contracts governed by Belgian, English and a wide range of legal systems internationally — across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, including OHADA jurisdictions and various common-law systems. For jurisdiction-specific drafting, I coordinate with local counsel where needed.

Once an engagement letter is signed, fees are payable as scheduled. If the deal or training is postponed by more than 60 days, the engagement can be rescheduled at no additional cost. If it's cancelled entirely, work performed to date remains due. Full terms are set out in the engagement letter.

Let's discuss your situation.

A 30-minute Discovery Call to understand where you are and discuss whether, and how, I can help.

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Prefer to reach out directly? Write to ronke@ronkeolaye.com

Ronke Olaye

Ronke Olaye

Business Contract Strategist

I've spent over a decade negotiating high-stakes contracts across energy, infrastructure, EPC, banking, FMCG, and SaaS — for organizations like John Cockerill, Schréder, Belfius, Ageas, Ontex, Siemens Energy, and PwC.

I've negotiated multi-million euro industrial contracts across Europe, North America, IMEA Region, MENA, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. I've worked hand-in-hand with commercial, sales, and leadership teams — not just legal departments — to make sure that what was legally sound was also commercially solid.

I help business owners and senior professionals make better contractual decisions — using the patterns and instincts I built across a decade of high-stakes negotiations in energy, infrastructure, banking, and SaaS.

I'm a qualified lawyer at the Brussels bar, with an LL.M. from King's College London and a Master in Law from ULB.

Not a company?

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