How an Oil & Energy Business Hired a Lawyer to Draft a Joint Development Agreement in Texas

In 2024, a business in Texas sought assistance with drafting a joint development agreement to facilitate a partnership aimed at delivering bulk diesel fuel into Nigeria. The client, an experienced oil and gas sales professional, needed legal advice to safeguard valuable market and business information before engaging with a prospective app developer. They were concerned about protecting their intellectual resources and ensuring that any initial information shared would not be misused. As a result, the client received six proposals from licensed lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $300 to $3,499, all submitted to meet the client’s requested deadline of less than one week.