Eric Nanfito

Eric assists clients as outside general counsel, with an emphasis on commercial contracting. A member of the Corporate Securities & Tax Practice Group, he has extensive involvement in the area of contract, drafting, review, negotiation, management, and administration and advises business clients through all stages of the contract process.

Recognizing the needs of clients to increase revenue, mitigate risk, and protect intellectual property and business interests, Eric provides thoughtful and meticulous counsel to help improve and safeguard clients’ business operations. He regularly works with a broad range of commercial contracts, including manufacturing/supply agreements, distribution agreements, services agreements, and technology-related agreements. His experience also includes handling operational contracts, software and software-as-service agreements, intellectual property licensing and development agreements, and equipment leasing and purchase agreements.

Eric has extensive experience with construction-related contracts, including industry-standard AIA documents. He assists owners, developers, contractors, and subcontractors by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, managing risk, and navigating disputes in order to reach successful project completion. Eric is familiar with the complex issues ancillary to construction agreements, such as construction liens, lien waivers, and insurance issues.

With transactions at the cornerstone of Eric’s practice, he frequently supports the firm’s M&A deal teams, assisting in the areas of due diligence, drafting, negotiation, and regulatory compliance processes.

Prior to joining Maynard, Eric was in private practice for ten years in Omaha, Nebraska. Eric earned his J.D. with a concentration in corporate and commercial law from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, and he holds a B.A. in international studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While in college, he studied abroad for two semesters at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan.