# Practice profile: Commercial Transactions — United States

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `us-commercial`. Loaded after `us/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

Business-to-business commercial agreements, sales of goods, distribution, and secured transactions.

## Forums & authorities

State courts and contractual ADR.

## Key sources of law

- Uniform Commercial Code (esp. Articles 1, 2, 9)
- state commercial statutes
- UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), where applicable

## Citation discipline

Follow the US rules in `us/CLAUDE.md` (Bluebook form; statute title/section; case name, reporter, court, year). **Never invent** citations, docket numbers, or section numbers — verify the current edition before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

- General-purpose contract drafting → use `us/contracts` (Contracts).
- Entity governance → use `us/corporate` (Corporate & Governance).
- Capital-markets instruments → use `us/securities` (Securities & Capital Markets).

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
