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If I was advising Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer….

Although one of my favorite holiday stories as a child, there is something that is just inherently unfair about Rudolf being put under so much pressure to make Christmas happen by the very people who had tormented him for years. After being bullied, Rudolf gladly stepped up and saved the day. If Rudolf had retained counsel prior to agreeing to being the hero, things would have been different. Here are a few terms that I would have required to be in Rudolf’s contract:

1. TERM: 10 year exclusive license to deliver toys for the price of 1.2 billion with 1/2 due upfront and the other half due on New Years Eve 2015.
2. That Santa and the other reindeer be required to attend training on diversity and bullying.
2(a) That Rudolf reserves the right to hire his own sleigh crew until such training has taken place.
3. That Mr. Clause sign over all rights to the North Pole.
4. That the reindeer be allowed to form a union, whereby legislation similar to FELA be enacted to protect all sleigh drivers.
5. That Santa no longer be allowed to use a whip, but that $3 million dollars be set aside to develop Reindeer navigational technology.

In my opinion, Rudolf had enough leverage to ask for all of the above, or the integrity of Christmas as well as the North Pole would have been compromised for years…. we will never know…

What terms would you have required in Rudolf’s contract? Lawyers and non-lawyers, please comment below!!!