A Checklist outlining key steps counsel can take to help a client facing obstacles to performance under a commercial contract manage risk and achieve its business goals when the contract does not have a force majeure clause. These steps include determining if the agreement contains a condition precedent to the client's obligation to perform that is not met, re-negotiating and amending the agreement's terms, finding alternate ways to meet contract obligations, and evaluating if the client's facts support an impracticability, impossibility, or frustration of purpose excuse for non-performance.