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Commercial Lawyers are particularly adept at recognising how forces such as technological change and globalisation are changing their client's often complex commercial needs. New laws affect every business and our extensive experience in a number of industry sectors ensures Commercial Lawyers are confident in their ability to understand and react quickly to the changing needs of their clients. Most importantly Commercial Lawyers offer practical solutions to minimise risk.

Commercial Lawyers - Areas of Expertise:

• Distribution, Commercial Agency, Marketing and Franchising Arrangements
• Joint Venture and Alliances
• Licensing and Partnering Agreements
• Loyalty Programmes and Promotions
• Manufacturing and Supply Agreements
• Operating and Management Agreements
• Outsourcing
• Research, Development and Collaboration Agreements
• Restructuring & Corporate Recovery
• Service Agreements
• Terms and Conditions of Sale

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Distribution, Commercial Agency, Marketing and Franchising Arrangements

Commercial Lawyers support our clients in the negotiation and legal drafting of their national and international distribution systems. Commercial Lawyers advice extends to the selection of the most suitable distribution form to the strategic and contractual issues as well as the development of strategies for designation, including trademark applications before the national and international authorities.

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The duties of a commercial agent include, in particular, the development of new markets nationally and internationally as well as customer care. For many companies the agent is an irreplaceable intermediary for sales. The individual drafting of a commercial agent’s contract is therefore very important and must incorporate key provisions, e.g. regarding the territory, the extent of distribution, provisions for payment of commission, non-compete clauses, reporting and marketing obligations and compensation claims upon termination of the contract. In this context we also have to consider any general terms and conditions of business.

Commercial Lawyers have experience in the establishment of franchise systems and the supervision of franchisors and franchisees. In addition to drafting, commercial lawyers also represent clients in disputes with contractual partners or third parties both inside and outside of court.

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In the field of e-commerce Commercial Lawyers support their clients with the establishment of internet portals, B2B- and B2C-platforms as well as with the arrangement of strategic co-operation. Their advice can include the contractual structuring of internet distribution taking into account any consumer protection in place for this particular type of distribution. Commercial Lawyers also advise their clients on the protection [and defence] of business models and technology as well as on issues concerning trademarks, competition and data protection.

Do you need advice on any of the following areas pertaining to commercial law?

• Joint Venture and Alliances
• Licensing and Partnering Agreements
• Licensing and partnering agreements
• Project management,
• coordinating international and multidisciplinary teams of advisors
• Non-disclosure agreements,
• Due diligence and FTO analyses
• Antitrust law in licensing
• Regulatory aspects of contracts
• Resolution of disputes arising from licensing and partnering agreements (through negotiation, meditation, arbitration and litigation)

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Types of Commercial Agreements:

Loyalty Programmes and Promotions

The Commercial Agreements practice area has extensive expertise in the formation, structuring and legal arrangement of customer loyalty systems such as discount, bonus and membership programmes.

Manufacturing and Supply Agreements

Contracts for the supply of services can relate to a large range of different topics, such as machine construction or the installation of photovoltaic equipment. The specialised lawyers from the Commercial Agreements practice area have the necessary experience in all branches of industry to advise on the legal pitfalls of contract drafting whether these are contracts for an individual project or for a framework agreement.

Global delivery chains require legal advice in an international context. We advise our clients on supply relationships not just at a national level, but also at an international level for their export business and for the drafting of international commercial agreements. Commercial Lawyers advise on international commercial agreements, purchase agreements and sale agreements as well as on their accompanying documentation, such as financing and credit agreements. In the event of disputes, Commercial Lawyers can draw on our long-standing experience in arbitration at a national and international level.

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Operating and Management Agreements

In certain industries, such as hotels and leisure, the concept of permitting a third party to operate your business on your behalf is well established. In other sectors, companies are increasingly recognising the advantages and value in terms of efficiency savings and enhanced levels of service in continuing to own ultimately and control their business but have a third party with greater experience and know-how to run that business for them on a day to day basis.

Under a typical Operating and Management arrangement the company will continue to own the business (and be liable for the performance of that business) but will, as in an outsourcing, look to a third party to provide an improved service at less cost.

Companies are therefore permitting a third party to operate their business on their behalf with the aim of utilising the operator's greater know-how and experience, and in some cases branding, to drive greater returns for the owner and a superior customer experience. For the operator, an Operating and Management Agreement enables it to increase its revenue, through management fees, but not usually require it to invest capital or assume the same level of risk as an owner of the business.

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Outsourcing

If a company decides to outsource certain tasks, procedures or operations, this raises a multitude of different legal issues, often with a cross-border element. Our outsourcing specialists offer extensive support based on their long-standing experience in this field and understand the drivers, opportunities and risks of outsourcing the individual fields.

Outsourcing to logistics companies is not just limited to purchasing, processing and distribution. The "value added services" of logistics companies mean that they are entrusted with many other procedures. Our lawyers specialised in the transport sector have long-standing experience in the drafting and the negotiations of logistics agreements.

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Research, Development and Collaboration Agreements

In the field of high technology, many private companies enter into research and development agreements with universities or other academic institutions. In these agreements, it is not just the economic framework that has a decisive role but also questions of distribution and marketing as well as the allocation of intellectual property and protection of the respective know-how. The specialist lawyers from our Commercial Agreements practice area, together with colleagues from other practice areas where necessary, have the expertise that is needed in the various industry sectors to effectively advise on the legal framework for co-operation in the context of research and development projects.

Commercial Lawyers - Other Areas of Expertise

• Advising Management
• Advising Office-holders
• Asset Based Lending
• Corporate and Debt Restructuring
• Corporate Insolvency
• Creditors' Rights
• Distressed M&A
• Fraud and Asset Tracing
• Insolvency Litigation
• Pensions Insolvency
• Personal Insolvency
• Restructuring
• Secured Creditors

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