Franchising
Areas of Expertise
- legal and tax consulting on the creation of new, and the development of existing franchising concepts
- legal and tax due diligence of franchising concepts and arrangements
- drafting and review of franchising and associated agreements
- legal support for commercial negotiations between franchisors and franchisees
- legal assessment and implementation of business models (establishment of appropriate corporate entity, including analysis of tax aspects)
- consulting on labour-related issues and other associated relationships, incl. reviewing legal sections of franchising manuals
- consulting on associated licensing and trademark issues, including regulated markets
- representing clients in franchise related litigation
- consulting on related tax issues
