Experience & Expertise
Our Corporate and Commercial Group assists corporate clients inter alia in the following areas:
- structuring, establishment and ongoing assistance of privately held and listed companies, as well as branch and representative offices, through all stages of their lifecycle;
- all relevant aspects of corporate governance, shareholders' agreements and corporate responsibility, including directors' and officers' liability coverage;
- implementation of cash pooling structures;
- structuring, negotiation and implementation of joint ventures and strategic alliances;
- corporate and business restructurings, including spin-offs and outsourcings;
- structuring and implementation of management and employee participation schemes for listed and non-listed companies;
- compliance and risk management, such as inter alia compliance with privacy and data protection laws.
Commercial Contracts
Our Corporate and Commercial Group specialists also aid clients in drafting, negotiating, implementing and enforcing commercial contracts of every kind, as well as in implementing efficient contract management systems. In addition, they advise on all other types of commercial transactions covering inter alia the following topics:
- purchase and supply;
- manufacturing;
- maintenance and support;
- general terms and conditions;
- agency and distribution;
- licensing and franchising;
- R&D and technology transfer;
- international trade, transport and logistics;
- product liability;
- real estate.
All Industry Sectors
In terms of industry sectors, our Corporate and Commercial practice has worked extensively in both traditional and fast-developing sectors, particularly consumer and luxury goods, automotive and mechanical, (micro)electronics, watchmaking, real estate, arts, financial services, insurance, chemical, pharmaceutical, life-sciences, restaurant and hotel services, transport, aviation, energy, telecoms, and new media.