Our staff includes lawyers specialized in the legal and financial relationships involved in modern distribution channels:
- Advice on setting up distribution networks, both in Spain and abroad, selecting the most suitable agreements and mechanisms for each area.
- Advice on restructuring networks: termination or renewal of agreements with agents, distributors and franchisees. Drafting contractual documents and/or taking legal action.
- Advice regarding the termination of agency, distribution and franchise agreements, in order to minimize the financial impact.
- Advice for Spanish or foreign franchisors encompassing all legal areas: commercial, real estate, patent, data protection, e-commerce, taxation, regulatory compliance, labor, consumer rights, etc.
- Legal auditing of franchisors, not only to assess their level of legal compliance, but also to improve network operations.
- Establishing mechanisms to reduce delinquent payments and improve cash flow from distributors and franchisees.
- Protection of know-how, trademarks, patents and other intangible assets for manufacturers and franchisors.
- Creating master franchisee and sub-distributor structures.
- Advice for Spanish franchisors on the process of international expansion.
- Creating purchasing hubs or networks.
- Advice on consumer rights, e-commerce and product liability.