Commercial and corporate law

Scope of practice

This area runs from a company’s incorporation and structural changes to the contracts of its day-to-day trade and the disputes those relationships produce.

• Corporate lawIncorporation, amendments to articles of association, general assembly matters, mergers and acquisitions
• Commercial contractsDrafting and review of sale, distribution, dealership, franchise and service agreements
• Negotiable instrumentsDisputes arising from bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques
• Competition and intellectual propertyUnfair competition, trademark and trade name matters
• Commercial litigation and arbitrationProceedings before commercial courts, mandatory mediation and arbitration