Commercial law
Key contact(s)
Athena Law & Strategy provides legal assistance in all aspects of commercial law, both with negotiating and drafting contracts as well as the discussions on the execution of agreements, such as:
- Distribution contracts (commercial agency, concession, franchising, …);
- Commercial cooperation agreements;
- Agreements with specifically regulated professionals (notary, accountant, lawyers, …);
- Credit agreements;
- General conditions (B2C and B2B);
- Transfer of business assets;
- Market practices (such as customer poaching and reputation).
Credentials
- Assistance to a French industrial group in drafting agreements with its Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg concessionaires.
- Assistance to franchisees with the renegotiation of their franchise agreement in the food industry.
- Assistance to a Belgian private bank in a dispute with its former CEO following violation of a non-competition clause before the Bruges Court of First Instance.
- Assistance to a Swedish multinational in criminal liability proceedings before the Ghent Court of Appeal (contract for services).
- Assistance to a Norwegian multinational in civil liability proceedings before the Brussels Court of First Instance.
- Assistance to French SME’s active in the timber sector in proceedings against Belgian suppliers before the Commercial courts of Mechelen and Ghent.
- Assistance to clients in several professional liability proceedings (notary, accountant, lawyers, …).