Retail and Consumer

Multidisciplinary team of lawyers with extensive experience in advising clients in the retail and consumer industry

We provide quality service, adapted specifically to retail and consumer companies in this sector. We advise on ongoing and strategic issues in all areas of business law, such as acquiring and building premises, granting licenses, brand development, franchise relations, negotiating with suppliers and distributors and consumer rights.

Our lawyers continuously advise some of the most relevant companies in this sector. We also have participated in some of the most significant transactions in Spain and Portugal, including corporate, litigation and intellectual property matters.

• Tax: we advise on the tax planning of business-development and investment structures, financing and disinvestment, as well as advising companies on tax matters on an ongoing basis.
• Corporate and commercial: We assist with negotiating and implementing contracts (e.g., regarding corporate matters, commercial leases, franchises, distribution, agency, publicity, and consumer rights).
• Real estate and construction: We advise on real estate and construction issues related to structuring, negotiating and implementing transactions to buy, sell and lease real estate,  and asset-management transactions.
• M&A: We assist with negotiating and implementing mergers, acquisitions, transfers, shareholdings, takeovers, and similar transactions, as well as joint-venture agreements.
• Finance: We assist with structuring, negotiating and implementing financing contracts.
• Intellectual property: We advise on intellectual property, e-commerce, information technology and publicity (including branding, and protecting trademarks and domain names).
• Public law: We advise on administrative law, and town-planning and environmental issues.
• Labor and employment: We advise on employment legislation, preventing work-related hazards, outsourcing activities, and social security.
• Litigation: We advise on all aspects of litigation (administrative, civil, corporate, criminal and tax).