Franchise & Distribution

Globalisation of trade calls for increasingly sophisticated distribution systems. Maintaining the appropriate balance between business interests and the observance of competition rules is crucial. Identifying the best solutions for tax issues such as transfer pricing and VAT optimization and intellectual property protection are some of the customary challenges our clients present us when they request our assistance on franchise and distribution matters. Compliance with increasingly complex product labelling and safety regulations is also a key issue that has to be dealt with regularly. We possess particularly long-term experience in the areas of pharmaceuticals and vehicle distribution.


Franchising Agreements
Distribution
Consumer Claims
 Agency
Outsourcing
IPR

  • Representing Tele2, Lithuanian branch one of Europe’s leading telecom operators.
  • Advising a world market leader in the of hygiene products segment, SCA Hygiene Products, in the negotiation of a direct distribution agreement with an international pharmaceuticals retail chain.
  • Advising the Michelin Group on various distribution issues.
  • Advising an international cleaning technologies retailer on various legal issues concerning the distribution of their products in the Lithuanian market.
  • Providing advice in connection to the establishment of a centralized franchise development and support organization in Lithuania—Franchise Center, supported by the EU structural fund.
  • Assisting K.W. Bruun Scandic A/S, one of the largest vehicle distributors in Scandinavia, and its Estonian subsidiary on setting up the Peugeot distribution network in Estonia and Latvia.
  • Advising the importer of Ford vehicles on setting up their Baltic distribution network.
  • Advising the importer of KIA vehicles on setting up their Baltic distribution network.

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