Avens assists clients with the negotiation, drafting and oversight of contracts related to their commercial activities:

• trade service agreements, framework agreements, general conditions of sale (or purchase), special conditions of sale (or purchase)
• Sample standard agreements and clauses
• Specific e-commerce agreements; legal design and architecture of showcase or commercial sites
• B to B and B to C agreements
• agreements and dealings with commercial service providers (distributors, PR agencies, materials, etc.)
• Distribution agreements, selective and exclusive distribution agreements, franchise agreements, creation of distribution and franchise networks
• License agreements, commercial partnership agreements
• Contracts with sales reps, field reps, commission-based reps and brokers
• Central purchasing adhesion agreements
• Purchasing and maintenance contracts
• Transportation of goods contracts

Contractual liability

• Actions to obtain urgent or provisional measures
• Actions for the appointment of an expert
• Actions for payment via appeal or full proceedings
• Actions for enforcement (with or without penalty payments)
• Actions to claim damages
• Implementation of limitation clauses
• Negotiation of settlements and drafting of transactions

Sudden termination of business relations

• Assessment of litigation risk following termination of established business relations (fault on the part of a cocontractor, duration of business relationship, assessment of duration of contractual notice compared to duration applied by the courts, etc.)
• Representation (as plaintiff or defendant) in liability claims regarding established business relations.

Unfair competition

• Assessment of conduct which may constitute unfair competition (smear campaigns, confusion on the part of the public, internal disorganisation, revealing business secrets, espionage, etc.
• Representation (as plaintiff or defendant) in liability claims regarding unfair competition.

Debt collection

• Amicable and pre-litigation proceedings
• Negotiation and drafting of transfer and licence agreements
• Representation in claims for payment via appeal or full proceedings

Insolvency proceedings

• Actions to prevent difficulties, amicable settlement
• Actions in cases of receivership
• Assistance to companies in difficulty
• Creditor protection (monitoring, claims, declaration of claims)