Commercial and corporate law
We’ll make sure you’re in the right company
From choosing a legal form when establishing a company, to drawing up affiliation agreements, distribution agreements and corporate housekeeping, to consulting for succession planning – commercial and corporate law is one of Spirit Legal LLP’s core competencies. Our legal expertise is complemented by a sound economic and entrepreneurial understanding. We advise clients on aspects including:
- Choice of legal form when establishing, restructuring and converting corporate entities (GmbH, AG, UG (haftungsbeschränkt)), associations and partnerships (GbR, OHG, KG, GmbH & Co. KG)
- Creation and optimisation of affiliation agreements, such as profit and loss transfer and controlling agreements
- Advice for and representation of managing directors and members of supervisory and advisory boards
- Creation of service contracts and employee participation models
- Corporate housekeeping as well as assistance as an outsourced legal department
- Preparation of supervisory board and advisory board meetings as well as shareholders’ meetings and AGMs
- Assistance with share transfers and business succession
- Representation during and management of shareholder disputes as well as assertion of recourse claims against shareholders or management
- Assistance with the admission and expulsion of members
- Advice for sales representatives, franchisees and licensers
- Creation of authorised dealer, agency and franchise agreements
- Creation of national and international supply and licensing agreements
- Development of licensing and distribution models
Our clients include small and medium-sized enterprises from traditional and modern sectors, but also young start-ups. We also advise executives and managing directors as well as sales representatives and franchise partners. Talk to us!