Legal Services

Fields of expertise

Examples of mandates

Purchase/sale of a franchise;
Acquisition/sale of a franchise network;
Start-up, management and development of a franchise network;
Evaluation of the feasibility of a franchise concept;
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts;
Exporting franchise concepts outside Quebec;
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts;
Providing advice and legal opinions within the fields of expertise hereinabove mentioned;
Drafting and reviewing Operation manuals;
Drafting and reviewing Disclosure documents;
Advising other lawyers on franchising;
Mergers and acquisitions;
Incorporation and organization of companies;
Drafting and reviewing contest rules;
Reviewing publicity (newspapers, magazines, radio, etc.);
Creating and instauring dispute management systems in franchise networks;
Drafting and reviewing dispute resolution mechanisms;
Corporate reorganizations;
Succession planning; and
Drafting and reviewing rules of governance, internal procedures and policies, minutes of meetings and resolutions.

Types of contracts

Master franchise agreements	Franchise agreements
Offer to purchase/sale assets/shares	Moveable hypothec
Letter of intent	Management agreement
Area Development agreement	Peaceful Enjoyment Agreement
Employment contract	Rental space acknowledgement
Commercial lease	Sublease agreement
Option to Lease	Loan agreement
Services contracts (ex. marketing,sponsors,supplier of products/servicesIT,publicity,training)
Equipment lease agreement	Shareholder/Partnership agreements
Mandate	Wills
Operations Manual	Deposit Agreement
Manufacturing agreement	Regional Development Agreement
Guarantee	Distribution agreement
Non-disturbance agreement	Licence agreement
Joint venture agreement	Franchise request form
Credit check information form	Non-competition agreement
Non-disclosure agreement	Confidentiality agreement
Change of franchisor agreement	Proxy
Operations agreement	Rental space agreement
Lease transfer agreement	Offer to lease
Resolutions	Transfer of a franchise
Minutes of meetings	Credit research request form
Sale of Equipment Agreement	Purchase/Sale of assets/shares agreements