In this enriched new edition of a proven, indispensable practical guide to the drafting and negotiating of agency, distribution, and franchising agreements, the contributors have all updated their country reports with recent cases and commentary and an abundance of new sample
clauses and other practical features. In addition, four major jurisdictions – Brazil, England, Japan, and the United States – have been added, bringing the total number of country reports to nineteen. The first edition is well known among commercial law practitioners as the preeminent hands-on guide to drafting effective distribution agreements tailored specifically to countries in which foreign direct investment is a major component of the economy. Local experts provide detailed information on specific applicable law, major current case law, drafting guidance with specific clauses, and official English versions of relevant primary material. Case law summaries clearly expose the issues from which disputes arise, – and the financial consequences of those disputes – and the practical discussion includes sample clauses designed to anticipate those issues and avoid the pitfalls to which they often lead. The enormous day-to-day usefulness of this book will be self-evident to corporate counsel and other lawyers negotiating international commercial distribution agreements. Legal scholars as well will welcome the book’s comparative study of applicable law on commercial contracts in a wide variety of national jurisdictions.
Cristelle ALBARIC is a member of the French Bar. A Partner with Simon Associés, a law firm headquartered in Paris, she leads the International Department. She is specially active in M&A, as well as corporate and commercial law, in cross-border matters. Her Doctorate from the Montpellier Law School dealt with Master Franchising. She also obtained an LLM from the German University of Heidelberg, and for a year she was a visiting scholar at Berkeley Boalt Hall, University of California. Cristelle is a member of various associations, among which the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
Marianne DICKSTEIN is a Belgian lawyer admitted to practice at the Brussels Bar, who graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. After working for an international leading law firm in the commercial and corporate law department, she launched her own law firm Dickstein Lawyers & Mediators, which is fully dedicated to the practice of commercial and corporate law. Marianne Dickstein is a mediator in civil and commercial matters. She is the author of various publications on her area of expertise. Marianne is a former member of the Legislation Commission of the Brussel’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and of the International Association of Young Lawyers – AIJA (Distribution Commission).
