Effective expansion & wherever you want to be & sharing your passion & a commercial approach & opening opportunities & entrepreneurial advice & that's Franchising, Licensing & Multi-Channel Opportunities with Bird & Bird

Our Global Franchising, Distribution and Multi-Channel Strategies Group comprises some of the world's leading experts in the field. We share your passion, entrepreneurial spirit and commercial approach to help deliver innovative expansion strategies and dispute resolution solutions.

As a truly international law firm we can provide you with legal advice wherever you need us. We will work alongside you to determine the most effective expansion strategies both within your domestic markets and internationally, advising on franchising, licensing, distribution, agency, eCommerce, multi-channel & hybrid structures.

Whilst we act for some of the world's best known brands, we are also committed to helping small and medium sized businesses achieve their growth objectives. As leading franchise and commercial agreements experts, we share our experience to help you avoid and minimise the risk of disputes. Where disputes do arise, our dedicated litigation specialists advise on all stages of the dispute resolution process including domestic and international arbitration and litigation.

Our global experience spans many sectors with particular expertise in:

We can also provide you with complementary legal services including:

If you'd like to know more about how we can help your business, please get in touch with either Mark Abell or Graeme Payne.

Recent highlights of work

  • Advise Café Rouge, part of the Casual Dining Group, the largest operator of some of the UK's best known restaurant brands including Bella Italia and Huxleys, on the grant of the group's first international franchise venture for Café Rouge in the UAE.
  • Everything Everywhere (EE) – advising on the re-engineering of their corporately owned and operated retail business in the UK into a franchised business.
  • HomeInstead, Inc – advising on the renewal of the master franchise agreement for its in-home seniors care services in Australia and also advising on agreements in China and the Netherlands.

Contacts

Mark Abell

Partner  |  UK

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  2. 2409-2019

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  3. 2409-2019

    Food franchisors not disclosing critical information

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  1. 3110-2019

    Partner for a Day

    Partner for a Day is your opportunity to gain insights into the work of a lawyer. You will get two days of legal training with workshops and cases in e.g. contract drafting and negotiation techniques.

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