El-Aref International Law Office enables franchisers to avoid any disputes related to franchise law and regulations, while providing relevant commercial and legal information on franchising. The Office offers the clients single unit franchise agreements, master franchise agreements, territorial and area development agreements, area representative agreements, joint venture agreements and all other required documentation in order to enable them to work with potential master franchisees and developers in Lebanon, the Middle East and across the world.

 

El-Aref’s  franchise and licensing attorneys  provide distributors and franchisers the counseling, litigation and dispute resolution advice clients need as they establish and grow operations, expand internationally, or merge, reduce, restructure or even eliminate networks and systems.

 

The office’s lawyers are well versed in every aspect of licensing, in both the domestic and international context, and have extensive experience in both outbound and inbound licensing throughout a wide range of industries.

 

The attorneys provide clients with comprehensive advice on all matters relating to the establishment and on-going operation of licensed businesses.

 

They also provide assistance in structuring  license deals, in finding creative and practical solutions to both business and legal issues related to licensing, and in arranging and negotiating license agreements.

 

When litigation or arbitration becomes necessary, El-Aref International Law Office brings the skill and experience of a large, nationally recognized practice to the table.

 

While litigation is generally seen as costly, unpredictable and unfavorable to profitable and efficient business operations, El-Aref International Law Office has always prided itself on cost-effective litigation and dispute resolution efforts.

 

El-Aref Law Office has successfully obtained numerous dismissals, summary judgments, trial verdicts and appellate decisions in favor of their clients.

 

With decades of experience behind them, our distribution and franchise lawyers help clients navigate the state regulatory minefields that underlie the management of national and international distribution channels and franchise networks. Their clients range from individual entrepreneurs, internationally recognized public companies and many other business sectors, including restaurants, food and beverage companies.

 

El-Aref International Law Office has helped establish several franchise systems operating in the region. It was the first Law Office to initiate successful litigation in which the distinction between License and Franchise regulations was asserted: all litigators hence waited for the court order to be issued in order to record a precedent in franchise law in Lebanese law, especially since franchising systems in Lebanon are still governed by commercial representation.