Distribution & Customer / Supplier Relations
About
Our services include drafting, reviewing and negotiating customer and supplier contracts, establishing and terminating sales channels across regions, developing strategies to deter suppliers and competitors from anti-competitive practices, representing automotive industry clients in commercial litigation, and advising on compliance with EU and other local regulations related to selling and distributing cars and auto components within the relevant jurisdictions.
Representative Experience
- Advised a major Japanese automotive company on import quota regulations and counter-purchase regulations for foreign companies with regard to a distributorship in Tunisia.
- Advised a Japanese engine and machinery manufacturer in relation to the termination of an agency agreement in Hong Kong.
- Advised an American motorcycle manufacturer on distributorship restructuring and consumer protection issues, including product liability in Japan.