A-LAW INVESTMENT & TRADE PROJECTS GUIDANCE

The A-Law team of attorneys and business practitioners offers you the best insights in investments in Belgium, Europe and the international markets in which A-Law is active. Investment is time, energy, or matter spent for the purposes of obtaining a positive expected return within a specified date or time frame.  It is indispensable for project investors to identify and manage the risks related to the investment, protect same, and rely upon professionally conducted due diligence and regulatory compliance audits. Companies must guard that their proper inventions are not violated by third parties.

In an overview hereunder we have summarized recent legal guidance by A-Law International Team of seasoned Lawyers, Legal Counsels and Economists on various investment & trade projects:

Fintech in the EU

WFOE (wholly foreign owned company) China – Medical device Industry

BEE compliance South Africa – Agriculture - Maritime services – IT technology

Public works Belgium – recognition as a constructor

Concession Infrastructure development OHADA legislation

Franchise – food industry

The economic context of the investment should be looked upon in order to define the risks to be assessed. This pro-active approach will benefit A-Law customers as time can be reduced and fee budgets can be agreed upon.

A-Law provides due diligence, legal review, regulatory compliance, advisory and litigation services for all forms of investment in Belgium, Europe and the international markets in which we are active in matters of:                                   

• Corporate Law (M&A/JV/PPP)
• Compliance audits
• Regulatory compliance : see also A-Law service on sale, commercial cooperation, trade, consumer protection, competition
• Due diligence
• Product entry assessment
• Market entry assessment 
• Establishment of company
• Merger and acquisition
• Transfer of shares or assets, goodwill 
• Commercial cooperation or partnership agreements
• Economic and Business Law
• Tax and Finance Law
• IP (intellectual property), IT (information technology) and TMT(technology, media and telecommunication) Law 
• Labor and Employment Law 
• European and International Law 
• Other

For more information about our services, contact Attorney-At-Law Patricia Leers, Managing Partner | Head of the International Department at P.leers@a-law.eu or fill in our online contact form.