Sales & Commercial Law


  • Drafting of contracts (dealer and supplier contracts, general terms and conditions of sale and supply, general conditions of repair and service, warranty terms etc.) in the distribution network of a manufacturer and seller of construction machinery and vehicles in German, English and French
  • Enforcement in court of dealer and manufacturer warranties • Representation in international arbitral proceedings (Geneva) in claims arising from “exclusivity“, “territorial protection“ and “manufacturer’s warranty”.
  • Termination of a distribution agreement by a dealer of construction machinery, review of a claim to compensation
  • Acquisition of stakes by an Austrian group company in two Croatian companies, review and revision of the managing directors agreements and contractual safeguarding of rights of the Austrian parent company, in particular in the assignment agreement and the Memorandum and Articles of Association
  • Acquisition of the Hungarian sales company by an Austrian group company, drafting of agreements with local companies, establishment of the sales organisation
  • Placement by an Austrian group company and its sales subsidiaries of a public procurement contract in Hungary on the delivery of construction machinery for a large-scale construction project in Turkey
  • Assistance provided to a Polish subsidiary set up by an Austrian group, most recently with the closing of that subsidiary, and conversion of the distribution system to independent authorised dealers; review and coordination of the liquidation under company law and termination of employment contracts; drafting of a distribution agreement including general conditions of sale and supply and warranty terms with the new contract dealer
  • Transfer of parts of the Croatian subsidiaries of an Austrian dealer of agricultural machinery to the resigning managing directors and termination of the managing directors agreements
  • Materials handling by a manufacturer and dealer of machinery on selling a company; contract negotiations with an American transferee; legal advice provided on the transfer of operations, exclusion of liability
  • Closing of a Bulgarian subsidiary of an Austrian group and drafting of an agreement for the sale of assets to a Ukrainian buyer
  • Enforcement and assessment of security interests, in particular retention of title, of an Austrian group and its subsidiaries in Romania