Practices

Retail and e-Commerce

Description

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The legal issues facing the retail and e-commerce sector change rapidly and it is important to react quickly and proactively to new regulations. Nobles provides strategic advice to conventional and web-based businesses. Our multidisciplinary approach and flexibility allows us to minimize the commercial risks of our clients and help them achive their long-term objectives. Nobles specialist team consists of litigation, corporate, commercial, employment, regulation, finance and tax lawyers. We are well-placed to advise on compliance, M&A, trade and distribution, IT, antitrust, procurement and litigation matters within the sector.

Our services

• M&A transactions

• Employment

• Competition compliance

• Data protection

• Corporate and commercial contracts

• Advertising and marketing matters

• Conflict resolution

• Intellectual property matters

• Tax

Notable Experience

• Advising Rocket Internet (various Ukrainian e-commerce / retail projects) on a number of restructurings and corporate matters and on potential acquisition of a startup venture in e-commerce industry (value over 2 million USD)

• Advising Groupon Inc., NYSE listed company, on tax, employment, and potential trademark infringement litigation in Ukraine

• Advising Otto Group on tax, employment and corporate law matters for the activities of its subsidiary in Ukraine

• Successful litigation and amicable settlement with CEO and CMO of Otto Group in Ukraine

• Representing LSG Sky Chefs in corporate and regulatory matters as well in disputes and negotiations with state enterprises, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the State Property Fund

Key Contacts