Franchise lawyer
In this particular area of law, the Alepin Gauthier team offers professional services at every step of the franchising process, from the incorporation process to the protection and use of intellectual property.
Whether you plan on acquiring a franchise or becoming a franchisor, you can count on our lawyers to answer your questions and support you through the negotiation process or with the expansion of your franchise.
As always, you can rest assured that our franchise lawyers will pursue their task with your best interest as their principal concern.
Our franchise group will offer you their professional services and advice in Quebec and assist you with your national or international projects at any stage of the process. From the elaboration of your concept, to the drafting and negotiation of the necessary documents and conventions such as :
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Franchise agreements
- Various agreements pertaining to the protection of your intellectual property, including: Trade Marks, Logos, Operations Manual, Copyrights, Patents, Trade secrets.
The franchise lawyers of Alepin Gauthier can assist you in preparing a strategy that will enable you to expand your franchise network, via territorial franchises, master franchisees, licenses, specific cooperation, partnership arrangements, or in any other way that enables you to reach your objectives.
The lawyers of Alepin Gauthier may serve as “in-house” counsel for our franchising clients. In that role, they advise them as to their rights and obligations related directly or indirectly to their franchise businesses in all areas of law, particularly in the negotiation, analysis and drafting of leases.
Alepin Gauthier works with clients in Laval, Montreal, throughout Quebec, as well as in the rest of Canada.
