Commercial Law
Business Beyond Borders



In international commerce, the cost of ignorance and misunderstanding is high. What you or your lawyers don't know about doing business in a jurisdiction – from exchange controls to taxes to foreign investment requirements – can result in significant financial losses and damage your reputation.

At Baker & McKenzie, helping companies thrive in international commerce has been our focus for more than half a century. The lawyers in our global Trade & Commerce practice group make sure our knowledge is current and our skills relevant, reliable and deep. When you venture into new markets, we can help you understand what you are getting into and advise you on the best way to protect your interests.

With global knowledge and local know-how, we can help you prepare commercial agreements and enforce standard contract terms across multiple jurisdictions. We provide sound legal advice on fair trade practices, consumer protection, e-commerce and other issues specific to commercial law.

How We Can Help

• Advertising/marketing/labeling/sweepstakes – We provide legal advice on the promotion of sale, as well as management of your advertising, labeling and marketing campaigns.
• Commercial agreements and contract drafting – We prepare, negotiate, review and advise on agreements in connection with trade and commerce including intermediary, logistics, supply, manufacturing, industrial commercial, service and promotion of sales agreements.
• Consumer protection – We advise on all areas of consumer law and consumer protection issues, covering specific consumer protection legislation and related regulatory requirements.
• Business process sourcing – We advise on corporate and commercial matters related to business process sourcing operations, such as facilities management and contractual issues.
• Commercial joint ventures – We provide sound legal advice on the formation of joint ventures, joint manufacturing and co-development arrangements, consortia and other commercially strategic alliances.
• Distribution/agency/franchising – We represent your business in franchising, agency, and dealership arrangements for the distribution of goods and services in domestic and international markets, and in other types of intermediary resale of products.