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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Mergers and acquisitions make a significant part of North Law’s business. We have extensive experience as advisors and our expertise in the field is well known. North Law’s M&A group assist both Swedish and Central European companies whether they are acting as a buyer, seller, or target company. Our experience and overview of the market allow us to provide strategic and structural advice to our clients and at the same time manage the complex issues that often arise in the context of a business transfer. It is important for us to understand the business of our clients and as we work together with other practice groups within the firm, we can offer situational-based counseling with relevant expertise for each transaction.

A transparent and effective approach to our due diligence process allows us to carry out the process carefully, taking into account the most important risks for the client and project in question. To secure the cross-border aspects of the transaction, we offer access to local lawyers and advisers.

How we can help you:
  • All types of agreements, such as 
    • Letter of intent, Shareholders’ Agreement, Share Purchase Agreement 
  • Due diligence process
  • Share issuance and other corporate law matters
  • Restructuring
  • Family succession and other ownership issues
  • Merger control
  • Incentive scheme

GENERAL CORPORATE

The goal of North Law´s services within general corporate is to equip our clients with the tools necessary to comply with the day-to-day requirements set out in the local corporate legislation.

Our team have extensive knowledge of general corporate law. On a daily basis, we work with all types of legal and other business-related issues in an international environment on matters relating to the formation of companies, choice of association form as well as advice on the purchase of shelf company. We help our clients in the establishment of their business presence in Nordic and Eastern European regions.

North Law also provides legal advice and support to existing companies within a wide range of legal fields. Our offer encompasses assistance with all areas in a company´s lifecycle, from incorporation to liquidation.

How we can help you:

  • Company Formation

    • Comprehensive support during all the steps necessary to form a company
    • Widest possible representation during the formation before notaries authorities, banks
    • Drafting of articles of association
    • Drafting of contracts of employment

  • Support for Existing Companies

    • Preparation of shareholders’ meetings that are formally correct and valid
    • Drafting of company resolutions that are formally correct and valid
    • Adjustment of existing articles of association
    • Advice and execution of transformations
    • Resolution of problems between the shareholders or between the shareholders and the company

CORPORATE COMMERCIAL

The basis of successful business and cooperation is a bespoke contract.

We have especially rich experience in corporate legal matters such as contract evaluation. This means that we prepare, review and negotiate all kinds of commercial contracts on a daily basis. Extensive operational experience in various industries allows us to analyze contracts not only in terms of compliance with the law but also to focus on provisions that improve operations and secure the financial aspects of our client’s business in the scope of a given contract.

Well-formulated written contracts clarify the parties’ rights and obligations and help prevent doubts and uncertainties from developing into conflicts and litigation. North Law will help your business to conclude contracts quickly and safely, not only for local matters but also regarding international cooperations.

How we can help you:
  • Drafting and revision of contracts
  • Contract negotiations
  • Customisation or adapting standard agreement
  • Types of contracts:
    • Sales and Purchase Agreements
    • License Agreement
    • Development Agreements
    • Confidentiality Agreement (NDA)
    • Transitional Service Agreement (TSA)
    • Strategic Alliance Agreements
    • Joint Ventures
    • Manufacturing Agreement
    • Distribution Agreement
    • Agency Agreements
    • Supplier Agreements
    • Outsoursing Agreements

MANAGEMENT ADVISORY

Our management advisory team assists our clients in complex corporate affairs in the context of corporate transactions as well as board-level and shareholder matters. North Law´s experience and practice in various fields of law allow us to provide strategic and structural advice and act as board advisors on corporate governance work, general meetings, takeovers, and different M&A situations, disclosure issues and internal investigations. When advising our clients we emphasize the importance of combining high-quality legal expertise with a pragmatic commercial approach.

Moreover, North Law offers our clients support in project management processes. We have experience in implementing solutions in agile methodologies such as PM Agile, Scrum and Prince2Agile. Members of our management advisory team are often invited to our client’s project groups as business advisers.

How we can help you:
  • Advisory to board and management as well as on shareholder matters
  • Strategic and structural advice with regard to client-specific business/industry
  • Corporate governance and internal investigations
  • Project management

GDPR & DATA PROTECTION

Advancements in technology and changes in government regulation mean that it is important to keep up-to-date. Data protection issues are becoming increasingly important in today’s information society. Through the GDPR and related data protection laws, the protection of individuals’ personal data has been strengthened while the obligations imposed on companies, and others who process personal data have increased. Our team in the field of data protection law have many years of experience in this field. We regularly analyze legal regulations in the field of personal data processing and thus help you detect and mitigate the risks that your organization can face.

How we can help you:
  • GDPR consultation 
  • Privacy policy and IT security policy
  • Develop robust control and security routines and consent mechanisms
  • Risk analysis, DPIA
  • Data processing agreements
  • Data transfer agreements

DISPUTE RESOLUTION & RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT

Disputes are an inevitable part of business. Our team has knowledge and extensive experience in several fields of law which helps in reaching favorable agreements, both in regard to adjudicative processes as well as administrative proceedings.

We deal with both small as well as complicated and large disputes in Nordic and Eastern European regions but we can also build a support team in other jurisdictions.

North Law has also extensive competencies in the field of lending and debt recovery processes. We offer support to companies within the financial sector with compliance concerning consumer credit regulations, establishment and review of debt collection processes as well as supervising the judicial and enforcement stage of debt recovery.

How we can help you:
  • Risk analysis
  • Review of compliance with consumer credit regulations
  • Review of compliance with debt collection processes
  • Investigations
  • Legal Correspondence
  • Negotiations with debtors
  • Support in the field of judicial and enforcement stage of debt recovery
  • Arbitration
  • Settlement negotiations
  • Mediation

COMPLIANCE & RISK

Complex regulations are emerging and carry legal, commercial, and reputational risks for businesses. ESG, corporate responsibility and compliance aim to actively create the conditions to achieve operational, financial and environmental sustainability. Proactive work with risk & compliance leads to sustainable entrepreneurship which is the key to quality assurance and the long-term perspective of brand development.

North Law helps clients prioritise the right business solutions and work preventively to identify risks and new opportunities for business and growth through the creation and support of internal control system that aims to ensure the compliance of companies with laws and regulations.

How we can help you:
  • ESG and Compliance program development and revisions of policies & procedures 
  • ESG & Compliance Due Diligence
  • Risk assessments
  • Training and workshops
  • Audits & Corporate Investigations 
  • Government interactions

CONSUMER LAW

Knowledge of and adherence to consumer law is an important part of getting customer satisfaction. Our team constantly monitors the changing regulations and protection of individual consumers against unfair practices in the sale of goods and services.

We have international experience, we coordinate projects in the Nordic countries and in Eastern Europe where we can provide quick and effective advice or prepare documentation/structure for your business with regard to consumer protection legislation.

How we can help you:
  • Review and creation of Terms of Purchase or Use
  • Coordination of legal matters in different markets
  • Review of the e-commerce processes
  • Strategic advice for launches and campaigns
  • Compliance training for employees