CMS Cameron McKenna has extensive experience in advising on, and negotiating, general commercial agreements in the consumer products sector. Our large team of contract drafting specialists can call on expertise from specialist areas such as regulatory and competition when required.

With offices across Europe and locally trained staff, we are in an excellent position to advise on co-ordinating commercial contracts and the related documentation on a pan-European or worldwide basis. We draw on the expertise we have on the ground in other CMS countries where your business might want to expand. The cases we take on vary from large multi-nationals to family businesses.

Relevant experience includes advising:

• a global healthcare company on the in-licensing of a personal care product brand
• A major online retailer on establishing an offshore warehousing and distribution arrangement
• A major consumer healthcare company on the outsourcing of all contract manufacturing operations
• A designer hotel chain on negotiating preferred purchaser arrangements for its hotel concessions in Milan and Dubai
• A major UK high street retailer on reviewing franchising arrangements for its branded operations in the UK, Europe and the Middle East
• A luxury car maker on its franchising arrangements in respect of a retail site offering branded merchandise
• A major international manufacturer of personal care products on the early termination of a licensing arrangement between a celebrity hairdresser and a major international manufacturer of personal care products