Commercial Contracts lawyers

Melina Kolovetsiou

Associate Melina is an associate with the Firm and a member of the Energy and Project Development, Finance & PPPs teams. She advises on a broad range of transactions in the conventional and renewable energy sectors including the financing, construction and operation of energy projects. Melina has experience in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, conducting due diligence exercises and ensuring compliance with regulatory and environmental requirements. Melina has experience in privatisations of state-owned companies and provides regulatory advice, particularly in the context of public procurement and concession law.

Bernitsas

Menno de Wijs

Senior Associate | Attorney at law

De Clercq Advocaten Notariaat

Mercia Fynn

Partner

Adams & Adams

Meree Punab

Senior Associate

Sorainen

Meriel Pymont

Meriel is an experienced commercial and intellectual property solicitor. She trained with Linklaters and subsequently worked in-house for Walt Disney and then again in private practice for Farrer & Co which gives her a commercial pro-active approach to advising clients. Meriel advises media, manufacturing, fashion, sporting and software clients on their commercial arrangements and protecting /exploiting their intellectual property rights. The areas in which Meriel specialises are; advising on all aspects of online commerce including privacy policies (data protection) and distance selling; international licensing; manufacture and distribution agreements; software licensing development and maintenance agreements; terms and conditions of sale and purchase; sponsorship and event agreements; including broadcasting of events; advertising and marketing agreements; international non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements; consultancy agreements; broadcasting; channel and satellite agreements; research and development agreements; book publishing agreements; film option agreements; consultancy agreements; agency agreements; outsourcing agreements.

Keystone Law

Merijn Moeliker

He specialises in restructurings, insolvency and dispute resolution, with a special focus on cross-border work. He advises and litigates in the fields of restructurings, insolvency, security interests, commercial contracts and (directors’) liability. He is regularly appointed by the court as receiver in bankruptcies and has notable experience in WHOA proceedings.

Florent

Mesrop Manukyan

Founding Partner

MB Legal

Micael Totaro

Micael Totaro is a Swiss qualified lawyer, member of the Geneva Bar, who specialises in international commercial and sports arbitration. He has been involved as co-counsel and secretary in over 60 international arbitration proceedings (ICC, Swiss Arbitration, CAS). His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial topics, such as sponsoring, licensing, distribution & agency, employment, purchases and trading, web-based user agreements, mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and shareholder agreements. He has also acted in numerous arbitration-related proceedings, including debt enforcements and attachments, enforcement and recognition of arbitral awards. Micael has more than 10 years of experience at the highest level of the sports industry. He has been involved in some of the most critical operations of the commercialisation of sports, including major sponsorship deals, development and organisation of international sports events, supply of equipment, licensing and distribution of TV/Media rights and broadcasting/live feed production agreements. He has an extensive knowledge of the resolution of sports-specific disputes, having acted before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and major sports federations’ judicial bodies (FIFA, UEFA, FIBA, FIVB, UCI), in a variety of cases related to players’ eligibility and transfers, players/clubs and agents-related disputes, qualification for the Olympic Games, disciplinary and anti-doping proceedings. He is also frequently involved in complex international commercial disputes stemming from a variety of industries, including oil, gas, mining, metals, commodities trading, cryptocurrencies and banking. AREAS OF EXPERTISE International Arbitration Sports Arbitration INDUSTRY SECTORS Sports Media & Entertainment Energy & Natural Resources Web 3.0, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Trading Commodities Trading Retail, Luxury Goods & Fashion Events, Hospitality & MICE REPRESENTATIVE CASES Co-counsel for a football agent in a dispute related to agency fees in a >EUR 100 million transfer against an international football player. Co-counsel for an athlete regarding the qualification at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Co-counsel for an Australian football player in an anti-doping dispute at both national and CAS levels against a national anti-doping agency. Co-counsel for a national football federation in an appeal filed before the Swiss Federal Tribunal against an arbitral award issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Co-counsel for a company in a dispute related to the management and the organisation of ATP (professional tennis) tournaments. Co-counsel for a top bicycle brand in a dispute related to major sponsorship agreements and agency’s fees. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA in a EUR 3 million dispute related to the purchase of an option right related to a rising-star player. Co-counsel for FC BARCELONA before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a transfer dispute involving the Brazilian player NEYMAR JR. and his first club SANTOS FC. Co-counsel for a majority shareholder in the M&A operations related to the acquisition of the Haute Route Series by the Ironman Group. Co-counsel for a professional cycling team in a dispute against its bicycle sponsor. Co-counsel for a professional cycling team in the sale of the shares of its managing entity and the takeover of the UCI WorldTour licence. Co-counsel for a high-end sports clothing company in a sponsorship dispute. Co-counsel in a > USD 150 million dispute representing a trader in an ICC arbitration against one of the leading cryptocurrencies’ centralised exchanges. Secretary to the Tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning a licensing and construction dispute (SCAI). Assistant to the President of a CAS Panel in a multimillion TV & Media Rights arbitration.

Peter & Kim

Michael Clancy

Partner Michael Clancy focuses on EU competition law, including advising clients on antitrust and cartel investigations, distribution, R&D collaborations, patent and trademark licensing and other commercial agreements, the clearance of mergers and joint ventures, and abuse of dominance issues. Michael has significant experience in the life sciences (pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices), cosmetics, and software & technology sectors. His notable experience includes successfully defending clients in antitrust investigations by the European Commission in both the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors, his ongoing work on the appeal against the Commission's first decision on reverse-payment patent settlements in the pharma industry, as well as his ongoing work defending clients in the Commission’s auto-parts investigation. Michael also has in-depth experience advising a range of clients on their distribution, licensing, and other collaboration agreements.

Van Bael & Bellis

Michael Corbett

Partner; Michael is the Co-Head of our Infrastructure & Energy Group (I&E). He has a broad corporate and corporate finance practice, which includes public and private M&A transactions, complex corporate and commercial transactions (including business transformation projects), joint ventures, equity offerings, corporate governance and company advisory matters. Michael has previously been seconded to JP Morgan Chase and to GE Real Estate.

Slaughter and May

Michael Currie

Michael acts for both public and privately held companies, with an emphasis on contractual disputes, franchise agreements, oppression claims, injunctions, and class actions. Michael has deep knowledge of the property development and automotive sectors in particular, including disputes under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program (NADAP). Clients choose Michael for his acute attention to detail and strategic counsel. After a recent successful trial outcome, the judge observed that Michael and his co-counsel were “extremely well prepared”, “conducted highly focused and effective examinations”, and produced “focused and effective written closing submissions in very short order.”

Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP

Michael Elder

Michael practices in the areas of corporate and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a focus on financial services. Michael has advised on M&A deals, minority investments and commercial agreements in the following industry sectors: banking, insurance distribution and manufacturing, wealth management and fintech, and has worked on some of the largest Canadian transactions in these sectors. He also regularly advises clients on fund investments and acts for clients in the technology, health care and manufacturing sectors.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Michael Haberman

Partner

Meitar Law Offices

Michael Holter

Michael specialises in international transactions, in particular cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and complex commercial agreements. Michael advises across a wide range of industry sectors and has particular expertise working with aviation and e-commerce/new media companies. He also specialises in private wealth transactions for family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Bilingual in English and German, Michael often works with German and German-speaking clients. He is also fluent in French and reads Spanish and Italian. Michael also advises on the corporate aspects of large commercial and shareholder disputes.

Keystone Law

Michael Kent

Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Michael Pachinger

Partner

SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Michael Rehling

Partner Michael Rehling is a certified IT-lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of IT and technology law. He has assisted Danish and international businesses in a large number of contract negotiations regarding the sale and purchase of complex IT services, including system developments, implementation projects and operational services and the later contract management of such projects. Michael is especially knowledgeable about the procedures and legal standards which apply to the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish market for IT services. In addition, Michael is an experienced litigator with the right to attend before the Danish Supreme Court, having conducted a significant number of commercial cases before the Danish courts and arbitral tribunals, concerning IT and trademark disputes, prohibition cases, and other infringement cases. Michael's other areas of expertise include matters and counsel regarding copyright, domain name disputes, marketing law and other IP-related matters. The key for Michael is to provide commercially valuable content to his clients in an accessible format which lives up to the highest expectations of quality. He strives to always be updated on current legal and technical developments to fulfil the changing needs of his clients in an ever-moving field where today’s technology is outdated tomorrow. He is also a member of the board of directors of several companies.

HortenDahl

Michael Roschmann Skovgaard

Andersen Partners

Michael Sebsibe

Legal Director, Corporate Practice

DLA Piper Africa, Ethiopia (Mehrteab & Getu Advocates)

Michael Squirrell

Partner

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Michael Wejp-Olsen

Michael practises in the fields of corporate and contract law, primarily focusing on domestic and international mergers & acquisitions and capital market transactions. Michael has extensive practical experience and expertise in advising on all aspects of corporate sales processes as well as public tender offers, private placements and corporate re-organisation transactions.In addition, Michael has extensive experience in advising Danish businesses and funds- on trust law and related issues. Michael has gained international experience through business law and corporate finance studies at the University of Chicago (LL M 2005) and Duke University and has for several been a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Copenhagen.

Gorrissen Federspiel

Michael Winder

Michael is a Partner in our commercial team. An experienced commercial lawyer, Michael’s expertise includes advising on terms and conditions of trade, agency and distribution agreements, grant agreements, IT contracts (including provision of hardware, development, licensing and maintenance of software and software-as-a-service agreements), manufacturing agreements, logistics agreements and specific agreements for specialised and service projects. Michael also advises on framework agreements and freedom of information queries. In addition, with extensive public procurement experience, Michael advises contracting authorities and utilities on a range of contentious and non-contentious legal matters. These range from discrete pieces of advice to advising on large-scale projects. He also advises private sector companies and property developers on their bids for public contracts and how to challenge award decisions, providing a view of procurement from both sides. Michael’s background is in providing legal advice on both Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and public private partnership projects, having advised on a variety of infrastructure projects including roads, schools, housing and town centre regeneration.

Brabners LLP

Michal Donner

Michal’s practice focuses on tech-oriented corporate and commercial transactions, and she also guides her clients in complex IP transactions and employment matters.

Raz, Dlugin & Co. Law Offices

Michal Matthews-Maor

Partner

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.