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Globalization has opened the doors of Iran, just like many other developing countries, to Entrepreneurs and Investors from around the developed world. Economic reforms and state downsizing in Iran have encouraged businessmen to venture out and explore new avenues outside Iran and welcome foreign investors and entrepreneurs in order to reach the goal of an open market economy. Iranian interest in international trade has grown exponentially over the last few years. Iranians are now actively seeking and pursuing partnerships, joint ventures and licence agreements with foreign companies in order to have access to new technology and know-how and sell better their products.
 
Our firm specializes in dealing with the complexities and legalities involved in international trade concerning the sale of technology, import/export and proper advice regarding legal agreements, tax implications and the most beneficial way to engage in international trade, taking into account the best interest of the foreign investor and the Iranian company.
 
 
Our services include:
  • Legal research (both field and desk research) and advice on all areas and aspects of Iranian commercial (including, but not limited to, shipping matters, aviation and maritime laws as well as insurance, social security, taxation and labor laws) and financial legislation as well as practice. We can also prepare helpful written submissions for clients who do not plan to be represented by counsel.
  • Market study, credibility and status report.
  • Drawing up  and review of contracts (including, but not limited to, buyback deals, BOT/BOOT ventures), agency ,distribution and franchise agreements.
  • Intellectual property (filing, annuity, changes, assignment and licensing of patents as well as watching services; filing, three dimensional marks, collection marks, renewals, changes, assignment, licensing of trademarks; anti counterfeiting investigation as well as registration [and reservation of cc TLDs] of domain name, software law and entertainment law).
  • Organizing partnerships and joint ventures with Iranian business entities.
  • Settlement of disputes, at any stages of cases, through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, minitrial and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) means to ensure, if available and advantageous, a more economical, less adversarial, less formal and more rapid resolution of disputes.
  • Formation , registration and dissolution of companies and branch offices both in Mainland Iran and special economic and free trade zones.
  • Mergers and acquisitions .
  • Civil  (commercial , real estate property....)  and  penal litigation.
  • Dissolution and liquidation of companies and acting as liquidators, receivers, administrators to such companies.
  • Enforcement (after application for recognition) of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
  • Banking, finance and capital markets
  • Estate, wills and testament, inheritance  law and probate
  • Legal commercial representation and serving as virtual office (legally registered address) to entities wishing to scale down activities in Iran or not opting for running a full-fledged office .
  • Commercial claims collection (recovery of receivables both ex-curia and by court order) and sending out statutory demand letters.
  • Acting as advisor and consultant in private international law.
  • Verification of authenticity of claims (such as insurance claims in the event of suspicion of fraud) and legalization (signature authentication, acting as commissioners of oath..) of documents. legal translation from Farsi (Persian) into French, Arabic and English and vice versa.
  • Shipping and transportation including arrests
  • Telecommunications
  • Oil, gas and natural resources
  • Corporate due diligence, private investigation (both in vitro and in situ), risk analysis and management

    To get a detailed and exhaustive list of our wide-ranging areas of practice, please visit our other sites at the following addresses: http://www.teheranavocats.com (in French), http://www.iraniplawyer.com,  (on intellectual property), http://iran-lawyer.com, http://iran-attorney.net, http://www.irantrademarkpatent.com as well as http://www.iran-energy-oil-gas.com (currently under construction) and, of course, our websites in Arabic  (http://www.iranlegal.net ) and in Persian (http://www.lawiran.org)

     

     

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