Gastronomic Industry

We advise restaurant owners and operators not only on implementing franchise models but also from establishing the ideal entity for the project based on the structure and type of investors involved. Our services encompass guidance, negotiation, and support in finding the optimal location, hiring staff, safeguarding confidential information and trade secrets, and ensuring proper protection of names and distinctive elements including trademarks and trade dress. Additionally, we provide counsel and negotiation for sponsorships or image partnerships between the establishment or its chefs and commercial brands, celebrities, or media channels.

• Vehicle structuring

• Financing

• Trusts

• Employment contracts

• Confidential information management

• Trade secrets

• Leases

• Construction contracts and supplier agreements

• Protection of distinctive elements

• Sponsorships

• Brand image partnerships

• Influencers and celebrities

• Marketing and advertising channels

Our firm has extensive experience advising franchisors and franchisees in the acquisition, maintenance, construction, and transfer of franchise schemes and rights, offering services such as:

• Legal framework support and advice.

• Assistance in the preparation of operations manuals.

• Franchise agreements.

• Protection of intellectual property rights.

• License agreements.

• Franchise Offering Circulars (COF).

• Corporate structure advice for franchisors.

• Data protection and access to information.

• Know-How.

• Trade Dress.

• Trade Secrets.

• Registration of franchise agreements with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property.

• Legal assistance to the franchise network.

• Defense actions against infringers.

• Employment law assistance for hiring employees, commission agents, or collaborators operating within the franchise network.