Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR)
Having many years of experience in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, ESK Law Firm's partners advise clients on arbitration and ADR clauses in agreements as well as conduct and appear at mediations and arbitrations.
Banking and Financing
Our team provides General and specialist advice to businesses, financiers, and individuals on a diverse range of corporate and commercial finance transactions. We have experience in banking, finance, and securities law, including transactional work for banks and financial institutions and advice and guidance regarding regulatory requirements.
Business Law
We advise clients on all aspects of business law including contract, sale of goods, consumer protection, trade practices, agency, advertising, partnerships, insurance and professional liability.
Contract and Commercial Law
Our partners advise clients on a broad range of contractual issues, including rectification, trade practices, failure of consideration, lack of authority, illegality, failure to comply with strict legislative requirements, and damages for breach. Moreover, they advise commercial clients on business start-ups, joint ventures and partnerships, distributions and agency, franchising, advertising, and marketing, terms and conditions, and commercial contract law Company and business mergers, acquisitions and sales, restructures and amalgamations, banking and debt financing.
Companies and corporations Law
We Advise our clients on all aspects of companies and corporations law affecting the formation and operation of companies including, structuring and asset protection, regulatory and compliance matters, duties and obligations of company directors and officeholders, shareholders' rights, statutory reporting and compliance, all issues under the Corporations Act and other relevant statutes and regulations.
Construction Law and various kinds of Project Delivery Systems
We advise employers, contractors and engineers regarding various aspects of construction law, such as drafting construction and engineering contracts, construction claims and solving related disputes. In addition, ESK Law Firm's partners advise on all forms of project delivery systems, including BOT, BOOT, BOO etc.
Energy Law
We advise companies, financial institutions and governments across the globe regarding a wide range of challenges across the whole spectrum of the energy and resources sector through a combination of pragmatic, commercial advice and innovative solutions. Our lawyers provide a comprehensive legal service to our energy and resources clients in the following areas: upstream and downstream oil and gas, pipelines, LNG, refining and petrochemicals, power, renewable energies, water and mining.
Franchising
Our team advises both franchisors and franchisees on franchising, trade practice requirements, and the relevant code requirements, including reviewing contracts and agreements, leases, intellectual property protection, and dispute resolution.
Foreign Investment Law
With our expert knowledge of Iran's regulatory framework and experience with foreign investment proposals across a wide range of industry sectors, we assist international clients with the management of their Iranian investments. We advise international clients about investing in Iran through different investment methods, such as direct investment, joint venture, buy-back, contractual schemes etc.
International Trade Law
Drawing on experts from across the firm, our lawyers deal with all the legal issues that arise in international trade. We advise shippers, owners, charterers, carriers, traders, financiers and other institutions involved in all areas of international trade across diverse and multiple jurisdictions. ESK is recognized for providing specialist advice and strategies to companies to assist them to compete in international markets.
Intellectual Property Law
Our team provides a complete range of Intellectual Property (IP) services. We apply our technical skills in IP to provide the best strategic advice to companies operating in industries as diverse as the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, publishing, food, media, financial services, airline, life sciences, chemistry, electronics, computer engineering, mining and engineering sectors. Our team is able to register a range of IP rights and additional support is provided through our well-established network of professional contacts, such as trade mark and patent attorneys, who can be consulted should the need arise.
Litigation
We represent and advise our clients on a vast range of civil and commercial litigation. However, Our aim is to help clients avoid litigious disputes, but, where litigation is unavoidable, we pursue it rigorously, innovatively and efficiently.
Project Finance
ESK Law Firm is recognized as a reputable firm in the field of project finance. Our team is renowned for its expertise in limited recourse financings in all sectors, including energy and resources, utilities and infrastructure. Our team brings an integrated and creative approach to the structuring of projects, and has extensive experience of a wide range of financing techniques, including being at the forefront of the development of the project bonds market in Iran.
Tax Law
We provide advice for business, corporate and private clients on a variety of issues including income tax, Value Added tax (VAT), capital gains tax, payroll tax, stamp duty and tax litigation.
