Contracts
Drafting, review and negotiation of national and international contracts, from first draft to signature, and the disputes that follow a breach.
If you need an Iranian contract lawyer before you sign, for a sale, lease, construction partnership (mosharekat dar sakht), contracting or agency agreement, or a contract with a foreign buyer or supplier, the firm drafts it for the transaction or reviews the other side's draft. International contracts are drafted in Persian and English side by side.
National and International Contracts
From draft to signature, and from signature to performance or termination: four services for contracts under Iranian law and four for contracts with a foreign party, in Persian and English.
Discuss a contractDrafting Under Iranian Law
Sale, lease, partnership, contracting and services, agency and distribution, franchise, confidentiality, memoranda of understanding, loan and guarantee, and settlement agreements, built on the Civil and Commercial Codes. Each document is written for the transaction in front of it, not adapted from a template.
Review, Negotiation and Signature
Review of the counterparty's draft and negotiation of the open points. Risks and ambiguities are named before signature.
Corporate and Shareholder Contracts
Shareholders' agreements, share transfers, civil and commercial partnerships, and management and service agreements between group companies, together with the memoranda and powers of attorney of the pre-contract stage.
Performance, Termination and Disputes
Compelled performance, termination and rescission, claims to confirm a termination or void a contract, damages and delay penalties, enforcement of official deeds through the registry, and interim attachment before judgment.
International Sale and Supply
Sale and supply contracts with foreign buyers and sellers: Incoterms, payment security through letters of credit, delivery and conformity terms, and the disputes that follow late or defective goods.
Distribution, Licensing and Foreign Investment
Distribution and agency agreements with foreign companies, licensing and technology transfer, joint ventures with foreign investors, and the licence path under the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA).
Governing Law, Forum and Language
Governing law, court or arbitration and its seat, and the prevailing language. Under Article 968 of the Civil Code, an Iranian court will in principle apply the law of the place where a contract with an Iranian party was made, and will not readily accept a different chosen law; in international commercial arbitration, though, the arbitrator in principle decides under the rules the parties chose. So these terms are weighed together before signing. Persian and English texts are drafted side by side so both say the same thing.
Enforcement Across Borders
Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and judgments in Iran under the New York Convention, enforcement of Iranian awards abroad, and coordination with local counsel in the other country where needed.
Where a party, an asset or a payment sits outside Iran, the firm runs the contract and any dispute under Iranian law and coordinates with local counsel in the other country where needed.