Drafting/Negotiating Commercial Leases

The commercial lease is strategic for retailers: it allows them to benefit from their location. The rule for establishing a point of sale is well-known: location, location, location.
It directly determines the success of a brand’s establishment in a catchment area. It directly determines the success of a brand’s establishment in a catchment area.

Regarding the lease provisions, while some are a transcription of the mandatory rules governing commercial leases, others are contractual and should be negotiated with the landlord whenever possible.

These provisions significantly impact the tenant’s potential expenses and the lease’s value.

The clauses relating to the permitted use, lease term, business activity, branding, renovations, lease transfer, and transactions involving the tenant’s business and capital must be carefully examined.

Experience in commercial leases for all types of locations

Our commercial lease lawyers have acquired recognized expertise in commercial leases: they audit, negotiate, and draft commercial leases for clients including chain stores (head offices, franchisors, branch operators, etc.), institutional tenants, and independent retailers (franchisees), both in city center locations and on the outskirts, working with individual or institutional landlords.

In this capacity, our lawyers regularly negotiate retail locations in shopping centers for small and medium-sized spaces.

Gouache Avocats has extensive experience with the specific terms and conditions of major landlords, such as UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD, KLEPIERRE, CEETRUS, HAMMERSON, CASINO, AEW, GALIMMO, CARMILA, MERCYALIS, and ALTAREA, whose organization and operating methods we are familiar with.

In this context, Gouache Avocats works closely with retail consultants (marketers, developers) appointed by the retailers to negotiate locations and their terms.