Award Winning Specialist franchise Law Firm
Stewart Germann Law Office is the longest established specialist franchise law firm in New Zealand with more than 30 years experience acting for both franchisors and franchisees. Stewart is a Past Chairman of the Franchise Association of New Zealand and Winner of the Service Provider of the Year 2004 Award.
He drafted the original Code of Practice for the New Zealand Franchise Association and has represented New Zealand on the World Franchise Council. Stewart is one of two N.Z. lawyers listed in the International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers.
Stewart Germann Law Office provides franchise law services to both emerging and established franchise companies including:
- Structuring the proposal to ensure compatibility with New Zealand franchise law.
- Disclosure documents.
- Franchise agreements.
- Master franchise agreements.
- Confidentiality agreements.
- Advice on expansion into foreign countries either by master franchising, direct franchising or joint ventures.
Stewart Germann specialises in franchising and licensing has the qualifications of BCom/ LLB from the University of Auckland, FCIS, MNZIM and Notary Public. He was Chairman of the Franchise Association of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. New Zealand franchise lawyer Stewart Germann brings to his clients a wide range of experience in all aspects of franchising and licensing. The Auckland franchise lawyer has a proven track record in New Zealand and overseas which includes the following:
- First franchisor client in 1980
- Instrumental in the formation of the Franchise Association of New Zealand in 1996.
- Chairman of the Franchise Association of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999.
- Affiliate member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand.
- Member of the Franchise Council of Australia Limited.
- Member of the International Franchise Association (IFA) since 1995 and the only New Zealand franchise lawyer.
- Elected to the Board of the Supplier Forum of the IFA in 2001 (first person from outside the USA and Canada) and served two 3 year terms which ended in February 2007.
- Included in the International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers and one of two New Zealand franchise lawyers in that listing.
- Affiliated with Mason Sier Turnbull, franchise lawyers in Melbourne.
- Speaker on franchise law at conferences in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.
- Has spoken in the UK as a franchise lawyer on behalf of the British Franchise Association.
- Actively involved in international franchising.
- Notary Public for life and able to witness documents for use in overseas jurisdictions.
Clive Neifeld who is a partner of Stewart Germann Law Office has been with the firm since April 2002. A specialist Auckland franchise lawyer, Clive has the degrees of BCom and LLB from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg and practised in Central London for over 20 years (16 years as a partner in a commercial law firm) before coming to New Zealand in 1998. He has extensive experience working as a franchisee lawyer including acting for franchisees and also in assisting franchisors in relation to the development of their systems.
Stewart Germann Law Office is the pre-eminent firm of New Zealand franchise lawyers and it has wide contacts in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the USA. The Auckland franchise lawyers act for many franchisor clients in New Zealand and have acted for franchisors coming into New Zealand from Australia, the UK and the USA in particular.