From M&A to competition, real estate to technological innovation, we have a strong record advising major national, regional and international retailers on the core drivers of their business in Europe.

With a legal partner who understands the myriad business and legal issues you face, you will obtain practical advice and solutions no matter where and how you operate in the retail sector. Lawyers from multiple practice areas, drawn from all our European offices, collaborate to ensure you receive best-in-class advice. We seek to resolve your current issues, while simultaneously establishing a framework for future legal and strategic competitiveness in the market.

Key service areas

• Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances in the retail sector
• Real estate, including the development, acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, construction of commercial real estate
• Competition law, with a focus on legislative and regulatory policies that affect retailers
• Retail tax issues
• Bankruptcy and reorganization
• Intellectual property and brand management
• Technology and media
• Data protection
• Employment
• Commercial litigation

Insights

Ukraine: Keeping documents by an entity

July 6, 2023

Ukraine: On 28 April 2023 a new law entered into force that updates the amount of time taxpayers must keep various documents and other information.

NBU further lifts martial law limitations in Ukraine for new cross-border loans

June 23, 2023

Ukraine: The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) gradually continues to lift martial law limitations for cross-border borrowings.

Ukraine enacts law implementing international standards for automatic exchange of financial account information

April 28, 2023

Ukraine: A new law implementing a wide range of international agreements and standards is aimed at improving global transparency in Ukrainian tax reporting and will have implications for a variety of taxpayers.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises on sale of Arkady Wrocławskie shopping center

July 14, 2025

Dentons has advised Develia developer on the sale of the Arkady Wrocławskie shopping center to Vastint Poland, a company developing commercial projects in key regional cities across Poland. The disposal process included multiple stages, beginning with a preliminary sale agreement signed in December 2023 and concluding with a final sale agreement in June 2025. The transaction included the investment land and the entire mixed-use development.

Dentons advises Korzinka on US$ 110 million equity capital investment

April 3, 2025

Global law firm Dentons has advised Korzinka, Uzbekistan’s leading supermarket chain, on securing a US$110 million equity investment from Abu Dhabi Uzbek Investment and a consortium of Omani sovereign investment funds, led by Uzbek-Oman Investment Company.  The deal represents one of the largest private investments in Uzbekistan in recent years.

Dentons Paris advises REVOLVE Group, Inc. on the acquisition of the prestigious French Haute Couture and luxury fashion brand, Alexandre Vauthier

July 2, 2024

Dentons Paris advised REVOLVE Group, Inc. (NYSE: RVLV), the online fashion destination for the next-generation consumer, on the acquisition of a majority stake in the prestigious French Haute couture house and luxury fashion brand, Alexandre Vauthier. 

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