Entity Registration in Armenia
Entity Registration in Armenia

Legal Advisory Services & Consulting in Armenia

Tower International Consultants offers legal advisory services and legal consulting in Armenia.
Armenian laws in the commercial sector are not always easy to understand both for local and international companies.

Tower is experienced in analyzing drafts of Laws and drafts of Legal Regulations in Armenia and can provide its critical and independent opinion on such. Our Legal Team provides advisory services, representation and protection of the Clients’ interests in the State Bodies.

Legal Consulting in Armenia

Laws and drafts of Legal Regulations in Armenia

Tower’s Lawyers are also experienced in analysing the problematic questions which exist in the sphere of International Trade and Taxation Law.

Tower will provide clients with summaries of applicable laws to address their legal questions in a clear and practical manner. In addition, to any given legal situation or question, several related laws may need to be researched and/or reviewed. Each question needs to be analyzed both individually and in the context of other relevant laws in order to develop a clear and practical solution. Tower can assist international investors from the point of registering a business in Armenia and can thereafter provide ongoing legal advice once the business is operational.

Tower offers legal services in Armenia in the following practice areas:

Legal Consulting & Outsourcing Services in Armenia

  • Preparation and registration of companies’ registration packages
  • Preparation and review of corporate documents (Articles of Association, resolutions of general meetings, agreements between shareholders or participants)
  • Corporate management and assuring compliance with applicable legislation
  • Legal support at reorganizations, divisions, mergers of legal entities
  • Legal support at distribution of dividends, increase or decrease of authorized capital
  • Preparation, review of, negotiations on all types of domestic and international contracts,
  • Preparation, review, negotiations on commercial contracts (supply, services, franchising, etc. contracts)
  • Preparation of service contracts, non-disclosure agreements
  • Full legal service on labor relations (preparation of employment agreements, internal disciplinary rules, non-disclosure agreements, employer’s internal regulations) and ensuring compliance with labor legislation requirements
  • Legal consultations on tax and financial law issues
  • Protection of intellectual property rights (copyright, business name, trademark registration and protection, etc.)
  • Representation in state and local government bodies
  • Legal support of the licensing and permit procurement processes
  • Appeals against all types of administrative acts
  • Provision of legal opinions on individual problematic issues
  • Preparation and review of corporate documents (Articles of Association, resolutions of general meetings, agreements between shareholders or participants)
  • Corporate management and assuring compliance with applicable legislation
  • Legal support at reorganizations, divisions, mergers of legal entities
  • Legal support at distribution of dividends, increase or decrease of authorized capital
  • Legal support, declaration of consolidation processes, procurement of necessary permits
  • Legal support at development of employee stock purchase scheme, preparation of necessary agreements
  • Study of the current activities of legal entities and assessment of compliance of whole document workflow (corporate documents, commercial contracts, employment contracts, tax law-related documents, etc.) with the requirements of current legislation, identification and prevention of legal risks
  • Assessment of compliance of individual transactions before their conclusion (due diligence), including identification and prevention of risks of conflict with legislation, disputes
  • Submission of opinions of legal audit and compliance assessment along with recommendation on steps to overcome the problems identified and prevent similar problems in the future.
  • Drafting of employment contracts
  • Development of employer’s internal regulations on hiring, termination of contracts, granting annual leave
  • Development of non-disclosure agreements (NDA)
  • Development of full financial liability agreements
  • Legal support at attracting foreign employees (obtaining work permits)
  • Drafting of remote and hybrid work employment agreements
  • Development of internal disciplinary rules, policies, regulations for communication with customers and partners
  • Development of safety rules
  • Drafting, reviewing, negotiating on all types of domestic and international contracts
  • Drafting, reviewing, negotiating on commercial contracts (supply, import and export, service provision, franchising contracts, etc.)
  • Drafting real estate purchase and sale, lease, property use and other contracts
  • Drafting service contracts
  • Drafting non-disclosure agreements
  • Drafting distribution contracts
  • Drafting contracts for provision of retail outlet
  • Providing copyright protection for various types of works, including copyright protection for musical works, computer programs
  • Providing registration of trademarks, domestic and international legal protection
  • Prevention of use of trademarks confusingly similar or identical to a registered trademark
  • Development, review of and negotiations on copyright and trademark use agreements
  • Development of franchise agreements
  • Development of registered trademark use agreements in connection with the import of goods into the Republic of Armenia and their sale in the territory of the Republic of Armenia by persons who are not the right owners of the trademark
  • Development of distributor agreements
  • Registration of employers and employees on the work permit issuance platform
  • Preparation and submission of work permit applications
  • Representation in administrative proceedings on granting work permits
  • Obtaining work permits, temporary residence cards in the Republic of Armenia
  • Development of draft employment contracts to be concluded with foreign employees
  • Legal support during the process of obtaining any types of licenses (in healthcare, education, energy, construction and other fields)
  • Legal support for obtaining construction and other permits
  • Representation in administrative proceedings for licensing, appealing issued administrative acts
  • Legal support for the process of participation in public procurement, preparation and submission of necessary documents
  • Analysis of legal risks related to contracts in the field of procurement, negotiating
  • Assessment of compliance of the ongoing activities and planned transactions of dominant and other legal entities with the requirements of antitrust legislation, identification and prevention of risks
  • Representation in administrative proceedings conducted by the Competition Protection Commission
  • Legal support of the process of declaring concentrations, preparation of necessary documents and procurement of permits
  • Appeal of administrative acts passed in any field (decisions on imposing administrative penalties, administrative acts in the taxation field, refusals to issue licenses, suspensions of licenses, etc.)
  • Representation in administrative proceedings related to appeals
  • Representation of the client’s interests in all state and local government bodies, including tax authorities, licensing authorities, the Competition Protection Commission, the State Register of Legal Entities Agency, the Migration and Citizenship Service.
  • Submission of applications, claims, and requests to state and local government bodies for protection of interests of legal entities
  • Drafting of contracts based on specific business needs and priorities
  • Drafting of standard contract templates
  • Drafting of individual contracts based on standard contract templates
  • Review of contracts, identification of risks and unfavorable conditions, negotiating
  • Control over contracts execution: securing the signing of contracts and exchange of signed copies
  • Accounting of all contracts concluded by a legal entity and keeping of originals
  • Digitization of original contracts
  • Monitoring of important contract terms and compliance with deadlines (terms of validity, payment, delivery, services terms, etc.)
  • Providing compliance with contractual terms and condition
  • Management of amendments and supplements to contracts
  • Prevention of contractual disputes or their settlement at early stage
  • Organization of the contract dissolution process and providing legal compliance of dissolution
  • Storage of contracts in a centralized system protected against unauthorized access

The rapidly developing nature high-tech industry where new risks and challenges constantly emerge needs specific legal support, especially in the context of provision of legal compliance, risk mitigation, and intellectual property rights protection.

1. Selection of the corporate model for a company and corporate services

  • Establishment of company and legal services for corporate governance: drafting of company founding documents, establishment of subsidiaries and affiliates, registration of changes of company shareholders/members, and registration of profit distribution agreements between members.
  • Assessment of compliance with state support programs available in the field and legal support in using these programs
  • Assessment of legal compliance of the activities of IT companies with the requirements of the legislation related to IT field and general legislation
  • Legal support of Employee Stock Option Plan in IT companies

2. Protection of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights and Licensing

  • Registration of trademarks, company names of companies, providing copyright protection
  • Drafting of agreements to ensure the protection of trade secrets or other confidential information.
  • Legal settlement of issues related to copyright ownership to software objects created in labor and service relationships.

3. IT Contracts

  • Development and negotiations on Software Development Agreements (SDA)
  • Development of and negotiations on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Terms of Service (ToS)
  • Development of and negotiation on Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on Software Licensing Agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on End-User License Agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on API License Agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on White-label agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on Open-source Compliance Agreements
  • Development of and negotiations on Reseller and distribution agreements

4. Personal data protection and cybersecurity

  • Assessment of compliance with national and international personal data protection legislation and standards
  • Development of regulations to ensure personal data protection
  • Development of regulations to ensure cybersecurity
  • Development of terms of use, guidelines, liability disclaimers for websites or applications.
  • Development of confidentiality and personal data processing agreements (DPA)
  • Development of privacy policies and cookie policies

5. Legal support at participation in procurement procedures and conclusion of procurement contracts

  • Legal support at participation in public procurement by the field companies
  • Analysis of legal risks of procurement contracts, negotiating

6. Ongoing legal services

  • Legal support of companies ongoing activities (labor, contractual, corporate, and other relations)
  • Providing information about legislative changes in the field.
  • Providing annual legal and compliance assessment audits and legal risk analysis.

The goal of the legal support package offered by TOWER for developers is to offer them a comprehensive range of specialized legal services to provide legal compliance, legal risk management, and contractual stability in the construction field. This package includes:

1 Legal support for obtaining licenses and permits

  • Legal support for obtaining construction permits and necessary licenses
  • Ensuring compliance with legislation on environmental protection and technical safety
  • Assessment of legal compliance with requirements of legislation in the field of construction, risk identification

2 Drafting of contracts, negotiating and management

  • Drafting of land purchase and lease agreements, review of draft contracts
  • Drafting contracts on the right to purchase real estate or a residential house from an apartment building or subdivided building under construction, negotiating
  • Drafting services, goods, equipment, machinery supply contracts, and real estate lease contracts
  • Maintenance of contracts’ database, contracts management, ongoing risk analysis

3․ Legal support for labor relations

  • Drafting of employment contracts for developer’s employees taking into account special aspects of the field
  • Development of labor safety rules

4․ Legal support for settlement of disputes in the field of construction

  • Analysis and management of legal risks in case of delay of delivery of apartment buildings
  • Support for settlement legal disputes in the field of construction and negotiating

TOWER offers a separate legal support package for organizations operating in the feld of education: kindergartens, other preschool educational institutions, schools, primary vocational and higher education institutions and training centers, with purpose of ensuring compliance with legislation related to the field, protection of students’ rights and mitigation of legal risks. The package includes:

1. Legal support for licensing and accreditation process

  • Preparation of a package of documents for obtaining licenses necessary in the field of education
  • Legal support for obtaining licenses for preschool educational institutions
  • Submission of applications for obtaining licenses, representation in licensing proceedings

2. Legal support in labor relations and staff management

  • Drafting of employment contracts for the staff performing educational and pedagogical functions
  • Development of internal disciplinary rules for the staff performing educational and pedagogical functions, regulations for communication with students and parents
  • Development of individual legal acts of the employer on hiring, termination of employment contracts, granting vacations

3. Legal regulation of relations with students

  • Drafting of contracts to be concluded with students (their parents)
  • Development of disciplinary rules for students
  • Legal support during the process of termination of contracts in cases of violation of disciplinary rules by students, non-payment of fees or application of disciplinary liability on other grounds

4. Legal support for organization of commercial, procurement relations

  • Drafting of contracts for purchase of educational materials, textbooks and other supplies
  • Organization of the procurement process
  • Drafting of contracts for supply of goods and services for the needs of an educational institution

5. Ensuring legal compliance

  • Providing processing of personal data in accordance with legislative requirements
  • Periodic verification of compliance with the requirements of the legislation in the field of education, identification and prevention of existing risks.

Our professional legal team, deeply familiar with the peculiarities of healthcare legislation, offers comprehensive legal services for medical institutions, clinics, organizations engaged in pharmacy activities,  import and wholesale of medicines, laboratories and other healthcare organizations. The healthcare legal support package includes:

1. Legal support for obtaining licenses and certification

  • Legal support in licensing process of medical institutions, pharmacies and other healthcare organizations (preparation and submission of a package of documents, representation in administrative proceedings)
  • Legal support for certification of medicines and medical equipment imported into the Republic of Armenia

2. Legal support in labor relations

  • Drafting employment contracts with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, taking into account peculiarities of the field
  • Development of medical ethics and confidentiality agreements with employees
  • Development of medical error prevention policies

3. Legal support for protection of patients’ personal data

  • Development of patients’ personal data protection policies
  • Drafting of informed consents of patients for processing their data
  • Development of regulations for processing and storage of medical documents in compliance with personal data protection requirements

4. Drafting of contracts

  • Drafting of contracts for purchase of medical equipment and medicines
  • Drafting of contracts for the purchase and wholesale of medicines
  • Medical equipment lease contracts
  • Drafting of service contracts for laboratories and diagnostic centers

TOWER’s experienced legal team specializes in drafting of import and export contracts, complete legal support of the production of goods. Legal support for companies engaged in manufacturing, exporting and importing activities includes the following services:

1. Contractual relations

  • Drafting, review of and negotiations on goods supply international contracts
  • Drafting, review of and negotiations on transportation for goods supply international contracts
  • Legal support of the customs clearance process
  • Legal support of the cargo insurance within the framework of international goods supplies

2. Legal support in labor relations

  • Drafting of employment contracts for employees of companies engaged in production activities
  • Development of internal disciplinary and labor safety rules
  • Drafting of full financial liability contracts

3. Legal support for obtaining licenses and permits

  • Legal support for obtaining licenses and permits necessary for the production, import and export
  • Representation in licensing state bodies
  • Conclusion of distribution contracts, drafting of contracts on use of registered trademarks of imported goods (including exclusive contracts)

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