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Anita Canta

Advocaat

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Anita Canta is counsel and a member of the Commercial practice area group of our firm in Amsterdam.

Anita is part of the Commercial group with a focus on distribution and franchising. She has extensive experience in drafting franchise agreements, amending them and supervising the start-up of and changes within franchise organizations. In addition, Anita mediates and litigates in disputes between franchisor and franchisee.

Anita is a member of the Dutch Franchise Association (NFV) and sits on the legal committee and the committee that reviews contracts for new members. In addition, she is an active member of the Association for Distribution Franchise and Agency Law.

Anita also deals with (international) contracts (cooperation, agency, distribution, assignment) and general terms and conditions.

Awards & Recognitions

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"Good availability and very good knowledge and experience in certain areas – such as Anita Canta’s knowledge of franchise law."

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024

Relevant experience

Advises a leading industrial organisation. Ongoing advice on business contracts, general terms and conditions and international liability and payment issues;
Advises a transmissions manufacturer on the termination of their distribution agreement;
Advises several large supermarket chains regarding updates to their franchise agreements;
Ongoing advice on the resolution of disputes between the supermarket chains and their franchisees;
Advising a large telecom on the termination of their franchise activities;
Advising a temporary employment agency on their transformation into a franchise organisation and on the drafting of the required agreements;
Advising a franchise organisation of DIY shops regarding a new franchise agreement;
Drafting of general terms and conditions, an agency agreement and a distribution agreement for a large export company;
Advising a master franchisee in the fitness sector on their master franchise agreement and assisting with the negotiations with the franchisor;
Advising a large franchise company in the financial services industry on the expansion of its franchise organisation and the development of franchise agreements. Ongoing advice for this company on the settlement of franchisee-related disputes.

Memberships & Roles

Member of the Dutch Association for Distribution, Franchise and Agency Law (Vereniging voor Distributie, Franchise en Agentuurrecht)
Member of the Dutch Franchise Association (Nederlandse Franchisevereniging)
Supervisory Committee at the Dr. Henri van der Hoeven Clinic

Awards & Rankings

The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024, Anita Canta is Recommended
Who's Who Legal, 2024, Global Leader Franchising

Education

Dutch Law (Private Law), Utrecht University
Domain-based Economics , Utrecht University

Practice Areas

Distribution & Franchising Commercial General Conditions Consumer Law

sectors

Consumer Products

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News Netherlands

CMS ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2024

27 Mar 2024 2 min read

News Netherlands

CMS ranked in the new Legal 500 EMEA

12 Apr 2023 2 min read

Event Netherlands

Seminar: New Developments in Commercial Contracts (in Dutch)

15 Mar 2012

Deals Netherlands

CMS DSB represents New Horizons

14 Jun 2010 2 min read