Supporting businesses to bring commercial certainty to cross-border contracts

      Organizations often expand across markets faster than their commercial contracts can evolve. Agreements are adapted locally but sometimes negotiated under pressure as new suppliers, intermediaries and distributors are brought on board. For today’s in-house legal teams, this creates a tension between contractual intent and commercial reality — impacting purchasing and damaging distribution models.

      From supporting market entry and reorganizing procurement structures to helping ensure governance in navigating differing commercial laws and regulatory expectations, it’s a challenge of constant change. And without a clear contractual framework that travels well across borders, risk increases as more jurisdictions come into scope.

      Our commercial contracts and trade lawyers help organizations manage their cross-border contractual frameworks. We support with designing and implementing agreements for purchasing, logistics and distribution networks around the world. And where appropriate, our legal managed services offering can extend your in-house team’s capacity, with scalability and predictability.



      How we help

      The KPMG Law Commercial Contracts and International Trade practice helps organizations design and deploy cross-border frameworks that enhance international operations.

      Supporting in-house legal teams, stakeholders and third parties, our practice draws on sector-specific insight, technology-enabled delivery and our wider global organization of firms to help bring contractual clarity to global governance.

      Cross-border contract framework design

      From developing master agreements to shaping governance structures for local adaptation while maintaining centralized control, we help design contractual frameworks that can work across multiple jurisdictions. With commercial intent, for legal robustness – and ready to deploy as operations expand.

      Purchasing and supply chain contracting

      Collaborating with our wider global organization of professionals, we tailor advice on contracts supporting purchasing and logistics operations, including supplier agreements and procurement structures. We align contractual terms with evolving purchasing models, promoting consistency across international supply chains.

      Distribution network and intermediary agreement administration

      Assisting in the structuring and management of distribution networks, we help shape agreements with distributors and intermediaries. Beyond drafting and negotiation, we support legal teams with network governance, monitoring compliance and coordinating response to breaches across markets.

      Commercial regulatory alignment and monitoring

      Whether it’s sector-specific rules or local market restrictions, we advise on the commercial regulatory requirements that apply to cross-border trading. We help anticipate regulatory change, assessing existing contract impacts and adjusting frameworks to maintain compliance as regulations evolve.



      Our technology

      With significant investment in our own proprietary legal AI technologies and alliances across the globe, we combine legal expertise with technology-enabled delivery to help you address commercial contracts and trade complexities with cross-border confidence.

      Designed to enable smarter decisions, faster execution and confident cross-border collaboration, KPMG Digital Gateway helps you connect the data dots across legal disciplines and departments, enhancing outcomes from a single platform.

      Across commercial contracts, international trade and broader legal services, we’re investing in AI-driven legal platforms that help drive decision-making and accelerate outcomes, helping you navigate complexity at speed and with ease.


      Your commercial contract and international trade needs. Supported by our global legal capabilities

      Managing commercial contracts and trade across borders requires more than legal drafting support. It needs an understanding of how contracts operate within distribution networks and throughout jurisdictions as trade expands. At KPMG Law, our multidisciplinary practice combines with a global organization of KPMG firms to deliver exactly that, ready to foster trusted commercial relationships.

      With over 3,600 legal professionals across more than 80 jurisdictions, our global services platform can help manage your commercial contracts and trade needs.

      Supporting complex business needs across borders and balance sheets, KPMG Law helps keep you competitive across our global practice areas.

      Discover our innovative services helping organizations scale legal support and embed capability into day-to-day operations.

      See how our sector-embedded legal professionals support legal leaders facing real-world challenges in today’s fast-moving industries.



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      Our people

      Jean-Marc Tchernonog

      Director, Economic Law, Avocat

      KPMG in France


      Connect with us

      We combine our multidisciplinary approach to commercial contracts and trade law with deep, practical legal knowledge to help clients meet challenges and respond to opportunities. Connect with your local KPMG team to start the conversation.

      Legal services may not be offered to SEC registrant audit clients or where otherwise prohibited by law.