We assist companies and executives on all aspects of French business law.

French Company Law

We assist founders, shareholders and company directors on all aspects of company law, including :

Choice of the most appropriate company structure
Incorporation of SARL, SAS, SCI...
Mergers & acquisitions, business takeovers and sales (due diligence, drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements, warranty agreements, shareholder’s agreements, legal and tax structure of the transaction)
Fundraising transactions (seed capital, venture capital, development capital, LBO, MBO)
Joint ventures and strategic partnerships, partial contribution of assets
Sharecapital increases, issuance of bonds, warrants
Shareholders' agreements and shareholder disputes
Litigation relating to corporate matters, including shareholder litigation

We assist and advise companies on all aspects of commercial law, including on matters such as:

Acquisition or disposal of goodwill
Commercial agency contracts, rights and obligations of commercial agents
Rights and obligations of distributors and franchisees, distribution and franchise agreements
Unfair competition
Abusive commercial practices
Infringement of intellectual property rights
Violation of exclusivity clauses
Commercial litigation
Commercial mediation
International arbitration in commercial matters
Drafting and negotiation of all types of commercial contracts

We advise and assist companies on all aspects of intellectual and industrial property law, including

French & EU trademark protection, opposition procedure, trademark management
Protection of know-how, business secrets, confidential information
Copyright and rights related to copyright
Domain names, keywords, cybersquatting
Counterfeiting, including on the internet
Unfair competition, infringement of intellectual or industrial property rights
E-commerce
Software development and software contracts (license, maintenance, SAAS, distribution contracts)
Advertising, misleading advertising, comparative advertising
Emergency protective measures (seizures, summary proceedings)
Intellectual property litigation before French courts and international institutions, including intellectual property arbitration

We regularly assist clients in civil and commercial litigation, including in arbitration proceedings.

The firm is particularly active in the following areas:

Litigation relating to contractual liability (breach of contract, unpaid invoices)
Tort litigation
Liability for defective products
Debt recovery
Emergency and interim measures (seizure, summary proceedings, including ship / aircraft arrests)
Abusive termination of pre-contractual negotiations
Liability of managers and shareholders
International arbitration