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The Business Department is headed by Nicolas Sidier and Gauthier Moreuil. We assist our clients in all areas relating to business life, both in terms of advice and litigation.
[accordion autoclose="true" openfirst="false" openall="false" clicktoclose="true"] [accordion-item title="BUSINESS LITIGATION"] Our experience in negotiation, contracts and legal procedures allows us a pragmatic and comprehensive approach. The service we offer ranges from pre-litigation (risk analysis, negotiation and drafting of agreements) to the actual litigation before all jurisdictions and regulatory bodies dealing with business cases. [/accordion-item]
[accordion-item title="CORPORATE LAW"] Current operations of corporate life :
- Legal guidance/project support ;
- Advice regarding type of companies ;
- Drafting/negotiating of all legal documentation related to the life of companies ;
- Negotiating and drafting of partnership agreements (partners' agreements, intra-group agreements) ;
- Act of incorporation.
- M&A (letters of intent, agreements, due diligence, acquisition deeds, business assets transactions, guarantees) ;
- Joint ventures ;
- Transmissions of family groups ;
- Long-term transactions (issuance of financial instruments).
- Legal strategy ;
- Crisis management ;
- Communication ;
- Assessment of litigation risks ;
- Implementation of preventive measures.
[accordion-item title="REAL ESTATE"] Commercial lease :
- Drafting/negotiating of, letters of intent and contracts ;
- Assistance in the management of leases (termination, payment orders, notices, summons, etc.) ;
- Litigation (renewal, revision, eviction, termination, maintenance and refurbishment...).
- Litigation related to the performance, renewal or termination.
- Drafting and negotiation of partnerships ;
- Review and negotiation of financing contracts and securities ;
- Monitoring and assistance in managing relations with financial institutions.
- Advice (attribution of expenses, joint ownership, co-ownership trustee functioning, modification of the co-ownership rules and regulations...).
- Litigation (General Assembly litigation, actions for damages, work, etc.)
- Contract, project management, subcontracting;
- Preventive interim proceedings, expertise monitoring;
- Construction litigation.
[accordion-item title="CONTRACTS COMPETITION DISTRIBUTION"] Contracts:
- Drafting, negotiation, review ;
- Pre-litigation strategy, renegotiation ;
- Termination, liability.
- Antitrust (cartels, abuse of dominant position, abuse of economic dependence) ;
- Abusive practices (abusive termination, significant imbalance, disproportionate advantage, price fixing, off-network selling) ;
- Transparency (invoicing, payment terms, general terms and conditions of sale, general purchasing conditions, commercial negotiation, commercial cooperation).
- Unfair competition, passing off.
- Retail ;
- Selective distribution ;
- Exclusive distribution ;
- Network protection (off-network selling, parallel imports) ;
- Central purchasing ;
- Franchise, licensing ;
- Sales agent, commercial agent, commissioner ;
- Transport and logistics.
[accordion-item title="RESTRUCTURING"]
- Bankruptcy ;
- Shareholders conflicts ;
- Ad hoc mandate, conciliation, safeguard, receivership, compulsory liquidation ;
- Manager assistance ;
- Creditors protection ;
- Recovery ;
- Litigation.
- Advice on inheritance matters and preparation of estates ;
- Protection of the rights of spouses and heirs ;
- Management of joint ownership ;
- Disputes between heirs and/or co-owners ;
- Liquidation and judicial division of estates and joint ownership ;
- Actions for reduction or recovery ;
- Contesting or defending wills.
[accordion-item title="ART MARKET"]
- Contracts between artists, galleries, publishers ;
- Litigation relating to these contracts (termination, counterfeits...) ;
- Actions relating to the authenticity of works of art ;
- Artists inheritance.