Business

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.

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.

Structuring operations:

• 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).

Advice to managers :

• Legal strategy ;
• Crisis management ;
• Communication ;
• Assessment of litigation risks ;
• Implementation of preventive measures.

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…).
  

Residential lease :

• Litigation related to the performance, renewal or termination.

Financing :

• Drafting and negotiation of partnerships ;
• Review and negotiation of financing contracts and securities ;
• Monitoring and assistance in managing relations with financial institutions.

Co-ownership (condominium) :

• 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.)

Construction law :

• Contract, project management, subcontracting;
• Preventive interim proceedings, expertise monitoring;
• Construction litigation.

Contracts:

• Drafting, negotiation, review ;
• Pre-litigation strategy, renegotiation;
• Termination, liability.

Competition:

• 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.

Distribution:

• Retail ;
• Selective distribution;
• Exclusive distribution ;
• Network protection (off-network selling, parallel imports) ;
• Central purchasing ;
• Franchise, licensing ;
• Sales agent, commercial agent, commissioner ;
• Transport and logistics.

• Bankruptcy ;
• Shareholders conflicts ;
• Ad hoc mandate, conciliation, safeguard, receivership, compulsory liquidation;
• Manager assistance ;
• Creditors protection ;
• Recovery ;
• Litigation.

• Contracts between artists, galleries, publishers ;
• Litigation relating to these contracts (termination, counterfeits…) ;
• Actions relating to the authenticity of works of art ;
• Artists inheritance.