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Commercial Lawyers

In a legal environment where the rules are increasingly numerous and restrictive, you have to manage the commercial risks relating to your activity. For this, you have to protect yourself in your relations with both your customers and your suppliers. Managing these contractual relationships in accordance with the specific nature of your sector, and also with your own methods of operation, is therefore a necessity. Not only do you need fast and reliable legal answers, but these must be tailored to the context in which you are working. With 17 lawyers working in commercial law, we are able to deal with the specific features of your sector and profession which affect your practices.

Our teams are able to deal with all your commercial law issues, whether you are an actor in industry, large-scale distribution, the hotel and leisure industry or transport and logistics. We support you in the safe implementation of your commercial strategies, especially your operations for the transfer or reorganisation of tangible and intangible assets (assistance in negotiations for the purchase/sale of goodwill and drafting of deeds), the structuring and management of your commercial networks (assistance in the choice and introduction of distribution networks, assistance in the conclusion and follow-up of contracts: concession, franchise, commission-affiliation, etc.) and the conclusion and strengthening of your commercial and industrial partnerships, with regard to commercial contracts, supplier-distributor commercial relations and vice-versa.

We also help you manage your subcontracts, ensuring that you are protected, and draw up your purchase or sale contracts, distance, off site or in situ. We can help and advise you in the management of disputes that could arise with your suppliers, customers or competitors (settlement, mediation, procedure).

Finally, our publications and training also ensure that you are kept up to date with the latest legal and regulatory developments that concern you.

 
François Xavier Awatar
François Xavier Awatar
Partner
Member of the Executive Board
France, Lyon
François-Xavier Awatar joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2020 as a partner. He is involved in commercial law and in particular in franchise law (consulting & litigation). He also knows insolvency proceedings...
Nathalie Pétrignet
Nathalie Petrignet
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nathalie joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1989 and became a partner in 2009. She is actively involved in national and European competition law, restrictive practices, commercial negotiations and distribution...
Denis Redon
Denis Redon
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Denis joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1990 and became a partner in 2004. His practice encompasses all areas of EU and French competition law. He frequently oversees merger notification procedures and advises...
Arnaud Reygrobellet
Arnaud Reygrobellet
Partner
Professeur à l’Université de Paris Nanterre
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Arnaud Reygrobellet joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2008
Anne-Laure Villedieu
Anne-Laure Villedieu
Partner
Member of the Management Board
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Anne-Laure Villedieu heads the Technology and IP Team of CMS Francis Lefebvre. She joined the firm in 1998, became a Partner in 2012 and is a member of the Advisory Board of the firm. She specializes...
Juliette Clary
Juliette Clary
Counsel
France, Lyon
Juliette Clary joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon in 2022. She works in commercial law and she is particulary involved in commercial litigation, distribution law and franchise law. Juliette also practices...
Alienor Fevre
Aliénor Fevre
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Aliénor is a lawyer within the law firm CMS Francis Lefebvre since October 2012. She practices her activity in commercial law and has developed, with time, an expertise in international commercial law...
Amaury Le Bourdon
Amaury Le Bourdon
Counsel
Lawyer
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Amaury Le Bourdon is a lawyer in the Competition and European Law Department since November 2013. He is mainly involved in competition and distribution law (antitrust, restrictive practices, merger control...
Francine Van Doorne
Francine van Doorne
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Francine joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in December 1988. She has relevant experience in commercial law, distribution law and road transport law
Anaïs Arnal
Anaïs Arnal
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Anaïs joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in 2017. She provides advice, drafts deeds, and intervenes in litigation matters in the following areas: intellectual property law (copyright, trademarks, designs...