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Laurent Romano

Partner

Contact
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Lyon
174 Rue de Créqui
CS 23516
69 422 Lyon
cedex 03
France
Languages French, English, Spanish

Laurent Romano is a partner of CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon, in the Economic, Contract and Intellectual Property departments of the law firm.

Laurent Romano is active in the fields of economic law (competition, distribution and consumer law), contract law, intellectual property, information and technology law, and health law.

His client base comes mainly from the health products' industry (pharmaceutical products and medical devices), software and computer systems, chemical, metallurgy, engineering, renewable energies, catering and the food industry.

Laurent has been a lawyer since 1995, before which he worked for a major pharmaceutical company and as a lawyer in Canada, before joining CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon in 2004.

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Best Lawyers, Technology Law

Best Lawyers 2024

Industry focus: Healthcare and Life sciences ; The Regions

Legal 500 EMEA 2019

Relevant experience

  • Member of the Executive Board (2018)
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Memberships & Roles

  • Counsellor to MEDEF of the Rhône-Alpes Area. (Employers' Federation)
  • Member of ACE (the Association of Corporate Lawyers)
  • Member of French Panel of the International Association for Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Member of the Rhône-Alpes Panel for Intellectual Property Protection (GRAPI) 
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Education

  • University Postgraduate Research Degree in Business L aw - University Jean-Moulin - Lyon III
  • University Postgraduate Professional Degree in European Union Law - University Jean Moulin - Lyon III (1995)
  • Certificate of ability to the Profession of Lawyer (CAPA)
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12/05/2022
10 key aspects of the revised EU competition law in the field of distribution...
The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) were published on 10 May 2022. The new VBER will enter into force on 1 June 2022 and apply for the next twelve years. The new VBER/VGL introduce sev

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16/11/2023
On the Pulse Webinar Series 2023 - Autumn
On the Pulse webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector. The Autumn edition will see our CMS sector specialists cover: Commercial - Deal landscape and transaction trends in the Life Sciences SectorDispute Resolution - The midnight clause: why choice of law and jurisdiction clauses matterPublic Procurement - Typical pitfalls to be avoided in a procurement process for pharma and medical devices suppliesequIP - Pitfalls for life sciences start-ups to avoidEach webinar will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session. To register for the full series or just the topics of interest to you, click on the registration links below. To watch the Spring webinars in the On the Pulse series, visit here.
15/09/2022
Pharmaceutical advertising regulation and medical device advertising in...
Rules applicable to the advertising of veterinary medicines are not addressed in this questionnaire. 1. Which laws are applicable regarding advertising of medicines and medical devices? 1.1 Medicines...
13/04/2022
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2022
The 2022 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France, Algeria and Morocco France...
10/11/2020
CMS On the Pulse episode #6: Legal and commercial collaboration disrupted:...
The Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Group is delighted to release the latest episode in its video/podcast series, On the Pulse. The series brings together CMS lawyers and experts to discuss key...
28/07/2020
Legal 500 Paris 2020: our law firm’s rankings
The 2020 edition of the Legal 500 Paris guide is available. We thank our clients for their trust and support!This year, our firm is ranked in 20 expertise, including: 4 in Tier 1: Tax; Employment; Se­cur­it­isa­tion...
24/07/2020
CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon Avocats advises Terravent
CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon Avocats advised Terravent in the acquisition from BayWa r.e. of the “Le Grand Champ” wind farm located in the region “Pays de la Loire” of France. Following the acquisition...
22/04/2020
Legal 500 EMEA 2020
The 2020 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France, Algeria and Morocco France 4 in...
26/04/2019
Legal 500 EMEA 2019
The 2019 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firms’ rankings in France, Algeria and Morocco France 5 in...
15/06/2018
CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon Avocats Elects a new Executive Board
CMS Francis Lefebvre Lyon Avocats, subsidiary of CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, has just renewed its Executive Board. François Coutard, 56 years old, partner in employment law, has been re-elected for...
23/11/2017
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Lyon takes six awards at the 2017 Palmarès...
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Lyon won six awards on Wednesday 22 November at the fifth Palmarès des Avocats Lyon (Lyon Lawyers Awards) 2017. The awards are the result of a survey of several thousand clients...
20/06/2016
CMS Annual Review 2015-2016
We are pleased to bring you ‘Delivering legal expertise to transform your business - CMS Annual Review 2015-2016’. This publication shows how we at CMS stay close to the practical, ‘real life’...
15/12/2015
CMS Global Lifesciences Forum 2015
On 9 November 2015, Lifesciences professionals from around the world gathered to discuss the industry’s hottest topics at the CMS Global Lifesciences Forum 2015. In this report, we summarise the challenges...