PRACTICE AREAS
The Firm's practice includes the principal areas of business law based on advice and litigation know-how. The Firm has also developed over the last few years a large practice in computer law and in emerging sectors such as information technology and e-commerce law. The practice's main areas of activity include:
Merger and acquisition business:
- venture capital, development capital
- assets and liabilities guarantees
- etc.
Business law:
- liability of company directors
- power of attorney
- creation of jointly-owned subsidiaries
- shareholders' agreements
- simplified joint-stock companies, etc.
- stock options, share rights in new companies
- distribution agreements (franchises, licenses, commercial concessions, etc.)
- inter-company cooperation contracts
- consortium contracts
- etc.
Banking and finance law:
- projects financing
- equipment financing and leasing
- lending and secured transactions
- etc.
IT and telecommunications law:
- facilities management contracts
- outsourcing contracts
- ASP contracts
- licenses
- etc.
IT and e-commerce law:
- electronic signature
- electronic filing
- securization of payments
- computerized entry of accounting documents and vouchers (bills, delivery notes, etc.)
- protection of personal data (Information Technology and Civil Liberties, etc.),
- etc.
Mark and patent law:
- marks (simple marks, collective marks, certification marks)
- agreements (transfer, licenses, co-existence agreements, etc.)
- marks policy
- patents (transfer, licenses, use of patents, spin-off operations, return on research)
- etc.
Lobbying
The practice's clients are drawn from major groups, SMEs and start-up corporations (particularly in the field of new technologies).
