Expertise

Merger Control – Foreign Direct Investment – Foreign Subsidies Regulation

  • Multi-jurisdictional and feasibility analysis
  • Filings before the French, Moroccan, and European competition authorities
  • Coordinating multi-jurisdictional merger filings
  • Assisting with appeals against merger control decisions
  • Negotiating and monitoring commitments
  • Negotiating corporate documentation (e.g., LOI, SPA, non-compete clause)

  • Audit of commercial contracts

        Cartel – Abuse of dominant position

        • Assistance with dawn Raids and challenges against such operations
        • Proceedings before the French Competition Authority and the European Commission, including complaints, interim measures, defense on the merits, and appeals before courts
        • Negotiated procedures, including leniency applications, settlements, and commitments
        • Damages litigation, representing clients before commercial courts
        • Assistance with requests for opinion or informal guidance, particularly in matters of sustainability
        • Advisory & Risk Prevention – conducting internal audits, training programs, and risk assessments in commercial contracts, distribution agreements, and tender procedures

          Contracts – Distribution – Consumer Law

          • Negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts: drafting and compliance review of commercial documents and practices, complex partnerships, joint venture agreements, supply and listing agreements, licensing agreements, general terms and conditions of sale (GTC), general terms and conditions of purchase (GTP), etc.
          • Design and implementation of distribution networks: defining contractual frameworks, drafting franchise agreements, concession agreements, selective and exclusive distribution agreements, commercial agency agreements, online sales/platform agreements, etc.
          • Consumer Law

          • Advertising and commercial promotions, product labelling, regulations, and warranties.

          Commercial litigation

          • Litigation: handling disputes before commercial courts, including abrupt termination of commercial relationships, significant imbalance, unfair competition, parasitism, non-compete violations, as well as damage assessment
          • Assistance in investigations conducted by the DGCCRF (French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control) or the DDPP (Departmental Directorate for Population Protection)

          • Debt recovery

            Compliance – Risk prevention

            • Design, implementation, and updates of compliance programs: risk mapping, training sessions, guidelines, audits and controls, whistleblowing tools
            • Internal audits: targeted interviews, analysis of correspondence and internal documents
            • Tailored training programs: anticipating and responding to dawn raids, competition law awareness, and legal updates
            • Practical guides and competition law handbook for operational teams

            • Mock dawn raids: test the responsiveness of operational teams, strengthen procedures

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              75016 Paris

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                + 33 (0)6 23 61 34 63

                eleclerc@leclerc-avocats.com

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