Commercial law

• Contracts, negotiations and formalization commercial relationship: Drafting and negotiating a wide range of contracts, from the most common ones (Standard Terms and Conditions , NDA, distribution, service, consultancy, supply, and manufacturing agreements…) to more specific ones (consortium, partnership, co-development, collaboration, research and development, subcontracting, logistics…).
• Terms and conditions of sale: Advice and audit of commercial and pricing policies, invoicing practices and payment terms.
• Distribution: Assistance in selecting distribution channels (online sales, platforms, franchising, concessions, selective distribution, exclusive distribution, sales agents, commissions agents, etc.), setting up, contracting and monitoring relationship with distribution network members and clients.
• Products, services, compliance and advertising: A 360° perspective on the lifecycle of products and services: regulation (compliance, safety, labelling), manufacturer and seller liability, latent defects, regulated advertising (alcohol, plant protection products, etc.), comparative advertising, misleading or unfair advertising, price advertising, etc.
• Supplier/distributor relationship: Sales negotiation, convention unique, mass-market retailing.
• Restrictive and anti-competitive practices:Pre-litigation advice and assistance, as well as before Courts, dealing especially with the issues of sudden termination of business relationship, advantage without counterpart, significant imbalance, resale outside the network, imposed price, resale at a loss, unfair competition and passing-off.
• Consumer Law: Online and distance selling, consumer information, data privacy, promotional actions (bonuses, gifts, lotteries), abuse of the state of weakness, aggressive commercial practices, refusal to sell, canvassing, misrepresentation and fraud, consumer disputes.
• Commercial litigation: Establishing a pre-litigation strategy from early on, litigation follow-up, specific performance of the contract, contractual liability, termination of commercial relationship, contracts and negotiations.

The lawyers of the Commercial Law team are involved in various industries:

• Agri-food (mass-market retailing, agribusiness, plant protection product, GMOs…);
• Aerospace and defence;
• Automotive industry and New Mobility;
• Life Sciences (pharmaceutical and medical devices, cosmetics…);
• Garden products and tools;
• Tourism (travel agencies, airline companies, etc.).