Cornet Vincent Ségurel has developed a recognised practice in all areas of commercial law. As a leading commercial contracts law firm in France, we represent a large number of French and foreign companies in retail distribution, specialised retailing, franchising, and also suppliers and manufacturing companies.
Our team has more than 40 lawyers, of whom 9 are partners. Each commercial lawyer in France on our team has a solid background and recognised experience, gained over years of practice. Several team members have worked in the legal departments of major retailing groups, enhancing our understanding of client expectations. As a bilingual competition law firm in France, the team works in both French and English, and can also provide services in Spanish and German.
The expertise developed by Cornet Vincent Ségurel has led it to be classified as a “leading” firm in distribution law and competition law in France for several years.
All our lawyers act both as advisors and in dispute resolution—through contract negotiation, mediation, or litigation. As a contract negotiation lawyer in France, we support companies in both preventive and remedial legal strategies.
The team handles the ongoing legal needs of companies or their legal departments, under retainer agreements, budget-based services, or time-based billing. Our model offers competitive rates and full transparency.
Our extensive experience includes complex distribution law matters, such as distribution schemes, and the drafting and amending of commercial contracts in an evolving legislative environment. This has allowed us, as a distribution law firm in France, to obtain several precedent-setting decisions from the Cour de Cassation—on issues such as mediation, termination of established commercial relationships, and bargaining power. We’ve also acted before the Constitutional Court, notably leading to the annulment of a tax affecting distribution and retail companies, particularly in terms of advertising.
As a competition lawyer in France, we often collaborate with accountants, financial experts, university professors, and former civil or commercial judges to deliver high-value strategic insight.
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