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Oyat avocats - Marie-Hélène Tonnellier
Marie-Hélène Tonnelier
Partner
Practice

Commercial contracts and partnerships

Our ambition: to assist you in all phases of your increasingly complex projects, helping you to draw up and negotiate contracts, and supporting you in their execution, including, if necessary, deploying or countering legal proceedings.

Because commercial partnerships have become increasingly complex and multifaceted, Oyat assists its clients at every stage, both in defining the strategy and the most appropriate form of collaboration (commercial contract, joint venture, licence, consortium, etc.) and in handling poor execution and sometimes sudden breaks.

Depending on the type of product or service, the online or offline marketing method, the type of distribution networks (B2B, B2C, B2B2C), or the type of agreement—such as distribution, licensing, naming, endorsement, franchising, commercial agency, brokerage, commission, or any other type of agreement—Oyat is able to advise on the regulatory conditions specific to these contracts and secure their proper execution, whether these contracts are concluded between professionals or intended for consumers, requiring a good knowledge of consumer law. The team’s lawyers can provide effective support in drafting, auditing, and negotiating. For complex contracts as well as for general terms and conditions of sale or purchase, Oyat can rely on its foreign partners to check local law compliance if necessary.

Agnostic, we cover a wide range of sectors but are particularly active in technology, media, hospitality, services, industry, and retail.

TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS
ASSISTANCE IN DETERMINING THE TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

Assistance in determining the type of distribution network (franchise, selective/exclusive distribution, commercial agency, commission-affiliation, etc.) best suited to specific requirements and sectors of activity, as well as drafting related agreements

 

DRAFTING OF GENERAL TERMS ANS CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE, SALE AND USE

Drafting of general terms and conditions of purchase, sale, and use —offline or online— and validation of free competitions and advertising campaigns

ASSISTANCE WITH DGCCRF INSPECTIONS

Assistance with DGCCRF inspections, notably concerning compliance with consumer law, distance selling, advertising or sales promotion law

ASSISTANCE IN DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Assistance in drafting and negotiating specific commercial contracts such as naming, patronage, sponsorship, advertising commissions, sale and purchase of advertising spaces

ASSISTANCE IN LITIGATION

Assistance in litigation concerning poor contractual performance, breach of contract, counterfeiting, or unfair competition