Mr Joseph Vogel > Vogel & Vogel > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Vogel & Vogel Offices
30 AVENUE D'IÉNA
75116 PARIS
France
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Mr Joseph Vogel
Work Department
EU, Competition & Distribution
Position
Founding Partner specialized in Economic Law (French and European Competition, Distribution and Consumer Law). Joseph Vogel advises undertakings in the field of Economic law at both the European and French levels. Joseph Vogel handles actions based on article 101 or 102 of the Treaty, merger notifications to the Merger Task Force, competition cases before the Commission, the General Court of the European Union and the Court of Justice of the European Union and advises on all issues linked to the validity and performance of exclusive distribution agreements, franchise or agency contracts including where necessary subsequent litigation.
Career
Valedictorian of the Ecole de Formation des Avocats in 1985 (Professional Legal Training College); Admitted to the Paris bar in 1985, and to the New York bar in 1990; Banque Paribas (1984-85) and Tomasi & Partners (1985). Creation of the firm Vogel & Vogel with his brother, Louis Vogel (1990).
Languages
French – English – German.
Memberships
Member of the American Bar Association; Member of the Franco-German Lawyers Association; Member of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Member of Deutscher Anwaltverein; Member of the Union of European Lawyers (UEL); Member of the Collège de droit économique (College of Economic Law); Member of the Association française d’étude de la concurrence (AFEC) (French Association for Competition Studies); Member of the board of directors of the Association des avocats pratiquant le droit de la concurrence (Association of Lawyers Practicing Competition Law).
Education
Masters (D.E.A) in business law (1983); Masters-level diploma in accounting (1983); Graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) (1982); Graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris (1980).
Leisure
Joseph Vogel enjoys running, reading geopolitical strategy and comic books and detective novels, and watching American western films in his spare time.
Lawyer Rankings
France > EU, competition and distribution
(Leading partners)Specialist boutique Vogel & Vogel fields a sizeable team capable of covering the full scope of competition and distribution law, and can also draw upon extensive national and global networks of ‘best friend’ firms. Its broad client base includes a host of well-known French multinationals, with notable strength in telecoms and other highly regulated sectors. The firm is frequently involved in high-profile antitrust litigation, including cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and appeals before the French courts, as well as follow-on damages claims. The practice also encompasses merger control, state aid issues, and distribution disputes. The renowned Joseph Vogel leads the team, while other key lawyers include distribution specialist Cécile Assémat, Fernanda de Abreu, who focuses on the media and energy sectors, Laurence Boudailliez, and Juliette Blouet, an expert in telecoms and state aid matters.
Paris > Droit européen, concurrence et distribution
(Les grands avocats du marché)Vogel & Vogel se distingue par son large effectif, permettant à la boutique de couvrir l’ensemble des problématiques de droit de la concurrence et de la distribution. Le cabinet dispose aussi d’un large réseau de best friends aux plans national et international. La base de clientèle comprend de nombreux groupes français de premier plan, notamment dans les secteurs règlementés (télécoms particulièrement). Le cabinet s’illustre régulièrement par sa présence dans de grandes affaires d’antitrust en matière de cartels et d’abus de position dominante, et dans des recours indemnitaires de droit de la concurrence à forts enjeux. Le champ d’expertises recouvre aussi les contrôles de concentration, les dossiers d’aides d’état et le contentieux de la distribution. La pratique est dirigée par le très réputé Joseph Vogel Se distinguent également au sein du cabinet : la spécialiste de la distribution Cécile Assémat, Fernanda de Abreu qui intervient dans les secteurs des médias et de l’énergie, Laurence Boudailliez, et Juliette Blouet qui traite des dossiers d’aides d’état ou portant sur le secteur des télécoms .