Ms Francine Le Péchon-Joubert > De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés houses a broad team which handles the full range of issues concerning competition law, IT, and data protection within life sciences. The team regularly appears before the French administrative courts and the French Competition Authority in disputes concerning marketing authorisations and allegations of abuse of dominant position. Jean-Marie Job, Cécile Théard-Jallu, and Francine Le Péchon-Joubert co-lead the practice. Job is particularly well-versed in mandates involving IT contracts, and both personal and commercial data management. Théard-Jallu is noted for her broad expertise in clinical research projects and technology transfers, while Le Péchon-Joubert regularly advises on trademark portfolio management and joint ventures.

The trade marks and designs team at De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés offers a comprehensive range of services covering soft IP matters. This includes expertise in trade mark clearance, licensing issues, and the integration of intellectual property aspects into M&A deals. The team excels in assisting clients with various litigation scenarios related to trade mark rights, representing them before both French and EU courts, as well as the French IP Office and European IP Office. Additionally, they specialise in managing IP portfolios, leveraging the firm’s proficiency in areas such as tax, competition, and labor to provide clients with a holistic service for both contentious and non-contentious IP issues. Renowned experts, including Louis de Gaulle and Georgie Courtois, who are frequent contenders in civil and criminal courts, Julien Horn, adept at handling transactional IP matters and pleading cases, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert, specialising in contractual IP matters and disputes, and Serge Lederman, recognised for his strategic litigation skills across diverse sectors like fashion, design, media, all co-lead the team.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés provides an extensive range of copyright services, adeptly representing clients in contentious matters before French and EU courts and IP offices. The team seamlessly navigates the entire spectrum of soft IP issues, addressing concerns such as copyright clearance and infringement. Collaborating closely with the firm’s tax, competition, and employment practices, the team ensures clients receive optimal advice for their specific situations. Headed by a diverse team of partners, including Louis de Gaulle, a certified bar specialist in IP law, along with litigation experts Georgie Courtois and Julien Horn, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert specialising in optimising and defending trade mark portfolios on an international scale, and Serge Lederman, who provides counsel and litigation expertise across sectors like fashion, design, media, and the food industry.

At De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, the patents team has an excellent reputation for its expertise in patent litigation and transactional matters, and often acts in tandem with the tax and M&A groups in order to provide comprehensive support on mandates. Key areas of instruction for the team include patent licensing, joint ventures and research agreements, and the department has a solid track record in advising life sciences companies on patent portfolio protection issues within French and EU jurisdictions. The practice is led by the quartet of Louis de Gaulle, Julien Horn, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert, and Cécile Théard-Jallu.