Mr Louis de Gaulle > De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés employs a cross-disciplinary practice, drawing on expertise from teams specialising in tax, public, compliance, corporate and IP law to provide full service assistance to a roster of major sports clients, including UEFA and the French Football Federation. Louis de Gaulle regularly appears in civil, criminal, administrative and arbitration matters in the sports space and Georgie Courtois harnesses IP and commercial law expertise to assist several clients in the context of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Serge Lederman notably assists the French Tennis Federation with various litigation matters, and Agnès Macaire has particular expertise in public-private partnerships and project finance. Smaïn Guennad is also noted.

The team at De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has a cross-practice and transversal approach, providing financing, IP, distribution and regulatory expertise to major global clients in the entertainment industry. Well-regarded for its strong cross-border capabilities and a balanced advisory and litigation practice, the team is sought out by clients including DreamWorks and NBCUniversal. Charles Edouard-Renault  leverages decades of experience and a strong reputation in media and entertainment law, as both advisor and litigator. Georgie Courtois represents clients in complex litigation, with a noted expertise in IT law, IP and cyber criminality. Louis de Gaulle, Matthieu Dary, Philippe Moncorps and Julien Horn are also recommended.

With a strong soft IP team at the helm, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés regularly represents clients in both civil and criminal IP litigation before French and European courts. The firm is noted for having a pan-European roster of clients and regularly handles copyright issues for clients based in other European states, a testament to the firm’s global reach. Leveraging their advanced technology tools to aid clients, the firm seamlessly interweaves its tax, competition, and employment expertise into its advisory work. The team is led by a pentad of pragmatic partners: Louis de Gaulle and Georgie Courtois, who also advices on agreement and licence negotiations, Julien Horn, a software and IT specialist, and Francine Le Péchon-Joubert and Serge Lederman, who remain stanchions for the firm.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has a robust patent litigation team that often interweaves itself with the firm’s M&A and tax groups to offer a commercial edge to their advice. The leadership of the team is handled by a quartet of skilled lawyers, namely Louis de Gaulle, a commercial law specialist, Julien Horn, who handles software and mass litigation campaigns, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert, an expert with regards to R&D, joint-ownership or joint-ventures transactions and technology transfer agreements, and Cécile Théard-Jallu, a healthcare and life sciences regulations specialist who leverages her experience working at international law firms in the USA as well as in-house.

At De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, the IT and internet department covers the full spectrum of work, from blockchain platforms and the Metaverse to e-commerce regulation, HR digitalisation processes, and digital tech. The group advises both startups and public companies, and primarily operates across the infrastructure, retail, media, and life sciences sectors. Cécile Théard-Jallu focuses on digital innovation within the healthcare sector, Charles Edouard Renault covers content and tech in the production sector, and Francine Le Péchon-Joubert offers expertise in trademark and patent law. Georgie Courtois is noted for his knowledge of data protection, IP and computer law, and related litigation, Jean-Marie Job handles the creation of IT contracts, and Julien Horn concentrates on IP and tech litigation. Louis de Gaulle is skilled in tech matters within the public sector, while Matthieu Dary is a go-to for anti-corruption and GDPR compliance matters.

The team at De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés retains its strong position in the market advising an impressive variety of clients, including high street fashion brands, sports federations, technology conglomerates and film companies. The practice regularly undertakes litigation, licensing, registration and IP portfolio management but also has expertise in criminal copyright and competition issues relating to the trademark and design space. Louis de Gaulle and Georgie Courtois have extensive experience representing clients at court level. Julien Horn focuses on technology-related IP and Francine Le Péchon-Joubert has expertise in contractual matters. Serge Lederman is also noted for his skill in litigation.