Praised by clients for its ‘excellent’ knowledge, jasper Avocats stands out due to its product liability and clinical injury expertise. The group often assists healthcare professional associations and healthcare providers. Co-heading the practice, Olivier Saumon is well versed in the rules governing the sale of medicinal products online and criminal proceedings within the healthcare sector, and Céline Roquelle-Meyer is recommended for her longstanding experience in advising professional associations on professional practice contracts and governance structure. Jean-François Laigneau regularly handles transactional and regulatory issues concerning medical devices, cosmetics, and food supplements.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Excellent knowledge of both the rules and local practices.’

  • ‘Jean-François Laigneau: excellent knowledge of the rules and the market, practical and pragmatic approach, very present on files, and very responsive and proactive.’

  • ‘Flexibility of intervention, flexibility in customer relations, availability, works extremely well with customers.’

  • ‘Jean-François Laigneau is sharp and a real expert. He knows the applicable regulations perfectly, identifies critical points on projects, and adapts perfectly to clients and their requirements.’

  • ‘The firm stands out for its responsiveness and availability, offering relevant advice thanks to its in-depth mastery of the subjects.’

  • ‘Jean-François Laigneau stands out for his exemplary manner of carrying out work. His professionalism, rigour and his ability to provide sound and relevant advice is particularly remarkable.’

Work highlights

Advising one of the largest national medical biology groups, which refers all its corporate and regulatory issues to the firm, on the reorganisation of medical biology groups, organised in the form of "sociétés d'exercice libéral", to prevent these companies from being refused registration on the grounds that they are controlled by external third parties and that, as a result, healthcare professionals have lost their independence.

Practice head

Olivier Saumon; Céline Roquelle-Meyer

Other key lawyers

Jean-François Laigneau