At the instigation of Bâtonnier Jean-Marie Leloup, Cabinet Clémence Langlois Avocat has become an advisor to the commercial agency profession, helping to :

• setting up the appropriate legal structures for the profession,
• design, draft and negotiate the commercial agency contract best suited to each professional,
• audit a commercial agency’s portfolio of mandates,
• organising and securing the transfer of mandates,
• ensure that the rights of commercial agents are respected in court, in particular with regard to the payment of commissions and indemnity in the event of termination of the contract,
• promote effective cooperation between principals and commercial agents, and
• contribute to agreements with foreign partners (thanks to a network of permanent correspondents in Germany, Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom).

The firm works to develop international commercial relations, whether through commercial agencies, franchising or trade between European suppliers and distributors.

Clémence Langlois studied the legal regime governing international contracts as part of her LL.M. in International Business Law at the University of Exeter (UK). She produced a study entitled « A critical discussion about the unification of commercial law: Contract formation, payment and enforcement ».

During her professional experience as a lawyer in Luxembourg, Clémence Langlois’ working language was English. Cabinet Clémence Langlois Avocat therefore works with its clients in both French and English in all its activities: holding appointments, contractual and out-of-court settlement negotiations and drafting legal opinions.

Franchising is part of everyday life in France. Just look at the family of John Doe. While Madam applies her make-up with Yves Rocher products, Sir Doe goes to La Mie Câline to buy pastries. Madam dresses the children using her Orchestra purchases from the previous day. Once the family has had breakfast, after dropping the children off at the La Cabane d’Achille et Camille crèche, she heads off to the Grand Optical shop. In the evening, before going home, she goes shopping at Monoprix, and the husband goes to Picard’s because it’s on the way to Feu Vert and he has to buy a can of oil. The next day, the Doe couple will have dinner at Del Arte to celebrate the purchase of their new home, which they found thanks to their Era Immobilier agency. Of course, a foreign reader will not be familiar with each of these references, but a French « John Doe » will be.

Franchising is clearly an essential business formula, found in virtually every field of activity. It enables the success of proven know-how to be amplified.

Clémence Langlois Avocat works in the field of franchising, designing and drafting franchise agreements and providing ongoing assistance to franchisors in managing their network.

Once again, Clémence Langlois trained alongside Bâtonnier Jean-Marie Leloup – author of a genuine handbook on franchise development, « La Franchise, droit et pratique ».

Internationally, thanks to a network of correspondents, Clémence Langlois Avocat is able to secure the export of a franchise to Germany, Belgium, Spain and the United Kingdom.