Bignon Lebray dispose d’une forte présence dans le secteur du rugby, où le cabinet conseille plusieurs clubs professionnels d’élite. Le cabinet a aussi enrichi son portefeuille de clientèle en 2023 en y ajoutant les noms de La Rochelle et de la FIFA. L’équipe est aussi active dans le domaine du golf, où elle gère des sujets contractuels et des problématiques tenant aux infrastructures sportives. La pratique est dirigée par
Neil Robertsonm (qui est aussi agent sportif), qui assiste ses clients dans la négociation de contrats de sponsoring, de contrats de travail et de contrats de prestations.
Bignon Lebray intervient dans des opérations de private equity, et notamment des deals de capital-risque et de capital développement. La pratique est dirigée par Tanguy Dubly.
Bignon Lebray peut traiter une large gamme de problématiques ; accords de licences et de R&D, secrets commerciaux. Le cabinet possède une expertise reconnue en matière de contentieux de brevets, et notamment de litiges en contrefaçon ou d’actions en validité ou en nullité. Dirigée par l’experte en sciences de la vie
Barbara Bertholet, l’équipe est régulièrement sollicitée par des startups, des entreprises publiques, des entités gouvernementales et des fonds d'investissement intervenant en France et dans l'Union européenne.
Bignon Lebray assiste ses clients dans la structuration des opérations de LBO en droit des sociétés et en droit fiscal, ainsi que dans la réalisation des due diligences. La pratique est dirigée par
Tanguy Dubly .
Bignon Lebray gère un large ensemble de problématiques de droit de la propriété intellectuelle, en conseil et en contentieux. La pratique est dirigée par
Nicolas Moreau .
Bignon Lebray assiste ses clients sur la signature d'accords de propriété intellectuelle et de licences ainsi que dans le cadre d’opérations de levée de fonds ou pour la gestion du contentieux en concurrence déloyale. Installée à Lyon, la responsable de la pratique
Barbara Bertholet assiste des laboratoires pharmaceutiques, des fabricants de dispositifs médicaux et des acteurs de l’e-santé sur le traitement de l’ensemble de leurs problématiques de droit de la propriété intellectuelle.
Particulièrement sollicité par des acteurs du secteur de la santé,
Bignon Lebray conseille notamment ses clients sur le traitement et la réutilisation des données de santé. La pratique est codirigée par
Elise Dufour et
Benjamin Mourot .
The firm: Bignon Lebray is a French law firm established more than 40 years ago that provides business law services to large and medium-sized companies. The firm is recognised for delivering creative, cost-effective solutions that are tailored to the individual needs of its clients. Its fully integrated offices in France (Paris, Lille, Lyon, Aix-Marseille and its active involvement in the Meritas International Network provide the firm with a clear overview of its clients’ markets, as well as a good understanding of the clients’ roles within those markets.
Areas of practice: The firm has 110 lawyers, including 36 partners, working within 15 practice areas.
Corporate law – mergers and acquisitions: the firm advises clients on transactions involving the purchase or sale of private and listed companies, and creation of partnerships and joint ventures. The M&A department also assists with public tender offers, audits, corporate restructuring, acquisition financing, and risk and development capital.
Private equity: Bignon Lebray is also recognised for its expertise in the field of private equity, in particular in venture capital, development capital and LBOs for small and mid-cap transactions (companies valued up to €100m).
Tax law: the firm advises companies on corporate, transactional and strategic tax matters, including transfer pricing issues. The team has extensive experience representing companies in the context of tax investigations and negotiations with tax authorities and appearing on their behalf in courts. The firm’s tax experts also provide assistance with property transactions and with matters relating to employee benefits and estate planning.
Employment and social security law: Bignon Lebray is equipped to respond to all challenges faced by companies and their management in terms of employment law, human resource management and social security. The team advises clients on both negotiations and disputes.
Banking, finance and capital markets: Bignon Lebray advises financial institutions and private and public borrowers on all types of financing, including structured finance, derivatives and capital markets. The firm’s expertise extends to regulatory and UCITS-related issues, with significant experience in managing banking and financial disputes.
Competition and distribution law: the firm has considerable expertise in distribution and competition law. The firm assists clients with the management of their contractual relationships and the implementation and enhancement of distribution techniques, as well as with compliance issues.
Property law and property management: the firm works with both institutions and professionals on property transactions. The firm’s expertise extends to mergers and acquisitions, commercial leases, construction contracts, construction claims and disputes, and co-ownership management and disputes.
Public, environmental and PPP law: the firm offers extensive experience in all areas of public and environmental law, in both transactional and litigious contexts. It assists clients with development and promotional projects, preemptions and expropriations, PPPs, project finance, mergers and acquisitions and environmental audits.
Intellectual property and technology law: Bignon Lebray assists clients with identifying, protecting and enhancing the value of their trade marks, patents, designs and models, and databases, etc. The department also has extensive experience in the advanced technologies field, notably as related to information technology and the internet.
Transport and logistics: the firm has both in-house and private practice experience, and extensive experience in the risk management and insurance fields. This allows it to assist clients in the shipping and logistics industries with both transactional and contentious matters.
Litigation and arbitration: the firm acts in disputes in all areas of business law across sectors including food, wine and spirits, industrial, transport, energy, health, urban planning, public and banking. Its lawyers assist and defend both companies and their management before civil, commercial and criminal courts.
Health: Bignon Lebray has developed specific savoir-faire and advises figures from this market throughout their projects: ensuring that the strategy is consistent with legal and regulatory frameworks, advising founders on choosing a suitable legal structure, assisting in the social management of strategic reorganisation: Acquisition or transmission of essential intellectual property for these kinds of projects, protection of enterprise-specific knowledge, marketing of products and, if required, assistance with litigations.
Sport: Sportsmanship and sporting values are profoundly embedded into Bignon Lebray’s mindset, as demonstrated by the numerous projects initiated by the firm. Our savoir-faire applies to all sports (eg football, rugby, golf, tennis, motorsport, equestrianism), and includes all areas of French and international business law (contracts, corporate law, taxation, competition law, intellectual property, public law, association law, mediation and litigation).
Aix-en-Provence, France
+3 other locations
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Lyon, France
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Lille, France
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Paris, France
Number of lawyers : 110
at this office : 42
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Meritas International
Other offices : Aix-Marseille
Other offices : Lille
Other offices : Lyon
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For 40 years, BIGNON LEBRAY has been one of the leading independent French business law firms, providing both advisory and litigation services to economic actors at national and international levels. The firm comprises over 100 lawyers and legal professionals, including 36 partners, with diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and professional experiences gained in France and abroad.
Bignon Lebray has offices in Paris, Lille, Lyon, and Aix-En-Provence, as well as representations in Shanghai and New Delhi.
BIGNON LEBRAY offers advisory and litigation services in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, banking law, finance and capital markets, tax law, labor law, real estate law and property management, public law, environmental law and energy law, intellectual property and new technologies law, competition law, distribution, contracts and consumer law, insolvency law, sports law, transportation law, and life sciences law.
BIGNON LEBRAY is the French member of the international Meritas network, which brings together nearly 180 law firms and 7,000 legal professionals across more than 90 countries.
Aix-en-Provence, France
+3 other locations
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Lyon, France
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Lille, France
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Paris, France
Nombre d’associés : 35
Nombre d’avocats : 110
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French
