What are your legal needs?
Legal questions rarely arise in isolation. Launching a digital project, negotiating a contract, growing a business or handling a dispute can involve several areas of law: IT contracts, internet law, artificial intelligence, data privacy, intellectual property or business law.
The firm advises clients at different stages of their projects and business relationships. Identify your situation below to see the main questions to consider.
You are launching a project
How can a new project be legally secured?
It is useful to identify from the outset the parties involved, their responsibilities, the necessary contracts and the applicable regulations. For a digital project, the analysis may cover software, data, artificial intelligence, intellectual property or online services.
Which contracts should be put in place with suppliers and partners?
Contracts must be tailored to the role of each party involved in the project. They should cover the services expected, timelines, intellectual property, data processing, security, liability and termination terms.
How can software, content or other digital assets created for the project be protected?
It is necessary to identify the rights attached to software, websites, databases, content or other creations, and then verify who holds the rights and under what conditions they may be used. Contracts with employees and third-party providers should allow the intended use of these assets.
Launching a new project? The firm can help identify the legal issues, prepare the contracts and secure its launch.
You are growing your business
How should contracts be adapted as the business grows?
Business growth may require revising existing contracts: new services, new clients, price changes, new suppliers or international expansion. Contractual documents should remain consistent with the company's activity.
How should a new digital product or service be framed?
Adding a SaaS service, an app, a platform, an AI feature or another digital service can change your obligations. The service's operation, the data used, relationships with users and related contracts should then be reviewed.
How can a business be developed with partners or distributors?
The choice of contractual framework depends on each party's role: distributor, reseller, commercial agent, business introducer or other partner. The contract should notably organise commercial and financial terms, territory, liability and warranties, and the terms for ending the relationship.
When growth involves several countries, the applicable law, competent jurisdiction, payment terms and applicable regulations should be reviewed.
Is your business evolving? The firm can review your contracts and practices to adapt them to your new products, markets and partners.
You want to secure and ensure compliance of your business
When should a legal audit be carried out?
An audit can be useful when contracts or procedures were drafted several years earlier, after a significant change in the business, or before a major transaction. The audit identifies gaps between existing documents, actual practices and applicable rules.
How can compliance of personal data processing be verified?
The legal analysis may cover the processing activities implemented, the legal bases, the information provided to individuals, contracts with processors, international transfers, retention periods and internal procedures.
How can the use of artificial intelligence within the company be governed?
The company can map the AI systems used, define authorised uses, determine its role under the AI Act, and organise governance, confidentiality, human oversight and output verification rules.
How can a company verify it holds the necessary rights over its digital assets?
Contracts and the development conditions of software, websites, databases and other elements should be reviewed to verify that you hold the rights necessary to exploit them.
Want your business's compliance reviewed? The firm can audit your contracts, practices and procedures to identify the points to address.
You are negotiating an important contract
At what point should a lawyer be involved?
Involvement is particularly useful before the main commitments have been settled. It helps identify priority clauses, acceptable risks and points requiring specific negotiation.
Which clauses should be reviewed as a priority?
This depends on the transaction. The legal analysis covers the scope of services, service levels, financial terms, implementation timeline, liability and warranties, intellectual property rights, data protection and security, and the term and exit terms of the contract.
Can the firm assist in a negotiation with a foreign supplier or client?
Yes. The firm works in both French and English on the review and negotiation of contracts with French or foreign partners.
Preparing or negotiating an important contract? The firm can review the draft contract, identify negotiation points and support you through to signature.
You are acquiring a company, or yours is being acquired
How is due diligence of software and other digital assets carried out?
Digital asset due diligence covers ownership of rights, contracts with employees and providers, software licences, open source components, trademarks, domain names, databases and other digital creations.
This process identifies the key assets, the rights actually held by the company and any limitations that may affect their exploitation or transfer.
How is compliance of data processing and AI systems audited?
Due diligence should generally include GDPR compliance of data processing, including governance rules, as well as an audit of the documentation of the processing activities implemented.
For AI systems, the audit covers their qualification, the role played by the company (provider, deployer, etc.), the available documentation and the obligations applicable under the AI Act.
How are the risks identified factored into the transaction?
The results of the due diligence may lead to requesting remediation before completion, providing for specific contractual warranties, or organising certain measures after the acquisition.
The objective is to determine whether the digital assets, contracts and regulatory obligations are consistent with the value and terms of the transaction envisaged.
Preparing an acquisition, sale or merger? The firm can carry out or support the legal due diligence of digital assets, IT contracts, data and AI systems.
You are facing a dispute or legal proceedings
What should be done when a contract is not properly performed?
The facts should first be precisely reconstructed, and the contract, its performance conditions and the exchanges between the parties reviewed. This preliminary legal analysis of the file makes it possible to qualify the breaches and determine the available options.
How should an unpaid invoice be handled?
The due date, payment terms, late payment penalties and any disputes raised by the debtor should be verified. Depending on the situation, an amicable approach may be attempted before resorting to a payment order or another debt collection procedure.
What should be done when a company receives a summons?
The summons, the claims made, the documents submitted and the procedural deadlines should be reviewed promptly. The contract, the timeline of events and the available evidence should then be analysed to prepare the defence and define the procedural strategy.
When should legal action be brought against a client or supplier?
Legal action may be considered when a client or supplier fails to perform its obligations, refuses to remedy the situation despite steps taken, or when no amicable solution allows the dispute to be resolved.
Before initiating proceedings, the contract, the breaches, the available evidence, the claims that could be made, the prospects of recovery or enforcement, and the most suitable procedure should be analysed.
Is an amicable solution still possible once proceedings have started?
Yes. Initiating proceedings does not prevent the parties from also seeking a negotiated solution. Whether negotiation is appropriate depends on the file, the parties' positions and the objectives pursued.
Facing a dispute or legal proceedings? The firm can review the file, define the strategy to be implemented with you and represent you throughout the proceedings.
Do you have a project or a legal difficulty?
Each situation can involve several areas of law. An IT project may raise intellectual property or data privacy questions; launching a platform may involve internet law and business law; the use of artificial intelligence may require combining the AI Act, the GDPR, contracts and rights over content.
The firm reviews your situation as a whole to identify the applicable rules, priorities and actions to be taken.
Tell us about your project or difficulty so we can determine the legal support best suited to your situation.