Grégoire Toulouse

Grégoire is a commercial and antitrust lawyer and the Head of our Franchise group in Paris. He advises both domestic startups and multinational brands on their expansion. He’s recognised by his clients for giving advice which is accurate, coherent, and commercially practical.

Grégoire can advise you on establishing distribution networks and developing your business through international expansion. He’ll give consumer law and competition advice. He’s also a litigator and can help resolve disputes around unfair competition, restrictive and anti-competitive practices, contract termination and product liability. Grégoire is particularly experienced in handling crossborder disputes.

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Karriere

Since 2013	Partner
2009 - 2013	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2007 - 2009	Senior Associate, Fieldfisher

2004 - 2007

Associate, Dubarry Le Douarin Veil

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Ausbildung

2004	Admitted to the Bar, Paris
2003	Diploma, Paris
2002 Master, European Business Law, Paris II - Panthéon-Assas	2001

Master, French Business Law, Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne,

1999

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Publikationen

Franchise Agreement: beware of the significant imbalance Article in French, Franchise Magazine, December 2014
Selling below cost: a semi-reform, Article in French, La Tribune, September 2005
The risks of commission-agency under license Article in French, Franchise Magazine, March 2014
The commission-agent under license, commissionnaire-affilié from a competition law perspective Article in French, February 2014
Terms & Conditions of sale: beware of the trap of the legal rate Article in French, Les Echos Business, June 2013
International expansion: the key issues Article in French, Franchise Magazine, February 2013
Internationalisation of Franchise Networks Article in English, Whichfranchise, November 2012
Pre-contract disclosure & franchising Article in French, Lamy Droit des affaires, August 2012
Pre-contract information: the French Supreme Court adopts an extensive interpretation of the Doubin law Article in French, Jurisclasseur Entreprise & Affaires, April 2010
First application to commercial agency contracts of the provisions of Article 5-1 b) of EC Regulation of 22 December 2000 concerning jurisdiction Article in French, Les petites affiches, June 2007

Mitgliedschaften

Admitted to the International Franchising Committee, International Bar Association
Admitted to the College of Experts, French Franchise Federation

Fremdsprachen

English

French

Expertise

Rechtsgebiete und Gruppen Handels- & Vertriebsrecht Competition, EU & Trade

Branchen Consumer Goods & Retail Hotels & Leisure

Referenzen

A French leader in the car rental sector	A French leader in the car rental sector on consumer law issues.
A Japanese company in the photocopier sector	A Japanese company in the photocopier sector on the negotiation of supply agreements with key clients.
A Spanish mass retailer in the food industry	A Spanish mass retailer in the food industry on successfully litigating in multi-jurisdiction case against former franchisor on the occasion of the transfer of 20 hypermarkets in the south-west of France.

A leading French franchisor in the take-away sector	A leading French franchisor in the take-away sector on international expansion of the franchise network.
A French manufacturer in the bakery sector	A French manufacturer in the bakery sector on assisting in a dispute against a former supplier.
A leading US company in the hospitality sector	A leading US company in the hospitality sector on all franchise related issues in France.

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Awards

Who’s Who Legal 2016

Leading individual - Franchise (France): Taylor Wessing’s franchise practice head in Paris, Grégoire Toulouse, advises both domestic start-ups and multinational brands on domestic and international expansion. Delighted with his work, one client described his advice as “accurate, easily digestible and commercially applicable”.