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About Simon Associés

Founded in 1992, Simon Associés is a law firm with nigh on 100 lawyers and legal advisors based in Paris (head office), Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Montpellier, Versailles and Toulouse. Our demanding clients consist of multinationals, institutions, medium and small enterprises.

Our main rankings:

Simon Associés was ranked:

-Overall rankings :

  • Best French firm in 2023 and 2021

       Based on client voting organized by Le Monde du Droit, the Association française des juristes d'entreprise (French in-house lawyers’  association) and Cercle Montesquieu

  • 5-star practice

     Organized by Le Point & Statista

 

-Franchise rankings:

  • No. 1 in franchise law from 2015 to 2023

        Organized by Décideurs (the only French ranking in franchising)

  • Best Lawyers - "Franchise" category 2020 to 2024

  • No. 1 in distribution law, 7 times from 2015 to 2023

       Based on client voting organized by Le Monde du Droit, the Association française des juristes d'entreprise (French in-house lawyers’ association) and Cercle Montesquieu

  • No.1 in competition law, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023

       Based on client voting organized by Le Monde du Droit, the Association française des juristes d'entreprise (French in-house lawyers’ association) and Cercle Montesquieu

  • Lawyer of the year 2023 - "Distribution" category

Our areas of expertise in franchising

Simon Associés has developed an across the board range of services based on several areas of expertise. Our Distribution - Competition - Consumer team draws on these multiple skills when the specifics of a case require it. These multiple skills are organized into departments, each of which is fully aware of the issues involved in franchising and distribution networks:

  • Distribution Competition Consumer

  • International

  • Commercial litigation and arbitration

  • Contract technology

  • Corporate

  • Social & HR

  • Intellectual Property

  • Personal data, new technologies

  • Commercial real estate & urban planning

  • Restructuring

  • Tax

 

Keenly aware of client needs

SIMON ASSOCIES supports its clients according to the following fundamental principles:

  • Forward planning

  • Availability

  • Reactivity

  • Quality of service

  • Innovation

  • Knowledge of client businesses

  • Understanding client needs

  • Fee structures

 

We also strive to keep a close, personalized relationship with our customers.

Smart organization

In each department, a senior lawyer "Director" in charge of the business manages, leads and coordinates the team. An "Advisor" lawyer is assigned to each client, to ensure smooth communication channels and enable  a close relationship to be created, which is vital for gaining full insight into our clients’ needs and requirements.

A highly developed international network

Simon Associés works internationally day in day out on behalf of its franchise and distribution network clients, particularly through:

  • 65 law firms on every continent, who are "members" of our network and with whom we have longstanding relationships, most often specializing in distribution, and forming a useful growth and development team for our clients;

  • a network of "complementary correspondents", usually working in the same countries as the international network, to provide our clients with an alternative offering and enhanced availability/reactivity.

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