Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Edition

18 www.finance-monthly.com Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Recent Actions - Litigation: CLERY AVOCATS managed the “WEBSHIPPING Saga” relative to the WEBSHIPPING trademark, for CHRONOPOST against DHL, before the French jurisdictions, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Court of Justice, for more than 12 years - Antitrust: Assisted with Nicolas Autet, CLERY AVOCATS defended a major actor of a specific market before the Autorité de la Concurrence (French Antitrust Authority) and obtained a substantial reduction of the penalty - M&A: Alongside Paris offices of ORRICK RAMBAUDMARTEL and BANQUE ROTHSCHILD managing the deal LVMH - REPOSSI for the REPOSSI Group and Repossi Family, CLERY AVOCATS was specifically in charge of the Intellectual Property aspects (trademarks, family name, designs, collections, …) FRANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Winner: Firm Profile CLÉRY AVOCATS is a French “boutique” law firm dedicated to all areas of Intellectual Property law.  All lawyers of the firm are specialized in Intellectual Property law. Litigation is historically the favorite practice, and CLERY AVOCATS is active before all French courts (civil, commercial, administrative and/or criminal) and also before the European Union Intellectual Property Office [EUIPO] and the European Court of Justice [ECJ] in Intellectual Property issues. But, not only litigators, CLERY AVOCATS: - Assists as well its clients in the protection, the development, the defense and/or the valuation of their Intellectual Property rights, even a long time before the launch and the implementation of their projects and/or their new products, and - Conducts diligences and legal audits of Intellectual Property portfolios required in industrial restructuring and/or M&A deals. As its areas of intervention and its activities cover a very broad spectrum, CLERY AVOCATS advises and assists a diverse clients portfolio, including the luxury, agro-food, liquor, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, design, architecture, interior decorating, automotive equipment, communication and press areas...  CLERY AVOCATS is also regularly consulted by international and top level “full services” law firms requiring assistance in Intellectual Property rights, and finding in CLERY AVOCATS a reliable, efficient and discreet partner. In addition, Alain Cléry and Coralie Devernay also take part in animations surrounding Intellectual Property Law and Procedure at the Bar Training School of Paris, or to other professionals. Alain Cléry is the President of the commission “Intellectual Property in the Economy” of the French Association APRAM (Association des Praticiens du droit des Marques et des Modèles). Contact Details Address: 146-150, Avenue des Champs-Elysées 75008 Paris Tel: + 33 (0)1 56 59 60 61 Email: a.clery@clery-avocats.eu c.devernay@clery-avocats.eu Web: www.clery-avocats.eu Alain Cléry Partner at Cléry Avocats Coralie Devernay Partner at Cléry Avocats