Our partners

The Vertice team maintains close relationships with a diverse network of partners. This synergy enables the firm to combine high-level legal insight with a forward-looking perspective.

NATIONAL NETWORK

Vertice stands out for its ability to tailor legal expertise to the specific needs of its clients. Its approach is both strategic and practical, designed to deliver real impact.

The challenges raised by Economic Law often intersect with related fields, notably tax law.

Over the course of its experience within major law firms, the Vertice team has built strong relationships with a network of professionals – lawyers, economists, and consultants – who work closely alongside the firm on a regular basis.

This valuable structure enables the firm to provide clients with 360° technical solutions, combined with a strategic vision provided by the Vertice team.

Taxation of financial flows

Corporate law

Criminal defense

Social impact

Protection of intangible assets

GDPR

Public procurement

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

International support

Vertice maintains strong connections with law firms abroad, enabling it to offer international legal support tailored to the specific needs of its clients.

Distribution Law Center

Vertice is a member of the Distribution Law Center (DLC), a network of over twenty-five European law firms recognized for their expertise in distribution and competition law. Representatives from the European Commission’s DG COMP are regularly invited to DLC events. The DLC also runs an open-access platform dedicated to distribution law.

As the designated DLC firm for France, Vertice plays an active role in this international network of expertise, regularly publishing articles on legislative and case law developments, as well as commentary on major decisions issued by the French Competition Authority.

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LAB ACCORDS D’AVENIR

Founded in 2022, the LAB’ Accords d’Avenir is a think tank (non-profit association under French law 1901) dedicated to promoting the idea of cooperation between manufacturers and distributors.

There is a broad consensus that commercial relationships have significantly deteriorated, particularly due to the transactional nature of annual negotiations. The emergence of a cooperative approach to commercial relations is now urgently needed. The LAB’ Accords d’Avenir aims to promote the effective development of new practices based on a fundamentally innovative approach.

The LAB is already developing new initiatives to support manufacturers and distributors who choose to “reinvent their commercial relationships.”

Following the government mission on reforming the legal framework for commercial relations and negotiations, the LAB’ Accords d’Avenir will serve as a platform for discussion and proposals, aimed at promoting the emergence of new guiding principles and a renewed approach to commercial relations that creates value. The LAB will share the results of its work with all stakeholders—surveys, strategic insights, and legal expertise included.

The LAB regularly brings together manufacturers and distributors (including executive, commercial, procurement and legal teams), as well as academics, legislators, and journalists, in a constructive and collegial atmosphere — much like the spirit that prevailed at its inauguration in November 2022.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Vertice maintains close and lasting relationships with professional organizations. Through these partnerships, the firm enhances its expertise with in-depth knowledge of sector-specific practices. Our team actively supports these organizations in their strategic thinking, always acting in the best interests of their members.

Agro-Développement / French Food Club – since 1985

Agro-Développement is a business network in the agri-food sector founded in 1985, bringing together a select group of around fifty non-competing, family-owned French SMEs and mid-sized companies. The network is led by Valentine and Jean-Marc Bauret.

Its mission is to foster dialogue between member companies and their partners. It also aims to provide members with access to high-level, targeted expertise to support the development of their businesses.

For over 15 years, the Vertice team has been the the Vertice team has served as a key legal partner to the Agro-Développement network, regularly leading information and discussion sessions with its members on commercial relationships and negotiations between agri-food manufacturers and retailers.

FCA

Vertice is an “Associate Expert Member” of the FCA.

The FCA is the national representative body for cooperative trade in France. It advocates for the interests of its members – various business groups operating across some thirty sectors, including from retail to optics, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, and services.

The College of Expert Members brings together professionals selected for their deep understanding of cooperative models and group organizations. It serves as a dynamic forum for reflection, dialogue, and exchange.

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Union Sport & Cycle

The Union Sport & Cycle is France’s leading professional organization in the sports industry, uniting a wide network of companies, brands, retailers, and sports facilities, with a combined turnover of €11 billion.

The organization advocates on behalf of its members to public authorities, provides regulatory guidance, offers training programs, conducts market studies, runs promotional campaigns, and organizes events to support the sector’s growth. Its mission is to serve the companies of the sport, leisure, cycling, and active mobility industries. Vertice is a partner of the organization.

UNIVERSITIES AND GRANDES ÉCOLES

Building a signature firm and growing a team of lawyers also means forging connections with universities and leading business schools, to share our experience and learn from tomorrow’s professionals.