Practice Areas

Norris Avocats counsels and represents its clients through all stages of dispute resolution before the French civil and commercial courts, from the pre-litigation phase to the enforcement of judgments in France and abroad. When appropriate, the firm assists its clients in the negotiation and preparation of settlement agreements subject to French law.

The lawyers of the firm have significant experience in the management of complex litigation for French and foreign companies in matters regarding:

• • Defective product liability
  • Contract and tort liability
  • Insurance

Norris Avocats handles a large range of general French commercial law matters, including in relation to:

• • The sale/acquisition and other transactions pertaining to a company’s goodwill
  • Commercial leases
  • Distribution networks
  • The termination of business relations
  • Debt collection, etc.

The firm assists its clients in the negotiation, structuring and drafting of their commercial contracts, such as:

• • Distribution agreements
  • Agency agreements
  • Franchise agreements
  • General terms and conditions of sales
  • General terms and conditions of purchase
  • Manufacturing agreements
  • Supply agreements
  • Sales agreements
  • Original equipments manufacturer (OEM) agreements
  • Services agreements
  • License agreements
  • Partnership agreements
  • Non-disclosure agreements, etc.

The firm’s assistance in this area includes:

• • The creation, dissolution, transformation and liquidation of business entities
  • The drafting of statutes and shareholder agreements
  • Company monitoring (shareholder meetings, approval and filing of accounts)
  • Assistance in the drafting of various agreements, including service agreements and cash management agreements
  • The creation of joint ventures, etc.

The lawyers of the firm have significant experience in the assessment of personal injury claims for victims of road, medical and work-related accidents. The firm accompanies its clients in their amicable or judicial personal injury compensation claims.

The firm focuses primarily on the following areas:

• • Tenancies (residential, professional and commercial leases)
  • Co-ownership law
  • The acquisition of real estate in France

The firm works with a small number of carefully selected Paris-based niche law firms specialized in intellectual property law, new technologies, media and communication, tax and construction law.

The lawyers of Norris Avocats have contributed their services on a pro-bono basis to a number of Paris and New York-based human rights non-governmental organizations and associations.