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Axel Ferly

Axel Ferly

Taylor Wessing

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Axel is a counsel in the Competition, EU & trade group based in Paris.

He advises clients in the negotiation, review or drafting of their commercial contracts (including distribution agreements) and assists them on issues related to the execution of these contracts.

Axel also has several years of expertise in competition law. He thus advises and assists clients in preventing restrictive or anti-competitive practices (including cartels and abuse of a dominant position) and intervenes in merger controls.

Finally, he also assists clients in transactional discussions and has a litigation practice before civil and commercial courts.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Competition, EU & trade
Commercial & consumer contracts
Competition compliance

Sectors

Consumer & retail

CV

Since 2022 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2013 Admitted to the Bar, Paris
2010 Master II in Economic Law of the European Union, University Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne.
2009 LL. M. in Business Law, Johannes Gutenberg Universität (Mainz, Germany)
2009 Master I in Business Law, University of Nantes

Career

Since 2022 Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2022 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2013 Admitted to the Bar, Paris
2010 Master II in Economic Law of the European Union, University Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne.
2009 LL. M. in Business Law, Johannes Gutenberg Universität (Mainz, Germany)
2009 Master I in Business Law, University of Nantes

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France - Franchise and Distribution newsletter #25

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12 May 2021
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Our latest franchise and distribution insights across Europe

4 November 2020
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