De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés
De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés is distinguished for its full-service sports offering, whilst working closely with experts in the firm's tax, corporate and IP departments to deliver specialised advice to leading players in the industry. The team, which acts for national and international authorities, federations and high-net-worth individuals, is led by a trio of specialists; Louis de Gaulle’s area of focus encompasses commercial, intellectual and public law, advising major clients in the football sector, such as FIFA and UEFA. Meanwhile, Georgie Courtois plays a notable role in negotiating agreements in the context of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris and Serge Lederman specialises in industrial property law.
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Key clients
- UEFA
- French Football Federation (FFF)
- French Tennis Federation (FFT)
- French National Olympic Committee (Cnosf)
- Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
- French Basket Federation (FFBB)
- SORARE
- Hopscotch
- Société d’Exploitation de l’Arena
- PARIS 2024 – Hopscotch (COJOP)
- Ville de Colombes
- Département des hauts de Seine
- Entain
- Fédération Française de Pétanque et de Jeu Provençal
- (FFPJP)
- DNCG
- Ile De France Mobilités
- Pandascore
- ES GLOBAL
- Lavazza
- Caisse Des Dépôts Et Consignations
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Jean-François Vilotte, former senior public servant, has experience in areas as diverse as infrastructure projects, public economy, sports and new technologies. He graduated in public law from Paris-I University, has been appointed élève administrateur (administrator) of the city of Paris and attended the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (national French Administration School). He spent part of his career in French prefectures and in Paris civil services; in the Architecture Department, then as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Mayor and as Executive Director for economic activity and employment development. He then assumed the position of Chief of Staff for Jean-François Lamour first at the Ministry of Sports and then at the Ministry for Youth, Sports and Community Life (2002 – 2006). In 2007, he was appointed Executive Director of the French Tennis Federation, a position he has returned to between 2019 and 2021 prior to joining again De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés as a Partner. He then became Chairman of the Mission to Promote the ARJEL (French Online Gambling Regulatory Authority) before being appointed President in 2010. First at the head of the French delegation of the editorial committee of the international convention of the European Council against the manipulation of sports, he was then elected Vice-President.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Louis de Gaulle, Georgie Courtois, Serge Lederman