Our Lawyers

Annabel Boccara
boccara@k130.fr

Degree in law from the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Member of the Paris Bar since 1999
Former member of the Bar Association

Main areas of practice

  • Litigation & Legal advice
  • Individual and collective labor law
  • Business law
  • Professional liability
  • Fee litigation

Publications

  • Commented forms of civil procedure – appeals procedure and procedural exceptions
  • “The error relating to the respondent’s name in the Notice of Appeal” Civil Law Review, Lamy

Conferences and Lectures

  • Remote control of employees: the challenge of new technologies
  • Lectures at the Paris Bar School

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Italian
Gaël Airieau
airieau@K130.fr

Degree in Mathematics from Université Paris XI Orsay
Law degree from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Lecturer at Paris Nanterre University
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1999

Main areas of practice

  • Head of Subscriptions
  • Corporate – M&A
  • International distribution contracts

Publications

  • Commented Forms of Civil Procedure – Economic Law (Éditions Lamy)
  • Audiovisual recording of a testimony in France

Conferences and Lectures

  • Professor of International Litigation – Nanterre University
  • Compensation for breach of distribution contract
  • Franco-Italian trade: legal aspects
  • Design and architecture in comparative law

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Italian
Helena Gavrilov
gavrilov@k130.fr

Degree in French Law – Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Degree in English Law – Oxford University
Master of Space Law – K. University of Leuven
LLM Intellectual Property – University of Law (London)
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2024

Main areas of practice

  • Litigation & Advisory
  • Business law – Corporate
  • Intellectual Property

Publications

  • « Shaping the Global Internet with Mega Constellations: Risks and Prevention », KU Leuven, Faculteit Wetenschappen, 2019.
  • « The Streaming Paradox: is a “complete reset” of the UK copyright law the solution to balancing the interests of music creators on streaming platforms with the need of an open sharing online environment for the music industry to thrive? », University of Law, 2022.
  • Legal articles for CIOs, IT for Business, 2024.

Languages

  • English
  • Russian
  • Italian

Economic Sectors

Distribution

We work alongside distributors when their distribution contracts are terminated. Our expertise and resources enable us to seek the best possible compensation.

M&A

Company acquisitions and disposals are a sector of the economy in their own right, and one in which we have a wealth of experience thanks to the many transactions in which we have been involved.

Digital economy

Our firm plays an active role in supporting a number of start-ups and digital companies.

Industry

Major players in the industrial sector rely on our scientific, technical and legal expertise on a daily basis.

Engineering schools

We are proud to support students at France’s leading engineering schools in their associative and contractual issues.

Press and audiovisual groups

We assist media organizations and audiovisual companies with issues highly specific to their sector.

Construction

The construction and public works sector requires strong interventions in a highly competitive field.

Cosmetics

We support cosmetics laboratories in their development, both on the French and international markets.

Hotels and luxury goods

We work alongside luxury companies, helping them to contractualize and maintain their brand image.

Testimonials

We fought a very successful case concerning the termination of a distribution contract dating back more than 10 years. The results obtained by K130 AVOCATS before the French courts far exceeded our expectations.

Marco A., Italian dermo-cosmetics SME

The good humor and competence of the entire K130 team make their subscription a total and permanent relief in the management of my company.

George D., Luxury Artist-Designer

K130’s lawyers have given me a lot of sound advice, which has proved particularly pertinent when it comes to getting out of potentially perilous situations as quickly as possible.

Elisabeth V., CEO

When the Brand we had introduced and developed in our country for over 30 years unjustly terminated our distribution contract, my whole life collapsed. Thanks to K130, we fought an epic and exciting legal battle. Of course we didn’t get our distribution contract back, but our lawyers fought hard and we were able to recover our dignity. It’s an experience I’d recommend to any distributor in the world who’s had their distribution contract unjustly terminated.

Julijiana T., Cosmetics distributor Croatia

For several years now, we have entrusted K130 with all our litigation on a subscription basis, which also enables us to obtain legal advice relevant to our business. We’re very happy with the results, and what’s more, we’re forfaiting our legal costs, which is ideal from a financial point of view.

Thibaut P. et Zaher H., Managers of an HVAC company

With K130, I have found a balance between competence and sympathy in dealing with my company’s problems. This subscription has given rise to a wonderful relationship.

Michel J., President of a sports newspaper

For more than 10 years, our small business has relied on the lawyers at K130 at least once a week. We’ve tackled all kinds of difficulties together, and have triumphed every time, in perfect harmony and with totally satisfactory results, sometimes far beyond my expectations as a business leader.

Béatrice R., Manager of an SME in the medical sector

Areas of Law

  • Business law
  • Commercial law
  • Contract law
  • Distribution law
  • International business law
  • Labour law
  • M&A
  • Business acquisition
  • Commercial leases
  • Intellectual property
  • Litigation

Subscriptions

K130 provides an outsourcing and supportservice for corporate management. This subscription has been used by more than twenty SMEs for over 15 years. These subscribers outsource their legal and social departments to the law firm at lower cost. The involvement of lawyers from the pre-litigation and advisory stages onwards enables strong, definitive solutions to be found almost immediately.

Main subscription features:

  • Flat-rate monthly fee (from €900 per month up to €4,000 per month)
  • Unlimited package
  • All fields, all issues
  • Can be cancelled at any time
  • Answers in French, English or Italian

But also:

  • Availability 365 days a year
  • Responsiveness (we respond to your queries immediately or under 24h)
  • Operational, concise and business-oriented answers
  • Strategy taking into consideration  the real risks of potential litigation
  • Cutting legal costs
  • Control of your annual lawyer budget
  • For foreign groups, our subscriptions ensures perfect control of the French subsidiary
  • Visits to the client whenever necessary

Italy & International

Italy

For 20 years we have been working for Italian companies, either by defending them before the French courts, or by helping them manage their subsidiaries in France.

In this capacity, we have acquired a perfect understanding of the particularities of Franco-Italian business relations.

We work with several Milanese law firms to meet the needs of our Italian clients.

International

For the past 25 years, we have been regularly involved in international issues, in particular disputes relating to the termination of distribution contracts.

We help foreign companies manage their subsidiaries and litigate in France.

We belong to various international networks of legal professionals, which enables us to intervene in these matters.