Awards and Rankings

LEGAL 500 - EDITION 2022
The international guide LEGAL 500 recommends in its 2022’s edition the practices of LEXT in (i) EU, Competition and Distribution and (ii) Intellectual Property (Trade marks and designs).
EU, Competition and Distribution
- LEXT ranked Tier 5 in EU, Competition and Distribution - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2022 Edition
Partners in charge
Sylvain Beaumont, Anne Bourdu, Gaëlle Leroy, Pierre-Lucas Thirion
Lext’s competition and distribution team offers the quality of service of a large firm in a firm on a human scale. The partners have a lot of experience and handle their cases themselves. The employees are competent and committed.
Sylvain Beaumont is particularly brilliant. We feel that he has a wealth of experience in economic law. He knows how to offer pragmatic solutions to all the questions in his field of intervention. A very great professional.
Efficient collaboration and the team is always available with a treatment of your questions within an hour.
Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs
- LEXT ranked Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2022 Edition
Partners in charge
Anne Bourdu, Gaëlle Leroy, Pierre-Lucas Thirion
Great listening, quality of advice and exceptional responsiveness.
We work with Anne Bourdu, who is both available and advise us with seriousness and efficiency.
Very good, proactive follow-up of files. The client feels surrounded and supported by the team.

LEGAL 500 - 2021 EDITION
LEXT ranked in the 2021 edition of Legal 500 EMEA in following practices:
- Tier 5 in EU, Competition and Distribution - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2021 Edition
- Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2021 Edition
LEGAL 500 - 2020 EDITION
The skills and expertise of LEXT, with offices in Le Mans, Paris and Rennes, have been recognized by the international guide LEGAL 500 that recommends, in its 2020’s edition that has just been released, the practices of LEXT in (i) EU, Competition and Distribution and (ii) Intellectual Property (Trade marks and designs).
- LEXT ranked Tier 5 in EU, Competition and Distribution - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2020 Edition
- LEXT ranked Tier 4 in Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs - The Legal 500 Rankings - 2020 Edition
LEGAL 500 - 2019 EDITION
LEXT ranked Tier 4 in EU, Competition and Distribution and Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs
- EU, Competition and Distribution - The Legal 500 - 2019 Edition
Lext Avocats' competition and antitrust offering is spread across Paris, Le Mans and Rennes and provides both advisory and contentious legal advice to an enviable client roster. In recent highlights, Paris-based Sylvain Beaumont and senior associate Cécile Maugère continue to provide day-to-day compliance and regulatory advice to a major international corporation and recently assisted this client with the restructuring of a number of international relationships. Gaëlle Leroy, who is based in Le Mans, handled merger control and commercial contract negotiations, while Pierre-Lucas Thirion is the name to note in Rennes. Anne Bourdu is also based in Paris and is a key name to note.
- Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs - The Legal 500 - 2019 Edition
LEGAL 500 - 2018 EDITION
LEXT ranked Tier 4 in EU, Competition and Distribution.
- EU, Competition and Distribution - The Legal 500 - 2018 Edition
Lext Avocats is "a high quality firm with a very responsive team" which "provides advice expected from the best international firms with the flexibility of a boutique. The group has a strong track record in handling disputes arising from the abrupt termination of commercial relationships and other issues surrounding distribution contracts.
PALMARES DES AVOCATS - 2017 EDITION
During the PALMARES DES AVOCATS 2017, our firm has received the award of the “RISING STAR OF THE YEAR”.
We are proud to announce that the PALMARES DES AVOCATS 2017, organized by Le Monde du droit/Legal news in partnership with AFJE (Association of French In-house lawyers) has distinguished our firm that that has been granted the:
- award of the “rising star of the year” that is granted to the best new lawfirm (with less than five years of creation)
- the Bronze Award in Intellectual Property (2017).