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Admitted to the bars of Paris (1981), New York (1990), Brussels (1992), and Frankfurt (1993)

Louis Vogel has advised numerous leading French and international corporations. French and European institutions have also consulted him as an expert in economic law (competition, business, distribution, consumer and regulatory law). He has authored numerous books and articles on competition law, distribution law, and European business law.

Since his election to the French Senate on 2 October 2023, Louis Vogel has become an avocat honoraire.

Appointments, Degrees, and Titles

• Senator (2023 – )
• Member of the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (2020 – )
• President of the Club d’Iéna (2015 – )
• Professor of Law, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (1994 – 2023)
• President of France Universités – French rector’s conference (2010 – 2012)
• President of Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (2006–2012)

Degrees and Titles

• Doctor Honoris Causa, Humboldt University, Berlin (2012)
• Professeur agrégé des Facultés de droit (1989)
• Doctor of Law – Thesis: “Competition Law and Economic Concentration,” supervised by Berthold Goldman (1985)
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), Yale Law School (1982)
• Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (1976)

Publications

• Droit européen des affaires, Dalloz, 3rd ed., 2026
• Traité de droit des affaires, Du droit commercial au droit économique, LGDJ, 22nd ed., 2025
• Louis Vogel is the author of more than 50 books, including:
• Reconstruire l’Université, PUF, 2024
• Concurrence: 11 leçons, LawLex-Bruylant, 2nd ed., 2020
• Les sept péchés capitaux de l’Europe, Ramsay, 2018
• Justice Année Zéro, Ramsay, 2016
• Traité de droit comparé, le droit de l’Occident et d’ailleurs (in collaboration with A. Gambaro and R. Sacco), LGDJ, 2011
• L’Université, une chance pour la France, Puf, “Quadrige,” 2010
• Droit de la concurrence et concentration économique (pref. B. Goldman), Economica, 1988

Admitted to the Paris Bar (1985) and the New York Bar (1990)

Joseph Vogel, a specialist in competition, distribution, and consumer law for over thirty years, advises clients at both the European and French levels. A graduate of HEC and the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP), he has dual expertise in economics and law.

Degrees and Professional Affiliations

• Graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) (1982)
• Graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1980)
• Graduate of the Etudes Comptables Supérieures (1983)
• Master’s Degree (DEA) in Business Law, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (1983)
• Certificate of Specialization in “International and EU Law” (CNB – 2014)
• Certificate of Specialization in “Commercial, Business, and Competition Law” (CNB – 2014)

Professional Affiliations

• Union of European Lawyers (UAE)
• French Association for the Study of Competition (AFEC)
• Association of Lawyers Practicing Competition Law
• American Law Society
• Association of Franco-German Lawyers
• Deutscher Anwaltverein

Member of the Paris Bar (1988)

Charles Fahrner is specialized in consumer law and industrial risks. He has been active in this field for more than 30 years and has acquired in-depth experience representing and defending companies facing such issues – from assisting in technical expert appraisals to the organization of recall actions and the defense against actions brought by consumer associations.

Charles Fahrner is especially active in the area of Franco-German and Franco-Austrian business relations.

Qualifications and Associations

• Master’s Degree (DEA) in Private Law, Toulon University
• Member of the Franco-German Lawyers Association