Hector Gitton-Quent
Member of the Paris Bar
Main areas
- Competition law and compliance
- Commercial contracts and litigation
- Restrictive practices and unfair competition
- Distribution, franchising, e-commerce
- Consumer law and regulation
Profile
Hector Gitton-Quent practises competition, distribution, consumer and regulatory law, both advisory and contentious.
Hector Gitton-Quent joined Rive Gauche Avocats as an associate when the firm was founded, having worked at law firms (notably LPA-CGR and KPMG Avocats, in Emmanuel Tricot’s team) and in the legal departments of major French groups (Louis Vuitton Malletier, Capgemini, Plastic Omnium).
He has extensive experience of competition and distribution law, commercial contracts and disputes, restrictive trading practices and consumer law, as well as technology law, gained in-house.
He practises French and EU competition law (antitrust, merger control, restrictive trading practices), distribution, consumer and regulatory law, both advisory and contentious.
Hector holds a master’s (Master 2) in Competition and Contract Law from the University of Versailles.
News and insights
The 50/50 partnership: an explosive model? The Vilebrequin case
Gaël Peyneau and Hector Gitton-Quent, in Opinion Internationale, on the right questions to ask before going into business as equal partners.
Lawyers on secondment: the firm in Juristes Associés
How secondments work, and why they are worth it: the firm’s contribution to issue 666 of the fortnightly journal.
Décideurs – Leaders League 2026: four rankings in economic law
The firm is ranked for distribution, antitrust and franchising and, for the first time, for deregulation and regulated sectors.
