Organisation of regulated professions and their institutions
Alinea, Avocats Associés provides expertise on all matters relating to the organisation of professions and professional structures, whether institutional or operational, and the internal and practice rules governing them, in particular those concerning professional ethics, conflicts of interest, disciplinary proceedings, data protection, and arbitration.
Alinea, Avocats Associés has developed a practice dedicated to professional ethics and conflicts of interest management, advising institutions that organise and regulate professions (professional orders, federations, associations, and trade unions), as well as professionals and their practices in several fields, such as healthcare, law, accounting…
Assessing the place of professional ethics within an institution’s strategy or its regulatory framework, assisting with the drafting of a code of ethics, establishing and operating an ethics advisory function and a disciplinary system, developing a policy for managing conflicts of interest, and establishing and supporting the operation of a professional arbitral institution are among the missions usually entrusted to Alinea, Avocats Associés.
The Alinea, Avocats Associés team also advises bodies representing a range of professions on the implementation of organisational frameworks for professional practice in an ethical and regulatory context, including the establishment of institutional information-sharing systems compliant with professional secrecy, and the implementation of anti-gift arrangements for the healthcare sector.
In this context, Alinea, Avocats Associés also supports professional organisations in implementing data protection regulation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and offers its clients compliance programmes and / or assistance as a Data Protection Officer.
Alinea, Avocats Associés has also developed a national and European practice relating to the internal regulation of professional and interprofessional groups, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and compliance, notably for healthcare professionals, expert services, and liberal and regulated professions.
Organising a professional or interprofessional institution at national or European level, implementing a corporate ethics, CSR and or compliance framework, and assisting with the drafting of an ethics charter are among the assignments regularly entrusted to Alinea, Avocats Associés.
The Alinea, Avocats Associés teams also advise stakeholders across various professional sectors on initiatives to enhance and develop regulatory frameworks, including protection of a professional title, recognition of a code of ethics, state recognition of an organisation, and the creation of a “label”.
Alinea, Avocats Associés also acts in professional liability disputes.