Corporate Law- Incorporation: counsel and advice on choice of business entity; drafting and filing incorporation documents and registration.
- Corporate secretarial: drafting of decisions, summonses, management reports and minutes; publications, legal formalities with local authorities and commercial court registrars.
- Mergers and acquisitions: Structuring, due diligence, negotiation and drafting of intent letters, purchase and sale agreements, guarantees, share purchase agreements, buy-outs and spin-offs, acquisitions and joint ventures; advice and assistance on post-closing issues including indemnification and escrow arrangements.
- Litigation: Assistance and representation on matters such as shareholder challenges or derivative suits, abusive dismissals and other various conflicts between board members and/or shareholders.
- Bankruptcy: Assistance and representation to preemptively manage issues related to insolvency.
- Corporate criminal matters: counsel and defense for charges of misuse of corporate assets, corruption and fraud (including accounting fraud and charges related to misuse of funds during restructuring), advice and training on extraterritorial application of American (FCPA, SOX) and UK bribery laws and French blocking statutes.
Commercial Law, Distribution and Competition Law- Advice, negotiation and drafting related to pre-contractual commercial agreements such as memorandums of understanding, letters of intent and non-disclosure agreements.
- Negotiation and drafting of all commercial contracts: concession, franchise, distribution, reseller agreements, transfer, partnerships, agency agreements, commercial leases, amendments, etc.
- Negotiation and drafting of cooperation agreements: standard business documents such as General Conditions, User Agreements, services contracts, service level agreements, sales agreements, exclusive distribution agreements, etc.
- Management and support (including litigation) for matters related to abusive termination of commercial relations or commercial agency.
- Analysis, support, training and legal opinions on distribution and commercial relationships regulated by EU and French competition law, including dawn raid support, and advice, response drafting and counsel related to French Competition Council or EU Commission inquiries and investigations of competition law violations.
- Commercial litigation before all French courts including emergency procedures, protective orders, seizures, special master appointments, enforcement of judgments and appeals.
- Commercial Arbitration support and counsel.
High Technology Law- Counsel, negotiation and drafting of technology agreements for cloud services, outsourcing, integration, maintenance, hardware and software leasing, hosting, licensing, virtualization, SaaS, etc.
- Risk management for complex IT projects from initial planning to spec development, tendering, service level agreements, limitations and quality assurance.
- Protection and monetization of IT works under applicable legal regimes for France and internationally (escrow, databases, patents).
- Litigation of disputes related to high technology including counterfeiting, infringement, domain name disputes, client references, etc.
- EU and French data privacy expertise: CNIL filings, investigation support and counsel, secure data transfers, data base management, audit advice and assistance, employee and HR training.
Intellectual and Industrial Property Law- IP rights management, counsel and assistance, including Software Asset Management counsel and negotiations with licensees and publishers.
- Negotiating and drafting license agreements, transfers and assignments of IP rights, coexistence agreements.
- IP litigation, including copyrights, patents, designs and models, trade secrets, breach of confidentiality agreements.
- Copyright and Patent office formalities, including filings and escrow.
Real Estate and Construction Law- Negotiating and drafting of real property agreements such as commercial leases, maintenance, contractor and subcontractor agreements, construction agreements.
- Client counsel and assistance for project financers, contractors, engineering firms, property managers and tenant cooperatives, including litigation and settlement negotiations.
Employment LawIndividual Employment Law matters:
- Solution-oriented legal advice on French employment law for international companies already operating in France, preparing to hire in France or transferring/expatriating employees to or from France
- Drafting of individual employment contracts and compensation plans (including adapting stock option grants, director/board status, severance packages, confidentiality and non-compete clauses to comply with French legal requirements)
- Assistance and advice on disciplinary actions (strategy, risk analysis, review, documentation and implementation)
- Counsel on hiring and dismissal matters: risk analysis and liability estimates, negotiation support, settlement agreement negotiation and drafting
- Collective bargaining agreements (reduction of working hours, job sharing, special provisions for seniors, etc.)
- Full service support for corporate reorganization, including dismissals for economic reasons (“social plans”)
- Advice and drafting of internal rules and regulations
- Legal advice regarding the proper procedures for works councils and hygiene and safety committee elections
- Highly experienced and zealous client representation before French labor tribunals and the labor section of the Courts of Appeals for individual or group dismissals, works council matters, breach of employment contracts, discrimination, harassment or any other employment law matter.
Public Procurement Law- Tenders and Procurement Contracts:
- Strategy, advice, drafting and negotiation for all procurement procedures at both the French and European Union level
- Advice, drafting and negotiation on partnership and consortium agreements, pre-contract referrals, sponsorships, public-private entity formation, agreements for public domain occupation
- State aid and subsidies, review and drafting of aid applications under French and European Union rules, financial and administrative litigation, public competition law and regulations
- Construction contracts and project management, liquefied damages agreements, post-contractual guarantees, insurance, problems with co-contracting and outsourcing, inspection support
Public-Private Business Transactions:
Construction and Public Works:
Litigation support for administrative challenges, appeals, breach by subcontractors, private damage claims and emergency procedures
Téléphone : 01.42.25.15.16