Four practice areas. Every file led by a partner.
Below are transactions completed — not practice-area brochures.
From the shareholders' agreement to the forced buyout: the full cycle.
We advise on incorporation, governance, restructuring and disposal of French corporate entities — with particular attention to the friction points that a poorly drafted document creates years later.
Our practice covers the initial structuring of companies (SASU, SAS, SA, holding vehicles), the drafting and negotiation of shareholders' agreements, internal reorganisation transactions and pre-acquisition legal due diligence.
We also represent minority and majority shareholders in governance disputes — forced buyout proceedings, deadlocked shareholder decisions, negotiated exits before the matter reaches the Commercial Court.
- Restructuring of a French pharmaceutical holding company: merger of four subsidiaries, governance overhaul and €12M capital increase — Paris, 2023
- Negotiation of a shareholders' agreement between a French founder and a Bahraini family office for a luxury ready-to-wear brand (15% stake): liquidation preference clause, tag-along on disposal — Paris, 2022
- Legal structuring of a €30M LBO on a regional transport group: shareholders' agreement drafting, management package advisory, coordination with financial counsel — Paris, 2021
From LOI to closing: every step led by a senior partner.
We advise on M&A transactions from the preliminary phase through post-closing integration — in French and English, on domestic and cross-border transactions.
Our M&A practice covers the full process: deal structuring, letter of intent drafting, legal due diligence conduct or review, SPA negotiation and drafting, closing support, and post-merger follow-up.
We work across industrial, technology, and distribution sectors. Our English-language practice is operational — not nominal: we negotiate, draft, and argue in English without internal translation.
- Buy-side counsel to a French industrial group on the acquisition of a German competitor (€45M enterprise value): Franco-German due diligence, SPA negotiation and drafting, closing in Cologne — 2023
- Sell-side representation of a Parisian SaaS company in its €28M disposal to a Nasdaq-listed US acquirer: IP transfer, French employment law adjustments, closing in New York — 2022
- Post-merger advisory on the merger of two Lyon-based construction companies (€60M): shareholders' agreement renegotiation, brand restructuring, coordination of the employee protection plan — 2021
Litigate or settle — both options, backed by the same case strength.
We prepare every case as if it will go to trial — because that is the only way to negotiate from a position of strength.
Our litigation practice covers contractual disputes, unfair competition, shareholder conflicts, and ICC arbitration proceedings. We appear before the Paris Commercial Court, Courts of Appeal, and as counsel in international arbitrations.
Our approach: a solid first-instance case is worth more than a brilliant appeal. We invest in the preparatory phase to avoid avoidable procedural errors.
- Defence of a French fashion house in an unfair competition dispute (supply chain passing-off, €3.2M in alleged damages): favourable settlement after 18 months of proceedings, Paris Commercial Court — 2023
- Claimant representation in a dispute over an exclusivity clause breached by a Spanish distributor (€1.8M): favourable judgment, Paris Court of Appeal — 2022
- Mediation of a co-founder dispute at a Parisian FinTech (€4.5M at stake): resolved in three sessions, written agreement avoiding compulsory winding-up — 2022
Contracts built to hold against a foreign counterparty, an unfamiliar jurisdiction, and ten years of commercial pressure.
Distribution agreements, joint ventures, licences, partnership agreements — we draft contracts that anticipate disagreement rather than discovering it.
Our international practice covers the drafting and negotiation of cross-border distribution agreements, intellectual property licences, joint ventures, and framework commercial agreements governed by multiple national laws.
We are well-versed in the main international arbitration conventions (ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL), the specifics of English law applied to commercial contracts, and the interfaces between French law and emerging legal systems (OHADA, UAE law).
- Distribution agreement for a French wine producer entering the South Korean market: local regulatory compliance, ICC arbitration clause, Geneva seat — 2023
- Structuring of a Franco-Emirati joint venture for a construction consortium (€80M infrastructure project): OHADA/UAE law interface, Dubai arbitration, trilingual FR/EN/AR shareholders' agreement — 2022
- International licence agreement between a French luxury leather goods manufacturer and a Japanese partner: IP protection, royalty structure, WIPO mediation clause — 2021