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Corporate and company law
Structure your company, organise governance and prepare shareholder decisions.
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Corporate and company law
- Corporate Lawyer in Paris: Shareholders’ Agreements, Fundraising and Transactions
- Business and corporate law
- Business law
- Law for SMEs (in French)
- International business law
- Company formation
- Start-ups
- Amending Articles of Association in France
- Capital increase (in French)
- General meetings (in French)
- Board Meetings Lawyer in France
- Approval of Annual Accounts in France
- Filing of annual accounts (in French)
- Statutory auditors (in French)
- Corporate Group and Holding Company Lawyer in France
- Holding Animatrice: Active Holding Company Lawyer in France
- Cash Pooling Agreement Lawyer in France
- Management Fees Lawyer in France
- Company dissolution
- Corporate social responsibility (in French)
- Legal audit
- Legal training (in French)
Shareholders, directors and agreements
Define decision-making, manage departures and resolve disagreements between shareholders.
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Shareholders, directors and agreements
- Shareholders’ agreements (pacte d’associés)
- Shareholders’ agreements in SAs and SASs (pacte d’actionnaires) (in French)
- Share transfer approval clauses
- Shareholder disputes
- Shareholder Exit Lawyer in France: Withdrawal, Exclusion
- Removing a Company Director in France
- Directors’ liability (in French)
- Director Liability in French Insolvency Proceedings
- Director Salary vs Dividends in France
Transactions, business transfers and financing
Prepare acquisitions, business sales and investment rounds, from negotiations to completion.
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Transactions, business transfers and financing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Company buyouts (in French)
- Acquisition Due Diligence Lawyer in France
- Warranty and Indemnity Lawyer in France (Garantie d’Actif et de Passif)
- SPA Drafting in France: Your Share Purchase Agreement
- Share purchase agreements (SPA) (in French)
- Buying a Business in France: Fonds de Commerce Sale and Purchase Lawyer
- Selling a Business in France: Lawyer for the Sale of a Fonds de Commerce
- Fundraising
- Seed Round and Series A Lawyer in France
- Term Sheet Lawyer in France
- Investment (in French)
- Financial law
- SCI Share Transfer Lawyer in France
Employee ownership and management incentives
Choose and document equity incentives that fit your company and its team.
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Employee ownership and management incentives
- Employee Incentive Plan Lawyer in France: BSA, BSPCE and Management Packages
- BSPCE, BSA or free shares: choosing an instrument (in French)
- Employee share ownership
- BSPCE Lawyer in France: Conditions, Tax Regime and Implementation
- BSA AIR Lawyer in France
- Advisor warrants (BSA) (in French)
- Free share plans (AGA) (in French)
- Management Package Lawyer in France
Business and personal tax
Assess the tax implications of your business, income, assets and proposed transactions.
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Business and personal tax
- Tax lawyer in Paris
- International tax lawyer
- Transfer Pricing Lawyer in France
- VAT Lawyer in France
- Personal Tax Lawyer in France
- Director Remuneration and Tax Optimisation Lawyer in France
- Director Remuneration and Tax Optimisation Lawyer in France
- Pay, bonuses and benefits (in French)
- Crypto Tax Lawyer in Paris, France
- Voluntary Tax Disclosure Lawyer in France
- French Property Tax Lawyer in Paris: SCI, Capital Gains and IFI
- Tax Lawyer Fees in France: How Are They Set?
- IFI in France: Wealth Tax Lawyer for Valuation, Deductible Debts and Tax Audits
- Leaving France: Tax Lawyer for the French Exit Tax and a Legally Sound Change of Residence
Tax audits and disputes
Prepare a response to the authorities, correct omissions and examine options for challenging a decision.
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Tax audits and disputes
- Tax Audit in France: Lawyer in Paris
- Tax Audit in France: Lawyer in Paris
- Accounting reviews (in French)
- Corporate tax litigation (in French)
- Tax fraud
- URSSAF Audit Lawyer in France
- Undeclared Foreign Bank Account in France: Reporting and Regularisation
- French Tax Default Assessment (taxation d’office): Procedure, Deadlines and Defence
Business difficulties and restructuring
Assess financial difficulties and the options available to directors, creditors and potential buyers.
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Business difficulties and restructuring
- Businesses in financial difficulty (in French)
- Insolvency proceedings in Paris
- Safeguard proceedings (in French)
- Safeguard and judicial reorganisation (in French)
- Judicial Reorganisation Lawyer in Paris (Redressement Judiciaire)
- Judicial liquidation (in French)
- Pre-Pack Lawyer in France: Preparing the Sale of a Distressed Business
Commercial contracts
Set clear terms for your business relationships, responsibilities and exit arrangements.
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Commercial contracts
- Contracts and partnerships (in French)
- Commercial contracts
- Commercial Relationships Lawyer in France: Sudden Termination and Restrictive Practices
- Distribution Agreement Lawyer in France
- Commercial Agent Agreement Lawyer in France
- Business Introducer Agreement Lawyer in France
- Partnership agreements
- Service agreements (in French)
- Supplier Agreement Lawyer in France
- R&D Agreement Lawyer in France
- NDA Lawyer in France: Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Drafting terms and conditions of sale (CGV)
- Terms of use (CGU) (in French)
- Website legal notices (in French)
- Commercial Lease Lawyer in France
Commercial disputes and competition
Address unpaid invoices, disrupted relationships and disputed competitive practices.
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Commercial disputes and competition
Intellectual property
Protect your creations, organise rights and respond to unauthorised use.
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Intellectual property
Technology and data protection
Manage IT projects, software agreements and the use of personal data.
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Technology and data protection
- Digital law
- New technologies and digital law (in French)
- IT law in Paris
- IT contracts
- Software Development Agreement Lawyer in France
- SaaS Lawyer in France
- IT disputes
- IT acceptable use policy
- GDPR and data protection
- Personal data (in French)
- CNIL Audit and Sanctions Lawyer in France
- Outsourced DPO: your data protection officer is a lawyer.
- GDPR Data Processing Agreement Lawyer (Article 28)
- Personal Data Breach Lawyer in France
Digital businesses and platforms
Review the legal structure, contracts and customer journey of your online service.
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Digital businesses and platforms
Web3, crypto-assets and artificial intelligence
Assess the regulatory and contractual questions raised by your technology and business model.
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Web3, crypto-assets and artificial intelligence
Cybersecurity, fraud and online scams
Organise the legal response to incidents, preserve evidence and consider recovery options.
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Cybersecurity, fraud and online scams
- Cybersecurity
- NIS2 Lawyer in France: Preparing for Your Cybersecurity Obligations
- Cyberattack Lawyer in France: Support for Businesses
- Cybercrime
- Cyber litigation (in French)
- Hacking incidents (in French)
- Phishing (in French)
- Vishing and spoofing (in French)
- Banking fraud (in French)
- Fake investment fraud (in French)
- Cryptocurrency scams (in French)
- Fake online shop scams (in French)
- Personal training account (CPF) scams (in French)
- Romance scams (love scams) (in French)
- Tax refund scams (in French)
- Fake donation appeals (in French)
Image, media and reputation
Review publications, image rights and disputes affecting your reputation.
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Image, media and reputation
Employment law
Prepare employment decisions and contracts, and address workplace disputes.
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Employment law
- Employment law (in French)
- Employment law for directors and executives (in French)
- Employment contracts (in French)
- Employment contracts and sensitive clauses (in French)
- Termination of employment contracts
- Dismissal for gross misconduct (in French)
- Employee–employer disputes (in French)
- Employment litigation and employment tribunals (in French)
- Collective relations and the CSE (works council) (in French)
- Working time and work organisation (in French)
- Health, harassment and working conditions (in French)
- Employment inspections and compliance (in French)
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