Corporate law
Mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring, company formation, shareholder disputes etc. are at the core of our practice in the field of corporate law. Our lawyers provide both legal advice and conduct litigation before the French courts.
Corporate law, a core business in the firms making up our network
One of the salient features of the network is that its members are able to work with multidisciplinary teams and call on a group of corporate services, such as chartered accountants, tax specialists, asset management consultants and M&A brokers.
We can therefore offer an all-round response to the issues faced by companies, whatever their sector.
Practice areas
Corporate finance activities (increasing capital by issuing shares, capital reduction, share-holder disputes, etc.) M &A
- Restructuring (mergers, spin-offs, etc.)
- Formation and company secretariat
- Negotiation of shareholder agreements (entry, exit, remuneration, tag-along and drag-along clauses, liquidities, vesting, etc.)
- Private equity and venture capital
The lawyers in Corporate law
A specificity: managing shareholder disputes
The firm has developed specific practice areas in shareholder disputes:
- The prevention of difficulties by careful drafting of articles of association and shareholder agreements that take potential risks into account
- amicable resolution of difficulties when they arise, especially by supporting the respective parties in negotiations and mediation where appropriate
- organise and lead litigation effectively when this is inevitable
Focus on practice areas within In Extenso Avocats firms: Mediation and Arbitration
Arbitration
Arbitration is a procedural forum between opposing parties at the end of which a legally. Arbitration has two essential features:
- the disputing parties agree to choose jointly either the a single arbitrator or the court of arbitration
- the deliberations of the arbitrator and the decision made are totally confidential and are not disclosed to third parties.
The firm includes experienced arbitrators and can therefore provide advice and support throughout the arbitration process.hoix du ou des arbitres et la défense devant le Tribunal Arbitral.
Mediation : definition and action
Mediation is by definition intended in cases of tension or conflict as a means of trying to avoid having to resort to court proceedings or arbitration.
The conflicting parties refer to a neutral, independent and specially qualified third party to help them, outside of any legal framework, to seek an amicable solution to the difficulty that has been encountered.
The firm include qualified mediators, able to provide support and assistance in this process:
- Selecting the mediator
- Leading mediation sessions
- Drawing up and implementing the agreement