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Founded more than 25 years ago, LPA is one of the leading independent law firms in France. With more than 100 lawyers (including 26 partners) with diverse backgrounds and expertise, LPA provides advisory and litigation services in all areas of business law to its French and international clients. LPA has expanded internationally with the opening of six international offices, Hong Kong (1998), Guangzhou (2005), Algiers (2007), Casablanca (2008), Shanghai (2008) and Frankfurt (2011), and the development of privileged relationships with partner firms located in key business centers across the world. LPA was awarded the ISO 9001 certification in 2001 (constantly renewed since that date), the recognition of reliable and efficient quality management systems which are applied across our organization in order to ensure the quality of our work and the satisfaction of our clients. MAIN INTERNATIONAL AREAS OF PRACTICE: Banking & Finance law The Banking & Finance team offers a large panel of services, including advice and assistance in banking deals or market transactions. It assists its clients in every aspect of financing transactions, from the structuring and negotiation to the drafting of the documentation, like securities. It also provides a well-known experience in negociating and assisting credit institutions for the treatment of any difficulty that may arise in the relations with their clients (prevention as well as litigation). Litigation & Arbitration : The clients of the Litigation & Arbitration department include major French groups, mid-cap companies, banks and insurance companies. Most of them are long-term clients, the result of the trust relationship that the team strives to build with them. In addition to general commercial litigation, the team is mainly specialized and highly recognized in the following areas: professional civil liability (public notaries, financial intermediaries, banks, stockbrokers, insurance brokers) and industrial risks liability. The team developed a niche activity of shareholders and private assets management disputes in connection with private assets management professionals. Mergers & Acquisitions : The M&A department is focused on industrial deals (companies and private equity funds). The team provides legal representation for French and international industrial groups, financial institutions and investment firms, both listed and unlisted, that operate in a variety of financial and industrial sectors. Its experience also extends to small and mid-cap transactions. The M&A department mainly provides advise in the formation of joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships and in the drafting and negotiation of shareholders’ agreements and other cooperation agreements. Tax law : The Tax team’s areas of expertise cover all of clients’ business sectors: corporate, real estate, banking, finance and asset management. The Tax team assists French and foreign clients with the tax aspects of all their important business decisions. The objective is to secure transactions at the fiscal level while optimizing the applicable taxation. The tax options proposed are always devised in conjunction with legal teams to ensure their feasibility and coherence with the overall project. Labour law : The labour law department assists and represents companies with complex strategic operations and in connection with day-to-day human resources management, providing advice and representation before all courts that settle employment or social security disputes. Its main clients are French and international groups of various nationality (Germany, UK, USA, the Benelux, Spain, Arabian Gulf States,…), senior executives and CEOs as well as SMEs/ SMIs in different business sectors including finance, real estate, media, luxury industry, insurance, industry, telecommunication, hotels, distribution, associations… Real Estate law : With 25 years of experience, the real estate department is widely recognised as one of the leader in the real estate sector. The team advises French and international banks, insurance companies, listed property companies and investment funds on the drafting of their contracts and the acquisition of property. The real estate department has extensive experience of all real estate sectors: commercial property, offices, industrial premises, hotels, leisure or residential property. It regularly advises government authorities and public bodies on legislative and regulatory reform. In addition, it has formed privileged relations with trade federations and plays an active role at major meetings of market players. Worldwide offices Maghreb offices: Algiers – Casablanca LPA ‘s offices in Algiers (opened in 2007) and Casablanca (opened in 2008) have been providing clients with specialised legal services based on an in-depth understanding of local administration and an extensive knowledge of local networks and institutions. LPA’s office in Algeria is staffed by French and Algerian lawyers. The Algiers office offers significant experience in start-ups and inward investment, coordination with the Algerian administration, corporate affairs, banking and finance, real estate, the public sector, IP/IT and privatisation. The results achieved by this office in a very short period of time clearly point to a promising future of cross-border investment. The Casablanca office is highly regarded locally in the banking and insurance sectors. Asia offices: Shanghai – Hong Kong – Guangzhou LPA’s Shanghai office covers the northern part of China, with the Guangzhou and Hong Kong offices catering to the south. Through this Asian structure, LPA’s goal is to provide customised services to European and American companies, helping them to set up and develop their business in China. The firm’s bicultural team members are specialised in foreign investment and business law, with vast experience of cross-border projects, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, labour disputes, intellectual property and retail and wholesale operations. This experience is the result of the long-standing and extensive practice of LPA’s Hong Kong based team within the Chinese business world in the area of corporate, commercial and distribution law. Germany offices : Frankfurt In 2011, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés opened an office in Frankfurt to assist German, French and international clients with the legal and tax aspects of their investments. The office's partners who specialise in taxation work closely with the Franco-German team based in Paris. The members of the Franco-German team are fluent in French, German and English. The Franco-German team assists German clients with their investments in France, and French clients in Germany; but there is also synergy with Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés' other worldwide offices. In addition, the Frankfurt office enjoys privileged relations with top-tier German law firms. Clients include international companies, medium-sized enterprises and private investors from all economic sectors (real estate investors, banks, industry, private equity, etc.). URL: http://www.lpalaw.com |
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| Partners | Practice Groups | Telephone | E-mail Address |
| Frédéric Bailly | M & A, Corporate | +33 1 53 93 39 22 | fbailly@lpalaw.com |
| Paul-Emmanuel Benachi | M & A, Corporate, China | +86 21 6135 99 66 | pebenachi@lpalaw.com.cn |
| Martine Blanck-Dap | Transfer of Private Assets | +33 1 53 93 30 18 | mblanckdap@lpalaw.com |
| Raphaël Chantelot | M & A, Corporate, China | +33 1 53 93 39 79 | rchantelot@lpalaw.com |
| Denis Chardigny | Real Estate, Construction, Development | +33 1 53 93 30 04 | dchardigny@lpalaw.com |
| Xavier Clédat | Litigation & Arbitration | +33 1 53 93 29 91 | xcledat@lpalaw.com |
| Jacques-Henry de Bourmont | Tax Law (Germany) | +33 (0)1 53 93 39 74 | jhdebourmont@lpalaw.com |
| Pascaline Dechelette-Tolot | Real Estate, Criminal Law | +33 1 53 93 30 07 | pdechelette@lpalaw.com |
| Hubert Dugueyt | Litigation, Banking and Finance | +33 1 53 93 29 91 | hdugueyt@lpalaw.com |
| Alain Gauvin | Banking & Finance, Morocco | +33 1 53 93 39 68/ +212 522 97 96 61 | agauvin@lpalaw.com |
| Séverine Hotellier | Insurance | +33 1 53 93 29 95 | shotellier@lpalaw.com |
| Christophe Jacomin | Banking & Finance | +33 1 53 93 29 56 | cjacomin@lpalaw.com |
| Véronique Lagarde | Real Estate Investment, Promotion | +33 1 53 93 29 42 | vlagarde@lpalaw.com |
| Philippe Lefèvre | Real Estate, Insurance, Banking and Finance | +33 1 53 93 30 01 | plefevre@lpalaw.com |
| Vincent Lunel | M & A, Corporate, Business Law, Restructuring, Algeria Law | +33 1 53 93 30 32 / +213 21 91 24 83 | vlunel@lpalaw.com |
| Olivia Michaud | Real Estate, Hotel business investments | +33 1 53 93 29 33 | omichaud@lpalaw.com |
| Nicolas Mordaunt-Crook | Banking and Finance | +33 (0)1 53 93 29 56 | nmordaunt-crook@lpalaw.com |
| Silke Nadolni | Real estate | +33 (0)1 53 93 29 42 | snadolni@lpalaw.com |
| Olivier Ortega | Public Law | +33 1 53 93 39 45 | oortega@lpalaw.com |
| Francoise Pelletier | Labor Law | +33 1 53 93 30 11 | fpelletier@lpalaw.com |
| Philippe Pelletier | Real Estate, Private assets, Litigation | +33 1 53 93 30 05 | phpelletier@lpalaw.com |
| Marie-Christine Peyroux | Insurance | +33 1 53 93 29 95 | mcpeyroux@lpalaw.com |
| Antonia Raccat | Real Estate Investment and Property Finance | +33 1 53 93 29 31 | araccat@lpalaw.com |
| Monika Seidel-Moreau | Labor Law | +33 (0)1 53 93 30 13 | mseidel-moreau@lpalaw.com |
| Marie-Odile Vaissie | Real Estate Commercial Leases, Construction | +33 1 53 93 30 03 | movaissie@lpalaw.com |
| Naïma Zitouni | M & A, Corporate | +33 1 53 93 39 46 | nzitouni@lpalaw.com |
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Paris, France (Main Location) 136, avenue des Champs Elysees Paris, 75008 France Telephone: +33 (1) 53 93 30 00 Facsimile: +33 (1) 53 93 30 30 |
Algiers, Algeria Lotissement Ricour Omar, Villa n°5 - Ben Aknoun Algiers, Algeria Telephone: +213 21 91 24 83 Facsimile: +213 21 91 42 46 Contact: Vincent Lunel |
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Casablanca, Morocco 3, rue Bab Monsour - Espace Porte d' Anfa Bâtiment C - 2ème étage Casablanca, 20 050 Morocco Telephone: +212 (0)522 97 96 60 Facsimile: +212 (0)522 94 19 18 Contact: Alain Gauvin |
Frankfurt, Germany Taunusanlage 19 Frankfurt, 60325 Germany Telephone: +49 69 133 84 56 59 Contact: Jacques-Henry de Bourmont |
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Guangzhou, China Suite 1610, Guangdong International Hotel Main Tower, 339 Huanshi Donglu Guangzhou, 510098 China Telephone: + 86 20 2237 8609 Facsimile: + 86 20 2237 8619 Contact: Paul-Emmanuel Benachi |
Hong Kong, China Unit 4405, 44/F, Cosco Tower 183 Queen's Road Central Hong Kong, China Telephone: +852 2907 7882 Facsimile: +852 2907 6682 Contact: Paul-Emmanuel Benachi |
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Shanghai, China 41/F, Hong Kong New World Tower, 300 Middle Huai Hai Road - Lu Wan District Shanghai, 200021 China Telephone: +8621 6135 9966 Facsimile: +8621 6135 9955 Contact: Paul-Emmanuel Benachi |
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