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Founded more than 25 years ago, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés is currently one of the top French firms, with 100 lawyers, including 19 partners. Since its creation, the firm has been a leader in the area of real estate law. It proposes a full service offering for all of the problems of real estate players. The firm has been implementing a diversification strategy for some fifteen years. Its service offer now encompasses several essential areas of business life: Private Equity, Real Estate, Banking Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Taxation, Employment, Insurance, Wealth & Asset Management and Sustainable Development. To assist its clients, more than half of whom are foreign groups, the firm has implemented a proactive international development strategy, which has already produced five overseas offices: Hong Kong (1998), Canton (2006), Algiers (2007), Casablanca (2008) and Shanghai (2008). Lefèvre Pelletier & associés has also formed privileged relations with partner firms in the world’s main business centres. PRACTICE AREAS REAL ESTATE Real estate is the original speciality of Lefèvre Pelletier & associés. For more than 25 years, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés has been a leading law firm in France for the legal and tax aspects of the property operations of investors and users. Investment - Financing – Promotion – Development – Town planning – SIIC, OPCI, Funds – Property loan operations –– Taxation –– Construction – Real estate professions – Asset Management – Commercial leases– Hotel and leisure industry– Environment and Sustainable Development – Litigation MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Lefèvre Pelletier & associés is a significant, renowned player in the mergers and acquisitions sector in France. Comprising about twenty lawyers, the team’s size allows the firm to offer the best structure for each transaction in terms of staff numbers, expertise and cost. Due diligence - Negotiation and drafting of contracts - Acquisitions and disposals of shares or assets – Contributions – Mergers – Negotiation of joint ventures – Restructuring – Stock market transactions – Liability of company officers LBO/PRIVATE EQUITY The team today has about ten lawyers. In the past three years, Lefèvre Pelletier & associés has been one of the most active firms in terms of number of transactions, with a particular focus on the mid-cap sector. The team works for some of the most prominent investment funds in France, such as LBO France, OFI Private Equity and Advent. Structuring of LBO acquisitions – Legal and tax audits – Creation of funds – Management packages – Acquisition financing (senior and mezzanine debt) DISTRESSED COMPANIES Lefèvre Pelletier & associés assists French and international clients with all issues relating to the prevention of difficulties and insolvency proceedings. The restructuring activity has developed considerably over the past three years. The team is highly active in the area of turnaround LBOs. Collective proceedings – Conciliation – Mandat ad hoc – Restructuring – Takeovers – Closures – Negotiation of continuity plans – Disputes relating to liability in collective proceedings BANKING & FINANCE Our team of some twenty lawyers, provides assistance with all aspects of financing, from structuring and negotiation to the drafting of the entire documentation and the taking of security. Structured financing - Asset financing – Real estate financing – Commodi- ties financing- Capital markets – OTC derivatives and securitization – Debt restructuring - Regulation – Asset management and private banking – Financial disputes PUBLIC BUSINESS LAW Lefèvre Pelletier & associés provides advisory and litigation services to public and private players in connection with complex contractual arrangements. It advises them on tendering procedures and assists them with negotiation phases. Government contracts - Public Private Partnerships – Public service delega- tions - Development contracts– Disposals – Urban development – Complex leases – Domain occupancy agreements and authorisations SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The sustainable development department has been offering clients dedicated services for several years. Lefèvre Pelletier & associés has combined its skills (real estate, finance, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, taxation, labour law, insurance and public law) to create a cross-functional practice group that constitutes a genuine Research & Development department in the legal domain of sustainable development. Corporate governance and responsibility – Dedicated financing and invest- ment - Grenelle laws and “sustainable” real estate - Renewable energies – Public Private Partnerships and operations with local authorities – Insurance - Reclaiming industrial wasteland– Environmental quality LITIGATION & ARBITRATION Since the firm’s foundation, the lawyers at Lefèvre Pelletier & associés have been guiding their clients in all kinds of business disputes (arbitration, mediation, conciliation) and before all courts (court of first instance, commercial court, international court of arbitration, administrative courts, professional bodies, labour court, etc.). Banking and finance disputes - Civil and commercial disputes – Enforce- ment – Insurance disputes– Tax disputes – Real estate disputes – Labour disputes– White collar crime – Arbitration proceedings LABOUR LAW The labour law team, comprising some ten lawyers, assists and represents French and foreign companies in connection with complex strategic operations or day-to-day management, providing advisory and litigation services before all courts having jurisdiction over labour or social security disputes. Individual employment relations - Collective relations and trade union law – Restructurings and reorganisations – Social security and social protection – Prevention of psycho-social risks – Litigation TAX The tax team assists French and foreign clients, and managers in particular, with all important business decisions that have tax consequences. 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 the legal teams to ensure their feasibility and coherence with the overall project into which they are to be integrated. Equity transactions – Structuring/investment – Real estate – Development operations – Fund structuring – Asset management – Litigation INSURANCE Lefèvre Pelletier & associés, with its dedicated team of about ten lawyers, advises both French and foreign clients in all insurance sectors. The insurance team works in close collaboration with the other specialist teams within the firm on all matters which require cross-departmental skills. Analysis and management of claims – Life insurance – Litigation insurance – The sale of insurance products – Capital financing – Regulated professions – Professional liability – Industrial risks ASSET MANAGEMENT The asset management team, consisting of ten lawyers, guides its French and international clients in the management, transfer and optimisation of their assets. This transversal team incorporates specialists, particularly in the area of taxation, company law, mergers and acquisitions, and insurance, who can handle the various problems of a clientele made up of private individuals and company managers. It provides clients with civil and tax law advice and represents them in disputes. Thanks to longstanding relations of trust with its correspondents in the principal European countries, it also provides them with guidance in the international arena. Inheritance planning – Tax optimisation-division of property – Transfer of family undertakings – Investment schemes in France and abroad 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.asia |
| 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 |
| 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 25 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Westhafentower - Westhafenplatz 1, Frankfurt, D-60327 Germany Telephone: +49 69 710 456 230 Facsimile: +49 69 710 456 450 Contact: Vincent Lunel |
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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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