M&A - CORPORATE LAW - PROPERTY ACQUISITION - LITIGATION - CONTRACTS - TAX -SUCCESSION LAW - CONVEYANCING - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - EMPLOYMENT LAW

Benoit Lafourcade is a managing partner of the French business law firm Squadra Associés. He is qualified in France ("avocat": registration details here) and in England as a solicitor (non practising in the UK).

He lectures "French business law in English" at one leading education provider (more information here).

About Squadra Associes

Squadra Associés business law firm was established in 1983 and is made of 12 lawyers (4 partners, 4 associates, 2 of counsels, 2 in-house university professors) who all have the same objectives and the same goal to build a pro-active and efficient team, dedicated to business and public law.

Squadra Associés, headquarted in Paris, opened a subsidiary in Bordeaux in 2009.

Available and flexible to offer the best services

In a complex and ever-changing business and legal marketplace, our company and its team of experienced business lawyers (all members of the Paris Bar) offer tailored services to answer quickly and efficiently to the clients’ needs.

More than a law firm: a real business partner

We pride ourselves on giving each client personal attention and quality service. Our lawyers don't pass the case off to an assistant or paralegal. We make ourselves available to clients, spending a significant amount of time discussing their legal matters and analyzing the case. Our goal is to build a long-term partnership with our clients.

Practice areas: all areas of business and public law

We cover all areas of business and public law. Our clients include national, international and multi-national clients, the French Government, individuals and other business entities.

With experienced lawyers in all areas of business and public law, we have the ability to provide a full service.

European Lawyers Association network

Benoit Lafourcade is a Member of the European Lawyers Association, the firm can coordinate european transactions through an important network of business lawyers.

International law firm

Members of the firm are fluent in French, English, Russian and/or Italian.

Our international business attorneys have experience with many large national and multinational firms.

Because high caliber business and corporate representation encompass a wide range of interrelated issues, our international business attorneys work closely with lawyers in other divisions of our firm, including the international law, labor and employment, immigration and intellectual property and technology lawyers, to provide the clients with optimal structures and strategies to satisfy all of their business needs.

Informing clients to protect their rights and interests

Clients' rights and interests is our first priority. The client-firm relationship is clearly detailed in an agreement signed with all clients. Clients are informed of our fee policy upfront and receive detailed invoices on a monthly basis.

Recent type of work:

- counseling on matters related to the establishment of foreign companies in France and Europe,

- share-capital increase and purchase of new shares by an investment fund (together with subscription of convertible bonds). Wrote shareholders agreement and corporate documentation,

- assisting individuals moving to France or seeking legal services in English,

-real estate development structuring, documentation and negotiation,

- real estate acquisition (notably vineyards in South West France),

- commercial contracting, including technology transfer and licensing agreements,

- tax filings, government filings and applications,

- corporate secretary work,

- liquidation of French subsidiaries,

- software development, licensing and distribution,

- outsourcing,

- product sourcing, distribution and contract manufacturing,

- franchising,

- internal corporate investigations,

- investment restructuring and review, including in connection with bankruptcy matters,

- commercial contracting, including technology transfer and licensing agreements,

- international litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution,

- assisting with negotiation, structuring and documentation of cross-border investments (including joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions),

- intellectual property: protected the interests of one football club in France.

Cultural institutions are welcomed to contact us to discover our pro bono legal services.

the content of this website has been submitted to the Paris Bar Authority. All information concerning the Paris Bar and a list of registered avocats is available in the Bar's official website:

http://www.avocatparis.org/avocatparis/index.aspx

Firm listed in the british consulate's website (http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk) - "English speaking lawyers in Bordeaux"