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UGGC & Associés

47, RUE DE MONCEAU, 75008 PARIS, FRANCE
Tel:
Work +33 1 56 69 70 00
Fax:
Fax +33 1 56 69 70 71
Web:
www.uggc.com
Email:
Taipei, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ras Al Khaimah, Paris, Doha , and 3 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in France

Administrative and public law

Within Administrative and public law, UGGC & Associés is a second tier firm,

UGGC & Associés has a ‘perfect knowledge of public law contracts’, a ‘great understanding of how the administration works’ combined with ‘high creativity and reactivity’. The firm has a large scope of expertise thanks to a ten-lawyer team led by Jehan Béjot and Thierry Dal Farra, who ‘transcends the public law practice at contentious and non-contentious levels’. The firm advises large public sector operators such as Réseau Ferré de France, the Opérateur National de Paye and the French Government. Private sector clients (Colas, Sita, Elior) are also in the portfolio.

Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Within Dispute resolution Commercial litigation , tier 4

UGGC & Associés has a comprehensive practice, handling all types of disputes across an array of jurisdictions. Five partners focus on litigation, including Jean-Jacques Uettwiller and Bernard Grelon. The firm regularly acts for the French State.

Dispute resolution: White-collar crime

Within Dispute resolution White-collar crime Other recommended firms

Employment

Within Employment , UGGC & Associés is a second tier firm,

UGGC & Associés’ ten-lawyer team, led by Sophie Uettwiller, Roseline Sauser and Pascal Bathmanabane, advises large companies. The firm handles restructuring, litigation, moral harassment and work-induced stress cases. It represented Six Telekurs on a restructuring project.

Environment

Within Environment, UGGC & Associés is a second tier firm,

UGGC & Associés has a ‘very reactive practice’ led by Jean-Nicolas Clément, who demonstrates ‘in-depth knowledge of environment, urban planning and mining law’. The range of expertise also covers the energy, sustainable development, oil and gas and nuclear fields.

Health and life sciences

Within Health and life sciences Other recommended firms

Insolvency

Within Insolvency, tier 4

UGGC & Associés is one of the market’s top advisors for administrator work. Bernard Grelon is a familiar figure in the field, while Thierry Montéran is also recommended.

Intellectual property: Full-service firms

Within Intellectual property: Full-service firms Other recommended firms

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 6

UGGC & Associés has a ‘constantly growing network of international offices’ and demonstrates a ‘profound understanding of companies’. The seven-partner team, which includes Jean-Jacques Uettwiller and Jean-François Canat, advises a faithful client base made up of industrial and family companies. The firm assisted Franprix-Leader on its partial acquisition by Casino.

Private equity

Within Private equity Other recommended firms

Real estate

Within Real estate Other recommended firms

Tax

Within Tax, tier 5

UGGC & Associés is good for transactionnal, patrimonial and litigation work. The practice, led by Michel Turon, Laurent Chambaz and Antoine Gabizon, is a regular adviser to French and international groups (Pitney Bowes, CIC France) and families.

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    The People's Republic of China has initiated an overhaul of its social security system, reformed the personal taxation regime and has extended the scope of these laws to foreigners residing in China.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • MOROCCO TO BECOME THE LEADING FINANCIAL PLACE IN AFRICA

    The Kingdom of Morocco is supporting the ambition of becoming the leading financial place for Africa. In this context, a wave of draft laws is to be passed and implemented within the following months, amongst which, the Law No. 53.08, setting up a new financial authority, and the Law No. 54.08, reforming public offering rules, are of paramount importance to Moroccan and foreign issuers, and financial institutions.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • ACQUISITIONS IN CHINA : ASSET OR SHARE DEAL?

    The opportunities offered to foreign investors by the Chinese mergers and acquisitions market are increasing every year: in 2010, transactions involving foreign companies came to 60.1 billion euros, an increase of 21.2% compared with 2009. Seen from the West, where markets are declining, all sectors of the Chinese economy seem to be undergoing promising development and the statistics indicate that the Middle Empire will be a lasting springboard for growth.
    - Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

  • Prime de Partage des Profits

    Le dispositif L’article 1er de la loi de financement rectificative de la Sécurité sociale pour 2011 oblige les sociétés commerciales de 50 salariés et plus, dont les dividendes par part sociale ou par action sont en augmentation par rapport à la moyenne des deux années précédentes, à verser une prime à l’ensemble de leurs salariés
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc

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  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING COMMITMENTS

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  • Landmark decision by French Competition Authority in conditioned LPG case

    cartel case closed after discovery that leniency application was largely based on forgeries and rejection of collective dominant position objection.
    - Vogel & Vogel

  • 2012 supplementary budget

    The second supplementary budget published in the Official Gazette September 19, 2011 provides for two key measures that affect the deferral of tax losses and taxation of capital gains realized on the sale of equity securities .
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc

  • Actualité législative fiscale

    Au delà des mesures applicables à l’ensemble des contribuables (telles que la limitation du report des déficits ou la réforme du mode de calcul des plus values sur cessions de participations),le plan de réduction des déficits annoncé le 24 août dernier par le gouvernement comprend des mesures qui intéressent spécifiquement les acteurs du secteur financier.
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc

  • Réforme fiscale

    À la une Parmi les mesures annoncées par le Premier Ministre dans le cadre du plan de réduction des déficits, deux d’entre elles sont susceptibles d’affecter de nombreuses entreprises
    - Sarrau Thomas Couderc
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