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DLA Piper

15-17 RUE SCRIBE, 75 009 PARIS, FRANCE
Zagreb, Washington DC, Warsaw, Vienna, Tokyo, Tbilisi and 78 more

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

Administrative and public law

Within Administrative and public law, tier 4

DLA Piper covers a wide range of matters and has ‘strong expertise in urban-planning law’ and litigation. The firm’s construction sector expertise generates a constant flow of public law work for leading engineering companies. The team, led by Jean-Philippe Sorba, recruited experienced energy, environment and telecoms lawyer Pascal Martin from JeantetAssociés AARPI.

Banking and finance

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Capital markets

Within Capital markets, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s Anne Maréchal has thorough expertise in financial markets. She was retained by Areva, the CEA and the French state to handle Areva’s IPO on NYSE Euronext. The team, in which counsel Adrien Debré is also a key figure, also advises companies on regulatory issues including subprime-related matters.

Construction

Within Construction, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper advises leading construction and engineering companies on public and private construction law. The team has strong contentious expertise and is handling several major construction claims in relation to public infrastructure. Practice head Jean-Philippe Sorba and Emmanuelle Payrau-Sorba are the key figures.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation , tier 4

DLA Piper’s practice spans construction, commercial, insurance and distribution-related litigation for engineering, financial services and technology companies. Jean-Philippe Sorba heads the team, which also includes experienced commercial litigator Bruce Mee and Emmanuelle Payrau-Sorba who focuses on product liability and insurance claims. The practice was enhanced by Philippe Blaquier-Cirelli’s arrival from JeantetAssociés AARPI in 2011.

Within International arbitration, tier 5

DLA Piper represents companies in commercial cases relating to the automotive, commodities, energy, telecoms and finance sectors. It has been building its caseload since recruiting the ‘highly experienced’ Michael Ostrove from Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in 2010 to head its new arbitration practice.

EU competition and distribution

Within EU competition and distribution, tier 5

Marie Hindré-Guéguen leads DLA Piper’s four-lawyer practice, which mainly advises on antitrust matters law and Competition Authority investigations. Distribution law is also part of the practice.

Employment

Within Employment , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s ‘very good practice’ is headed by the ‘very strategic’ Bijan Eghbal. The nine-lawyer team also includes Marine Gicquel, who stands out for her ‘expertise in the field of redundancy procedures’, and counsel François Millet. The practice advises major French and international companies.

IT, telecoms and the internet

Within IT, telecoms and the internet, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper advises large users and technology suppliers on outsourcing, transactional and commercial matters and in litigation. The firm advised Pixmania on the signature of an e-commerce agreement with Carrefour. Stéphane Lemarchand is a ‘strong reference’ for IT matters, and Carol Umhoefer is recommended for data protection advice.

Insolvency

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Insurance

Within Insurance, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper advises insurers, reinsurers and insureds on professional and product liability and construction claims. Emmanuelle Payrau-Sorba heads the team, which also includes Bruce Mee and Anne Maréchal, who has ‘in-depth knowledge of securities issues’.

Intellectual property

Within Full-service firms, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper has a comprehensive IP group representing top-end clients. Jean-Christophe Tristant, whose ‘knowledge and business acumen’ produces ‘consistent quality results’, leads its thriving patent practice, while copyright and trade mark matters are led by Patrick Boiron, who has extensive experience advising famous US film studios. Laurence Julien-Raes’ expertise in trade mark portfolio management makes it one of the few full-service firms in Paris able to provide this capability.

Legal market overview

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‘Magic Circle’ firms Allen & Overy LLP, Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP made significant lateral hires in the M&A and litigation fields, and market challengers Paul Hastings LLP, Salans and DLA Piper, determined to become heavyweights in France, stepped up recruitment drives. French firms De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés and Lefèvre Pelletier & associés also significantly strengthened their ranks, with partners joining from Anglo-Saxon and other foreign law firms.

Media and entertainment

Within Full-service firms, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper’s Patrick Boiron is adviser to many famous US film studios, and the team’s expertise ranges from content creation to rights exploitation. The team also handles trade mark and copyright litigation and assists clients with movie distribution contracts in France.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 6

DLA Piper’s 14-lawyer group advises several CAC 40 companies on deals in France and abroad and also represents a large base of Anglophone clients. The practice’s three partners are Lionel Koehler-Magne; François Serres, who provides ‘very good attention to clients’ and often deals with transactions involving the US; and Anne Maréchal, who handles M&A and capital markets transactions.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

DLA Piper focuses on corporate real estate and investments, and represents various US, UK and German investment funds. Practice head Philippe Ledoux and Lionel Rosenfeld are the key contacts.

Tax

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DLA Piper LLP

  • Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

    In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter should not fall below £500,000, while fines in respect of health and safety offences that are a significant cause of death should be at least £100,000. Crucially, the SGC declined to provide for a fixed link between the imposed fine and the turnover or profitability of the offending company.

    - DLA Piper UK LLP

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  • CHINA - PERSONAL TAXATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY : CHINESE AND FOREIGN NATIONALS ON AN EQUAL FOOTING

    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

  • BULGARIA MARKET OVERVIEW

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    - BOYANOV & CO.

  • RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING COMMITMENTS

    THE PROCEDURE IS CLARIFIED, BUT MAY COMMITMENTS APPLY WITHOUT LIMIT?
    - Vogel & Vogel

  • 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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