ADVANT Altana > Paris, France > Firm Profile
ADVANT Altana Offices
ADVANT Altana
45 RUE DE TOCQUEVILLE
75 017 PARIS
France
45 RUE DE TOCQUEVILLE
75 017 PARIS
France
ADVANT Altana > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Construction Tier 1
Louis des Cars, Christophe Lapp
and François Muller, all of whom specialise in the resolution of large-scale construction disputes and litigation, co-head the practice at ADVANT Altana. The team ably handles complex construction cases from their inception, both in France and internationally, covering the full scope of relevant operations. Such cases often include contract formation and project development on high-value matters, as well as dispute resolution regarding such topics as employment, competition, white-collar crime and environmental law. Counsel Victoria Aquino has expertise in financial and technical claims relating to major infrastructure and civil engineering projects, atop an ability to assist in the negotiating and drafting of construction and consultancy contracts.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Victoria Aquino; Lucille Montaut; Chloé Girard
Key clients
SGP (Société du Grand Paris)
Bouygues Construction
Vinci Construction
Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France
Spie Batignolles
Fayat Group – Razel-Bec
Colas
VINCI and Bouygues (subsidiaires)
Webuild
Jan De Nul
Boskalis
Implenia
Amundi
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 1
ADVANT Altana acts as counsel for leading pharmaceutical companies on complex product liability and regulatory matters, intellectual property, transactional, and contentious matters. The team has a core focus on guiding clients through IP registration, protection and enforcement, with a keen interest in the biotech industry, e-health, and the use of the ‘big data’ in the medical field. The practice is jointly led by Armand Aviges, Gilles Gaillard, and Jean-Nicolas Soret; they are supported by Philippe de Saint-Bauzel and Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
CFAO GROUP
COWEN HEALTHCARE INVESTMENTS
CSRP (Chambre Syndicale de la Répartition Pharmaceutique)
ELEPHANT VERT
EURAPHARMA (CFAO Group)
EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC
GE HEALTHCARE
GRUPPO SAPIO
KURMA PARTNERS
LABORATOIRE SYNBIONYME
LEEM
ONXEO
PHARMALEX
PROCLINIC
SANCARE
SOREDIP
STRYKER
France > Insurance Tier 2
The veteran team at Paris independent law firm ADVANT Altana – which is part of the ADVANT association of European law firms – brings strength to advising major insurers (such as AXA and AIG), reinsurers, intermediaries and corporates on a wide range of matters across the practice area. Led by Gilles Gaillard (a cross-border transaction and regulated sector expert with over 20 years’ experience), Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy (who provides expertise in business litigation and pre-litigation) and Frédéric Manin (a specialist in competition and antitrust law), the group’s full offering in the insurance sector extends to class actions, arbitration and mediation, insurance products, regulatory compliance, civil liability and damages cases, cyber-risk and M&A.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘Quality analysis and great responsiveness.’
‘Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy has a high level of investment in the case.’
‘The Advant Altana team is brilliant. The advice is provided in a pragmatic and always operational way.’
‘Extremely competent and very available partner. Friendly and competent team.’
‘The ADVANT Altana team is forceful. I have great confidence in them, particularly Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy, with whom we have been working for a long time. The team’s responsiveness, endurance and creativity, and the perpetual search for solutions in the client’s favour are very much appreciated. It is also a firm that seeks to immerse itself in the culture of its client and to get to know the client well in order to offer the best service.’
Key clients
Aéma Groupe (MACIF / Aésio)
Ag2r la mondiale
AIG
APPN
AXA
BNP Paribas Cardif
Cardif Lux
Covéa
CNOSF
Credendo
GPSA
Groupama
Inshur BV
Klesia
Malakoff Humanis
Marsh
Matmut / Mgefi
MMA Vie Assurances Mutuelles
Tutelaire
France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs Tier 2
ADVANT Altana‘s international network allows the IP team to handle cross-border matters, both disputes and non-contentious matters, including trade mark clearances, domain name filings and portfolio management work. The team is equipped to handle complex litigation before French courts and the EUIPO, representing clients engaged in infringement matters and anti-counterfeiting actions in France, the EU and China. Litigator Pierre Lubet focuses his practice on the manufacturing and luxury goods sectors, and leads the practice alongside Jean-Guy de Ruffray, who represents clients in mandates at the crossroads of IP and IT law, supporting them through litigation and advising on digital law and related licences and contracts.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘A stable, reactive and very attentive team. Strong ability to understand the issues in our sector of activity.’
Key clients
Aldi
Ducati West Europe
Guo Pei
Herta
Moulin Rouge
NIO
France > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3
Led by IT and IP litigator Jean-Guy de Ruffray and employment specialist Pierre Lubet, the team at ADVANT Altana utilises a multidisciplinary approach to advise insurers, and major corporates in retail supermarkets (Aldi), real estate, telecoms, video games, media, electronics, manufacturing, motor vehicles and hospitality (the Moulin Rouge), on a diverse spectrum of data privacy and data protection matters. These include cybercrime and cross-border disputes, data processing audits, the implementation of personal data management protocols and procedure and personal data transfers.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘Small, high-quality team. Always exceeding our expectations.’
‘Jean-Guy de Ruffray is an exceptional lawyer.’
‘A stable, reactive and very attentive team. Strong ability to understand the issues in our sector of activity.’
Key clients
Bouygues Immobilier
Moulin Rouge
NRJ Group
France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Tier 3
ADVANT Altana acts for a range of French and international companies, including leading construction groups, insurers and financial services companies, as well as asset management firms, banks and other major names in the telecoms, healthcare and automotive sectors. The sizeable team can handle a broad range of disputes, particularly banking, financial, product liability, insolvency-related cases as well as corporate and commercial litigation. It acts in several mass product litigation disputes concerning both financial and pharmaceutical products. The practice is led by Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy and Julien Balensi. Benjamin Dors was promoted to the partnership in early 2023.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Responsiveness, availability, accessibility, competence’.
‘Very competent and extremely available, competent team’.
‘Skills, knowledge of a file, the relevance of recommendation and responsiveness are very good.’
‘Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy is remarkable’.
‘I have recently worked with Altana, in particular with Benjamin Dors and his team. I was very impressed with the quality of their work, the expertise and technical quality, the constant availability in responding to our requests and the result obtained in favour of our client.’
Key clients
AMUNDI
APAGOR (CLASS’CROUTE)
ARKEMA
ATOTECH
AXA
BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES (BCP)
BNP PARIBAS
BOUYGUES TRAVAUX PUBLICS
BOUYGUES TELECOM
CARDIF ASSURANCE VIE
CARDIF LUX VIE
CATL BATTERY
CFAO
CGI FRANCE
Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF)
EATON
ENEDIS
EURAPHARMA
FAYAT
HAGER CONTROLS
HERMANDAD NACIONAL DE ARQUITECTOS (HNA)
INVIVO RETAIL
MAAF
MALAKOFF MEDERIC SERVICES
MMA VIE ASSURANCES MUTUELLES
NGE
ONXEO
ORANO
POSSON PACKAGING
PROXISERVE
RATP DEV
RENAULT
SAMSUNG
SCHINDLER
SPIE BATIGNOLLES
SOREDIP
TUI
VEOLIA
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
VINCI
WEBUILD
France > Dispute resolution: White-collar crime Tier 3
France > Employment Tier 3
ADVANT Altana acts for a prominent client base, comprised of leading French and international corporations including blue-chip luxury goods, chemical, energy and aviation companies. The experienced team has a good range of collective and individual employment law expertise, spanning restructuring and downsizing mandates, litigation, M&A, the negotiation of collective issues and other various matters such as remuneration schemes and harassment claims. The practice regularly acts for companies in disputes involving hundreds of employees and collective dismissal and remuneration issues; it also advises on the termination of top executives. The practice is co-headed by Mickaël d’Allende and Pierre Lubet.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘A very available and responsive team, even in an emergency, with always clear solutions and initiatives.’
Key clients
AIRBUS
ALDI
ATOTECH
BASF
BNI
BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION
CEGID
CONFORAMA
COOPERATIVE DES QUOTIDIENS (CDQ)
EUREDEN
EUROPE 1 – LAGARDERE
FEDERATION DU CRISTAL ET DU VERRE
GEOPOST (DPD GROUP / CHRONOPOST)
MOULIN ROUGE
PFIZER
PROXISERVE
RICHARD MILLE
TUI
VOESTALPINE
WWF
Work highlights
- Assisted a multinational chemical company with a major reorganisation.
- Representing a major international leisure, travel and tourism company in a dispute with a trade union, concerning the payment of a thirteenth month bonus.
- Acted for the electric engineering subsidiary of a multinational conglomerate in several major disputes concerning collective bargaining agreements.
France > Insolvency Tier 3
ADVANT Altana has a strong involvement alongside debtors, while also advising a number of major commercial partners and lessors in relation to other companies’ difficulties. In that regard, the team assists several large commercial shopping centre asset managers in dealing with retail companies’ restructuring and insolvency cases. The practice has also been handling several restructuring cases recently in the automotive sector, and has advised on the restructuring of a major media company based in La Reunion. The experienced team is also able to handle cross-border matters. It also advises investors presenting asset takeover offers and litigation. The practice is co-headed by Michel Jockey and Pierre-Gilles Wogue, and also includes Mana Rassouli.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Agile and technical. The team adapts very well to SMEs. It knows its files very well and can be very flexible according to emergencies and situations.’
‘Pierre-Gilles Wogue shows incredible tenacity. He does not give up and often achieves his goals while reaching the unanimity with all the stakeholders. Michel Jockey has an experience and serenity that speak for him.’
‘Quality, responsiveness.’
‘High availability, responsiveness and professionalism.’
Key clients
ALDI
MILLET GROUP
BLIVE GROUP
IVANHOE CAMBRIDGE
SOCIETE DES CENTRES COMMERCIAUX (SCC)
SECOM
NATIXIS
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS FRANCE
ALTAREA COGEDIM
ALKOR DRAKA
SIROB GROUP
DEFTA
GROUPE FIGARO
Work highlights
- Advising ALTAREA COGEDIM on various high-profile insolvency matters including on the following matters: Pimkie, La Halle, Célio, Camaieu, Alinéa, Flunch, Courte Paille, Agatha, Naf Naf and Tooandre.
- Advising an automotive manufacturer on the restructuring of a German auto parts supplier, Eisenmann Group.
- Advising MILLET GROUP on the carve-out acquisition of a railway maintenance business from Colas Rail (Bouygues Group).
France > Intellectual property: Copyright Tier 3
The team at ADVANT Altana advises across the breadth of copyright issues, assisting with the drafting of copyright and distribution agreements, carrying out rights audits and providing pre-litigation support to clients. Under the leadership of practice heads Pierre Lubet and Jean-Guy de Ruffray the firm is also regularly instructed in litigious matters, representing clients in rights infringement claims, contract enforcement and anti-counterfeiting measures.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘I am very happy with the legal services I receive from ADVANT Altana.’
‘Jean-Guy de Ruffray gives excellent professional support in a litigation before the court in Paris.’
‘A stable, reactive and very attentive team. Strong ability to understand the issues in our sector of activity.’
Key clients
ALDI
Adami
Ducati
Moulin Rouge
Minebea Intec France
The Rumor Mill
SPRE
Viz Media Europe
France > EU, competition and distribution Tier 4
ADVANT Altana handles merger control for mergers, co-operative agreements and joint ventures, often working on multi-jurisdictional matters. The team also acts for clients in antitrust litigation and advises on distribution issues. Frédéric Manin advises insurance clients on M&A and also covers the automotive, construction and healthcare sectors, frequently assisted by counsel Lucie Giret. Marie Hindré advises construction, infrastructure, tech and energy clients, as well as covering state aid matters.Practice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Small team guaranteeing fluidity of exchanges, proactive follow-up and respect of deadlines.’
‘Great availability of the partner and his collaborator, strong business spirit, particularly attentive to the problems of the client.’
Key clients
AG2R LA MONDIALE
AXIANS
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
COVEA
CSRP (pharma wholesalers’ association)
DUCATI
EURAPHARMA
GROUPAMA
INTERFEL
MATMUT/MGEFI
RENAULT
SODICO
UGI Corporation/Antargaz Finagaz
VINCI GROUP
France > Industry focus: IT and internet Tier 4
ADVANT AltanaPractice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Raclet
Testimonials
‘A stable, reactive and very attentive team with a strong ability to understand the issues in our sector of activity.’
‘I highly recommend the tandem of Jean-Guy de Ruffray and Raclet, whom, for us, are standout in the team.’
Key clients
ALDI
AIR France
ALTAREA COGEDIM
BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER
DOCAPOST
LEXISNEXIS
SOPRA STERIA
VEKIA
Work highlights
- Advised SOPRA STERIA GROUP in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of EVA Group, specialist in cybersecurity, integration, IT projects governance, operations, training and certifications.
- Advised DOCAPOSTE, wholly owned subsidiary of GROUPE LA POSTE, on its acquisition of the electronic signature and digital vault businesses from IDEMIA.
- Advised AIR FRANCE on the sale of SMOOSS, the operator of software platform SaaS, dedicated to optimisation of travel booking, to HOPPER, a Canada-based entity.
France > Intellectual property: Patents Tier 4
ADVANT Altana acts for clients in the pharmaceutical, chemicals, mechanical and electronics industries in a range of patent-related issues. Under the leadership of Armand Aviges, Pierre Lubet and Jean-Guy de Ruffray, the firm represents companies in infringement claims, searches and seizures, and ownership claims. On the non-contentious side, it is equipped to assist in patent ownership transfers, licences and co-ownership agreements. The management of patents pertaining to inventions made by employees, in addition to patent audits, are further areas of strength for the team.Practice head(s):
Testimonials
‘An easy team to communicate with. Excellent knowledge of the law, always willing and able to go the extra mile in order to achieve the best results for clients.’
‘Jean-Guy de Ruffray has a very sharp mind, is very flexible and creative and has excellent knowledge of the law.’
‘A stable, reactive and very attentive team. Strong ability to understand the issues in our sector of activity.’
Key clients
Elephant Vert
Proclinic
Xerys
Work highlights
- Advised Elephant Vert on the IP aspects of the acquisition of Lipofabrik.
- Advised Proclinic, backed by Miura Partners, on the acquisition of EXOTEC Dentaire.
- Advised Xerys on the sale of Cryo Pur to listed group Française de l’Energie.
France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 4
ADVANT AltanaPractice head(s):
Other key lawyers:
Bruno Nogueiro; Fabien Pouchot; Géraldine Malfait
Testimonials
‘Excellence in advice and strong investment and responsiveness.’
‘Dynamic and professional team, understanding of needs and creative in these proposals to meet the needs/interests of its customers.’
‘Jean-Nicolas Soret is recommended for his listening skills. He is efficient, sympathetic, proactive in the search for solutions and proposals to achieve objectives’
‘Very professional, complementary and pragmatic teams. I appreciate the availability and responsiveness of the teams.’
‘Special mention for Gilles Gaillard: beyond his great competence and his recognized experience, a partner who really carries the file, brings business insight and goes beyond his role as a lawyer to bring the files to a successful conclusion.’
Key clients
AEMA
AG2R LA MONDIALE
AIR FRANCE
ALDI
CEGID
CFAO
COVEA
EDIFY
EUREDEN
GROUPAMA
JACOBS HOLDING
KURMA PARTNERS
LEXIS NEXIS
PHARMALEX
PROCLINIC
SOPRA STERIA
XERYS
Work highlights
- Advised AÉMA on the 3bn euros acquisition all the insurance activities in France of AVIVA Plc.
- Advised AIR FRANCE on the sale of SMOOSS, the operator of a software platform (SaaS) dedicated to optimization of travel booking, to HOPPER, a Canadian-based entity.
- Advised SOPRA STERIA GROUP in connection with the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of EVA Group.
France > Administrative and public law Tier 5
ADVANT AltanaPractice head(s):
Key clients
CAF
SGP (SOCIETE DU GRAND PARIS)
BOUYGUES GROUP: SA, CONSTRUCTION, TP, TELECOM
VINCI CONSTRUCTION
LISEA / COSEA
GROUPE FAYAT
COLAS
XEROX
CONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES (CAF)
BROADBAND PACIFIQUE
ALDI
France > Real estate
ADVANT Altana‘s real estate practice is one of the founding members of ADVANT, a European law firm association launched in September 2021, which allows the team a pan-European reach; it is led by Amélie Pinçon .
France > Tax
ADVANT Altana launched its tax practice in July 2021 following the hire of new practice head Philippe de Saint-Bauzel (ex Squire Patton Boggs) and counsel Stéphanie Nègre. The team provides tax support to the corporate practice and is also developing a standalone practice.
ADVANT Altana > Firm Profile
Founded in 2009, ADVANT Altana is an independent law firm with 24 partners and 85 lawyers, and is one of the leading business law firms in France. It offers top-level expertise on both advisory and litigation matters to its clients.
ADVANT Altana is highly regarded for its:
. Technical and strategic expertise in advice and litigation with deep understanding of clients’ constraints, activities and cultures.
. Global view of markets, institutions and administrations, providing with new perspectives and insights.
. True collaborative approach to working alongside clients and partners, through specialised and transversal teams.
. Particular know-how on complex issues in highly regulated sectors such as health and life sciences, insurance and banking, construction, TMT and renewable energy
. Strong emphasis on adding value to clients’ activities and projects.
ADVANT Altana is an active member of numerous influential legal and industry associations around the world, including the International Bar Association (IBA), l’Union International des Avocats (UIA), International Trademark Association (INTA), the American Bar Association (ABA) and INSOL International. In addition, the firm is a founding member of LCLIA, an international alliance dedicated to the construction sector.
Arbitration & Mediation:
3 partners, 7 associates
Drawing on over thirty years of experience, the team has extensive expertise in high-profile, technical administered (ICC, EDF etc.) and ad hoc commercial arbitration as well as related ADR procedures (mediation, DABs) in sectors as varied as infrastructures, pharmaceuticals, real estate, telecommunications, transport, raw materials, gas/petrol and insurance. The team handles arbitration and ADR before all major global bodies.
Business Litigation:
11 partners, 24 counsels and associates
Advant Altana is a leading player in litigation and dispute resolution, developing successful litigation strategies for a diverse client base including industrial groups (pharmaceutical, biotech, construction, automobile, energy, high-tech, media, etc.) , insurance, financial institutions and service providers. Our team’s 11 partners and 25 associates are annually recognized among the best strategists of the Paris bar.
Construction:
3 partners, 6 associates
Advant Altana’s preeminent Construction practice is highly ranked and recognized for its experience with cross-border transactions. The depth and breadth of our practice reflects the dynamic nature of our clients, which include leading global construction firms, and their projects. We advise and represent clients in France and abroad at every point of a construction operation, offering clients multi-disciplinary mastery of their projects and a single contact for project development, contract administration and dispute resolution, providing advice in urban planning, white-collar crime, environmental law, employment law, competition law and corporate law.
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions:
4 partners, 6 associates
The team handles complex and innovative domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and delivers strategic, tactical and technical advice to French and international actors of all sizes, listed or private, in their investment, growth and restructuring strategies. With a very international profile (former partners of US firms and associates admitted to the New York Bar), the team is well-known for its ability to handle upper mid-size cross border transactions, both inbound and outbound, in cooperation with foreign independent firms.
Corporate Restructurings:
4 partners, 6 associates
Advant Altana’s Restructuring team handles all legal matters related to complex or specific restructuring situations, as well as those related to corporate and finance crisis situations. The team is frequently recognized in various fields of restructuring and special situation activities including: distressed M&A, financial restructuring, operational restructuring, litigation related to corporate, financial and commercial crises, and the restructuring of regulated entities, especially in the financial sector. We combine expertise in French law with experience in significant cross-border restructuring cases involving private international and local foreign laws.
Employment Law:
2 partners, 6 associates
In litigation as well as transactions, the team provides clients — mainly French and foreign corporations and financial institutions — with pragmatic and innovative business-oriented solutions and advice on day-to-day and strategic employment law issues as well as on complex operations. The team is particularly experienced in employment law issues arising from possible reorganizations, and is recognized for its expertise in collective relations.
EU, Distribution & Competition Law:
2 partners, 3 associates
Guided by three decades of experience, the resolutely international team advises leading foreign groups and their subsidiaries established in France and Europe across various business sectors (healthcare, automotive, defense, energy, insurance, etc.) regarding the rapidly evolving areas of European Union (EU) law, including a full range of competition and distribution issues. Our attorneys handle matters in the following principal categories: EU and French cartel, antitrust, merger control laws and other EU and French competition, liberalization and regulatory issues.
New Technologies & Data Protection:
3 partners, 8 associates
As experienced technicians with a deep understanding of the complexities of IT-related disputes, our New Technologies and Data Protection team advises its French and international clients in all aspects related to their information systems and their security, as well as their IT and Internet activities, corporate social networks and the management and protection of personal data. We also provide innovative services in cyber-security strategies and their associated disputes.
Insurance:
4 partners, 7 associates
Advant Altana’s insurance practice is recognized for its dedicated expertise in insurance and reinsurance, in both litigation and non-litigation matters (EU/ Antitrust, Regulatory, Corporate). Clients include insurers (joint-stock companies, mutuals and provident institutions), reinsurance, intermediaries and any businesses dealing with insurance issues. As part of a modern and reactive team, each member has a clear focus on achieving objectives through flexible methods and team synergies.
Intellectual Property:
3 partners, 8 associates
Advant Altana’s highly regarded team advises its French and foreign clients in all aspects of the protection, valuation and security of their intangible assets. The wide breadth of the team’s activity allows for interventions in multi-disciplinary sectors in issues surrounding employee-inventors, copyrights, digital and neighboring rights and employee creators (particularly in the technology and audiovisual sectors) and the implementation of innovative services. More than half of the team’s clientele is international, including leading American web-based service providers and entertainment conglomerates, international pharmaceutical companies, leading US and Asia-based tech companies, automotive and consumer product manufacturers and insurers
Pharma/Life Sciences:
3 partners, 10 associates
Advant Altana’s multi-disciplinary team includes several practice areas, allowing it to assist a large number of companies and international groups in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device sectors. Leading players and pioneers in pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemistry or connected health entrust Altana with the most sensitive transactions and disputes. The team is particularly recognized in product liability, trademark and patent litigation, M&A and strategic operations.
Public Economic Law:
4 partners, 3 associates
The team has outstanding skill in public procurement, routinely handling disputes related to either the award or the performance of public contracts, primarily in the construction and industrial sectors. The team also assists operators on urban planning aspects of their projects and related litigation.
Real Estate:
1 partners, 5 associates
Advant Altana’s team is highly experienced in :
- Negotiation and drafting of leases, in particular off-plan lease (shops, offices, shopping malls, establishments which can receive the public (ERP), logistical units, classified Installation for the Protection of Environment (ICPE), housing, hotels, etc.), the leasing or lease renewal;
- Audit of leases and technical documents (co-ownership regulation, internal regulation, the administrative and technical requirement (CPTA), Asbestos Technical Report (DTA));
- Representation and assistance for lease circle: work distribution, indexation, rent review, lease renewal, sublease, eviction, etc.;
- Representation and assistance for judicial expertise and claims’ management;
- Assistance for the restitution of rented premises : works, keys’ return and deposit;
- Legal advice and drafting of assignment of lease (assignment of tenancy rights with or without business);
- Litigation for the (i) fixation of rent in renewed lease or (ii) eviction or (iii) expulsion indemnities.
Tax Law:
1 partner, 1 associate
The team is highly experienced in :
- providing general tax consulting services for both French and overseas clients
- advising large overseas entities on all aspects of their operations including acquisitions, disposals, domestic and international reorganisations
- advising on optimising group structures in numerous industries (healthcare, pharmaceuticals, distribution and the service industry)
- managing tax audit and tax litigation before the French Tax Courts
- assisting with tax and custom duties cases before the French Tax Courts
- providing assistance to French tax consolidated companies
- advising in relation to internal restructures
- advising on tax implications in cross-border merger operations
- advising on the management of tax and transfer pricing audits
- advising companies on the management of intercompany transactions and on transfer pricing documentation requirements
- advising companies on VAT planning and compliance
- advising both French and foreign companies on employee incentives, including long term incentive plans
White-collar Crime:
2 partner, 5 associates
The team is highly regarded for expertise in complex white-collar crime proceedings and for thorough representation and accompaniment of major French and international clients at every stage, from prevention to court representation. The team represents and advises clients in all areas of criminal business law, particularly in the financial, industrial and new technologies sectors. The lawyers have recognized expertise in crisis management, compliance, anti-corruption measures and cyber and economic strategy.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbitration | Christophe Lapp | christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Arbitration | François Muller | francois.muller@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Armand Aviges | armand.aviges@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Julien Balensi | julien.balensi@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Michel Jockey | michel.jockey@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy | vlafarge-sarkozy@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Christophe Lapp | christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Mana Rassouli | mana.rassouli@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Cyber Strategy | Jean-Guy de Ruffray | jean-guy.deruffray@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Cyber Strategy | Philippe Goossens | philippe.goossens@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Cyber Strategy | Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy | valerie.lafarge-sarkozy@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Cyber Strategy | Pierre Lubet | pierre.lubet@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Construction Law | François Muller | francois.muller@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Construction Law | Louis des Cars | louis.descars@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Construction Law | Christophe Lapp | christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Economic and Competition Law | Marie Hindré | marie.hindre@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Economic and Competition Law | Frédéric Manin | frederic.manin@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Financing | Mana Rassouli | mana.rassouli@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Financing | Pierre-Gilles Wogue | pierre-gilles.wogue@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | Gilles Gaillard | gilles.gaillard@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | Bruno Nogueiro | bruno.nogueiro@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | Fabien Pouchot | fabien.pouchot@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | Jean-Nicolas Soret | jean-nicolas.soret@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Urban Planning Law | Louis des Cars | louis.descars@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Real Estate Law | Amélie Pinçon | amelie.pincon@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| White Collar Crime | Philippe Goossens | philippe.goossens@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Private Equity | Fabien Pouchot | fabien.pouchot@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| IP & Digital | Pierre Lubet | pierre.lubbet@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| IP & Digital | Jean-Guy de Ruffray | jean-guy.deruffray@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| IP & Digital | Armand Aviges | armand.aviges@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Information Technology and Data Protection | Pierre Lubet | pierre.lubbet@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Information Technology and Data Protection | Jean-Guy de Ruffray | jean-guy.deruffray@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Public Law | François Muller | francois.muller@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Public Law | Christophe Lapp | christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Public Law | Louis des Cars | louis.descars@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Dispute Resolution & Mediation | Armand Aviges | armand.aviges@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Dispute Resolution & Mediation | Julien Balensi | julien.balensi@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Dispute Resolution & Mediation | Michel Jockey | michel.jockey@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Dispute Resolution & Mediation | Christophe Lapp | christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Dispute Resolution & Mediation | Mana Rassouli | mana.rassouli@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Employment Law | Mickael d'Allende | mickael.dallende@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Employment Law | Pierre Lubet | pierre.lubet@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Restructuring | Julien Balensi | julien.balensi@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Restructuring | Michel Jockey | michel.jockey@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Restructuring | Mana Rassouli | mana.rassouli@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Restructuring | Pierre-Gilles Wogue | pierre-gilles.wogue@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Insurance | Gilles Gaillard | gilles.gaillard@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Insurance | Frédéric Manin | frederic.manin@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Insurance | Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy | valerie.lafarge-sarkozy@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Tax Law | Philippe de Saint-Bauzel | philippe.desaintbauzel@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Business Litigation & Contract Negotiation | Benjamin Dors | benjamin.dors@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| Urban Planning Law | Cécile Ferouelle | cecile.ferouelle@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
| White Collar Crime | Gildas Robert | gildas.robert@advant-altana.com | +33 (0)1 79 97 93 00 |
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Lawyer Profiles
- Construction
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
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- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Employment
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Copyright