Claire Adenis-Lamarre > Jurit > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Jurit
No 1 Royal Exchange
LONDON
EC3V 3DG
England

Work Department

Private Wealth and Tax

Position

Solicitor and Avocat au Barreau de Paris

Career

Claire now advises French and international families about their European based assets, the organisation and winding-up of their international estates as well as the related tax issues; she has acted on behalf of buyers and sellers of properties in France, including unusual legal structures ( such as “viager “).  She as well gives joined-up advice to her clients when necessary on the legal French aspects of contracts/distribution, banking and employment. She recently took part in a multi-jurisdictional corruption investigation led by an international City-based law firm.

Claire worked for four years in-house in the legal department of the Rothschild Bank in Paris, where she gained a comprehensive knowledge of retail banking in the areas of risk assessment, securities and debt recovery in the French banking system.  She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1981.  She then worked in private practice for mid-sized law firms in Paris, advising in relation to commercial and banking law. In 1994, Claire set up her own firm in Paris, providing advice to the Anglo-French business community there. She moved to London in 2003 to develop her international practice.

Claire is a long-standing member of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris, and has throughout the years given conferences and talks, as well as written information booklets and articles for British entrepreneurs, about setting up and trading in France.

Languages

English, French, German

Memberships

Claire is a member of The Law Society of England and Wales, the Paris Bar, the Franco – British Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Paris) and the ANDJCE: Association Nationale des Diplômés Juristes d’ Entreprise.

Claire has recently been appointed co-Administrator for the UK – with another London dual-qualified lawyer – for the Association pour la Promotion de l’Exercice des Avocats à l’Etranger (APPEAL-E).

Education

Claire graduated from Montpellier Law and Economics University with an Advanced Diploma in Business Law (DESS) and a specialized Business Consulting Diploma (DJCE).

She gained Paris Bar Specialist Certificates in Business, Competition, and Banking Law.

Leisure

Choral singing, music, photo and interior design.