Services

In France and internationally, we listen to really understand our clients’ needs.
We then propose and validate with you the optimal solution compatible with your financing options.
We bring in the tax angle to complete the review of solutions.

• New corporations, start-ups, subsidiaries, holding structures
• Company secretarial (AGM etc.)
• Equity issues, fund raising

We draft, analyse and negotiate a wide variety of contracts under French law and in the international context, for our clients: NDA, purchase, sale, design, manufacturing, subcontracting, consortium or joint-venture agreements, installation, distribution, commercial agency, services, public and private calls for tender, sale or purchase general terms, user terms.
We provide support over the whole contracting process from design stage to signature, either drafting or assisting you as required on essential and / or technical issues.
During negotiations, we can step in, either on a continuous basis, or for specifics only.
As contrat managers, we also assit your project managers with the implementation of contracts during their performance, in compliance with the initial agreement : follow-up of the planning and milestones, acceptance tests and procedures, computation and requests for liquidated damages, follow-up of bank guarantees, assistance to the interpretation of the contract etc.

Business strategy (reputation, brand positioning…), optimizing the acquisition and its costs, regulatory clearance: we identify blocking issues and organize acquisition sequencing to ensure compliance with deal calendars.

• Buybacks
• Sale of a business
• Generation-to-generation transfers
• Restructuring
• Asset sales
• Internal reorganization (optimization of org. charts)

Deep experience around contractual liability and payment disagreements.
We know how to bring together a team of engineers, sales and finance people to build and roll out defense or attack strategies, including settlements.
As contract managers, we also provide assistance as regards claims, counterclaims or change order
requests.

Trademark portfolio, co-existence agreements, r&d, validation of IP, technology transfer, licence agreement, IT contracts: innovation companies rely on our support for their development.

Anti-corruption principles, loi Sapin (Fr.) and equivalent provisions, ethics clauses, GDPR issues.
We provide services for the design and implementation of a compliance program adapted to your company.

We propose practical tools for the long term (template contracts, general conditions of purchase, sale, use) and assist in the drafting and implementation of internal legal procedures.
We also propose audits of contracts or specific terms etc.

Providing legal support most adapted to your needs and to your operations teams, we propose a flexible solution through placement onsite of an experienced lawyer from one to four days a week, as required to complete your critical projects.

Richard Klieman, a British national, is a registered English solicitor and a French avocat, member of the Grenoble bar. Many of his clients are based in Great Britain, and also the USA and Canada.

Anne Delorme spent nearly two years in England in her youth. After obtaining a diploma in translation from ISIT, she worked for many years in international groups where business was conducted 80% of the time in English.