LPA CGR in the Middle East...Dubai Suite 1734, Central Park Towers DIFC- P.O. Box : 507120 - Dubai,...
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Paris | Algiers | Casablanca | Douala/Yaoundé | Dubai | Frankfurt | Hamburg | Hong Kong | Munich | Shanghai | Singapore| Tokyo www.lpalaw.com Dubai Suite 1734, Central Park Towers DIFC- P.O. Box : 507120 - Dubai, UAE Tel. +971 4 320 0940 Paris 136, avenue des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris - France Tel. +33 1 53 93 30 00 CORPORATE AND M&A The team has the experience of advising internaonal companies in the pracce areas above: Mergers and acquisions • mergers & acquisions, capital market operaons, private placements, private equity investments and share and asset purchase and transfer transacons • all stages of the transacon from audit, legal structuring to contractual negoaon and implementaon, notably in cross-border and mul-jurisdiconal transacons Company Law • all corporate maers from establishing corporaons to external growth transacon including joint ventures and the raising of investment funds • full range of services required by the corporate and commercial sector, for example, considerable experience to implement a set of agreements to protect foreign shareholder in local enes Structuring and restructuring • legal restructuring of corporate groups taking into account economic constraints or strategic reorientaon • structuring of major family groups Commercial Contracts • broad range of commercial contracts relang to clients’ businesses in various sectors, including draſting, negoaon and execuon. LPA-CGR in the Middle East LPA-CGR avocats (previously known as Lefèvre Pelleer & Associés), a leading French law firm founded over 30 years ago, opened an office in 2016 in Dubai to assist local and internaonal companies and instuons with legal aspects of their acvies. The Dubai office assists corporate clients from the GCC countries as well as foreign investors. The Dubai office is supported by a Middle East Desk in Paris led by a partner who spent 11 years (2009-2019) in the Gulf before relocang to Paris. The Middle East Desk assists the French and European clients of the firm in their approach to the region and acts as a point of contact for the investors of the Middle East for their transacons in France, in Germany (where LPA-CGR has offices) and in other Connental European countries. The Dubai office of LPA-CGR and the Middle East Desk in Paris work closely together to deliver exceponal partner- led service to our clients. The team members are highly experienced in the region and qualified in various jurisdicons including England and Wales, France and Lebanon and can work in English, French and Arabic, enabling them to communicate and provide the best service to our local, regional and internaonal clients. CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS The team has the experience of advising internaonal companies coming to the Middle East region to parcipate to a tender and deliver a project. Examples of legal assis- tance provided include: • structuring advice, advice on applicable tender regula- ons and review of the RFP issued by the employer • reviewing the contract, answering local law queson- naires and assisng the client to prepare a risk matrix in respect of the contract • establishing the project enty, by way of a joint venture company, SPV or other appropriate forms • assisng the client with the negoaon of the con- tract and with project mobilizaon • delivering a contract awareness training and assisng with contract management issues • assisng with alternave dispute resoluon, arbitra- on and ligaon with respect to the above The team has experience of advising its clients all over the Middle East region with a parcular focus on the UAE, KSA and Qatar. Main sectors covered are: oil & gas, energy & environment, construcon & infrastructure, defense & security. Practices The Middle East pracce of LPA-CGR covers a broad cross secon of sectors and disciplines, with a parcular focus on the two pracce areas highlighted below.
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Paris | Algiers | Casablanca | Douala/Yaoundé | Dubai | Frankfurt | Hamburg | Hong Kong | Munich | Shanghai | Singapore| Tokyo
www.lpalaw.com
Dubai Suite 1734, Central Park Towers DIFC- P.O. Box : 507120 - Dubai, UAE Tel. +971 4 320 0940
Paris 136, avenue des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris - France Tel. +33 1 53 93 30 00
CORPORATE AND M&A
The team has the experience of advising international companies in the practice areas above:
Mergers and acquisitions
• mergers & acquisitions, capital market operations, private
placements, private equity investments and share and asset purchase and transfer transactions
• all stages of the transaction from audit, legal structuring
to contractual negotiation and implementation, notably in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions
Company Law
• all corporate matters from establishing corporations
to external growth transaction including joint ventures and the raising of investment funds
• full range of services required by the corporate and
commercial sector, for example, considerable experience to implement a set of agreements to protect foreign shareholder in local entities
Structuring and restructuring
• legal restructuring of corporate groups taking into
account economic constraints or strategic reorientation
• structuring of major family groups
Commercial Contracts
• broad range of commercial contracts relating to clients’
businesses in various sectors, including drafting, negotiation and execution.
LPA-CGR in the Middle East
LPA-CGR avocats (previously known as Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés), a leading French law firm founded over 30 years ago, opened an office in 2016 in Dubai to assist local and international companies and institutions with legal aspects of their activities. The Dubai office assists corporate clients from the GCC countries as well as foreign investors.
The Dubai office is supported by a Middle East Desk in Paris led by a partner who spent 11 years (2009-2019) in the Gulf before relocating to Paris. The Middle East Desk assists the French and European clients of the firm in their approach to the region and acts as a point of contact for the investors of the Middle East for their transactions in France, in Germany (where LPA-CGR has offices) and in other Continental European countries.
The Dubai office of LPA-CGR and the Middle East Desk in Paris work closely together to deliver exceptional partner-led service to our clients.
The team members are highly experienced in the region and qualified in various jurisdictions including England and Wales, France and Lebanon and can work in English, French and Arabic, enabling them to communicate and provide the best service to our local, regional and international clients.
CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS
The team has the experience of advising international companies coming to the Middle East region to participate to a tender and deliver a project. Examples of legal assis-tance provided include:
• structuring advice, advice on applicable tender regula-tions and review of the RFP issued by the employer
• reviewing the contract, answering local law question-naires and assisting the client to prepare a risk matrix in respect of the contract
• establishing the project entity, by way of a joint venture company, SPV or other appropriate forms
• assisting the client with the negotiation of the con-tract and with project mobilization
• delivering a contract awareness training and assisting with contract management issues
• assisting with alternative dispute resolution, arbitra-tion and litigation with respect to the above
The team has experience of advising its clients all over the Middle East region with a particular focus on the UAE, KSA and Qatar. Main sectors covered are: oil & gas, energy & environment, construction & infrastructure, defense & security.
Practices
The Middle East practice of LPA-CGR covers a broad cross section of sectors and disciplines, with a particular focus on the two practice areas highlighted below.
Paris | Algiers | Casablanca | Douala/Yaoundé | Dubai | Frankfurt | Hamburg | Hong Kong | Munich | Shanghai | Singapore| Tokyo
www.lpalaw.com
Dubai Suite 1734, Central Park Towers DIFC- P.O. Box : 507120 - Dubai, UAE Tel. +971 4 320 0940
Paris 136, avenue des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris - France Tel. +33 1 53 93 30 00
Nigel Hartridge CO-MANAGING PARTNER
T: + 971 55 816 2188 [email protected]
Arnaud Depierrefeu PARTNER
T: +33 1 53 93 30 00 [email protected]
Raphaële François-Poncet CO-MANAGING PARTNER
T: +971 4 320 0940 [email protected]
Karim J. Nassif PARTNER
T: +971 50 294 0504 [email protected]
Sectors
Catherine Gaillarde SENIOR ASSOCIATE
T: +33 1 53 93 30 00 [email protected]
Farah El Hajj Purice ASSOCIATE
T: +971 50 951 0987 [email protected]
Lina Brunel SENIOR ASSOCIATE
T: +971 56 179 4011 [email protected]
Haifa Ibrahim ASSOCIATE
T: +971 50 758 7706 [email protected]
LPA-CGR avocats ranked amongst the top 6 independent French law firms (Band 2) according to Legal Business
Karim J. Nassif individually ranked in Dispute Resolution (Band 4) according to Chambers Global 2019 (United Arab Emirates)
Arnaud Depierrefeu individually ranked in Projects & Energy (Band 1) and in Corporate / Commercial (Band 3) according to Chambers Global 2019 (Qatar)
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