Training session topics

Some of these training sessions have already been drawn up however, in response to clients’ requirements; we can prepare tailor made training sessions and materials on specific issues, in any of our firm’s areas of practice.

Corporate Law

- Major challenges when drafting asset and liability security agreements
- Structuring and drafting shareholders’ agreements
- Setting company directors’ pay and the issue of transparency
- Acquisition: negotiating and drafting acquisition agreements
- Creating a joint venture: negotiating and drafting agreements, articles of association and shareholders’ agreements
- Investment capital: negotiating and drafting investment agreements and shareholders’ agreements
- LBO: structuring a leveraged buyout

Tax Law

- Tax scheme for LBOs, OBOs, mergers and acquisitions
- Tax structure for international and domestic investment funds
- Tax planning for international and domestic companies
- Tax audits
- Internal restructuring
- Tax reassessments and management of tax litigation
- Management packages such as stock option plans, free share allocations, issue of shares with warrants…
- Personal estate planning: gift/death duties, ISF (wealth tax)
- Tax planning for residents and non residents

Labour Law

- Settlement agreements: how to avoid disputes with departing employees
- Employment contract clauses
- Psychological and sexual harassment: promoting an appropriate behaviour and managing lawsuits
- Expatriation and secondment
- Sickness / maternity / incapacity: managing absenteeism and replacement staff
- Labour Code Article L.122-12 (transfer of company): individual and collective employment aspects
- URSSAF (national insurance) assessments; managing URSSAF disputes
- Powers of attorney
- Health and safety; safety and performance obligations
- Managing the work’s council

Public Law

- Public private partnerships
- Reform of public entities’ title rights
- Criminal offences in public procurement procedures
- Pre-contractual relations
- Disputing writs of execution
- Managing settlement agreements with public entities
- Winning public tenders. Understanding tender documents and avoiding risks
- Pre-contractual summary proceedings

Real Estate Law

- Real estate transaction law
- Reform of building and plot permits
- Managing town planning and zoning disputes