FRANCE Law and Practice Contributed by: Véronique Millischer, Léna Sersiron, Eléonore d’Anthonay, Guillaume Nataf, Olivia Chriqui-Guiot, Pauline Celeyron, Damien Berruyer and Nella Picou, Baker McKenzie Paris
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Authors
Véronique Millischer is a partner at Baker McKenzie who is specialised in corporate tax, both domestic and international, and assists her clients (mainly large multinational groups) regarding the corporate tax aspects
Eléonore d’Anthonay is a partner of Baker McKenzie’s Employment Law team in Paris. Her expertise primarily covers collective labour relations,
where Eléonore advises HR and legal departments on the management and strategic structuring of complex projects, including cross-border reorganisations, collective redundancies, collective bargaining negotiations and employee profit sharing schemes, as well as the employment and social aspects of merger and acquisition transactions, notably in the hotel and resort sector. Eléonore has solid experience in individual employment relations, in particular in managing dismissal procedures and handling internal investigations.
of French and international restructurings, international joint ventures, acquisitions of international groups by French groups (advice and organisation of due diligences) or acquisitions of French groups by foreign groups; the assistance provided in the context of groups restructurings/ setting up of joint ventures implies negotiations on a regular basis with the French tax authorities, and in particular negotiations of tax rulings with the Ruling Department (Bureau des agréments et rescrits).
Léna Sersiron leads Baker McKenzie’s French Competition and Distribution practice. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2003 and was co-opted as a partner in 2012. She is a worldwide Baker McKenzie
Guillaume Nataf joined the M&A department of Baker McKenzie in 2005. He was appointed counsel in 2015 and partner in 2017. Guillaume is an experienced lawyer in merger and acquisition transactions for
Competition Steering Committee member. With over 20 years’ experience, Léna Sersiron has a strong track record of successfully handling difficult and sensitive competition cases (investigations and subsequent litigation) at both EU and national levels. She has extensive knowledge related to inspections and the collection of digital evidence (forensic IT). She advises various clients on a wide array of competition subjects, including complex merger control operations (at a French and EU level). She also works on distribution law cases.
French and foreign clients. He advises them on their French and cross-border M&A transactions, the negotiation of joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements. He chairs the foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations practice in the Paris office and assists his clients in their filings and subsequent exchanges and negotiations with the FDI authorities in France and abroad to obtain required clearances.
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