Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financing

As true business partners, we understand the importance of effectively negotiating and concluding agreements to achieve your business objectives. Legal XII Tables Avocats’ corporate law practice advises companies of all sizes on the strategic and commercial issues they face, whether in day-to-day operations, complex transactions or even strategic planning.  

We advise on all aspects of business operations and strategic planning, including new business start-ups, compliance, governance, financing, the acquisition or sale of all or part of a business, and business restructuring, including buyouts. 

Our main areas of expertise :

Structuring companies

We advise you on the best legal structure for your business, be it a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other form of organization.
We’ll help you incorporate your business, draw up articles of association and partnership agreements, and manage the legal formalities.

Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts

We draft, negotiate and review all types of commercial contracts, such as sales agreements, service contracts, distribution agreements, licensing agreements and franchise agreements.
We ensure that your interests are protected and that contractual clauses comply with current regulations.

Mergers and acquisitions

When it comes to corporate restructuring, we can advise you on the best possible options, such as mergers, demergers, partial contributions of assets or changes of legal form.
We support you at every stage of the process, including the drafting of the necessary documents and legal formalities.

Corporate governance

We can help you set up a solid and effective governance structure, advising you on best practices and legal obligations in corporate governance.
We can help you draw up internal regulations, hold meetings of corporate bodies and manage conflicts of interest.

Trademarks

We support you in protecting and managing your trademarks.
We advise you on the selection and registration of your trademarks, availability searches, the drafting and filing of registration applications, and the monitoring of intellectual property rights.
In the event of a dispute, our intellectual property litigation team will represent you before the appropriate courts.

International trade and customs

We support you in your international operations and cross-border business transactions.
We advise you on customs regulations, compliance requirements and trade flow optimization strategies.
We help you manage international contracts, incoterms, international sanctions issues and international commercial disputes.

Our team of experienced corporate and commercial lawyers offers tailor-made legal strategies and the most advantageous legal and commercial solutions available.