LPA-CGR avocats

LPA-CGR avocats is a leading full-service French law firm with an international reach. The teams of over 250 lawyers in 12 offices located in key business centres advise you locally and abroad on your strategic projects.

Main Areas of Practice:

■ Banking & Finance

■ Competition and economic regulation

■ Distribution & Commercial Law

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Employment

■ Energy

■ Environment

■ Intellectual Property & Information Technologies

■ Mergers & Acquisitions & Corporate Law

■ Public & Administrative Law

■ Real Estate Law & Transactions

■ Restructuring

■ Risks & Insurance

■ Wealth Management & Patrimonial Law

■ Tax

LPA-CGR avocats around the world:

EUROPE

Thanks to our partnership with the German law firm GGV, we created LPA-GGV in January 2019 to become the first leading Franco-German law firm. LPA-CGR avocats offers the expertise of 10 German-speaking lawyers based in Paris, reinforced by the know-how of 65 lawyers and legal professionals in the Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich offices.

• Frankfurt, Hamburg & Munich

Head of Frankfurt & Hamburg Offices: Matthias Krämer

Heads of Munich Office: Oliver Kirfel and Fabian Tross

A team composed of 65 lawyers and professionals working in close cooperation with our German Desk in Paris

Offices specialised in advising on Franco-German transactions in all areas where legal and tax expertise is required

A team specialized in property investment and financing, M&A, renewable energies and taxation assists mainly German, Austrian and Swiss clients in their transaction.

AFRICA

• Casablanca

Heads of Office: Romain Berthon, Marc Veuillot

A multidisciplinary and multicultural team with reknowned practice in banking & finance, real estate, employment and commercial law

Very active in regulatory lobbying

• Algiers

Heads of Office: Fatima-Zohra Bouchemla

An expertise in litigation, property, renewable energy and financing operations sectors, in particular for international operations, foreign investments in Algeria and for Algerians living abroad.

Perfectly conversant with the Algerian business world.

• Douala/ Yaoundé

Head of Office : Ghislaine Lovet

Partnership with the firm ITINERIZ since 2016

A reknowned legal expertise and deep knowledge of the OHADA business environment with a strategic position in the Energy sector

A team working in close cooperation with the Africa Desk in Paris within the framework of Public-Private Partnerships

MIDDLE EAST

Heads of Office: Lazhar Sahbani, Arnaud Depierrefeu

A team that has sector-specific experience in financial services, insurance, property, construction, family groups and private clients, new technologies, and trade and distribution.

ASIA

• Singapore

Head of Office: Arnaud Bourrut-Lacouture and Bérengère Roig

Opening of an office in 2018 with a team of 2 partners (longstanding experience of South East Asia and an excellent network).

Strategically positioned, the office assists our clients with all their projects throughout South East Asia

Intervention in international transactions, M&A and private equity, restructuring, financings, and dispute resolution

A strong expertise in the following sectors: technology, financial services, energy, commodities and natural resources

• Tokyo

Head of Office: Lionel Vincent

Unique French Law Firm in Japan

A specific expertise in Mid-Cap Corporate

Close relationship with the French-Japanese business community (CCIFJ, Tokyo Bar / Paris Bar, French Embassy, Business France, JETRO)

• Shanghai

Head of Office: Fanny Nguyen & Hubert Bazin

A team of 10 International and Chinese lawyers

A recognized expertise in structuration and implementation of commercial partnerships, joint ventures projects, merger & acquisition operations and foreign investments in China.

A developed network with audit firms (Mazars, EY, PWC) and local partnerships

• Hong Kong

Head of Office: Nicolas Vanderchmitt

A team of appr. 10 lawyers

A recognized expertise in structuration and implementation of joint ventures projects, merger & acquisition operations, capital investment and foreign investments in China

French Law and Chinese Law capacity.