Matthieu Bourdeaut
Avocat Conseil et Contentieux des Affaires
Paris (75008) France
En poste
En simple veille
Two mains fields of activity:
(i) Company law:
-Corporate: leading legal due diligences, following of asset/share deals.
-Litigation : representation of minority and majority shareholders - post-acquisition disputes (indemnification claims / non-competition clauses / “coups d’accordéon”), managers’ liability, dismissals of directors/managers, implementation of shareholders agreements (partner’s withdrawal, judicial appointment of experts / court-appointed managers), enforcement of by-laws, SPA, contractual liability of members of a US general partnership.
(ii) Commercial law:
-Contract law: conflicts regarding the termination of commercial agreements, wrongful breach of negotiations, fraudulent misrepresentation, accountants’ liability.
-Bankruptcy: management’s liability (liaising with district attorney and liquidator), fraudulent conversion of assets, claim declarations, appointment of creditors as controllers, petition to establish ownership of assets held by the debtor.
-Competition law: unfair competition, counterfeiting, non-competition clauses, illegal poaching of employees/clients.
-Banking law: financial lease, bank’s liability (eg. Issues re investment in derivatives, employees’ fraud).
Leading any kind of proceedings (summary, on the merits, court-ordered appraisal…) before courts of all levels including courts of arbitration, from the prelitigation stage to the enforcement of decisions or out-of-court settlements.
Specialties:
Development and implementation of judicial and/or extrajudicial strategies.
(i) Company law:
-Corporate: leading legal due diligences, following of asset/share deals.
-Litigation : representation of minority and majority shareholders - post-acquisition disputes (indemnification claims / non-competition clauses / “coups d’accordéon”), managers’ liability, dismissals of directors/managers, implementation of shareholders agreements (partner’s withdrawal, judicial appointment of experts / court-appointed managers), enforcement of by-laws, SPA, contractual liability of members of a US general partnership.
(ii) Commercial law:
-Contract law: conflicts regarding the termination of commercial agreements, wrongful breach of negotiations, fraudulent misrepresentation, accountants’ liability.
-Bankruptcy: management’s liability (liaising with district attorney and liquidator), fraudulent conversion of assets, claim declarations, appointment of creditors as controllers, petition to establish ownership of assets held by the debtor.
-Competition law: unfair competition, counterfeiting, non-competition clauses, illegal poaching of employees/clients.
-Banking law: financial lease, bank’s liability (eg. Issues re investment in derivatives, employees’ fraud).
Leading any kind of proceedings (summary, on the merits, court-ordered appraisal…) before courts of all levels including courts of arbitration, from the prelitigation stage to the enforcement of decisions or out-of-court settlements.
Specialties:
Development and implementation of judicial and/or extrajudicial strategies.
Avocat - Conseil M&A
ARENDT & MEDERNACH (#1 LEGAL 500 LUXEMBOURG)
2005
à 2007
CDI
Luxembourg-New York-Londres-Moscou-Hong Kong-Paris
- Département Corporate & Tax.
- Collaborateur de Guy Harles (associé principal du département, fondateur du cabinet).
- Clientèle de sociétés internationales cotées, fonds d'investissement et cabinets d'avocats internationaux (US/Europe).
- Langues de travail : anglais et allemand.
- "L'une des trois meilleures équipes M&A du Luxembourg" (Legal 500).
- Site Internet : http://www.arendt.com
Détails de l'expérience
- Détails de l'activité :
- Droit commercial : rédaction de contrats commerciaux (baux, résiliations de location-gérance, cessions de contrats) ;
- Corporate : opérations d’acquisition et de restructuration ;
- Liaising / follow up: clients US/UK - banques US/UK/LUX - notaires LUX - réviseurs d’entreprise (≈ experts-comptables) LUX - domiciliataires LUX ;
- Elaboration des step plans / checklists du dossier.
- Emissions de titres sociaux (actions, parts sociales, PECs, CPECs) ;
- Rédaction en anglais/allemand/français d’actes de constitution, de procès-verbaux d’assemblée générale ordinaires et extraordinaires, de conseils d’administration, de conseils de gérance de sociétés anonymes, sociétés à responsabilité limitée, sociétés en commandite par actions…
- Rédaction en anglais/français de contrats de ventes d’actions, pactes d’actionnaires, gages, certificats, registres de titres sociaux ;
- Rédaction en anglais de legal opinions ;
- Séminaires réguliers de formation interne en droit des affaires.
- Droit commercial : rédaction de contrats commerciaux (baux, résiliations de location-gérance, cessions de contrats) ;
- Clientèle : sociétés cotées au Nasdaq / New York Stock Exchange / CAC 40, principaux cabinets d’avocats américains et européens.
- ------------------------- ENG----------------------------
- Associate under the management of Guy Harles (leading partner of the department).
- Liaising: US/UK clients, US/UK/LUX banks, LUX notaries, LUX auditors, LUX domiciliation companies;
Corporate law: mergers and acquisitions - groups’ restructuring. Drafting in English, German and French of:
- Share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and pledge agreements, company’s registers;
- Articles of incorporation, minutes of shareholders meetings, minutes of board meetings;
- Projects’ step plans, checklists and relevant legal opinions.
Drafting of commercial agreements (lease, termination of lease management, transfer of lease).
- Share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and pledge agreements, company’s registers;
- Clients: international listed companies (NASDAQ, NYSE, CAC 40), main global law firms.
Description de l'entreprise
Arendt & Medernach is the leading, independent Luxembourg law firm established in 1988 through the merger of two well-established Luxembourg law firms. Arendt & Medernach is an international team of more than 290 legal professionals providing Luxembourg law related services to its clients from its offices in Luxembourg, Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Moscow and New York.
To provide its clients with unparalleled legal advice, Arendt & Medernach has developed specific expertise in six key industry groups:
Arendt & Medernach has also launched Arendt Services, a regulated company, which offers a wide range of services such as domiciliation, corporate secretarial and accounting services, directorship of companies, tax compliance services and assistance in the winding-up of companies.
To provide its clients with unparalleled legal advice, Arendt & Medernach has developed specific expertise in six key industry groups:
- Banking & Insurance
- Investment Management
- Multinational Companies and Public Sector
- Private Clients
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
These industry groups possess a deep understanding of Arendt & Medernach's clients’ businesses from a commercial, economic and legal standpoint.
Arendt & Medernach has also launched Arendt Services, a regulated company, which offers a wide range of services such as domiciliation, corporate secretarial and accounting services, directorship of companies, tax compliance services and assistance in the winding-up of companies.
Site web de l'entreprise
