The Firm

The Firm
Paulhan & Associés provides tailor made solutions to each of its clients, from the entrepreneur to the international group, whether in France or abroad.
The Firm
Paulhan & Associés provides tailor made solutions to each of its clients, from the entrepreneur to the international group, whether in France or abroad.
A national actor,
An international expertise.
For the last 30 years, Paulhan & Associés has been able to help its clients all around France, thanks to its offices in Paris and Lyon.
Paulhan & Associés also created strong partnerships with various international and European networks of law firms all around the world, therefore guaranteeing to its clients a privileged relationship . In particular, Paulhan & Associés is a menber of the "European Law Group"(ELG) gathering 14 countries and the global network "International Lawyers Group"(ILG) bringing together more than 30 countries.
Our expertise covers the following industries :
Areas of expertise
- Transfer of shares and businesses
- Fundraising, LBOs, shareholders agreements, management packages (stock options, BSPCE, free shares ...)
- Restructuring (mergers, contributions, spin-off ...)
- Asset and Liability Guarantees Agreements
- Disputes between shareholders/transfer of shares issues
- Ad hoc, administration and liquidation procedures
- Assistance in the purchase of insolvent companies
- Tax and wealth engineering (managers and family office)
- Domestic and international corporate tax
- Tax litigation
- Negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, profit-sharing agreements, PEE, collective agreements
- Layoffs and breakages
- Employees representation
- Restructuring and collective proceedings
- Secondment of employees, expatriates, impatriates
- Labour Court litigation
- General sales / terms and conditions / terms of services / terms of use
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts, distribution agreements, commercial agencies, franchises ...
- Assistance towards the competition authorities
- Pre-litigation, litigation and arbitration.
- Trademarks, patents, know-how, copyrights, software,
- Litigation of counterfeiting, unfair competition, parasitism
- GDPR
- Advice on real estate transactions ("off plan", leasing...)
- Hotel leases : negociation and litigation
- Commercial leases
- Property development, tourist residence and hotel transactions
Areas of expertise
- Transfer of shares and businesses
- Fundraising, LBOs, shareholder agreements, management packages (stock options, BSPCE, free shares ...)
- Restructuring (mergers, contributions, splits ...)
- Asset and Liability Guarantee Agreements
- Disputes between shareholders/transfer of shares issues
- Ad hoc , administration and liquidation procedures
- Assistance in the purchase of insolvent companies
- Tax and wealth engineering (leaders and family office)
- Taxation of the domestic and international business
- Tax litigation
- Negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, profit-sharing agreements, PEE, collective agreements
- Layoffs and breakages IRP
- Restructuring and collective proceedings
- Detachment of employees, expatriates, impatriates
- Labour Court litigation
- CGV / CGA / CGU / CPV
- Negotiation and drafting of contracts, distribution agreements, commercial agencies, franchises ...
- Assistance to the competition authorities
- Pre-litigation, litigation and arbitration.
- Trademarks, patents, know-how, copyrights, software,
- Litigation of counterfeiting, unfair competition, parasitism
- RGPD
- Advice on off-plan / CBI
- Hotel leases / hotel method
- Commercial leases
- Property development, tourist residence and hotel operations