You run, create or sell a company
Structuring a company, organising power between shareholders and securing one's own position as a director are decisions taken once and corrected only with difficulty.
The situations in which people seek advice
- 01
You are setting up a company and hesitating between several corporate forms.
- 02
A shareholder is coming into the capital and you have no shareholders' agreement.
- 03
You are in dispute with a shareholder and the corporate bodies are deadlocked.
- 04
You are wondering about combining your corporate office with an employment contract.
- 05
You are preparing to sell your company and want to measure the employment dimension.
- 06
You must take a binding decision while cash is tightening.
The practice areas concerned
- Incorporation and governanceChoice of corporate form, drafting of articles, allocation of powers and voting thresholds.
- Shareholders' agreementsAllocating power between shareholders, minority protection, exit and liquidity provisions.
- Directors and corporate officersDirectors' employment and tax status, dual mandate, removal from office, negotiated departure.
- Mergers, disposals and reorganisationsMergers, business transfers, disposals, carve-outs, intra-group reorganisations.
- Securing sensitive decisionsHigh-stakes decisions taken under risk: audit trail, reasoning, enforceability.
- Distressed businesses — employment aspectsPrevention, safeguard, receivership and liquidation, from both employer and employee standpoints.
What happens at the first contact
A first exchange identifies the decision to be taken, its deadline and the documents that govern it. The firm then states the scope of its work and its cost, in writing, before opening the matter.
Write to the firmConflicts of interest
The firm acts for companies and for employees, never in the same dispute nor for parties whose interests intersect. Conflict checks cover every matter, open and closed, and precede any first meeting.