18 rue de Tilsitt 75017 Paris +33 (0) 1 43 18 18 20 Paetzold Associés L A W F I R M Paetzold Associés: Your partner for French commercial and labour law. For more than 25 years both French and international companies have valued and sought the professional competence provided by Paetzold Associés. In view of our partners outstanding expert knowledge of French law and our intercultural orientation, our law firm is one of the first ports of call in France for German companies.
www.paetzold-paris.com Our clients are French and international companies, in particular industrial, plant engineering and service companies. We work both throughout France and abroad. As a member of DIRO, the European Association of Lawyers, which unites nearly 1100 lawyers from all member states of the European Union, we dispose of an extensive international network. We regularly handle international legal transactions and agreements that are partially subject to foreign law. For more than 25 years we have assisted our clients in preparing and implementing their projects, in court and arbitration proceedings and in their daily business affairs. On account of our many years of experience and professional competence, we are able to answer any questions quickly and pragmatically. Our team of more than 20 trilingual lawyers and assistants (F, G, E) is characterized by high flexibility and dedication. It is always at your disposal and will render you a service entirely in accordance with your requirements. LAW FIRM Presentation of our
Commercial law Purchase, sale and lease of business establishments. Plant construction contracts, execution of construction work, structural damages. Financing agreements. Insolvencies: lodging of claims, reservation of title, assertion of claims, settlements, security plans and insolvency and liquidation proceedings. International private law. Internet, e-commerce. Purchase agreements, contracts for work and services. Consortium agreements. Supply, project, infrastructure and industrial supply agreements. Trademark and copyright law, research and development know-how and license income. Taxes and duties. Criminal acts. Subcontractor agreements. Distribution law: commercial agency, authorized dealer and franchising contracts, central purchasing departments. Competition law: business and price negotiations, payment conditions, termination of business relationships, discrimination, abuse of economic power, cartels, concerted practice and merger control. Liability law Proceedings for the preservation of evidence. Court evaluation procedures. Industrial risks and liability claims. Product, supplier and producer liability. Insurances and claims settlement. Labour law Accidents at work. Employment contracts: drafting, fulfilment and termination. Work time regulations. Asbestos-induced occupational diseases. Workforce representation. Occupational diseases. Company-level and collective agreements. Hygiene, safety and work conditions. Deductions from pay. Employee mobility in France and abroad. Criminal acts. Reorganizational measures and redundancy programs.
Main fields of PRACTICE Company law Purchase and sale of shares. Fusion, division, split-off. Management: status, nomination and retirement. Establishment, purchase, winding-up and liquidation of companies and branch offices. Capital increases. Articles of association. Taxes and duties. Restructuring of equity. Adoption of annual financial statements. Preparing and holding shareholder meetings. Real estate law, construction and environmental law Building permits. Construction, cooperation, consortium agreements. Execution of construction work, structural damages. Plants and installations requiring approval. Commercial leases. Real estate law. Purchase and sale of real property. Public construction law. Public procurement procedures. Supplier agreements. Legal ancillary services, formalities and translations Administrative paperwork and visits to authorities, registration of companies. Formalities with regard to fiscal authorities, the French National Statistics Office (INSEE) and the French Patent Office (INPI). Keeping corporate books, shareholder registers, registers of meetings, registers of share modifications, etc. Depositing balance sheets and annual financial statements. Translations into English, German and French. Corporate administrative paperwork with regard to the Commercial Register and Register of Craftsmen.
Andreas Paetzold The senior partners Stephan Paetzold The senior partners Fabien Créchet Carsten Heisig Marine Saphy Vincent Ribadeau Dumas Sabine Hensel The senior associates Diana Bismuth Charlotte Arbogast Rebecca Abiton Elisa Chazel Marine Gardic Laurie Mathiot Lise-Marie Bechmann The legal experts Gabriele Nickl The legal experts Eva-Maria Schwarzböck Translator-formalist Agnès Koum Office Manager Valérie Pedler Sandra Dillan Kamila Bakhabbaj Elise Heymes
CONTACT Our law firm is located in the business centre of Paris, in the vicinity of the Triumphal Arc and the Champs-Elysées. http://maps.google.fr/ For www.paetzold-paris.com terms and conditions of our services please visit www.paetzold-paris.com Our office premises: SCP Paetzold Associés 18 rue de Tilsitt 75017 Paris Telefone: +33 (0) 1 43 18 18 20 Fax: +33 (0) 1 43 18 18 29 scp@paetzold-paris.com