“The team is made up of very knowledgeable and specialized members. The availability of the team is a real plus. The team is attentive and knows how to adapt to our wishes while maintaining its role as legal advisor. Orrick Rambaud Martel regularly intervenes in arbitrations in the fields of energy, natural resources and construction. The highly experienced team deals with trade and investment matters. She has in-depth knowledge of the OHADA system, which regularly assigns her African mandates. Recently, the team also intervened in an ICSID case concerning an attempted expropriation of a major Egyptian cement plant. She also represents a large French company in a CCI case concerning defective products. Finally, the company assists a mining company in arbitration proceedings involving taxes levied by an African country.
The Paris practice is led by Michael Bühler, who is also global co-head of the firm`s practice and regularly appointed arbitrator in major ICC cases. He is surrounded by Charles Kaplan, Nicole Dolenz and lawyer of counsel Tunde Oyewole. “High availability and ability to support the client with creative legal solutions.” The firm: Founded 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick is a leading global law firm with a particular focus on companies in the technology, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors. The firm is recognized worldwide for providing high quality commercial legal advice. “Christian Schröder is a pioneer in the legal field, a data protection guru.” “Yves Lepage and Foucaud Jaulin demonstrate solid legal expertise and business acumen. They are negotiators. “Marie-Laure Combet is a prominent figure in Orrick`s Paris office with an excellent reputation in state aid in France, where she has advised clients in a variety of high-profile cases. It has an excellent reputation for its in-depth expertise in state aid, in particular in the areas of financial services, transport and energy. Marie-Laure is also exceptionally customer-oriented and motivated. Together with her team, she always goes the extra mile to support her clients in the best possible way and tirelessly helps her clients overcome legal challenges.
It really is a remarkable name for state aid in the French market. Orrick Rambaud Martel is mainly involved in energy and infrastructure projects in France and Africa. The Paris team primarily assists sponsors, operators and developers, but also lenders and state entities. In the infrastructure sector, the team supports several clients in the context of calls for tenders for French motorway projects as well as road and airport projects in Cameroon and Guinea. The team is strongly committed to the energy sector. In France, she advised the French State on the development of offshore wind power. In addition, it supports sponsors and operators of African projects with renewable energy, power grids and conventional power plants. The office is led by a complementary trio composed of Yves Lepage, expert in major projects, Geoffroy Berthon, partner, in publishing, and Carine Mou Si Yan, expert in financing. Foucaud Jaulin, who joined the club in 2021, is also recommended. The Californian company Orrick Rambaud Martel has “extensive experience in transatlantic operations”. The Parisian firm is part of a global practice that brings together a thousand lawyers in 25 offices.
It participates in national and international operations. Patrick Tardivy, Practice Manager, is involved in mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and joint ventures. The experienced Jean-Pierre Martel is involved in international transactions, restructurings and corporate litigation management. Among the next generation stands out, Olivier Jouffroy, “technophile, accessible and hardworking”. “A great dispute resolution team composed of Frédéric Lalance (partner) who is very good at analyzing complex cross-border disputes and formulating legal strategies in multiple jurisdictions.” “The Orrick team stands out for its dedication to helping clients with the most complex legal issues – it has a reputation for consistently finding solutions to its clients` problems, and it is extremely comprehensive and thorough, as well as exceptionally client-focused.” “Laurent Olléon is a reference in tax law. His approach to cases reflects a rigour and finesse of legal analysis that allow him to obtain a detailed opinion with a certain weight. “In my experience, the exceptional capacity of the team is characterized by three aspects: (i) A perfect knowledge of the secrets of the documentation (ii) Full availability (including “off-peak hours”) (iii) The situational intelligence of the team, which is also able to deal with interpersonal problems between executives and founders, but also to solve difficult points of tension with colleagues. I would add that the Orrick team does not hesitate to “take a hit”, including from key fund managers, and recommend bold strategies when colleagues remain out of the trap. These country-specific questions and answers provide an overview of the data protection and cybersecurity laws and regulations that can arise in the UK. “Total availability day, night, weekend and holidays of the team. Ability to provide quality services overnight. We have been involved in many of the most innovative French corporate transactions in recent years.
We advised Alstom`s Board of Directors on the sale of the company`s $13.5 billion power generation business to General Electric, one of the most complex and closely watched M&A transactions in France, which was named “M&A Deal of the Year” in Europe by IFLR. The Peugeot family approached our corporate team for a $3.4 billion (€3 billion) capital increase, which included a joint venture with China`s Dongfeng Motor Group. And L`Oréal asked us for advice on its share buyback of 6.8 billion dollars (6 billion euros). “Patrick Tardivy leads this team competently and remains fully involved in the files. “Laurent Olléon is a brilliant tax specialist who has proven himself in certain areas, particularly in the field of litigation. » Authors: Alessandro De Nicola Marco Dell`Antonia Riccardo Caselle Orrick Rambaud Martel`s real estate practice draws on multidisciplinary expertise to assist major clients in a range of market-leading development projects, investments and high-quality financing activities. On behalf of AXA Investment Managers, the team negotiated a €2 billion long-term strategic partnership with In`li to develop a portfolio of nearly 20,000 new affordable housing units in Ile-de-France over the next 10 years. The “meticulous” and “hardworking” team is led by Patrick Tardivy and Carine Mou Si Yan. “Responsive and close to us, the team`s advice is always the right one. Working with this team allows you to feel calm on risky issues. The focus is on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, as well as growth, expansion and venture capital financing. In this area, Orrick advises on the full spectrum of complex acquisitions and divestitures, often with an international dimension, LBOs and MBOs, minority shareholdings, joint ventures and strategic cooperations as well as capital market transactions such as public takeovers.
“The team is truly global, which is easy to see when dealing with the Orrick team. This is crucial, as they need different practice leaders from each region to get involved and bring issues to the table as a forum. “Excellent sales and technical strength within the tax team.” “High-level advice. Relevance. Maximum availability and responsiveness. “We involve Orrick in handling our most complex cases because they bring real expertise and value. They offer high-quality advice. We also value communication between partners; Olivier Bernard and Hervé Touraine are not in competition, but complement each other and are interchangeable, which ensures great fluidity and transparency in the processing of files. Yves Lepage and his team have made project financing accessible and efficient.
Authors: Heather Sussman Shannon Yavorsky Kelly Hagedorn Alex Sobolev. Olivier Bernard; Carine Mou Si Yan; Judith Rousvoal. Our Parisian lawyers advise individuals and non-profit organizations such as the World Wildlife Federation, RARE, Planet Action and the Institute for Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders, a research center that one of our lawyers has directed since its inception. As part of our Orrick Cares initiative, our Paris team participates together in races to benefit causes such as Action Against Hunger, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre and breast cancer research.