French corporate law support for foreign counsel on transactions and operations in France. Defined assignments. Working in French and English.
Mehdi El Jamali is a Paris Bar lawyer advising on French corporate law, M&A, governance and strategic contracts.
Foreign counsel can involve him for a defined French law workstream or a standalone French corporate assignment. Scope, responsibilities and communication arrangements are agreed at the outset.
Seventeen years within an international group, including eight years as Deputy General Counsel in Paris and Geneva, inform a practical understanding of coordination between external advisers and in-house teams.
Scope and responsibilities agreed at the outset.
French aspects of acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures: corporate due diligence, transaction documentation and completion matters within the agreed scope.
Corporate decisions, shareholder arrangements and the establishment or reorganisation of French operations, coordinated with group legal teams.
French law commercial arrangements and business-critical contracts supporting the transaction or French operations.
Clear allocation of the French law workstream, agreed deliverables and coordination on multi-jurisdictional matters. Advice on other laws remains with the relevant counsel.
For an initial enquiry, indicate the parties, the French connection, the intended scope and the timetable. Please avoid sending confidential documents before conflicts and engagement arrangements have been addressed.
Discuss your French law matterBriefly describe your situation. I will get back to you as soon as possible for a confidential exchange - by phone or video call.