Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

About this office:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm. Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global marketplace with 1000 lawyers and 16 offices in major cities throughout the United States and Europe. Committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients. Gibson Dunn's representative clients include some of the world's largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the 2010 Litigation Department of the Year. In awarding this honor, the magazine dubbed Gibson Dunn's litigators the "Game Changers," adding, "when other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues."

Paris, France Office Profile: The Paris office is staffed with multilingual French and US qualified attorneys who focus on corporate transactions. They handle matters such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, asset and investment management, public offerings, corporate governance and various securities related transactions. Clients include multi-national corporations and investment funds requiring assistance in their domestic, cross-border, public and private transactions.

As well as advising on corporate transactions, Gibson Dunn's Paris lawyers also play an active role in guiding their clients in the strategic management of significant litigation matters.

The lawyers of the Paris office are fully qualified to render legal services as a French domestic law firm.

Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate and Constitutional Law; Business Restructuring and Reorganization; Capital Markets; Class Actions; Corporate Governance; Corporate Transactions; Crisis Management; Electronic Discovery and Information Law; Emerging Technologies; Energy and Infrastructure; Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort; Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits; Financial Institutions; Global Finance; Government and Commercial Contracts; Health Care and Life Sciences; Insurance and Reinsurance; Intellectual Property; International Arbitration; International Trade Regulation and Compliance; Investment Funds; Labor and Employment; Latin America; Legal Malpractice Defense; Litigation; Media, Entertainment and Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Outsourcing Transactions; Private Equity; Public Policy; Real Estate; Securities Enforcement; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation; Tax ; White Collar Defense and Investigations.

Renegotiation of The France-Luxembourg Tax Treaty Targets Capital Gains on French Real Estate Companies
Jérôme Delaurière,Jeffrey M. Trinklein, February 8, 2012
The French tax authorities have announced their decision to renegotiate the France-Luxembourg tax treaty. Such renegotiation is going to impact many investors holding French real estate investments through Luxembourg entities.

French Supreme Court Releases Landmark Decision Upholding Right of Heart of La Défense to Seek and Obtain Protection in France under Safeguard Proceedings
Gregory A. Campbell,Benoît Fleury,Wayne P.J. McArdle,Jean-Philippe Robé, March 22, 2011
On March 8, 2011, France's highest court, the Cour de cassation, confirmed that CMBS borrower, Heart of la Défense SAS (Hold), and its Luxembourg parent company, Dame Luxembourg Sarl (Dame), were entitled to Court protection in France under Safeguard Proceedings (sauvegarde). Safeguard is a...

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