FIDAL — France

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Fidal, a benchmark in the business world since 1922. Working alongside our clients, in close proximity, we are focused on finding solutions. More than just providing advice, we engage with our clients as true partners to: Create the dream team. Release the full power of the law. - Transform legal obstacles into drivers of progress in France and on an international scale A multifaced expertise and a transversal approach: - Corporate tax strategy - Private wealth taxation - Corporate, mergers and acquisitions - Finance and financial services law - Private wealth - Labour and social security law - Real estate law - Competition law - Dispute resolution and arbitration - Corporate restructuring and turnaround - Distribution and consumer law - Digital, tech and data - Intellectual property law - Environmental law - Public law - Capital markets and securities law - Understanding the major economic and societal challenges Because the law is a dynamic force, our technical division ensures the legal watch and the transmission of know-how. A true R&D unit, it imagines the law of tomorrow and participates in its development. Fidal counts 190 lawyers and professionals dedicated to research and technical innovation in France. We offer a multi-sectoral approach and integrated solutions, which we are continually adapting to market changes. Committed and firmly focused on the future, Fidal embraces the new economic and societal challenges: energy transition, ethics, big data, crypto-assets, metaverse, sustainable agriculture. - A multidisciplinary hub We give access to our inter-professional ecosystem of subsidiaries and business partners. Since the best response to your issues involves a combination of skills, we have opened up our organization to complementary professions: notaries, fiduciaries, financial advisors, patent engineers and HR consultants. - Independent advice in France and Internationally Fidal guides its clients through their international challenges by calling on two networks of exclusive local partner firms and offices in Belgium, Morocco and Vietnam. Fidal thereby remains independent of any audit network to guarantee the best local expertise and a thorough understanding of the national culture. Our clients benefit from a single contact who manages and coordinates both national and international issues. Fidal focus on 2 networks : Unyer: it is a global organization of leading professional service firms, cofounded by Fidal and Luther. unyer is present in 10 countries in Europe and Asia. WTS: this network offers Fidal’s clients access to comprehensive tax expertise in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide. ### Memberships - Fidal Notaires - Fidal Innovation - Fidal Fiducie - Fidal Formations - Family & Co - unyer - wts - Adviso partners ### Staffing Figures - 1900 Employees - 1200 Lawyers, jurists and consultants - 87 Offices - 12 Regional divisions

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Anne-Marie Pecoraro

With 30 years of experience serving clients of all sizes and types (corporate groups, multinationals, start-ups, associations, trade unions, foundations, artists, fashion designers, production companies, etc.), Anne-Marie Pecoraro has been advising and litigating on all legal aspects of intellectual property, trademarks, information and digital technologies and data protection. She assists clients in a wide range of sectors including notably film, audiovisual and radio, media funding, performances, theatre and events, music (in which she is has undeniable expertise and a recognized practice since UGGC Avocats is ranked tier 1 by the Legal 500), literary, media companies, press, photography, image, reputation and crisis communication, innovation, multimedia, internet, and platforms, CSR communication, sustainable development, compliance, sport, e-sport, gaming and betting. She also advises prestigious French and international clients, particularly in the United States, Europe (Paris, Milan, Rome, Brussels) and Asia (China, Hong Kong, Singapore). Furthermore, throughout her experience, Anne-Marie has also developed cross-disciplinary skills, particularly in the strategic support of communication programs. · Intellectual Property

Caroline Frison-Roche

Partner · Construction

Christophe Lapp

Partner · Construction

Christophe Puel

Partner and co-director or the Aquitaine division · Environmental

Jalal El Ahdab

Jil’s practice covers international business law, notably related to the Arab world and Europe, and more specifically in the field of international disputes and foreign investments. Having acted as a counsel, arbitrator and expert in about 100 cases, Jil has strong experience in managing international disputes and particularly disputes regarding shareholders and securities suits, class actions, breach of negotiations, bank guarantees. The type of business his practice includes relates to the trade of commodities, telecom markets, port concessions, construction industry and sport; etc. With a solid academic background (degrees in law, finance and political science), he is well regarded from a scientific standpoint. He is Lebanon’s UNCITRAL Representative and a member of the ICC Court. Also, he chairs the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is the vice-chair of the IBA Arab Regional Forum. A regular speaker at numerous international arbitration conferences, Jalal is the author of various articles and the co-author of Arbitration with the Arab Countries (Kluwer, 2011). He is also managing editor of the International Journal of Arab Arbitration, available on www.kluwerarbitration.com and www.intljaa.com. In 2019, he will publish a book on Arbitration Law in France, with Professor Daniel Mainguy (LexisNexis). Jalal is also a lecturer in arbitration law at the Versailles University and SciencesPo Paris (IEP). · International Arbitration

Victoria Aquino

Partner · Construction