M&A and Corporate law
Smart offers
Highly esteemed for its expertise – from the creation of data rooms, to the definition of a dedicated strategy, to environmental due diligence, to negotiating environmental clauses in all types of contracts – our team helps you complete and secure all technical and legal elements of your transactions.
Our mergers and acquisitions team in Paris includes a “China Desk” composed of French and Chinese lawyers working hand in hand with our Shanghai and Hong Kong offices on matters related to China. This team in Paris team offers a useful support for European companies developing operations in China and is a key tool for Chinese companies wishing to invest in Europe and Africa.
LPA Law is the sole French law firm established in Japan with a local team composed of lawyers qualified in France and Japan that has been based in Tokyo for many years. LPA Law avocats strengthened its ties with its Tokyo based office by launching a « Japan Desk » in Paris. The team dedicated to the « Japan Desk » in Paris also consists of lawyers qualified in France and Japan, and assists its Japanese and French clients on all their transactions, in France, Japan as well as abroad - as for all their operations in relation to Franco Japanese cooperation on the African Continent.
Our team is one of the most active and well-known on the market for M&A transactions and financing in the renewable energy sector, with over 15 years of experience in this field. Every year, our firm works on dozens of legal due diligence, acquisition, sale, partnership, financing and refinancing transactions concerning renewable energy assets or other infrastructures, making it a key player in this business segment in France.
Our teams have broad experience in M&A transactions involving advanced technologies, particularly in the context of transatlantic and Asian transactions. In particular, we have worked on transactions for the acquisition, sale and investment in companies specialising in communications and mobility solutions, software publishing, digital tools and media, data management technologies (big data, privacy, open data, etc.), the cyber security industry and/or compression and processing of video content.
Raphaël Chantelot
Paris
Pierre MarlyPartnerParisPierre Marly
Paris
Sandra HundsdörferPartnerParisSandra Hundsdörfer
Paris
Nicolas VanderchmittPartnerHong KongNicolas Vanderchmitt
Hong Kong
Fanny NguyenPartnerShanghaiFanny Nguyen
Shanghai
Pascal MagesPartnerTokyoPascal Mages
Tokyo
Jean-Yves ToullecPartnerHong KongJean-Yves Toullec
Hong Kong
Arnaud DepierrefeuPartnerDubaiArnaud Depierrefeu
Dubai
Michael SamolPartnerParisMichael Samol
Paris
Dr. Leif Gösta Gerling, LL.MPartnerFrankfurtDr. Leif Gösta Gerling, LL.M
Frankfurt
Marc VeuillotPartnerCasablancaMarc Veuillot
Casablanca
Henrick EmeriauPartnerShanghaiHenrick Emeriau
Shanghai
Christian SauerPartnerParisChristian Sauer
Paris
Denis BacinaPartnerFrankfurtDenis Bacina
Frankfurt
Ran HuPartnerParisRan Hu
Paris
Etienne LaumonierPartnerHo Chi Minh CityEtienne Laumonier
Ho Chi Minh City
Antoine LogeayPartnerHanoiAntoine Logeay
Hanoi
Thomas In der MaurPartnerViennaThomas In der Maur
Vienna
Sophie TschöpPartnerViennaSophie Tschöp
Vienna
Dr. Michael ZwirchmayrPartnerViennaDr. Michael Zwirchmayr
Vienna
Yoshiki TsurumakiPartnerTokyoYoshiki Tsurumaki
Tokyo
Minh NguyenPartnerHo Chi Minh CityMinh Nguyen
Ho Chi Minh City
Dr. Bernd SpiethPartnerMunichDr. Bernd Spieth
Munich
Stéphane ErardPartnerParisStéphane Erard
Paris
Ghislaine LovetPartnerDouala/YaoundéGhislaine Lovet
Douala/Yaoundé
Frédéric BaillyPartnerParisFrédéric Bailly
Paris
Arnaud Bourrut-LacouturePartnerSingaporeArnaud Bourrut-Lacouture
Singapore
Matthias KrämerPartnerFrankfurtMatthias Krämer
Frankfurt
Dr. Jan SchoopPartnerHamburgDr. Jan Schoop
Hamburg
Dr. Steffen PaulmannPartnerFrankfurtDr. Steffen Paulmann
Frankfurt
Thomas SchrotbergerPartnerFrankfurtThomas Schrotberger
Frankfurt
Heinz-Gerd PinkernellPartnerHamburgHeinz-Gerd Pinkernell
Hamburg
Olivier Kirfel, LL.MPartnerMunichOlivier Kirfel, LL.M
Munich
Dr. Fabian TrossPartnerMunichDr. Fabian Tross
Munich
Lionel VincentPartnerTokyoLionel Vincent
Tokyo
Hubert BazinPartnerShanghaiHubert Bazin
Shanghai
Andreas FeuersteinPartnerMunichAndreas Feuerstein
Munich
Bérengère RoigPartnerSingaporeBérengère Roig
Singapore
Dr. Andreas R. BittnerPartnerFrankfurtDr. Andreas R. Bittner
Frankfurt
Dr. Kay JessPartnerHamburgDr. Kay Jess
Hamburg
Sébastien ThouvenotCounselParisSébastien Thouvenot
Paris
Bo HanCounselParisBo Han
Paris
Airi TozakiCounselParisAiri Tozaki
Paris
Björn JoachimCounselFrankfurtBjörn Joachim
Frankfurt
Jana KlotzCounselFrankfurtJana Klotz
Frankfurt
Michelle WongCounselParisMichelle Wong
Paris
Marie-Gabrielle du BourblancCounselHong KongMarie-Gabrielle du Bourblanc
Hong Kong
Dr. Annika Jo Heinrich-PeineCounselFrankfurtDr. Annika Jo Heinrich-Peine
Frankfurt
Francine HuynhCounselParisFrancine Huynh
Paris
Ina von Raven, LL.M (Cornell)CounselFrankfurtIna von Raven, LL.M (Cornell)
Frankfurt
Andrea HilgardCounselFrankfurtAndrea Hilgard
Frankfurt
Karim Ben KhamsaCounselParisKarim Ben Khamsa
Paris
Pham Viet AnhOf counselHo Chi Minh CityPham Viet Anh
Ho Chi Minh City
Long TranOf counselHanoiLong Tran
Hanoi
Jean MédecinOf counselTokyoJean Médecin
Tokyo
Nguyen Cong ToOf counselHo Chi Minh CityNguyen Cong To
Ho Chi Minh City
Nathalie Maier-Bridou, LL.M.Of counselFrankfurtNathalie Maier-Bridou, LL.M.
Frankfurt
Lisbeth Lanvers-ShahOf counselSingaporeLisbeth Lanvers-Shah
Singapore
Dr. Arno Maier-Bridou, LL.M. (Cornell)Of counselFrankfurtDr. Arno Maier-Bridou, LL.M. (Cornell)
Frankfurt

Our goal: supporting your development strategy
We advise companies and investment funds of all sizes and their executives in their M&A transactions, their restructurings and their governance.
Our team of some thirty lawyers works closely with the firm’s other legal experts, including in tax, labour, IP/IT, environment, banking and finance, energy and litigation. This allows us to offer a comprehensive assistance for all the legal issues you are facing in your projects.
Our offices in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, together with the members of our China and Japan Desks in Paris, extend our reach and enable us to assist our clients in their transactions in France and abroad.