
Project Management
Paris Area, France

Project Management
Paris Area, France
A resulted-oriented counsel with extensive legal experience in negotiation, licensing, merger & acquisition and other strategic and operational transactions. Highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed to professional excellence. 20 years of experience in the legal aspect of international business transaction, with skills more particularly exercised in targeting, due diligence, negotiating and investing in China since 1992 (18 JVs and WOFE, with a value of up to USD 50 million) . Highly involved in management initiatives and accountable for the costs of legal services and operation, with the main objective to strive against contractual and legal risk.
- Contract Drafting / Review
- Due Diligence / Transactional Support
- Large-Scale Projects - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Venture
- Joint Development Agreement / R&D
- Intellectual Property/Licensing/Technology valorisation
- Mediation / Negotiations
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Budgeting & Cost management Policies
(Chemicals industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Mergers and Acquisitions, Alliances Corporate Projects Managment
(International Affairs industry)
January 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 5 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Chemicals industry)
January 1998 — October 2005 (7 years 10 months)
General Counsel Asia Pacific
Successful track record in building alliance, especially in China and in developing business initiatives as well as utilising resources to meet existing needs. Primary focus to oversee and manage international transactions. Identify, define, and articulate the transactions within local countries and resolve various defined business requirements. Anticipate problems and develop practical solutions. Analyse issues of international law and coordinate resolution and compliance activities. Report directly to Group General Counsel.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Chemicals industry)
April 1986 — December 1997 (11 years 9 months)
Rhône-Poulenc
Rhône-Poulenc merged in 1998 with Hoechst to create Aventis and spin off its chemical businesses and activities into Rhodia.
1992/1998
Legal Counsel for Asia Pacific Zone
Develop, direct and prioritise international business initiatives and utilise resources to meet existing needs;
Review various legal agreements and international Asian legislation from a legal perspective for use in business initiatives;
Significant transactions / joint ventures in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Thailand.
1986/1992
Negotiator of contractual transactions to the Specialty Chemical Division of the Rhône Poulenc Group primarily in Europe.
Master , Chemical, Engineering Chemistry , September 1970 — July 1975
•married, 2 children •Citizenship : French •Sports and leisure : Tennis, Jogging, Botanising •Language: French and English (fluent) / German (school level).
Counsel to HEC EURASIA - INSEAD -COFACE – Chambre de Commerce Internationale de Paris (“CCIP”) in various sessions related to Asia Pacific investments.
Participation in the support to foreign investors in China with the CCIP .
Setting up and reinforcing a professional law firms network in Asia Pacific.
Member of Inter Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
- Deputy Mayor of Montmorency – Val d’ Oise (a city of 22000 inhabitants in France ) from 1995 until 2008.
- Counsellor to and member of the executive committee of the district of the Valley of Montmorency ( "Communauté d'Agglomération")( 120.000 inhabitants within the Montmorency Valley in France) from 2002 until 2008.