Christian Didier

Current

• Counsel at CD@C (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• General Counsel Asia Pacific at Rhodia
• Legal Counsel at Rhône Poulenc

Education

• ENSCS/ENSIC/ESPCP

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Chemicals

Christian Didier’s Summary

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. 18 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.

Christian Didier’s Specialties:

- 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

Christian Didier’s Experience

• Counsel

  CD@C (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Legal Services industry)

  November 2005 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Investisseurs en Chine:
  Vous êtes une PME - PMI qui arrive en terrain inconnu, nous pouvons vous aider à :
  o Concrétiser vos projets, identifier les facteurs qui risquent de retarder le lancement de votre activité en Chine, et mettre en place votre stratégie.
  o Préparer les éléments contractuels et mettre en place les dispositions administratives de votre investissement.
  o Accélérer vos projets en cours, si vous ne disposez pas de ressources nécessaires.

• General Counsel Asia Pacific

  Rhodia

  (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.

• Legal Counsel

  Rhône Poulenc

  (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.

Christian Didier’s Education

• ENSCS/ENSIC/ESPCP

  Master, Chemical, Engineering Chemistry, September 1970 — July 1975

  Activities and Societies:

  1975 Master in macro - molecular chemicals - Ecole Nationale de Physique et Chimie de Paris
  1974 Engineer of Ecole Nationale des Industries Chimiques de Nancy (ENSIC)
  1973 Engineer of Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Strasbourg (ENSCS)

Additional Information

Christian Didier’s Interests:

•married, 2 children •Citizenship : French •Sports and leisure : Tennis, Jogging, Botanising •Language: French and English (fluent) / German (school level).

Christian Didier’s Groups:

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)

Christian Didier’s Honors:

- Deputy Mayor of Montmorency – Val d’ Oise (a city of 22000 inhabitants in France ) since 1995 and renewed in 2001.
- 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) since 2002.

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