Baker Mckenzie Paris Legal 500

Baker McKenzie advises national and international telecommunications companies on regulatory and contractual matters. The team regularly provides legal support in the design of new business models, with a particularly high proportion of mandates attributable to machine-to-machine communication providers. Other important elements of Joachim Scherer`s team are over-the-top services, broadband expansion projects and cybersecurity. Caroline Heinickel, a lawyer, specializes in regulatory work and Holger Lutz, an IT specialist, became a partner in July 2018. Recruitment process: Candidates have the opportunity to meet with partners, consultants and employees to learn more about working at Baker McKenzie. Applications will be reviewed by the Recruitment Committee. If you are interested in one of our options, send your CV with a cover letter to Karim Babaci, Recruitment Coordinator, [email protected] or by mail: “Sandra Wittinghofer has a great gift for comprehensively mapping complex legal issues.” Baker McKenzie remains a leading player with its very active IT and data protection practices. The diversified expertise of managers Michael Schmidl and Holger Lutz reflects the breadth of the Group`s portfolio. The focus is on regulated industries, including the financial, pharmaceutical, medical device and telecommunications industries, and cross-border issues are often cross-border. The team continues to expand its data protection advice in areas such as fintech and big data, automotive and mobility. Contentious issues are increasingly becoming part of the portfolio and the team sees more activity in the legal technology segment. Michaela Nebel, who advises several financial institutions on data protection law, was promoted to partner in July 2018 and Julia Kaufmann is also widely recognised.

She has particular expertise in data protection in the pharmaceutical context. “The team works primarily with dually qualified lawyers and patent attorneys. This offers the best opportunities for cooperation. Here, technical understanding merges well with legal experience. With more than 50 years of experience in the French market, we are the point of contact for national companies, multinationals and financial institutions looking for first-class advice on tax, mergers and acquisitions, IT and communications. The quality of our work is reflected in the number of leading companies seeking our advice, as well as in the recognition we receive in the legal sector. “An international team with a business-oriented approach and pragmatic recommendations for action, always legally correct.” Our recent pro bono activities include working with Amazon to create legal research on migrants` rights for Save the Children and volunteering at Autremonde, an association fighting social exclusion. We also advised the foundation of artist Gunter Demnig on his Stolpersteine project to commemorate the victims of National Socialism by placing brass plates on the sidewalk in front of their last known addresses. So far, more than 50,000 of these badges have been installed in 18 European countries, including France. “The firm`s offices in Frankfurt and San Francisco are characterized by practice-oriented solutions and their own legal subsumption.” Our public law department advises on privatization, public sector restructuring, economic regulation of key sectors and public commercial law (contracts, liability, public domain, zonal and environmental law). This team works closely with our real estate lawyers to obtain feedback on the real estate and tax aspects of these projects. As a market leader in IT and communications law, we advise public and private clients on all matters of technology, data protection and telecommunications and maintain close relations with French regulatory authorities.

Our team of highly qualified intellectual property lawyers helps clients protect, manage and enforce their IP rights worldwide. Baker McKenzie`s dispute resolution team impresses with its deep expertise in the energy, infrastructure and facilities engineering sectors. The company also has many years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector. The portfolio of topics often includes post-mergers and acquisitions disputes, often related to the Asian region. Heiko Haller, who runs the company with Günter Pickrahn from Frankfurt, recently joined the Düsseldorf office to act as an important contact for industrial customers. It is also worth noting Jörg Risse and Ragnar Harbst, both of whom have experience in procedures in the infrastructure sector. “The team has always provided pragmatic solutions while overcoming the challenges of legislation. They recognized the challenges of companies that do not have unlimited budgets but want to comply with the law. “Very in-depth knowledge of European and American data protection law, as evidenced by several seminars and practical cases. Our German Desk integrates German-speaking lawyers and lawyers who have worked with German-speaking clients throughout Baker McKenzie to meet your global needs.

Our group members have a solid understanding of your business practices and culture. We are looking for employees with a CAPA (French law degree) and university experience in business law, candidates with a Master of Laws (LL.M) or a business school. Candidates must be fluent in our working language, English, while ability in other languages is desirable. “Baker McKenzie has extensive expertise in export control and customs law.” Baker McKenzie remains one of the key players in outsourcing consulting to both sellers and buyers. The range of services offered by the law firm includes advice on IT outsourcing, particularly in the area of managed operations, as well as on outsourcing and consolidation of data centers. Within the team led by Michel Schmidl and Holger Lutz, björn Helwig, a lawyer, is the main point of contact for globally active management consulting, technology and outsourcing service providers. Matthias Scholz has expertise in transaction outsourcing with a particular focus on the financial sector and the pharmaceutical industry. The world`s leading law firm, Baker McKenzie, has 30 practice areas and 13 lawyers recognized in the recently published 2022 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Baker McKenzie regularly assists companies in the automotive, finance, construction, logistics and consumer goods sectors with cross-border internal investigations, but has recently received instructions from the chemical and energy sectors.

Andreas Lohner has many years of experience in risk and crisis management and leads the practice with Nicolai Behr, the central contact person for white-collar crime. Anahita Thoms specializes in export control, sanctions and data protection. Thomas Grützner joined Latham & Watkins LLP in September 2018. “Christian Burholt is a recognized antitrust expert. In addition to the speed of its responses and its availability, its pragmatic solutions also stand out. Authors: Joanna Ludlam Laura Pattison Kristian Bagger “The team provides pragmatic, binding and understandable consultation results. We recycle 80% of the paper used by our Paris office through a partnership with Tri-Ethnic, a company committed to social inclusion and sustainability. We also recycle glass, cans and plastic. In 2013, our Paris office signed an ecological lease that includes energy-saving considerations and initiatives to reduce our future energy consumption. Due to its international network, Baker McKenzie pays particular attention to major global projects such as global restructurings and labour law issues related to mergers and acquisitions. Christian Reichel and Steffen Scheuer jointly lead the team, which also covers various hot topics such as crowdworking and the use of external staff as part of the team`s innovation strategy.

The team assists with a variety of labour and pension law issues, while Scheuer specializes in labour law compliance and Reichel is regularly employed in dealing with compensation and pension issues. Günther Heckelmann, Global Team Leader, specialises in advising German companies on issues arising from clients` international supply chains at the interface of labour law and human rights. Healthcare, manufacturing and finance are key sectors for the team that Hagen Köckeritz lost to Mayer Brown LLP in the spring of 2019. “Jochen Herr: High responsiveness, experience and implementation with regard to process details and procedure strategy.” Our tax firm, one of the largest in France, advises its clients on French and international corporate tax issues, transfer pricing, VAT, tax disputes, tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, employee benefits and asset management. Under the leadership of Florian Thamm, Baker McKenzie`s practice group stands out in the areas of commercial rental law and family offices. The Group focuses primarily on supporting cross-border transactions. As a result, advising well-known fashion brands on renting retail space after entering the German market as well as comprehensive business advice to foreign private investors on high-volume acquisitions are the central pillars of the practice. Another strength of the practice concerns the partial sales of industrial sites damaged by the environment. The public law expertise of Janet Butler, an experienced legal advisor, is in high demand with respect to transactions and project developments in all major asset classes. In addition, the practice was strengthened by the arrival of real estate finance expert Patrick Mittmann from Hogan Lovells International LLP in September 2018. Authors: Evelyn Romero Maria Cecilia Reyes Alejandra Becerra Daniel Botero “Are able to anticipate customer needs and are ready for many ad hoc topics.” We also offer a range of programs for employees during their development, including: If you are of France and are interested in the Markets of China and Asia, Baker McKenzie`s Asia office will be happy to assist you with your projects.