Admitted to the Paris and New York Bars in 2024, Aurélie CHEN advises companies, executives and shareholders on their growth, restructuring and succession operations.

She practices in M&A and corporate law, advising on both transactional matters and the day-to-day and exceptional corporate legal matters of companies, from incorporation to dissolution.

She also assists clients with matters relating to commercial leases and business transfers.

Holding a Master’s degree in European and International Business Law, an LL.M. in American Law and a Master’s degree in Legal Translation, she has gained experience in both French and international law firms. She works in French, English and Mandarin.

She adopts a pragmatic and educational approach, with the aim of providing solutions tailored to her clients’ operational needs and business challenges.

Areas of expertise:

- M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions): Business acquisitions and disposals, external growth transactions, mergers, demergers, partial asset contributions, restructuring operations, management packages.

- Corporate and Business Law: Company formation, fundraising, shareholders’ agreements, capital transactions, corporate governance, intra-group reorganizations, approval of annual accounts and ongoing corporate legal matters.

- Business Transfers and Commercial Leases: Acquisitions and disposals of businesses, sale agreements and preliminary agreements, commercial leases, lease renewals, rent reviews and rent determination, assignment of leasehold rights, subleases.

- Commercial Contracts: Distribution agreements, general terms and conditions of sale (GTCs) and general terms and conditions of purchase (GTCAs).

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