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CMS Bureau Francis LefebvreThe Synergy of Expertise: 

CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre The Synergy of Expertise

Key figures: 

Key figures CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre: 722 employees, including 427 lawyers 81 partners 225 associates in Paris, 42 in Lyon 7 in Strasbourg, 72 outside France A large number of Fortune 500 clients 114.8 million in billings The CMS alliance: More than 2,000 employees around the world 47 office locations in 24 jurisdictions Operations in 18 countries in Europe and in 6 others

A ReferenceA Leading Institutionin the World of Business Law: 

A Reference A Leading Institution in the World of Business Law

Setting the standardin the world of business law: 

Setting the standard in the world of business law Created in 1925. One of France’s first independent law firms specialised in business and tax law Over 700 employees, including 450 lawyers 81 partners 80% of the CAC 40-listed companies are our clients The first major law firm certified to ISO 9001 standards, in 1999 A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

A commitment to serving clients locally around the globe: 

A commitment to serving clients locally around the globe An office in Lyon, formerly Boyer Clément Pégand, now CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Lyon since 31 March 2003, with 42 lawyers A secondary office in Strasbourg, with 7 lawyers 10 offices outside France in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Dusseldorf, Montevideo, Moscow, New York, São Paulo and, since 2002, Shanghai Since 1 March 2001, a member of the CMS alliance of European law firms A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example ofinternational operations: Casablancadate of creation: 1999: 

An example of international operations: Casablanca date of creation: 1999 Director : Frédéric Elbar, Partner 4 French, Arab and English-speaking lawyers, 1 «of counsel», 1 partnership with a Moroccan accounting and audit firm Tax law: Tax planning and optimisation, Tax plans, Taxation and customs, Preferred treatment, Foreign exchange regulations, International transfers of capital and foreign investment, Dispute resolution Business law: Creation and restructuring of equity, Joint-ventures, Shareholder agreements, Private and public contracts, Intellectual property, Commercial law, Economic Law, Competition and distribution law Employment law: Employment contracts (nationals and expatriates), Payroll tax optimisation, Redundancies and restructuring A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example ofinternational operations: Mercosurdate of creation : 1996: 

An example of international operations: Mercosur date of creation : 1996 Director : Patrick Patelin, Partner 9 French, English, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking lawyers, several « of counsel » Corporate law and Commercial law: Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate recovery and liquidations, Capital restructuring Banking and Financial law: Financing transactions, Debt restructuring, Foreign exchange control Tax law (national and international) Employment law: Redundancies and restructuring, Employment contracts (nationals and expatriates), Migration law Real estate law: Dew diligence reviews, development of real estate projects Wine and vineyard law Environmental law: Projects within the framework of the Kyoto agreements A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example ofinternational operations: Moscowdate of creation : 1992: 

An example of international operations: Moscow date of creation : 1992 Director : Jean-Luc Pipon, Partner 28 French, Russian and English-speaking lawyers - including 5 senior lawyers - Business law: Foreign investments in the CEI countries, Creation and restructuring of equity (corporations, representation offices, branches, joint-ventures and 100%-subsidiaries), Share purchase, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate law, Contracts law, Intellectual property law, Competition and distribution law, Arbitration, Due diligence Tax law: Tax advising (national and international), National and international dispute, Lobbying and implementation of double tax treaties, Customs, Foreign exchange regulations and control, Tax audit Employment law: Employment contracts (nationals and expatriates), Payroll tax optimisation, Redundancies and restructuring A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example of international operations: New Yorkdate of creation : 1987 (1/2): 

An example of international operations: New York date of creation : 1987 (1/2) Director : Carina Levintoff, Partner 5 French and English-speaking lawyers, 2 « of counsel » American law : Foreign investments in the United States, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint-ventures, Venture capital, Formation of corporations and partnerships, Shareholder agreements, Initial public offerings, A.D.R. issues, Financing, Private placements, License, franchise, engineering, supply, distribution and internet contracts, General terms and conditions of sale and purchase, Technology transfers, Public procurements and bids, Construction contracts and subcontracting, Competition law, Environmental law, Employment law, Real Estate law Manager : Carina Levintoff, Partner A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example of international operations: New Yorkdate of creation : 1987 (2/2): 

An example of international operations: New York date of creation : 1987 (2/2) International taxation : American investments in France, French investments in the United States, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint-ventures, Restructuring of international groups, Transfer pricing, Structured financing, Stock options, Human capital services, Salary split, Real estate tax, Individual tax planning, Double tax treaties Manager : Michel Collet, Associate A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An example ofinternational operations: Shanghaidate of creation : 2002: 

An example of international operations: Shanghai date of creation : 2002 Managers : in Shanghai / Jonathan Selvadoray in Paris / Emmanuel Meril in association with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP and CMS Hasche Sigle 3 expatriates who speak Chinese - 1 French, 1 British and 1 German – and 19 bilingual or trilingual Chinese lawyers, each with more than five years’ experience Foreign investment in China (creation, capital restructuring, acquisitions of equity interests) Foreign investment taxation International contracts Intellectual property Legal assistance for infrastructure projects Dispute resolution A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An Alliance: CMSOur International Offer: 

An Alliance: CMS Our International Offer

What is CMS ?: 

CMS is the alliance of major independent European law firms providing clients with a full range of legal and tax services based on a thorough understanding of their business What is CMS ? A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – Facts & Figures: 

CMS – Facts & Figures Member firms …………………….………... 9 Total partners ..…………….…………….… 595 Total lawyers ………...……..……...…….… 2,000 Total staff ……...…………….……..….…… 4,000 Offices ……………………..…………...…... 57 including 9 CMS BFL: Brussels, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Düsseldorf, Montevideo, Moscow, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai Total annual turn-over………….… 575 millions € A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – Member firms: 

CMS – Member firms CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni – 45* (Italy) CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo – 80* (Spain) CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre – 450* (France) CMS Cameron McKenna LLP – 800* (United Kingdom) CMS DeBacker – 50* (Belgium) CMS Derks Star Busmann – 250* (The Netherlands) CMS Hasche Sigle – 356* (Germany) CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz – 45* (Austria) CMS von Erlach Henrici – 30* (Switzerlnad) * Total lawyers A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – Offices: 

CMS – Offices A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – A strong position in 3 regions: 

CMS – A strong position in 3 regions A strong position in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia-Montenegro and Slovakia) A longterm presence in Asia (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong) An established influence on the North- and South-American continent, through offices in New York and in the Mercosur A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

How is CMS managed ?: 

How is CMS managed ? CMS Council 9 firms Chairman: Ernest Klainguti – CMS vEKSW CMS Executive Committee 9 firms Chairman: Pierre-Sébastien Thill – CMS BFL 2 partners per firm (1 is always the Managing Partner) CMS Legal Services – Brussels Executive Partner: Robert Derry-Evans Director of Finance & Administration: Christine Berwaerts Director of Marketing: Peter Sommer A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – Practice Area Groups : 

CMS – Practice Area Groups Banking & Finance Competition Corporate Dispute Resolution Employment & Pensions Intellectual Property Real Estate Tax A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS – Industry Focus Groups: 

CMS – Industry Focus Groups Automotive Consumer Products Energy Financial Institutions Hotels & Leisure Lifesciences Projects & Project Finance Technology &Telecoms A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS : international scope through expertise in national legislation: 

CMS : international scope through expertise in national legislation Meeting and anticipating client needs Optimising solutions thanks to specialised local teams used to work together Providing seamless trans-national legal and tax services Optimising alliance efficiency through a federation of law firms, each a leader in its local market A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

CMS : shared values to deliver superior quality: 

CMS : shared values to deliver superior quality A heritage of co-operation An in-depth understanding of their markets An Alliance of high-level contacts in business and government A commitment to building long-term relationships with clients A functional integration strategy (communication, IT systems, and employee exchange) A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

A Comprehensive OfferThe Synergy of Expertise: 

A Comprehensive Offer The Synergy of Expertise

A comprehensive offer based on the synergy of expertise: 

A comprehensive offer based on the synergy of expertise France’s leading tax consultancy An outstanding business and employment law department The capacity of providing our clients with truly global services thanks to specialised teams (tax / employment / corporate / real estate / competition / dispute resolution) Doctrine and technological survey departments for : anticipating and optimising the legislation developments sharing knowledge studying delicate, sensitive technical issues A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

An organisation built around three areas of expertise: 

An organisation built around three areas of expertise National & International Tax Law Employment law Business law A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

National & International Tax Law: 

National & International Tax Law Direct Taxes International Taxation Transfer Pricing V.A.T. Local Taxes Registration Fees – Wealth Tax Tax Audits of Computerised Accounting Systems African Taxation A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Employment Law: 

Employment Law Senior management contracts/negotiated departures Flexible working arrangements, 35-hour week Pay and employee share ownership policy Collective bargaining and employee representation Job rescue plans and redundancies Collective and individual disputes (labour relations, social security audits, etc.) European harmonisation of human resource policies Pension plans and other employee benefits Managing international mobility National and international restructuring Employment audits on acquisition A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Business Law: 

Business Law Corporate - Mergers and Acquisitions Insolvency Law Litigation & Arbitration Contracts Banking, Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Public Law Intellectual Property & Information Technology Industry & Commerce Regulations Competition Law European Law Customs & International Trade Law Patrimonial Law Local authorities, semi-public companies & local public sector African Business Law A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

A Close By RelationshipProjects Managedby Multidisciplinary Teams : 

A Close By Relationship Projects Managed by Multidisciplinary Teams

A supportive relationship thatextends beyond consulting: 

A supportive relationship that extends beyond consulting Personalised relations High availability Extensive involvement Understanding of the client enhanced over time Leading expertise Solid experience in negotiations Active participation in the strategic decision-making process Close co-operation between lawyers in the business and tax law departments A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Our clients: 

Our clients A portfolio of loyal clients, whose growth has been supported by the firm Large French corporations from the CAC 40, as well as fast-growing midsize companies in all industries and services, including pharmaceuticals, food industry, hi-technology, telecommunications, energy, waste, bank, insurance, luxury, press Civil services and government organizations A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

A fundamental commitment to diligent case management: 

A fundamental commitment to diligent case management Cases handled directly by partners Personalised management Possibility to subscribe to an assistance contract Customised advice and other services in all fields High value added (possibility of consulting with the dedicated lawyer at any time, access to studies immediately upon publication, to the client section of our website, to our regular legal and tax publications, etc.) An long-term efficiency gain A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Partner / Lawyer commitments to the client: 

Partner / Lawyer commitments to the client The partner or lawyer responsible for the case: Works with the client to define the extent and nature of services to be provided Creates a team committed to client expectations and satisfaction Co-ordinates the team’s work Prepares and manages the fee budgets A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Training and Internationalizationthe keystones of our success: 

Training and Internationalization the keystones of our success High-quality recruits trained to our method thanks to an effective mentoring program Closely knit operating teams, committed to transmitting knowledge and skills Geographical mobility in our offices and within the CMS alliance A leading source of conferences and publications A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship

Profile: 

Profile Name: CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Avocats Legal status: French professional services corporation (S.E.L.A.F.A.) Created in 1925 Specialised in: Counseling and Litigation in Business and Tax law Management Board: Pierre-Sébastien Thill (Chairman) Christian Lavabre (General Manager) Didier Gingembre Philip Servajean Contact details: 1-3, villa Emile Bergerat 92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine Tel. : +33 1 47 38 55 00 Fax : +33 1 47 38 55 55 Website : www.cms-bfl.com E-Mail : info@cms-bfl.com A Reference An Alliance: CMS A Comprehensive Offer A Close-By Relationship