Julie Soudaz, member of the Paris Bar

The background

Julie Soudaz was admitted in 2010 and first practised in a business law firm, on external growth transactions and group restructurings. She then joined the legal department of an industrial group, and later that of a services group operating in eight countries.

The firm opened in 2021, on avenue de la Grande Armée. It handles matters for private companies, from incorporation to sale.

The way of working

One point of contact from the first conversation to closing. Scope, timetable and budget are agreed in writing before any work starts, and revised by amendment if the matter changes in nature.

Documents are drafted to be read by a director, not only by a lawyer. Each negotiation point is presented with its financial stake wherever that can be quantified.

Languages and international context

Matters are handled in French or in English: audits, sale agreements, shareholders’ agreements, correspondence with the other side’s advisers. The LLM obtained in London and eight years spent in English-speaking groups explain that practice.

Memberships

The firm takes part in the work of the French association of in-house counsel and of a Franco-British network of corporate law practitioners.