Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
- Corporate
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Dispute Resolution
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- White-Collar Crime
- Compliance and Compliance Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Tax Controversy and Litigation
- Restructuring and Insolvency Litigation
- Employment Litigation (Collective and Individual)
- Administrative and Constitutional Litigation
- Regulatory investigations and disciplinary proceedings involving financial institutions
- International Arbitration
- Competition and EU Law
- Tax
- Financing
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Employment Law
- Public Law
- Digital Law and Intellectual Property
- Financial Services and Insurance Regulatory
Foreign direct investments
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Bredin Prat is recognized for its deep expertise in foreign direct investment (FDI), advising on many of France’s most significant and sensitive transactions. The team’s experience encompasses a broad range of complex and strategic FDI matters, reflecting a longstanding commitment to supporting clients in this area.
The firm maintains a constructive and ongoing dialogue with the French Ministry of Economy (MINEFI) and was invited to appear in the 2025 French parliamentary hearings on FDI regulation and the clearance process. This underscores the team’s established reputation and technical proficiency. Clients, including law firms from around the world, rely on Bredin Prat for guidance on French FDI filings in cross-border M&A transactions, confident in the team’s ability to address the nuances of France’s regulatory landscape.
The FDI team brings together experience from lawyers in our Competition Law, Public Law and M&A teams, providing comprehensive support at every stage of the FDI clearance process. This includes initial filings, multijurisdictional analysis, Phase 2 negotiations, and management of post-closing compliance with FDI analysis.
