Corporate practice — M&A, governance, strategic contracts, cross-border structuring. All matters conducted in English and French.
A practice shaped within the legal department of an international group, based in Paris and Geneva, in complex international operating environments.
This background defines a distinctive practice: the technical precision of outside counsel, combined with first-hand understanding of the operational, financial and governance pressures that executives and boards navigate daily.
All matters conducted in English and French, domestically and cross-border, under strict legal professional privilege.
Four practice areas across domestic and cross-border corporate law.
Acquisitions, disposals, capital increases, financial restructurings and joint ventures. Buy-side and sell-side mandates for mid-market and SME transactions — acting for buyers, investors and founders. Full transaction management: deal structuring, documentation, and coordination of multi-jurisdiction advisers.
Designing and implementing governance frameworks for operating companies and holding structures. Board-level advice, drafting and negotiation of shareholder agreements. Shareholder relationship management and structuring of ownership transitions.
Structuring and optimising holding arrangements for executives, entrepreneurs and families. Business succession and asset transmission planning. Family governance frameworks and family agreements — designed to protect, organise and transfer wealth across generations.
Acting as general counsel for companies and groups without an in-house legal function — on defined mandates or ongoing retainer. Negotiation and management of strategic contracts (distribution, supply, licensing, franchise) and commercial leases. Dispute resolution and arbitration. Legal operations: contract workflow design, digital tools implementation, and legal team development.
After seventeen years within the legal department of an international group, with responsibilities across Paris, Geneva and multiple jurisdictions, Mehdi El Jamali now practises as an independent business lawyer.
Practice in M&A, corporate governance, international structuring and strategic contracts.
Advice on a defined transaction or matter — acquisition, disposal, strategic contract, restructuring, dispute. Scope and timeline agreed at the outset.
Ongoing legal support covering both day-to-day matters and strategic issues — structured reporting to leadership, proactive risk management.
Governance structuring, succession and wealth planning for families and principals. Full discretion, single point of contact, direct access.
Complex or multi-jurisdictional matters are handled with a curated network of specialist counsel — in France and internationally — selected to fit the specific requirements of each engagement.
AI tools are used for legal research and document analysis — in full compliance with legal professional privilege and applicable GDPR requirements.
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