Adrien Baron

LJV (Jules Verne High School NPC - French school accredited by the French Agency for Education Abroad (“AEFE”)) Sandton, pro bono legal advisor, director of the board since June 2022 Corporate law

• Chairman of the Governance committee : providing with legal advice pertaining to governance issues, drafting amendments to the statutes of the Jules Verne High School NPC, drafting delegations of signature to the school management

• Member of the Work, Maintenance and Procurement committee

• Member of the Social committee

(French national agency for professional training of adults) – First professional training company in Europe for unemployed and employed people Montreuil, Legal counsel Corporate law (governance, group issues regarding especially the two AFPA subsidiary companies, compliance), criminal law (defence, civil parties), civil law (litigation against trainees, suppliers), public law (public domain, public procurement), real estate and construction law (leases, construction liability), social law (work accidents)

• Pre-litigation : legal assistance to the executive committee, directors of the head office and local directors ; drafting formal notices, settlement agreements in the interest of the company (regarding especially building leases and user claims), administrative remedies, etc.

• Litigation : supervision of legal proceedings brought before all French jurisdictions (judicial and administrative courts), drafting various legal documents (subponeas, civil claims, claims for criminal indemnification, etc.), provisions for risks and charges

• Corporate Law : advising on the transformation of an association into a public entity, drafting corporate resolutions, in charge of delegation of powers, etc.

• Compliance : assistance in the implementation of an anti-bribery and corruption policy (risk mapping, whistleblowing process, code of conduct, etc.)

• Drafting legal memoranda pertaining to real estate and criminal litigation, payment deadlines, etc.

• Providing legal training in relation to directors’ civil and criminal liability, legal monitoring

• Supervising the budget of the legal department

Criminal law, civil law, social law, public law, commercial law

• Pleading before criminal (defending a client who has been charged of domestic violence, representing someone who has suffered a scam, etc.), civil (liability cases, divorces, etc.) and social courts (contesting dismissals)

• Assisting clients held in police custody

• Redaction of legal documents such as subpoenas, civil and criminal claims

• Meetings with client