Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

**Solution-oriented**, I bring my legal expertise to management and operational teams, as a **Business Partner**, to support business performance, in France and internationally.

Withsolid experience in large corporations(Gillette and Lesieur of the Avril Group), I supported the hyper-growth and fundraising of aScale-Upin the foodtech sector.

My service offering is to support SMEs, mid-cap companies, and large corporations in the manufacturing and commerce sectors to secure activities, bring the legal dimension to the optimization of strategic choices, and contribute to business development.

What sets me apart?

- My ability to create** , from a blank page, aLegal Departmentto support and structure legal matters: creating contract databases, contract templates, General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Use, protection of industrial property assets, supporting buyers and sales teams in their negotiations, advising management on risk analysis, raising awareness among operational staff, implementing validation processes,

-My adaptabilitydemonstrated by 2 years in a Scale-Up after a long career in large corporations,

-My creativityused to structure the Legal Department at Lesieur, acculturate teams through information newsletters, or create an anti-counterfeiting unit at the Paris Furniture Fair.

-My team spirit and collaborative approachput into practice within my vocal jazz choir!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

Swap Food by Umiami
General Counsel
AGRICULTURE
December 2022 - November 2024 (1 year and 11 months)
Paris, France
Industrial scale-up of plant-based meat alternatives (foodtech) founded in 2020, 100 employees, 1 factory in France, company with a mission

-Creation and management of the Legal Departmenttransversal to the group in France, Europe, USA (implementation of a CLM)
- **Strategic Support**: acquisition of industrial site and CAPEX purchases (+€35M); Series A extension fundraising (+€30M), legal structuring of the group (management fees, Personnel Secondment Agreement)
-Drafting and Negotiation of Contracts(purchases, sales, GTC, GTU, commercial leases, R&D, logistics and warehousing contracts, subcontracting contracts, trademark license agreements)
-Corporateand Secretary of the Shareholders' Board: General Meetings, Due Diligence, fundraising, Board Minutes, BSPCE
- Management of theIndustrial Propertyportfolio (trademarks, know-how, patents)
-Litigationmanagement, insurance

**Result**: Legal structuring of the group of 3 companies and support for the hyper-growth of industrial and commercial activities, supporting management and operational teams
Project Management Legal Corporate Fundraising Intellectual Property International Development
Lesieur Groupe Avril
Legal Director
AGRICULTURE
January 2004 - September 2022 (18 years and 8 months)
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Lesieur, agri-food subsidiary of the Avril Group - production and sale of edible oils, sauces, and condiments; 2021 turnover €620M; 650 employees, 4 factories, brands: Lesieur, Puget, ISIO 4, Fruit d'Or, Frial

- **Structuring of the Legal Department**: management of 3 people; implementation of a CLM (+800 contracts)
- Business and development support inFrance and Internationally(creation of JVs and subsidiaries abroad)
- Drafting and negotiation of **contracts**: purchases, sales, GTC, GTU, annual negotiations with Large Retailers, industrial contracts, supply chain (warehousing and logistics), subcontracting, R&D (NDA, partnership), marketing (packaging validation, promotional and advertising operations, agency contracts), commercial leases
- Definition of strategy and management of theIndustrial Propertyportfolio (+700 trademarks and designs in France and internationally)
- Management oflitigationin interface with lawyers and IP firms
- Support for about tenmerger and acquisition (M&A)operations: Due Diligence, audit of commercial and IP contracts
- Interface withadministrative supervisory authorities(DIRRECTE, Competition Authority)
-Compliance(CSR, ethical charter, risk mapping, GDPR personal data)

**Result**: Integration of the Legal Department into the business and extension of its scope of intervention to other subsidiaries of the Avril Group
creation and structuring of legal department annual negotiation Large Retailers Crisis Management creation of contract database Protection of industrial property
Gillette France
Business Lawyer
FASHION AND COSMETICS
January 2001 - January 2004 (3 years)
Levallois-Perret, France
Legal validation of marketing operations (advertising campaigns and promotional operations), labeling and product packaging information
Legal Advice Business Law Consumer Law Contract Negotiation Contract Drafting