Freelancer profile translated to English.
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Business lawyer, I am the legal and strategic ally of startup, VSE & SME leaders.
For over 25 years, I have been supporting business leaders in key moments: development, internal tensions, restructuring, transfer, or crisis situations.
My role is not only to legally secure your decisions, but to help you anticipate risks, de-escalate conflicts, structure your growth and fundamentally, to help you see clearly by lightening your entrepreneurial mental load.
Commercial contracts & dispute management
- Drafting and negotiation of strategic contracts
- Securing commercial and partnership relations
- Handling commercial disputes and litigation
- Prevention of contractual risks
Protection and support of the leader
- Legal framework for the exit of a partner or leader
- Securing departure conditions
- Implementation of leader protection measures
- Support in sensitive or conflictual situations
Relations between partners & governance
- Prevention and management of conflicts between partners
- Organization of amicable separations or share buyouts
- Drafting and revision of shareholders' agreements
- Support during fundraising rounds
- Securing governance balances
Professional assets & transfer
- Preparation for business transfer
- Legal structuring of professional assets
- Optimization of capital ownership
- Establishment of holding companies and group structures
Legal support for the leader
- Outsourced legal director
- 1:1 individual legal advice
- Support for professional and family transitions
- Management of tense situations, restructuring, or judicial liquidation
My goal is to help you:
- Regain visibility and serenity
- Make strategic decisions with full knowledge of the facts
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- IAELYONTeaching AssistantOctober 2018 - Today (7 years and 8 months)Teaching Assistant: M2 Entrepreneurship (legal and strategic relations within the company) and M2 Financial Engineering and Transactions
- COHEN & AVOCATSLAWYERSPORTSSeptember 2010 - Today (15 years and 9 months)💼 Business lawyer for VSE & SME leaders — Daily legal and strategic allyFor over 25 years, I have been supporting business leaders, leaders of family-owned or growing VSEs and SMEs in their key moments: development, internal tensions, transfer, or securing their strategic decisions.My role: to help you anticipate risks, manage crises, and structure growth, so you can focus on your business with peace of mind.✅Commercial contracts and disputesSupport growth: new partners, strategic contractsSecure commercial and partnership relationsDraft and negotiate your key contractsManage your disputes✅Leader Protection & SupportLegally frame the exit of a partner or leaderSecure departure conditions (sale, compensation, transition)Implement the right protection tools✅Professional assets & transferPrepare for business transfer (family or to a third party)Organize professional assets to protect assetsLegally and fiscally optimize capital ownershipStructure a holding company or a simple and effective group structure✅Relations between partners & governancePrevent and manage disagreements between partnersOrganize an amicable separation or share buyoutRethink shareholders' agreements to avoid blockagesFundraising✅Global support for the leaderOutsourced legal director: long-term legal support, without hiring1:1 individual legal adviceSupport for sensitive professional and family transitions✅I favor a human, clear, and concrete approach to help the leader.
- DAVIS POLKLAWYERSeptember 2005 - September 2010 (5 years)Lawyer, M&A, in English, international deals, litigation, corporate, financing, project-based work.
Reviews
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Yannis
Cofondateur - Droper - Droper
Reviewed on 11/25/2025
I particularly enjoyed working with Emmanuel. I was looking for an expert in contracts and shareholders' agreements, and I found him. His support was clear and structured.
Another important point for me, Emmanuel was always proactive in finding solutions and didn't just provide us with simple legal answers.
If you are looking for a lawyer who truly helps you move forward, you can work with him with your eyes closed.
Cyril
Emmanuel ne se contente pas d’être “juridiquement juste” - Cyril JOUAULT
Reviewed on 11/25/2025
Emmanuel doesn't just settle for being "legally correct": he is strategically useful. His advice aligns with business objectives and the psychology of the parties. A mix of calm, humor, and clarity that truly makes a leader's life easier.
Recommendations
MS
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Education
- BAR EXAM DIPLOMACRFPA2001