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Sharon Cohen

Corporate Lawyer - Contracts - Sale

€750/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Sharon

Are you creating, developing, financing, acquiring, or selling a business? I will guide you at every step to secure your decisions and make law a true lever for development.

As a corporate, mergers & acquisitions, and commercial lawyer for over 11 years, I work with entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and groups, both in France and internationally.

I assist my clients with:

Company Creation and Structuring
  • Company formation
  • Choice of legal structure
  • Shareholders' agreements
  • Governance
  • Reorganizations and restructurings
Fundraising and Investment Operations
  • Fundraising preparation
  • Negotiation with investors
  • Legal documentation
  • Securing transactions
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Sales
  • Buying and selling businesses
  • Due diligence
  • Negotiation and drafting of contracts
  • Joint ventures
  • Structuring complex transactions
Commercial Law
  • Commercial contracts
  • Strategic partnerships
  • General terms and conditions
  • Securing business relationships
My role is not just to draft documents. I help executives anticipate risks, structure their decisions, and build a legal framework that sustainably supports their growth.

I also integrate Legal Tech, data analytics, and automation tools to provide faster, more strategic, and more efficient support.

Finally, I assist companies in integrating ESG and sustainability issues into their governance and operations, in order to combine economic performance and long-term value creation.

I work in international and multicultural environments with one conviction: law must be clear, accessible, and serve the ambitions of those who undertake.

Let's talk about it
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Hebrew

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km)

Experience

  • S.C.H LEGAL
    Lawyer, Founding Partner
    LEGAL
    February 2026 - Today (5 months)
    17th arrondissement, 75017 Paris, France
    I assist executives, founders, and investors of VSEs/SMEs with their growth, reorganization, and transfer operations, particularly in the following areas: negotiation of shareholders' agreements, asset and liability guarantees, structuring of fundraising (term sheets, investment agreements), sales of shares or business assets in French and English.
    Business Sale Shareholders' Agreement Fundraising Corporate Law Contract Law
  • EY Société d'Avocats
    Lawyer, Corporate / M&A
    LEGAL
    January 2023 - January 2026 (3 years)
    Paris, France
    • • Leading cross-border restructurings, post-acquisition integrations, carve-outs, and entity rationalization projects for international groups.
    • • Advising on international governance: organization of decision-making bodies, power of attorney delegations, compliance, transformation of governance frameworks in various jurisdictions.
    • • Developing and implementing multi-country reorganization strategies, in coordination with local teams (legal, tax, regulatory, finance).
    • • Full management of corporate steps: due diligence, assessments, restructuring plans, drafting and negotiation of documentation, coordination of signings/closings.
    • • Supporting the optimization of groups' international legal presence: corporate consistency, local compliance, simplification.
    • • Advising on CSR/CSRD compliance: governance, reporting, regulatory watch.
    Mergers & Acquisitions Intragroup Reorganization Corporate Law Corporate Governance Shareholders' Agreement
  • Simmons & Simmons LLP
    Lawyer, Corporate / M&A
    LEGAL
    January 2016 - January 2022 (6 years)
    Paris, France
    • • Operational management of cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, and restructurings.
    • • Drafting and negotiation of transactional documentation (SPA, shareholders' agreements, governance documentation).
    • • Coordination of multi-country due diligence and management of sector-specific expertise.
    • • Supervision of associates and management of internal continuous improvement projects.
    • • Interventions in the healthcare, technology, energy, consumer, and media sectors.
    Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Law Fundraising Corporate Governance Shareholders' Agreement

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Education

  • In charge of the module (MAPP) "Governance, Risk Management & Compliance"
    Law School of the Versailles Bar (HEDAC)
    2026
    Chargée du Module Gouvernance, Risk Management & Compliance
  • Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (CAPA)
    Paris Bar School
    2014
    Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat (CAPA)

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