The Firm
Walter Billet Avocats is dedicated to assisting companies and investment funds in the fields of corporate law (M&A, Private Equity), innovative technologies (in particular IT and Internet), intellectual property and employment law.
Walter Billet Avocats is based on a global understanding of the innovation ecosystem and is positioned as a gateway to companies that have developed their corporate venture department, startups, investment funds and investment banks.
Besides its expertise and know-how dedicated to innovative firms, the Firm has been assisting large companies, in advice as in litigation, on their concerns dealing with employment law and social security law (URSSAF risks, restructuring, collective agreements), data protection compliance (RGPD), brands portfolios’ management and external growth operations.
The team
Admitted to the Paris Bar in March 2006, after eighteen months’ experience as a lawyer with an open source software publisher, Alan worked for leading law firms specializing in technology law (Alain Bensoussan Avocats, Kahn & Associés and DLA Piper LLP). He co-founded Walter Billet Avocats at the beginning of 2015.
Alan is in charge of the IT/IP department, which deals in particular with issues relating to IT, regulation of online activities, innovative technologies, protection of personal data, intellectual property, public technology law and commercial law.
His activity is divided, into both advisory and litigation, between advising major clients on large-scale projects and accompanying start-ups on technology issues.
Alan also lectures on IT Contract Law in the Masters 2 program (digital technology law and information society) at the University of Paris Nanterre. He is a regular speaker at Télécom ParisTech, particularly on subjects related to Big Data.
He assists young entrepreneurs in the course of several start-up studios and acceleration programs, including Numa and Station F.
After more than ten years working in the Private Equity/ M&A/ Stock Exchange/ Corporate Law departments of some of the most renowned law firms in Paris (Ayache Salama from September 2007 to June 2010 and Kahn et Associés from August 2010 to 2014), beginning of 2015 Fabien co-founded the firm of Walter Billet Avocats, dedicated to the advising and assistance to companies and investment funds.
Fabien is specialized in corporate law and securities regulation, particularly in the IT, telecoms, Internet, biotechnology and energy sectors.
Fabien works with a number of growing businesses (or their manager shareholders), both listed and unlisted, and investment funds on issues such as fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, restructuring and disposals, in France and internationally
Carine is specialized in employment law. Before joining Walter Billet Avocats in 2018, Carine practiced for three years at Jeantet Associés and for more than five years at Latham & Watkins in Paris.
During her professional experience, Carine has provided legal assistance to French and foreign companies, in French and English language, on issues related to employment law.
Her practice and expertise cover collective issues (reorganizations, company transfers, mass action, negotiation of collective agreements, social security contributions audits), as well as individual aspects (negotiation senior executives’ terminations, individual disputes). She has also developed a specific expertise on highly sensitive disputes with media exposure risks (harassment and suicide on the work place, discriminations, etc.). She also has experience in employee benefit issues, including collective profit-sharing and savings plan.
Carine regularly participates in training sessions on sensitive employment law issues for human resources managers, general managers and chartered accountants. She intervenes in labor law seminars and conferences.
After a first experience in banking and several traineeships in leading business law firms, Christophe joined Walter Billet Avocats in June 2015.
Christophe regularly assists Fabien Billet, the partner in charge of the M&A/Private Equity department, in advising many companies (or their shareholders, leaders or investors) during fundraising, M&A transactions, initial public offerings or restructuring.
Christophe also practices in IT and online activities fields, in both advisory and litigation.
As part of his collaboration, Christophe was led to intervene especially beside institutional and major French client accounts in the drafting and negotiation of strategic contracts, with the view to implement IT solutions and reference companies in the hosted software solutions field.
Following several traineeships within law firms specialized in Intellectual Property law and a first professional background as a Para-Legal in a big French group, Baptistine has joined Walter Billet Avocats as an associate in October 2021.
She is involved in all client files dealing with Intellectual Property law, Computer and IT law as well as Personal Data Protection law.
After several internships in renowned firms but also in companies, in the fields of intellectual property and digital law, Léa joined Walter Billet Avocats in November 2022.
Graduated with a double degree in Corporate Law and Management from a famous French business school, Elodie has joined Walter Billet Avocats in September 2021 following many experiences she had in business law firms in Paris.
She is involved in all the corporate matters the Firm deals with, alongside Fabien Billet, the partner in charge of the corporate practice.
Besides Elodie has been working since 2019 for Skema Ventures, providing her expertise and advice to project holders hosted in Skema Business School’s incubators (in Lille, Paris and Sophia Antipolis).
Holding a Master 2 degree in Mergers & Acquisitions from the Paris-Saclay University, Miguel has joined Walter Billet Avocats in November 2020.
He works alongside all the Firm’s clients for their Corporate Law concerns.
Areas of expertise
Mergers / Acquisitions
- Structuring acquisitions, sales and mergers;
- Organisation of data-rooms and carrying out legal audits;
- Drawing up and negotiating pre-contract documents (for example non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, offers, MoU);
- Drafting and negotiating contractual documents (e.g., SPA, representations and warranties, shareholder agreements, funding agreements).
Private equity
Assistance in minority or majority equity operations:
- Letters of intent / Term-sheet;
- Investment protocols / purchase agreements / Net worth guarantees;
- Shareholder agreements;
- Setting up management packages;
- Company documentation in case of complex transactions.
Technologies (IT)
- Drafting and negotiating contracts (e.g., Licences / maintenance/ Development / SaaS / Integration / Outsourcing / Public procurement and new technology;
- Software and databases piracy;
- Litigation: counterfeiting / IT projects;
- Cybersecurity;
- Unfair competition.
Intellectual Property
- Trademark applications and portfolio management;
- Counterfeiting and unfaire competion: Software and fashion articles;
- Arts & entertainment (e.g., executive production, artists);
- Transfer and licensing of rights (copyright, trademarks).
Data Protection / Privacy
- Processing sensitive data (e.g., medical or banking);
- Binding Corporate Rules («BCR»);
- Transfer of personal data on an international scale;
- AdTech & Digital Marketing (e.g., positioning, cookies, fingerprinting).
Labour law and criminal employment law
- Collective relationships (e.g., election of staff representatives, collective agreements and internal regulations);
- Individual relationships (e.g., employment contracts, disciplinary procedures, terminating employment contracts);
- Restructuration, opening collective procedures;
- Implementing professional warning systems (Whistleblowing);
- Live performances (advising producers, directors and performers);
- Individual and collective litigation;
- Social Audits.
News
Partners
The Founders Program offers early-stage startups from anywhere in the world a full-time residency, a unique selection of workshops, experts and exclusive offers, all that at the core of STATION F campus.
As a partner of the Founders Program, Walter Billet Avocats dedicates time, energy and expertise, to make high-quality products and services accessible to young companies.
Created in 2007, the Association Française des Managers de la Diversité gathers more than 130 organizations – firms, institutions, communities, associations, reputed schools and universities – mobilized in favour of inclusive and people respectful working environments.
Walter Billet Avocats regularly speaks during AFMD’s meetings and events in order to introduce to its members the existing legal systems dealing with inclusion and diversity, as well as their evolution.
This group was structured at the end of 2020 in mixing scientists, digital experts, association managers, lawyer and communication specialists together around a public utility cause: hyperconnexion.
As a natural partner of all digital economy players Walter Billet Avocats contributed to this collective’s launch and took part in developing ideas to raise everyone’s awareness as well as promoting responsible digital uses.
Clients
Contact
27 rue La Boétie – 75008 Paris
Tel : 01 85 09 00 00
Fax : 01 85 09 00 01
Mail : avocats@walterbillet.com