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Corporate law and corporate governance are an area of expertise of Bredin Prat, which advises major French companies and institutions on these issues, including in the context of specific transactions. Our corporate governance practice is led by Myriam Epelbaum.

The firm regularly acts on all issues related to general meetings of shareholders and boards of directors and supervisory boards as well as their specialised committees (audit, remuneration, CSR, etc.). The firm’s expertise is recognised in all aspects of governance, including the succession of directors, the remuneration of corporate officers, the composition and organisation of the board’s work, financial communication, shareholder dialogue (particularly in an activist context), as well as CSR issues, particularly the application of the CSRD Directive.

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What the Team is Known For

Bredin Prat is a highly regarded national firm offering market-leading expertise in corporate governance. The team assists blue-chip corporates with shareholders meetings, CSRD compliance, devoir de vigilance and shareholder activism issues. The law firm is experienced in handling cases in a wide range of sectors, including food and beverages, pharmaceutical and manufacturing.

À propos de l’équipe

Bredin Prat est un cabinet national de renom offrant une expertise de pointe en matière de gouvernance d'entreprise. Son équipe accompagne les grandes entreprises dans leurs assemblées générales d'actionnaires, la mise en conformité avec la directive CSRD, le devoir de vigilance et la gestion de l'activisme actionnarial. Le cabinet a une solide expérience dans la gestion de dossiers couvrant un large éventail de secteurs, notamment l'agroalimentaire, l'industrie pharmaceutique et l'industrie.

Work Highlights

  • Bredin Prat acted for Danone against three NGOs on a case related to risks concerning plastic and Danone's vigilance plan.

  • Bredin Prat a représenté Danone contre trois ONG dans une affaire relative aux risques liés au plastique et au plan de vigilance de Danone.

Strengths

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The team's strengths are its excellent knowledge of market practices, constant technical diligence and very high responsiveness.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat has an excellent ability to handle complex and sophisticated cases thanks to its very good anticipation of the different possible scenarios.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat is technically perfect and very pragmatic. Its technical expertise on the topic of governance of listed companies is unmatched.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat is probably my favourite firm, especially on listed companies topics. The lawyers are extremely competent.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

They have a very good knowledge of governance matters and very good view of the French market and French practices thanks to their large pool of clients. They always have a pragmatic approach.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Grâce à leur large clientèle, ils possèdent une excellente connaissance des questions de gouvernance et une très bonne compréhension du marché et des pratiques françaises. Leur approche est toujours pragmatique.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat est techniquement irréprochable et très pragmatique. Son expertise technique en matière de gouvernance des sociétés cotées est sans égale.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat a une excellente capacité à gérer des dossiers complexes et sophistiqués grâce à sa très bonne anticipation des différents scénarios possibles.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Bredin Prat est probablement mon cabinet préféré, notamment en matière de sociétés cotées. Les avocats y sont extrêmement compétents.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
France

Les points forts de l'équipe sont son excellente connaissance des pratiques de marché, sa rigueur technique constante et sa très grande réactivité.

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Notable Practitioners

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Myriam Epelbaum
Myriam Epelbaum
Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
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Myriam Epelbaum is highlighted for her capabilities in handling corporate governance matters. She assists leading French corporates with shareholders rights, CSRD compliance, management compensation and environmental policies.

She has excellent expertise, is very easy to work with, super responsive and also very pragmatic in her approach.

She provides very detailed, balanced, and effective support. She has an excellent understanding of the group's internal issues and a very good vision of the legal strategy to be implemented.

Myriam Epelbaum is brilliant and unrivalled in my opinion in the field of governance of listed companies.

Myriam Epelbaum est reconnue pour ses compétences en matière de gouvernance. Elle accompagne les grandes entreprises françaises sur les questions relatives aux droits des actionnaires, à la conformité à la directive CSRD, à la rémunération des dirigeants et aux politiques environnementales.

Elle a une excellente expertise, est très agréable, extrêmement réactive et très pragmatique dans son approche.

Elle apporte un soutien très détaillé, équilibré et efficace. Elle comprend parfaitement les enjeux internes du groupe et a une très bonne vision de la stratégie juridique à mettre en œuvre.

Myriam Epelbaum est, à mon avis, une experte brillante et inégalée dans le domaine de la gouvernance des sociétés cotées.

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