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Promesse de vente (French Property Sale contract)

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About the author

David Francetti

email: contact@frenchpropertylaw.com

Education:

LLM, IT and Telecommunications Law

Pgdip LPC

BA (Hons), Law and French

Employment:

Legal Executive (Juriste) French Property Law Firm, Paris

Direct support of the senior partner and team player dealing in commercial and residential property matters:

Commercial Roles

§ Explaining French acquisition and loan procedures, identifying areas of legal concern and requesting the relevant supporting documents;

§ Producing executive summary legal property due diligence reports for Anglophone corporate clients investing in France;

§ Drafting Heads of Terms for Anglo-French transactions, reviewing French purchase and mortgage contracts;

§ Drafting/reviewing legal opinions and powers of attorneys for English/US solicitors.

Key Commercial Clients

Unit Trusts, Top UK Retail Plc, Open ended investment trusts, close-ended investments, UK and international banks, Media Companies, leading asset managers and international valuation companies.

Key Investments

Shopping Centre refinancing for German Investment Bank (€125m), Property purchase from French public body (€95m), Advising potential Off-plan Retail Park acquisition for English Unit Trust; Investment Portfolio of French Warehouses, Property Due Diligences as part of Acquisitions & Mergers

Key Commercial Partnerships

Joint tenders for commercial property work with blue-chip law firms including Bredin Prat, Allen & Overy, Richards Butler

Private Client Roles

§ Start to finish residential conveyancing support;

§ French succession law, advising and drafting French Wills; Marriage regime and estate planning (explanations of tax limitation and implications of forced French heirship rules implications);

§ Using English education and experience throughout to understand client needs and successfully communicate French legal principles

Key Private Client Partnership

Joint assistance for private client matters law firms including Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith & Braithwaite, Charles Russell

Language Skills:
French: Fluent

German / Italian:Basic


Associations:
Franco-British Lawyers Association Member

MIPIM Representative

Law Society Member

www.proz.com, e-community of translators

Interests:
Politics, Information Technology (Developing Websites), Formula One, Squash