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C Christine Borfiga
Partner
Christine Borfiga
Partner
Contact details
Tel. + 33 1 43 12 33 06
Mob. + 33 6 14 13 20 22
Fax. + 33 1 43 87 88 30
Email. cborfiga@astinelegal.com
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Language skills
French, English (bilingual) and German (good understanding)
Expertise
- Commercial law, contracts (distribution, sale/supply, cooperation, etc.)
- New technologies, Internet, IT
- Protection of personal data
Training
EDHEC – Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales - 1995
DESS Droit communautaire et entreprises (Sceaux) - 1996
CAPA (Paris) - 1998
Career
Christine Borfiga started her career with Bignon & Lebray beginning 1999, before joining Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés, beginning 2003, then the Paris office of the British law firm Wragge&Co (now Gowling WLG), beginning 2010. She is a partner of Astine since October 2011.
Christine Borfiga advises French and foreign clients in the setting up and drafting (or termination) of their commercial contracts for the sale and distribution of their products, services, research and development and the contracts or licenses entered into with their partners or suppliers.
She also assists French or foreign software editors and IT service providers for various types of contracts (licenses, services, development, maintenance, resale, etc.), including at the stage of creation of a product, whether for software, mobile applications or APIs.
She has also developed a specific expertise in the area of data centers, e-commerce and the protection of personal data.
ADIJ - Association for the Development of Legal IT
Legalmondo - International platform of legal services
R Rachel Ashley
Partner
Rachel Ashley
Partner
Contact details
Tel. + 33 1 43 12 33 07
Mob. + 33 6 62 41 57 86
Fax. + 33 1 43 87 88 30
Email. rashley@astinelegal.com
French and English (mother tongue)
- Acquisitions and sales of companies and businesses
- Mergers and restructuring operations
- Company incorporations, corporate law, corporate secretarial services and operations on capital
- Foreign investments in France
- Advice to managers and shareholders
D.E.A. in English and North-American Business Law (Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne) - 1994
D.E.S.S. in European Law (Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne) - 1996
C.A.P.A. (Paris Bar degree) - 1997
Rachel Ashley started her career at Bignon & Lebray in January 1998, before joining Lefèvre Pelletier & Associés, end 2000, then the Parisian office of the British law firm, Wragge & Co (now Gowling WLG), beginning 2010. She is a partner of Astine since October 2011.
Rachel Ashley mainly advises international companies and groups of companies who invest in France, in particular in the industrial and service sectors, but also French companies. She offers personalised support at all stages of acquisitions or sales of companies (cross-border or domestic), due diligence processes, equity investments and partnerships.
She also assists managers and shareholders in their transfer or restructuring operations, contributions, and sales/acquisitions of businesses as going concerns or branches of activity.
Furthermore, Rachel Ashley assists clients at all stages of the life of a company, be it in the context of the setting-up or the corporate secretarial tasks of the company (boards, committees and shareholder meetings) or the day-to-day management (delegations of powers, agreements, guarantees, securities, etc.).
Finally, she assists companies having a regulated activity, in all their applications and formalities with the French authorities.
IBA - International Bar Association (Corporate and M&A Law Committee, Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee, Young Lawyers’ Committee)
Legalmondo - International platform of legal services
T Thomas Cassagne
Partner
Thomas Cassagne
Partner
Contact details
Tel. + 33 1 43 12 33 08
Mob. + 33 6 60 39 99 66
Fax. + 33 1 43 87 88 30
Email. tcassagne@astinelegal.com
Language skills
French, English (bilingual)
Expertise
- Commercial and civil litigation
- Arbitration, mediation
- Commercial law and contracts
- Acquisitions and sales of businesses as going concerns
- Private international law
Training
Master of Laws (LL/M, University of Reading, UK) - 1996
D.E.A. General Private Law (Paris II Panthéon-Assas) - 1997
Paris Bar - 1998
Career
Thomas Cassagne started his career at Bignon & Lebray beginning 1999, before joining DS Avocats up until 2008, when he started his own law firm. He is a partner within Astine since January 2014.
Thomas Cassagne advises French and foreign clients in the field of commercial law (drafting of commercial contracts, leases, distribution contracts, commercial agency contracts). He also assists his clients in commercial litigation matters (contractual and tortuous liability, wrongful termination of commercial relationships, unfair competition, conflicts between partners, etc.)
He has also developed a specific expertise in the acquisition and sales of businesses as going concerns, in particular in the food and tobacco retail sectors.
Associations
IBA - International Bar Association (Litigation)
E Elodie Mertz
Associate
Elodie Mertz
Associate
Contact details
Tel. +33 1 43 12 30 81
Mob. +33 6 77 88 04 68
Fax. + 33 1 43 87 88 30
Email. emertz@astinelegal.com
Language skills
French, English (bilingual)
Training
Master’s degree in French law and Common law, with a specialization in Business Law (Université Paris Nanterre – Paris X) – 2016
LL.M. (UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, U.S.A.) – 2016
Experience
Elodie Mertz was admitted to the New York bar in 2017 and to the Paris bar in 2018.
Elodie Mertz advises and represents clients in various fields such as corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring operations, as well as share capital transactions.
C Chloé Lapoujade
Associate
Chloé Lapoujade
Associate
Contact details
Tel. +33 1 43 12 33 05
Mob. +33 6 58 28 40 82
Fax. + 33 1 43 87 88 30
Email. clapoujade@astinelegal.com
Language skills
French, English (bilingual)
Training
Master’s degree in French law and Common law, with a specialization in Business Law (Université Paris Nanterre – Paris X) – 2014
Juris Doctor (American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C., U.S.A.) – 2014
Experience
Chloé Lapoujade was admitted to the New York bar in 2015 and to the Paris bar in 2016.
Chloé Lapoujade advises and represents Astine’s clients in various fields such as commercial law, contract law, sales and acquisitions of businesses, civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation, and private international law.
M Mawa Dramé
Associate
Mawa Dramé
Associate
Contact details
Tel. +33 1 43 12 06 56
Fax +33 43 87 88 30
Email. mdrame@astinelegal.com
Language skills
French, English (bilingual)
Training
Master’s degree in IT Law (Université Paris II, Panthéon Assas) – 2015
LLM Entertainment Law (University of Westminster, London) – 2016
Experience
Mawa Dramé was admitted to the French bar in 2021.
Mawa Dramé advises and represents clients in commercial and IT law, notably on contracts in the digital sector, and on commercial litigation.