Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• French

Lawyer Overview

Jean-Louis Martin leads the Paris real estate practice. He is experienced in all aspects of real estate law and real estate investments, especially acquisitions and sales of real estate assets, portfolios, property companies, and real estate financing, including formation of real estate funds. He primarily represents international real estate investors, real estate funds, and institutional investors and financial institutions.

Jean-Louis has a great deal of experience in the sectors of office buildings and logistics platforms, including development projects for such real estate assets. He has been particularly involved in real estate investments made by the real estate funds managed by AIG European Real Estate Partners, AIG French Property Fund, Apollo Real Estate Advisors, Carlyle Real Estate Partners, Curzon Capital Partners, LaSalle Investment Management, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, Tishman Speyer Properties, and UBS Real Estate Europe and investors such as Bank of Ireland Private Banking Ltd., Irish Life, and Realia Business. Jean-Louis also represents French investors, REITS, and developers.

Jean-Louis also has been active in sports law for more than 12 years. He has been involved in major international sports events and regularly advises the French Professional Rugby League (Ligue Nationale de Rugby) with the sale of the national championship broadcasting rights. He also advised the Organization Committee of the 2003 Track and Field World Championships in Paris.

Before joining Jones Day in September 2004, Jean-Louis worked in the Paris office of Debevoise & Plimpton from 1994 to 2000 and then practiced in the real estate group at Clifford Chance from 2000 to 2004.

He has served as president of the Legal Committee of the French Professional Rugby League since June 2000. Jean-Louis is listed as one of the leading French real estate lawyers in the guides Chambers Global, PLC Which lawyer?, and The European Legal 500.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Real Estate Capital Markets
• Real Estate Funds
• Real Estate Finance

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of "Cité du Retiro"
• Acquisition of a Building in Suresnes (Paris region)
• Arcueil Acquisition
• Aubergenville Building Acquisition
• Champs Elysées Lease
• Club Med Property Acquisitions
• Disposal
• Financing of Credit Facility
• French Partnership JV and Financing
• French Property Fund
• French REIT Acquisition
• Hotel Portfolio Acquisition
• Joint Venture with ADIA
• Lafarge Headquarter Acquisition
• Lease of "Pablo-Picasso" Office Building
• Meudon la Foret Acquisition and Financing
• Morgan Stanley Eurozone Office Fund
• Office Building Acquisition and Financing
• Office Building Lease and Development
• Paris Building Acquisition
• Paris Hotel Acquisition
• Paris Office Building Acquisition , (2009)
• Paris office building acquisitions
• Paris Portfolio Acquisition and Financing
• Paris Suburb Commercial Building Acquisition
• Portfolio Acquisition
• Portfolio Sale
• Portfolio Sale
• Property Acquisition
• Property and Share Purchases
• Purchase, Development and Disposal
• Sale and Leaseback
• Sale-Leaseback of Office/Laboratory Property in France

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Real Estate Law, Residential Real Estate, Title Insurance

Bar Admissions

• Paris, France

Education

• U of Montpellier I - France

Address

120, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris 75008, France

Phones

33.1.56.59.39.10 (Business Phone)

Faxes

33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com