Assaya, Laurent
Jones Day
2, rue Saint- Florentin
75001 Paris, France
Phone: 33.1.56.59.38.44 (Business Phone)
Fax: 33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Of Counsel
Languages
- English
- French
Lawyer Overview
Laurent Assaya's experience includes a unique combination of cross-border M&A transactions, financing work, and distressed M&A deals. He acts in both formal bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings of financially troubled companies, representing corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, and investors acquiring distressed assets and businesses. His significant experience representing investors and creditors includes Eurotunnel, Nortene, and Autodis. Laurent is coordinator of the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice in Jones Day's Paris Office.
Laurent has published and lectured on French and transnational corporate governance, financing, and restructuring matters. He is a member of ARE (Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises), TMA (Turnaround Management Association), and AFFIC (Association Française en faveur de l'Institution Consulaire).
After starting his professional career in 1995 at Gide Loyrette Nouel, Laurent worked at Fried Frank, in Paris and New York, from 1997 to 2008. He joined Jones Day in March 2008.
Areas of Practice
- Business Restructuring & Reorganization
Representative Cases
- Autodis mezzanine bondholders in first French pre-pack agreement , (2009)
- Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations-led consortium forms partnership relating to French broadband telecom network , (2008)
West Practice Categories
Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Paris, France
Education
- Ecole de Formation du Barreau
- Ecole Hautes Etudes Commercial
- U de Paris II - France
Articles
Published Works
- I pledge to thee my shares: taking share security in England, coauthor, France and Germany, Corporate Rescue and Insolvency, 2009
- Retail Sector: Restructuring Options for Struggling Business, IFR Intelligence Reports: Corporate Restructuring, coauthor, The Breaking Wave, Chapter 14, 2009
- Focus Abroad The Retail Sector: Restructuring Options in the Current Climate in the U.K., France, and Germany, 2009
- Autodis : A Surgical Restructuring à la Française, 2009
- French Insolvency Law: The light at the end of the tunnel?, The In-House Lawyer, 2008
Office Information
Address
2, rue Saint- Florentin
75001 Paris, France
Phones
33.1.56.59.38.44 (Business Phone)
Faxes
33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)
