Interim Legal Director and Legal Counsel
A true legal advisor to all the company’s departments, the General Counsel also plays the role of mediator and representative, in order to defend the interests of the organization against external actors.
This function often faces specific challenges, or large legal operations for which there are insufficient internal resources.
In this case, the interim manager represents a powerful ally. A true legal expert with more than 15 years of professional experience, he can intervene to manage a project from a legal, tax and legal point of view, such as restructuring, internationalization, mergers and acquisitions, the negotiation of strategic contracts or the management of litigation files.
M transactions are among the delicate restructurings that require the services of legal experts. If you do not have sufficient resources internally, then the best thing to do is to call on an interim legal director. The latter will take charge of the legal audit prior to the project, in order to gauge the level of risk and ensure the relevance of the operation. He will provide you with strategic advice, and will ensure the regularity of contracts, legislation, asset compliance, the development of the conditions of the operation from a legal point of view, etc. He will advise you on the choice of legal status, and will in particular ensure the drafting of deeds of sale, articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, etc.
Are you planning to carry out a major restructuring, on an organisational, financial, commercial or managerial level? It may then be necessary to call on the services of an interim lawyer to guide you during these key operations (relocation, internationalization, takeover, change of manager, reorganization of services, etc.).
Thanks to his many years of career and his long experience in the management of complex projects, the legal interim manager will be perfectly suited to assist you in carrying out particularly sensitive legal, tax and legal operations: negotiating a decisive contract, commercial agreements or strategic partnerships, resolving delicate disputes and litigation by defending the best interests of your company, represent you before legal proceedings, etc.
Has your company’s General Counsel had to be temporarily absent, or has he left his position permanently? In order to guarantee the good continuity of the activity, the legal interim manager is able to hold this position for a defined period. He will take charge of both day-to-day affairs (dismissals, litigation, sales, purchases, etc.) and complex legal operations. He thus ensures with the greatest excellence to ensure compliance with standards, compliance, GDPR, intellectual property law, advises the other functions and is responsible for managing the legal team.
Would you like to set up a subsidiary or a company abroad as part of an internationalisation project? Such an operation can be risky and requires great legal rigour. The interim legal director, with a long international career, is able to verify that each step is carried out in compliance with local law. He will be able to advise you in the choice of the legal and tax form, in order to optimize and secure this large-scale project as well as possible.
At Wayden, we make sure to carefully select an interim legal manager adapted to your needs and the specificities of your project. After defining your challenges, this seasoned professional intervenes within your company for a period defined in advance, in order to ensure the perfect compliance of your various legal operations.
Interim lawyers who are experts in their field and operational as soon as they arrive in your company to strengthen your internal resources.
Here’s what sets our interim managers apart:
Coming from prestigious backgrounds, these seasoned leaders and managers demonstrate operational excellence in every situation, no matter how complex.
True specialists in civil and criminal law, labour law and company law. They also have extensive knowledge of the tax system. This great expertise allows them to respond to all your problems with professionalism and meticulousness.
Our managers know how to integrate quickly into any type of organization, understand the specific issues, adjust their approach and build trust in the field.
They get teams on board without imposing, mobilize around a clear direction, and know how to move projects forward in contexts that are sometimes sensitive or tense.
They carry out each of your legal projects with a methodology oriented towards obtaining tangible and sustainable results.
Boldness, pragmatism and agility: our managers share the values that make up WAYDEN’s DNA. This coherence creates a framework of trust and efficiency, which is essential to the success of missions.
After training in engineering and a career in the automotive industry in France and abroad, Rémi Dessertine joined our EMT WAYDEN as Associate Director more than 8 years ago. Driven by the values of pugnacity, listening, sharing and excellence, he is at your disposal to discuss your needs and to identify a highly qualified Interim Legal Director.
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