35 years in the service of the French State, both as a tax inspector and project manager at the Ministry of Finance and as an administrative and judicial magistrate. An expert in French and European Administrative Affairs, offering his deep expertise to clients seeking to address or contest decisions by French and European administrative bodies, whether in defense or pursuit of their rights.

Sees his role primarily as that of advisor, based on the principle that “prevention is better than cure”. When, in spite of everything, disputes arise, he favours discussion with the adversary by virtue of the popular adage that “a bad arrangement is better than a good trial”.

His preferred areas of practice are tax law, property law and environmental law. Although, given his training and experience, he can also help to resolve public law issues in a wide range of areas.

It is necessary to specify that these services are valuable when French law is applicable or, in tax matters, when it is a question of applying the Franco-British convention for the avoidance of double taxation signed in London on 19 June 2008 by the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the French Republic – amended where appropriate by the multilateral convention signed in Paris on 7 June 2017 and which came into force on 1 October 2018 for the United Kingdom and on 1 January 2019 for France – in its relationship with French law.

Any work of comparison or arbitration between French law and British law will only be possible in close collaboration with the British colleague that you, the client, will have chosen possibly with the support of Oratto / Simply.Law.

Fee agreements or, more generally, service agreements will be drafted in both French and English.