Understanding and Meeting Expectations
Whether external or in-house, the lawyer must understand his/her internal/external client’s business and expectations. And be in a position to meet them in terms of legal services.
Practising for several years as in-house counsel with major financial institutions such as ABN AMRO in London and SOCIETE GENERALE in Paris, has given me in-depth knowledge on financial institutions and their clients and about the business objectives they pursue when entering into structured products or capital markets transactions.
It has also given me a good idea of what their expectations are and more importantly, on how to meet them.
Financial and banking activities, just like many other business activities, often involve several countries. This means that the related legal services will also involve more than one jurisdiction.
Please note that under applicable laws and rules of conduct (for more information, please visit the French Bar website at www.cnb.avocat.fr and the Barreau de Vannes’ website at www.avocats-vannes.com), French avocats are entitled to practice:
 As a Registered European Lawyer within the European Union e.g. Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg or Madrid. For more information, please visit the website of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (www.ccbe.org); or |
 In Switzerland, by registering for example with the Section of Foreign Lawyers (known officially as the Section des Avocats Etrangers ("SAE") of the Geneva Bar Association (www.odageneve.ch) or with the Zürcher Anwaltsverband, the Zürich Bar Association (www.zav.ch). |
