Mr. Wolfram’s experience in African business Law matters started in 1996 when he was called to work on Mobile-Telecom-Licence-Tenders for different African States.

In the following years, Arnd Wolfram examined different African business legislations as he worked intensively on an official Draft for a completely new Post and Telecom Law system for an African State.

Through his researches also based on the new “Actes Uniformes” (supra-national rules which have direct application in each national system) Mr. Wolfram obtained a good understand of business, corporate and companies Law in the OHADA-zone.

The OHADA-Law is a system of legal rules that are directly applicable in each national member-State-system.

The OHADA-States are mainly French-, but also Spanish- and Portugeese-speaking countries.

WOLFRAM-Law firm can assist and advise you for your business in the OHADA-countries.

France and Germany are each the first economic partner of one another.

Trade relations between enterprises of the two countries cover all sectors and are made ​​by companies of any size.

WOLFRAM-Avocat provides advice and assistance in many cases:

• advice to French subsidiaries of German/ Austrian/ Swiss companies;

• advice for foreign individuals established in France;

• consulting business to senior executives seconded to France

We can assist the French branch or subsidiary of your SME in the same way as a “Legal Department” would do.

WOLFRAM-Avocat assists you in your negotiations and for the establishment of your business agreements in German, French and English language.

For any questions in any of these subjects, the easiest way is to contact WOLFRAM-Avocat for a first review.

Today the markets are increasingly globalized and the real challenge is to work and market products or services on an international scale.

Goods and services are sold every day outside the borders of national states in which their manufacturers have their business.

These transactions are governed by national laws, European Union standards and other binding international instruments or professional softlaw.

WOLFRAM-Avocat advises its clients on international and cross-border issues.

Cross-border advice requires both a knowledge of French law, but also an understanding of the legal systems or the State where the business takes place, and a certain comfort in the languages ​​of the countries concerned and a knowledge of its culture and mentality.

WOLFRAM-Avocat advises its clients on relevant national and/or European laws, standards arising from international or regional treaties, as well as on international trade practices.

We also assist our clients in their commercial negotiations with companies in other countries and, if necessary, in litigation.

When it comes to activities on the French territory, we also advise foreign companies to create their subsidiaries in France and to implement contractual tools for their marketing in France.

Foreign Investments Law in France

WOLFRAM-Avocat can assist you to achieve any investment in a French company or on the French territory.

To this end, the firm advises and assists foreign investors wanting to settle in France on:

- implementation strategy and distribution;

- writing and translation of legal and contractual documents (in English, French, German) required for various procedures prior or subsequent to implantation;

- organization of negotiations with the various partners and their counsel;

- establishment of joint ventures and partnership agreements;

- creation of subsidiaries and representative offices;

- assistance approaches to the French authorities.

International Trade Law

International trade requires the assistance of lawyers specially trained for this purpose.

For example, intervention in international commercial agreements requires knowledge and combination of different subjects such as:

- International private Law;

- International business law (law of international contracts, JV / legal structures);

- investment regulations;

- EU-business law and European law.

In some cases, specific legal systems are applicable, such as the OHADA law regarding commercial law in a number of mainly French, but also Portuguese or Spanish speaking African States.

In all these areas, WOLFRAM-Avocat can support the pre-litigation (search for extra-judicial solutions/ transactions) and commercial litigation, whether French or transnational.

Our goal is to offer our clients cost-effective solutions in their international legal issues.

We advise companies and executives, including on specific Expatriate issues.

A significant part of our business is internationally oriented.

For any questions in any of these subjects, please fee free to contact us.

Technologies are advancing rapidly and usually faster than law.

New Technologies/ IP -Law or Advanced Technology Law includes different subjects that tend to get closer with the digital convergence in particuler between the “container” and the content and format.

Our expertise has been acquired in advising leading (French, European and international) companies working in the field of telecommunications and new technologies, the Internet and Intellectual Property.

WOLFRAM can thus intervene on the following fields:

- Telecommunications law

- Law of Intellectual and Industrial Property

- Trademark Law

- Internet law

- Media Law

- e-commerce law

WOLFRAM Fim is able to support more specific questions of contract law related to these aspects:

- drafting and negotiating IT contracts:

- licensing of software

- development contracts

- contracts of sale of software,

- maintenance contracts for hardware and software

- contracts for the construction of websites and hosting

- drafting of terms and conditions / terms of use of websites / Imprint

- contracts on transfer of rights (copyright, right of image)

- confidentiality agreements

Unfair competition

We also have experience in the litigation of unfair competition or not it is associated with a dispute over an intellectual property right.

WOLFRAM can represent you before the courts in cases involving issues of:

-commercial piracy

- imitation of products

- damage to the trade name or the companies’ name

- denigration

We also give advice to our clients in order to prevent unfair or abusive competition.

WOLFRAM-Avocat provides legal advice and assistance in different areas.

We can assist your company, SME, French branch or subsidiary in the same manner as a “Legal department” does.

Company Law – corporate

We advise you on business transfer models and strategy, prepare documents, agremements. We can also assist our clients’ other advisers.

- formation / incorporation of French companies

- drafting of By-Laws of French companies (EURL/SARL/ SA/ SAS/SASU)

- drafting of shareholders’ agreements

- partnership/ joint-venture agreements

- assistance with administrative formalities / legal constitution in France

- legal secretariat  (shareholders’ or board meetings)

- governance/ compliance/ regulatory matters

- capital increase / fundraising

- transfer of shares/ sales

- shareholder conflict resolution

- mergers and acquisitions/ share purchase agreements

- restructuring and reorganisation/ subsidiaries, holdings

- cross-border operations

- legal audit/ due diligence review

- transformation of compagnies

- transmission of business

- insolvency

Contrat and Commercial Law

This is about the study, drafting, modification or renegotiation of all types of commercial contracts, confidentiality agreements, distribution agreements.

• Contract and Commercial Law

- non-discloture agreements

- contracts for the supply, sale

- contracts for service delivery

- general conditions of sale / use

- IT contracts

- distribution law / commercial agents

- commercial leases (drafting agreement, transfer)

- sale of business or goodwill (“fond de commerce”)

- unfair competition

At these topics are often added:

- banking law / securities, guarantees

- labor law

- real estate (conclusion, termination)

- transport law

Commercial Litigation

In all these areas, WOLFRAM Law Firm can manage the pre-litigation (search for extra-judicial solutions or transactions) and commercial litigation, whether French or cross-border.

WOLFRAM Law Firm is always willing to assist you to find the best (cost) solution.

WOLFRAM law firm supports your company during all phases of its life, in particular  its constitution, its development in France and in the international field, its growth,  its strategic and commercial partnerships.

We support all the  commercial aspects linked to the company such as commercial property assignment (“fonds de commerce“), agency contracts and franchise.

Our litigation experience allows us to assist our clients in the litigation procedures in front of the commercial courts.

WOLFRAM Law has mainly a practice on the following fields :

• Corporate Law , Business & Contract Law Legal assistance and advice in general business, corporate & commercial Law

- Companies law – French and multinational corporate law – cross-border operations – mergers & acquisitions – due diligence;

- Contract law – distribution agreements – assistance to contractual negotiation in English, French and German language; – International trade – international private Law; – Commercial litigation (French and international) and representation at all French Courts.

• New Information Technologies Law and  Intellectual Property Law IT Law practice – Information Technology Law -

- Communications Law – Intellectual Property- licensing – IT/ Computer law.

• International and French-German Affairs Anglo-Saxon and German Relationship:

- Legal assistance to French subsidiaries of international groups;

- Legal advice to foreign individuals living in France;

- Legal advice to foreign legal representatives and officers working in France;

- OHADA- Law (African trade Law) ;

- Consultant – IFEJI Expert (The French Institute of International Legal Experts).