Lawyers for special business situations.

For the resolution of corporate distress and complex situations.

We are called in once the situation is already under way, once the difficulty has materialised or become foreseeable, and once the decision must be taken quickly. Our work is then to take, or to take back, control, for the company, for its director, or for whoever is coming to acquire it.

The team

At Cahn Wilson, we bring together a team of dedicated and complementary lawyers who combine their experience to offer clients high-value, collective support.

Michael CahnMember of the Paris Bar

Thomas Alho AntunesMember of the Paris Bar

Sarah MincelMember of the Paris Bar

Gérard Fohlen-WeillMember of the Paris Bar

Leslie MankikianMember of the Paris Bar

Nathalie MalazdraMember of the Paris Bar

Our commitment

Our promise

Delivering on the matters entrusted to us.

Our method

Taking, or taking back, control, the better to steer a matter and to meet every demand of our mandates.

Our missions

So many challenges, which we meet each time, in the service of our best strategies and results.

Taking, or taking back, control.

Skills

We combine vertical and horizontal approaches with our analyses, recommendations and interventions to better anticipate difficulties and successfully complete our assignments.

Prevention / Turnaround

At Cahn Wilson, we specialize in diagnosing business difficulties and developing solutions through preventive measures, using ad hoc mandates or conciliation procedures.

Insolvency proceedings

Cahn Wilson advises, assists and represents companies and their directors in insolvency proceedings, including safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation.

The firm’s involvement covers initiating proceedings, monitoring the observation period, searching for recovery solutions and implementing and monitoring the adopted plans.

To offer its clients a more comprehensive service, Cahn Wilson has established strong partnerships with turnaround funds, investment banks, and financial experts.

Takeover of companies in difficulty / Matchmaking

Cahn Wilson assists buyers and investors in taking over companies in difficulty or individual assets, within the framework of amicable (ad hoc mandate and conciliation) or judicial (safeguard, recovery or liquidation) procedures.

Whether the acquisition is validated by a conciliation agreement (recorded or approved), or integrated into a safeguard or continuation plan, every stage of the transaction is secured.

Civil and commercial litigation

Cahn Wilson assists its clients in resolving complex, high-stakes disputes, including those relating to directors’ liability, shareholder disputes, commercial and industrial disputes, and real estate litigation. The firm helps in both pre-litigation and litigation proceedings, representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants before the civil and commercial courts.

Corporate and commercial contracts

Cahn Wilson regularly drafts all legal documents related to business activities, including the establishment of commercial relationships, structuring, and the sale, acquisition, or affiliation of businesses. The firm also provides legal secretarial services relating to equity transactions.

Cahn Wilson’s expertise in litigation and restructuring is highly valued in transactional matters, too.

Our long-standing and regular involvement with some of the leading stakeholders in the global contemporary art market has built and maintained an excellent reputation for our advisory, negotiation and representation services.

ReferencesRecent, anonymised examples of the firm’s work

Our references

Singularity or variety of recent Cahn Wilson interventions.

All references

One of the first successful amicable settlement hearings (ARA)Prevention and turnaround Protection of directors’ liability in collective proceedingsInsolvency proceedings Acquisition under a disposal plan of the assets of several companies within the same hotel group undergoing administrationDistressed acquisitions Lawsuit for personal liability brought against a director of a listed company by minority shareholdersCivil and commercial disputes Structuring the French real estate holdings of some of the world’s most highly valued contemporary artistsCorporate and commercial contracts Shareholder dispute and interim managementCivil and commercial disputes Annulment of a flawed safeguard procedurePrevention and turnaround Resisting proceedings brought by a court-appointed liquidator under influenceInsolvency proceedings

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The firm

At Cahn Wilson, we bring together a team of lawyers, most of whom have worked together for many years, mainly specialising in civil, commercial, criminal and tax (business) law.

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Who we defend

Companies and their directors, shareholders, buyers and investors, as well as insureds and insurers under directors’ and officers’ policies.

Who we face

Most often financial institutions, industrial groups, contracting parties or fellow shareholders turned adversaries.

Who we work with

Court-appointed administrators and liquidators, investment banks, turnaround funds and financial experts.

Sectors

We are recognised experts in serving a diverse client base and dealing rigorously and effectively with all legal issues relating to business and the economy.

Administrators and court-appointed agents
Banking, insurance and investment
Fashion and luxury
Hospitality and catering
Real estate and construction
Industries
Art market
Media, telecommunications and technology
Professional services firms
Trade unions

Milestones

1999Michael Cahn begins his career with the firm Granrut Vatier Baudelot.
2002Michael Cahn joins Olivier Pardo’s firm, first as an associate, then as a partner (PBA).
2007Incorporation of Cahn & PBA.
2018Move to place d’Iéna and adoption of the name Cahn Wilson.
2022Association with the English firm DWF.
2024Recovery and independent continuation of Cahn Wilson, with the same core team.