Mr David Malcoiffe > Bird & Bird > Lyon, France > Lawyer Profile
Bird & Bird Offices

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20 RUE DE LA VILLETTE
CEDEX 03, 69328 LYON
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Mr David Malcoiffe

Work Department
Corporate
Position
David is a leading corporate lawyer advising on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity transactions. David is a partner in the Corporate Group in our Paris and Lyon offices. With training and expertise in both corporate and tax law, David has extensive experience in advising purchasers/sellers in national and international M&A transactions. He also advises investment funds and start-up companies in private equity and venture capital transactions, including the drafting and negotiation of term sheets, share/asset purchase agreements, investment and shareholders’ agreements, joint venture and merger agreements and the coordination and undertaking of (cross border) due diligence procedures. In addition, David regularly advises clients on corporate reorganisations and assists companies and managers with laws of corporation and corporate governance matters. He is a regular speaker at seminars regarding corporate and tax laws, including those held by the Chartered Accountant Association.
Languages
French and English.
Education
David holds a Masters in Business law from the University of Lyon III, a Masters in Tax law from the University of Dijon, a Masters in European Tax law from the Universities of Dijon and Brussels and a Masters in Business, Tax and Accounting laws from the University of Dijon.
Lawyer Rankings
France > The regions
The team at Bird & Bird harnesses strong cross-sector expertise and a large multidisciplinary team, offering a full range of business law services at the local and international level. Assisting both French and multi-national corporations operating in the greater Rhone-Alps region, the firm is particularly well regarded for advising startups and SMEs. The team is led by Lyon-based David Malcoiffe, who leverages extensive expertise in advising investment funds and start-up companies in private equity and venture capital transactions at the national and international level. Géraldine Arbant lends decades of experience in brand management, trademark and copyright litigation, whilst Anne-Florence Raducault specialises in contractual, commercial and corporate disputes and business criminal liability. Nathalie Devernay and Benjamin Lichtlé are also key contacts.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- The regions
Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Industry focus: Energy
- Insolvency
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Administrative and public law
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime