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Choosing to utilise a base in Paris from which centralised legal support is offered to many of its geographic locations, the online payment services company PayPal is indebted to its several legal teams in the French region. Florence Louis-Joseph is the head of legal for the Western Europe region of PayPal, ensuring that all business and functional units are compliant and legally secure across a range of countries, each with their own individual unique risks and regulatory environments. PayPal’s operations span many different fields and necessitate a flexible approach to legal support; the company is reliant on all of its business units operating smoothly, ranging from merchant services, financial products, strategy, operations, risk, finance, compliance, marketing, mobile, regulatory and M&A activity, all of which pose risks to the PayPal business and must be dealt with by teams of experienced, versatile lawyers. Whether it is the drafting of agreements or contract negotiations, PayPal’s lawyers are adept in offering cross-border support to issues connected with the constantly changing technology and financial legal and compliance environments. In addition to the aforementioned Western European legal team, Senay Gurel takes charge of Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and African regions for PayPal, in her role of legal director.