Laurent
THOMAS
Laurentthomas@britlaw.net
06 18 12 65 85
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal
2005 Associate - Troy & Associés law firm
Follow-up of the good standing of companies (various form of French PLCs and Ltds)
2004 Intern - Masons law firm (August to mid-september)
Worked on I & T and commercial law
British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Intern (March 2004 – July 2004)
Conducted comparative research on data protection, product liability, and European company law
2003 Associate - PETOIN & Associés law firm (April 2003 to February 2004)
Worked on Company law (transfer of assets - stock option and founders voucher plans...)
2001/02 Associate - AMYOT Juridique et fiscal law firm
Counselled clients on company and commercial law matters
2000 Trainee - UGGC & Associés law firm (5 months)
Undertook case law researches, mainly on company law and trade law.
Trainee - DANONE Group (one month)
Worked on files in Consumer law
1999 Trainee - NOMOS law firm (6 months)
Participated in the constitution of companies, prepared general annual meeting, leases,…
1996 Clerk - Commercial Court of Bobigny (3 months)
Assisted judge in the preparation of court decisions
Accounting
One semester during my master’s degree
Correspondence course (160 hours) during the military service
Languages
French: native language
English: 6 months in London in 2004 - TOEFL score in 1998: 560 out of 660
German: elementary knowledge
EDUCATION
2004 Attended lectures as visiting student - LLM Kings College
2000 Paris Bar School ( Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris)
1998 Specialized post graduate degree in business Law (University of Toulouse)
Thesis: the reform on competition and distribution EC Law (vertical restrains)
1995 Master’s degree in business Law (University of Paris)
1994 Master’s degree in private Law (University of Paris, with honours)
1990 Baccalauréat (French A level)
MISCELLANEOUS
2001 Creation of this website (april) and registration of the trademark Britlaw
1998 Preparation of a conference in Toulouse (Subject: one year of business law )
1996/97 Military service - French Navy
1996 Booklet on car taxes