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About Mr. Eric WITT Esq.

Mr. Eric WITT Esq. is a bi-cultural Attorney at Law admitted to both the Paris and Connecticut bars who provides legal counsel and representation to individuals and businesses regarding both French and American matters.

His education, training and hands-on experience in both a common and civil law system, as well as his double background, provide a solid understanding of the legal, psychological, linguistic and cultural barriers which foreign individuals and companies regularly face in the USA and France. 

Such deep knowledge of the two systems also allows him to have a profound insight into the subtle, yet potentially critical, differences between terms and ways of thinking that can easily be lost in translation if the lawyer is simply bilingual.

This is especially critical because in today’s world, such “subtle” errors can have significant and long lasting consequences.

 Finally, in light of his experience, he has developed several innovative  working methods .

Mr. WITT Esq. has taught both international private law and negotiation in several universities such as the Anglo-American University in Prague, the University of Paris X and the University of Franche-Compté.

About Eric Witt

Founded in 2000

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Immigration

Languages spoken
French
English

Practice areas

Business

Mr. Eric WITT Esq. advises small and medium size businesses, investor groups and entrepreneurs during all stages of their lifecycles: from formation to operation, to expansion via merger or acquisition, to dissolution in French, American and international law. 

This includes the provision of the following services :

  • Incorporation and organization of the company (choosing the right structure, drafting of bylaws, operator agreements, shareholder agreements …);
  • refining business, financing and technology strategies to help enable rapid growth for Startups;
  • Real estate matters, including leases;
  • Partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and strategic alliance agreements;
  • Negotiation and preparation of deal term sheets, LLC operating agreements and shareholder agreements;
  • Commercial leasing, financings and closings;
  • negotiating, reviewing, drafting, and execution of other business or personal related agreements in areas such as venture-capital financing, licensing, distribution, franchise operations, leasing, commercial agency law and artist management agreements;
  • Provision of ongoing corporate secretarial services such as the preparation and filing of corporate documents as well as the keeping of our clients’ corporate books;
  • NDAs and confidentiality agreements (non-disclosure agreements or confidential business information agreements), non-competition and non-solicitation agreements;
  • Contractual disputes (including collections and enforcement of obligations);
  • Creating and negotiating agreements with employees, vendors and customers;
  • U.S. asset purchase and/or investment (so foreign investors can avoid estate/gift tax, and minimize their income taxes).

Much of his work involves American companies looking to develop their businesses in France and French companies looking to develop their businesses in the United States.

International Trade Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
Tax Increment Financing
Banking & Finance
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Employer
Franchising
Investment
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Oil, Gas & Energy
Tax
Financial Services Regulation
Government Relations & Lobbying

Immigration

Mr Eric WITT Esq. regularly carries out the following interventions for companies and private individuals both in France and the USA:

  • Full assessment of the immigration requirements;
  • Highlighting criteria that is also required by local labor law and tax, providing if required a local network partner to assist with these matters;
  • Full preparation of the application file for each step of the required process: visas, work permits, merchant cards, residence permits and extensions;
  • Assistance and accompaniment for completion of post arrival formalities;
  • Assistance with social security formalities for foreign clients with no legal entity registered in France but whose employees are subject to the French social security scheme during their missions in France. Such assistance includes registering with URSSAF (the French Organization for the Collection of Social Security and Family Benefit Contributions) as well as calculating the appropriate contributions and directing where such contributions should be paid;
  • Registration with the CPAM (the Local Sickness Insurance Fund) after the visa process is finished.
Dependent Visa
Permanent Residency
Retirement Visa
Work Permit
Asylum
Business Visa
Citizenship

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