McDermott Will & Emery launches new office and tax service line in Paris

McDermott Will & Emery has announced the expansion of its international platform with the opening of its office in Paris on May 2, 2011.  With Paris, McDermott now has seven offices across Europe, including Brussels, London, Milan, Rome, Düsseldorf and Munich.

The new Paris office is key to achieving the Firm’s strategy of being capable to give quality local advice to clients in all the major economies where they conduct their business. To better meet the needs of multinational clients operating in France, McDermott’s Paris office will focus on cross-border transactions, offering the services of a number of the Firm’s key practice groups, notably corporate, tax, competition, employment and litigation.

McDermott’s Paris office will be led by Jacques Buhart, previously head of the Corporate and Competition Groups at the Paris office of Herbert Smith, and one of France’s leading international lawyers. Mr. Buhart, who advises a wide range of French, European, Japanese and U.S. blue-chip companies, will lead a team of five partners joining McDermott’s Paris office.

The other partners include Hervé Bidaud (pictured), a leading tax lawyer with extensive experience in international taxation, from the set-up of companies to mergers & acquisitions, restructuring and transfer pricing. Before founding specialist tax firm, ArtemTax International, Mr. Bidaud was an international partner at Arthur Andersen International where he was Practice Director and member of the Management Committee.