Mélanie Clerc--Dugas du Villard - Associate Düsseldorf office
Mélanie Clerc--Dugas du Villard, Associate
- Düsseldorf Office -
+49 211 942508-50
melanie.clerc@dfa.legal
Mélanie Clerc--Dugas du Villard advises foreign and German companies on corporate law, group law, transformation law and M&A. She also advises and represents French and German companies on their cross-border business law matters. Melanie has admission to the Bar of Paris and is Member of the Bar of Düsseldorf.
Melanie is Lecturer in French civil law at Düsseldorf University. She holds a Franco-German Master’s Degree in business law, from the University of Cergy-Pontoise (France) and University in Düsseldorf.
Areas of focus
Insights on DFA sample deals and mandates.
German - French fiduciary transfer
DFA’s Christian Franz and Mélanie Clerc advise French Group in the recognition in Germany of the fiduciary transfer (fiducie) under French law of shares in the Group’s German GmbH subsidiary as collateral of the refinancing of the client group, and in the perfection of the transfer with regard to German transfer of title rules.
#Corporate #French Desk
Level-up I fund invests in Awesome Prototype GmbH
Level-Up is an investment fund primarily focused on mobile studios and gaming technologies.
#Venture Capital #French Desk
A few case examples for our practice from the last 20+ years with hands on management by the partners of DFA
Loan & Equitiy Financing re-structured for wind farm investor
DFA‘ Christian Franz und Mélanie Clerc advise German investors and operator of French wind farms in restructuring of equity investment and multimillion shareholder loans, moving lender role from investors’ holding vehicle to investor level.
#International Business Law #French Desk
Level-up I fund invests in MEta Games
DFA's
Christian Franz and Mélanie Clerc (French desk) advised Level-Up Ventures, a Fund based in France/ Luxembourg in their investment in
the gaming studio MEta Games.
Level-Up is an investment fund primarily focused on mobile studios and gaming technologies.
Venture Capital #French Desk
Recent ICC arbitration proceedings in Paris
DFA team members have acted as counsel for oil and mining player in ICC arbitration in Paris involving German and French legal aspects.
#Dispute Resolution# International Business law #French Desk
