The firm Martin & Associes is widely held as one of the French Leading law firm in real estate law, both as adviser or in litigation, acting in matters involving all kind of constructions like commercial buildings, offices, factories, warehouses, resorts and residential buildings. Our lawyers mainly assist architects, engineers, insurance companies, local authorities and constructors, whether French or foreigners. The firm mainly acts in the following areas:     CONSTRUCTION LAW ZONING LAW PUBLIC PROCUREMENT INSURANCES COMMERCIAL LEASES REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS CO-OWNERSHIP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATE LAW LABOUR LAW » Retour liste Construction law The law firm Martin & Associes assists, whether as adviser or litigator, all the actors of the construction business with a strong focus on project managers (such as architects, engineers and temporary group of project managers, acousticians). The diversity of its clients and the wide array of projects on which the Firm works has enabled it to intervene on all kind of project (residential buildings, offices, museum, civil engineering structure, industrial building, historic monument, private housing) in France or abroad, whether at the conception stage (negotiation and drafting of agreements for project managers) or realization stage (negotiation and drafting of agreements with contractors and/or with subcontractors, contract administration, risk assessment). The law firm Martin & Associes also represents its clients during the disputes that may occur in relation to a construction project, no matter the nature or subject matter of such disputes and whether such disputes arise before or after the reception of the building (builders liability, judiciary appraisement, defective works, financial claims, delays). » Retour liste Zoning law The law firm Martin & Associes assists its clients with the due diligence process and the drafting of their requests to obtain land use permits (preliminary declaration, building permit, destruction permit) or during disputes linked to the administrative decisions authorizing or rejecting such land use requests. The Firm also deals with criminal prosecutions and intervenes before criminal courts. » Retour liste Public Procurement The firm Martin & Associes represents both owners and project managers within the field of public procurement. The firm Martin & Associes has therefore a strong background of assiting its clients during the negotiation of such public procurements (devising legal schemes related to the construction of projects for the public sector, Public Private Partnerships, setting up the architectural bidding contest, drafting the documents relating to the invitation to tender) and during their execution. The firm Martin & Associes also represents its clients during their litigations related to the execution of such public procurements. The Firm acts, among others, in relation to the setting-up and the management of any claim related to public procurement schemes including any criminal action brought within the frame of a public procurement. » Retour liste Insurances The firm Martin & Associes has a strong experience in insurance law, and especially in insurance issues related to the construction business (worksite insurance, property damage insurance, public liability insurance). The firm may act to devise insurance schemes relating to construction projects (and in particular for substantial projects) and during the litigations that may arise from the occurence of a damage or a financial claim covered by such insurance. » Retour liste Commercial leases The firm Martin & Associes assists both lessors and tenants, whether French or foreign ones, during the negotiations of their commercial leases or with their renewal of such leases. The firm Martin & Associes is involved in the negotiation and the drafting of all different kinds of legal acts related to commercial leases (such as lease agreement, lease assignment, derogatory leases...). The firm Martin & Associes also represents its clients during litigations related to their commercial leases (disputes related to the termination of their commercial leases, disputes linked to the appraisal of the rent...). » Retour liste Real estate acquisitions The firm Martin & Associés asists its client throughout their real estate transactions (acquisition or sale of their real estate portfolio), from the due diligence stage until the execution of the real estate transaction. The firm helps its clients to devise the best legal and tax scheme to realize their real estate acquisitions or sales and participates, beside the Notary, to the negotiation and the drafting of all legal documents which relate to such real estate transactions (purchase or sale agreement, drafting of security documents, etc.). » Retour liste Co-ownership The firm Martin & Associes acts for numerous syndics and help them managing their litigations and pre-litigations matters through an analysis of their legal and financial risks in areas such as construction law, zoning law and corporate law. » Retour liste Intellectual Property The firm Martin & Associes assists contractors, architects and owners in the management and defense of their intellectual property rights or to organise, according to their best interests, the assignment or purchase of such intellectual property rights that they own or may wish to acquire. The Firm aalso ssists its clients on all legal issues related to the protection, the management and the appraisal of their untangible assets. » Retour liste Corporate law The firm Martin & Associes assits its clients during the setting-up of their business organizations, whether civil or commercial ones. We draft and negotiates by-laws, represents shareholders during the negotiation of shareholders agreements and helps them through their daily legal operations (summon to shareholders meeting, drafting of minutes for board resolutions and shareholders assembly). The firm Martin & Associes, through its involvement in the construction business, has acquired a specific knowledge related to the legal assistance to architects for the setting-up and the legal management of their architectural companies. » Retour liste Labour law The firm Martin & Associes intervenes in labour law, mainly in relation with the termination of employment contracts (whether negotiated or unsollicited) or the renewal of temporary positions, or the setting-up of workers institutions.