Emmanuel Meril
Ma Yue Advisor
Corporate and M&A
Cross-Border Investment and Trade
Dispute Resolution
Capital Markets
Detailed introduction
Emmanuel MERIL was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1993, and since then has been living in China for more than 30 years, where he has been practicing law and government affairs. He has been advising many European companies concerning their setting up in China, M&A negotiation, intellectual property protection and international tax optimisation. He has also assisted several Chinese companies in their outbound operations, especially in Europe. He also advised the French tax administration. He has published many articles in magazines, given numerous speeches and has written several books, on China business law and tax, which he started to study in the mid-eighties.
Postgraduate Degree in industrial property law
(University of PARIS II) 1990
Postgraduate Degree in civil and commercial law
(University of PARIS I) with honors, 1989
Masters Degree in civil and commercial law
(University of PARIS XI) with honors, 1988
Lawyer/Partner (CMS Law, LPA Law, DS Avocats, Transasia Lawyers)
Head of Government Affairs in China (KERING, COTY)
Admission to the Paris Bar, 1993
Speeches on the legal and tax background of foreign investment in China (Francis Lefebvre Formation, Ubifrance, French Senate, CCI Paris, Paris Europlace, Luxury Summit)
Lectures on contract law (University of Paris XI and Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade)
Publication of numerous articles in French business magazines on Chinese law and tax (Le Moci, Echanges Internationaux, Option Finance, Le Monde, Le Nouvel Economiste, La Jaune et la Rouge, etc.)
“Chine - Guide juridique et fiscal" (dossier international Editions Francis Lefebvre, 2004-2007)
“Labour and Social Law”(Business Law Guide in China - ICC - USA, 2008)
“Establishing Successful Business Operations in China" (Best Practices for International Business Transactions in China - Aspatore - USA, 2010)