but we must be able to adopt a crisis organization while not destabilizing the operational activity of the company. Do you often have to work with other departments within BBLM Avocats and how do you efficiently work with other teams to secure a positive outcome for your clients? Handling cases involving several departments is part of the firm’s culture. We have a corporate, employment law, tax, litigation, commercial law, intellectual property and competition and distribution department. Either at the outset, we are able to mobilise different departments if necessary, or during the course of a case, depending on a specific need, another department is able to act quickly. This enables the customer to obtain all the answers required by his case in a unified and coordinated manner. How should a company protect and prepare themselves before having to reach out for support to restructure and what are the mistakes that directors often make when failing to recognise their need for professional advice? Once again, anticipation is crucial, and managers must quickly draw the necessary conclusions from warning signs. Managers often think that opting for this type of procedure is an admission of failure, when on the contrary it is very often the appropriate solution to temporary difficulties. The support of a lawyer specialising in restructuring is also fundamental to the success of the case, as he or she will be able to guide you through the strategic and legal options. Recently, at the end of a meeting with some banking partners, the manager said to me “I’ve just realised how useful and beneficial the support of a lawyer is. If I’d been on my own, I wouldn’t have dealt with my difficulties”...” WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM 93 Bernard Bouquet, Remy Gomez, Thomas Gagosian BBLM Avocats The support of a lawyer specialising in restructuring is also fundamental to the success of the case, as he or she will be able to guide you through the strategic and legal options.
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