Didier M. Cahn

Experience

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  Bignon, Lebray & Associes

  Apr 1985 - Dec 1985

  Junior Associate

  Training contract at Bignon, Lebray. . Drafted summons & complaints in real estate, civil and criminal matters, and pleaded leases dispute in lower courts and appelate courts.

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  De Maio & Hughes

  Sept 1988 - Jun 1990

  Junior Associate

  Junior associate in a real estate and litigation law firm in New York. . Prepared and filed pleadings and briefs with local state and federal courts. . Attended procedural hearings in support of clients interests. . Develop a French based clientele of small and medium size companies doing business in the tri-states.

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  Monahan & Duhot

  Sept 1990 - Sept 1991

  Junior Associate

  . Supported the lead banks in the share capital increase of 2 major corporate finance projects: Euro Disney and Euro Tunnel. . Involved in asset purchase deals and their integration.

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  The Walt Disney Company

  Oct 1991 - Mar 1997

  Senior Operation Lawyer

  . Responsible for all legal operations at Euro Disney Resort including commercial contracts, procurement, business development, sponsors.. Regulatory: Negotiated with French authorities the implementation of French regulations throughout all the activities and operations of the hotel resort and theme park. . Directly managed criminal court cases involving directors’ liability for breach of consumer, health, customs and safety regulations.

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  Louis Vuitton Malletier

  Mar 1997 - May 2000

  General Counsel

  . Managing all worldwide commercial and real estate issues in the development and growth of the LV owned distribution network of free standing stores and corners including other brands of LVMH. . Negotiated the share purchase agreement of historical minority shareholder in Asia. . Responsible for procurement contracts, corporate management (more than 100 subsidiaries) and insurance portfolio. . Team of 4 lawyers and 2 paralegals.

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  BIC

  Jul 2000 - Jun 2002

  Deputy General Counsel

  . Securing the business development and growth of BIC OEMs in Asia/Latin America.. Negotiated manufacturing and distribution of BIC lines of products throughout Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Eastern European regions.. Restructured the Asian distribution network and joint venture partners of BIC in Asia and Central America.. Negotiated OEM contracts in China and India, as well as cross distribution agreement with Japenese manufacturer; each with very strong different legal culture and understanding. . Negotiated the divestment of manufacturing plants in Europe. . Team of 3 lawyers in Europe. Show less

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  Pitney Bowes

  Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  Senior International Human Resources Lawyer

  . Legal HR support to operations over 17 European countries.. Achieved M&A transactions, trans-national implementation of human ressources policies, smart hiring, divestment of activities, corporate restructuring, transfer of personnel and reduction of the work force through agreements with local authorities. . Implemented solutions to GDPR issues with the US HQ by creating a safe haven. . Team of 2 lawyers in Europe.

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  Airbus Defence and Space

  Nov 2004 - Jul 2021

  Legal Director

  Head of legal affairs of Secure Communications in France, Germany, Norway, and the UK. . Negotiated the SkyNet 5, £1.2B PFI (through bond issues) programme for a delivery of 4 military satellites and "Beyond Line Of Site" services to the UK Armed Forces.. Negotiated the marketing and sales of military satcom services to friendly armed forces, NATO and EDA. . Negotiated the acquisition of a strategic UK company operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and, from 2007 until divestment, to the team in KSA, in a Sharia Law environnement, on a new service delivery programme (SAR2.5B) to the Saudi Arabia National Guard. . Negotiated in the UAE a long term service Operation & Maintenance agreement ($100M) to the UAE-Armed Forces.. Provided contract vehicles to NATO, European defence agencies and European Commission bids. . Engineered product and technology development agreements with marketing/distribution rights and complex partnership/teaming agreements on EU bids.. Implemented a worldwide selective distribution network with 3rd party resellers. . Reviewed vetting packs for all new projects and created a new style of inter-active, user friendly contracts. . Corporate Secretary of UK entities.. Compliance: Created a comprehensive “Anti-Bribery & Corruption” policy implementing the UK Bribery Act in the UK, and same in France, Germany and branch offices in KSA, UAE, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Portugal, Norway and issuing training and risk assessment material. . Managed the internal process of "Know Your Customers" policy, training tools, and all approval forms from the business before their final validation or rejection. . Governance: Created special purpose committees overseeing judicial criminal process and arbitration dispute relating to charges of bribery and corruption by the SFO.. Management of 6 lawyers in Germany, France, Norway, and the UK, and supervising their involvement on key projects in France (over €1B), Germany (ESA), and Norway (NATO). Show less

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  Fulcrum

  Sept 2021 - now

  Director, EMEA

  Director EMEA - Fulcrum Integrity SAS. Consulting firm specialised on white collar crimes, Ethics & Compliance, and Environment, Social, Governance (ESG). . Drafted market research analysis and targets to increase the footprint of the brand in France.. Issued offers of services to prospective clients on the following topics:• Compliance and ethics (anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, conflict of interests, code of conduct, discrimination, bullying and harassment) • ESG• Due diligence of procurement and sales channels (including third-party consultant agreements)• GDPR• Internal/international investigations Show less