Bio

Charles Cardon is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Paris office of Paul Hastings. Charles' practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions for listed and non-listed companies, securities law and private equity transactions. He has significant experience advising French companies on their external growth projects in the U.S. and in Latin America. He advises public companies in the context of their takeover bids (as advisor of target companies, bidders or shareholders), governance matters, disclosure requirements and relationship with shareholders as well as corporate law matters. In private equity, Charles has developed a high level of experience in advising funds in a wide range of transactions, including LBO and stock exchange related deals, such as acquisition of a public target company by way of PtoP and IPO exit. He is widely published and is a visiting professor at the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School and at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne on issues pertaining to international takeovers, company law and securities law.