MARTIN HENRI AUDET
Attorney &
Counselor
|BA, JD, LLM
Voice (248) 890-0140
Téléfax (248) 642-7732
E-Mail mhaudet@intlaw.com
LANGUAGES
French, English (native languages), German (working knowledge)
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Illinois, Michigan
and California
Martin H. Audet is a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Law and the Boston University and McGeorge Schools of Law. Mr. Audet obtained his Juris Doctor with specialization in international law in 1990, where he was awarded excellence in the study of law as well as other distinctions. Mr. Audet was also a staff member of the Law Review. Mr. Audet received a Masters of Law in international banking and finance from Boston University in 1992 and in 1993 received a Masters of Law in international business from McGeorge University (Salzburg, Austria).
In 1990, Mr. Audet joined the staff of Chicago offices of Gerretson & Santora and became a member of the firm's pharmaceutical defense team. While earning his advanced degrees in law, Mr. Audet worked at the law offices of Neal M. Brown in Boston, and Faltz & Associes in Luxembourg. After completing his thesis on international bank secrecy, Mr. Audet joined the Paris firm of Jobard Chemla & Associes, where he continued to advise multinational clients in connection with their international transaction and structuring requirements. Mr. Audet is a member of the bars of California, Illinois and Michigan and of the Chicago, Oakland and American Bar Associations. Mr. Audet speaks French and English.
EXPERIENCE
Martin H. Audet
& Associates, Paris, New York, Sacramento & Detroit
August 1994 - To
Date
Attorney & Counselor - International and U.S. Based International Transactions:
- Drafting and negotiation of contracts, preparation of opinions in the context of transnational transactions and tax matters, corporate and other entity structuring, export & import, estate and asset protection planning, transnational intellectual property license and distribution contracts, VAR agreements, cross-border banking, music industry, entertainment, and sports representation.
Jobard, Chemla
& Associés, Paris
January 1994 -
August 1994
Stagiaire - French and U.S. Based International Transactions:
- Drafting and negotiation of contracts, preparation of opinions in the context of transnational transactions, European Union litigation, transnational intellectual property license and distribution contracts, VAR agreements, cross-border banking.
Faltz &
Associés, Luxembourg
September 1993 -
December 1993
Stagiaire - International Banking Transactions:
- International corporate and company planning, trans-border tax structuring, preparation of prospectuses, collateralized tripartite financing agreements within complex international tax and banking structures, organization of offshore companies and banking law.
Garretson &
Santora, Chicago
April 1991 -
December 1991
Associate - Pharmaceutical Defense Section:
- First chair for civil jury and bench trials concerning defense of medical, real property, negligence and cross-border trade matters, arbitration hearings, drafting and negotiation of contracts, preparation of opinions in the context of third generation liability and pharmaceutical negligence, depositions and evidentiary hearings, bankruptcy matters.
CIP, Inc. Legal
Staff, Montréal
May 1988 - July
1988
Intern - International Corporate Department:
- Drafting of agreements related to M&A transactions (purchase and sale options, representations and warranties, assessments), preparation of opinions in the context of shareholder and board-member liability, tariff reduction regulations, import-export requirements.
EDUCATION
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Masters of Laws (LL.M.)
Major: International Banking and Finance, Securities Regulation
University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, EU
Graduate Degree
Major: International Transactions and European Union Law.
McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, USA
Masters of Laws (LL.M.)
Major: Transnational Business
Michigan State University School of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Major: Comparative International Law
Academic Activities: Law Review (General staff & Policy staff), Moot Court, Jessup Moot Court, National Moot Court, International Law Society, Teaching Assistant, Research Writing and Advocacy Honors.
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Graduate Studies
Major: U.S. - Canadian Comparative Law
Albion College, Albion, Michigan, USA
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Major: Sciences and Communications
