Julian Cockain-Barère is a partner at Morvilliers Sentenac, with dual qualifications in France and England and Wales. He is an English-speaking lawyer specialising in cross-border acquisitions and the drafting of commercial contracts. He also advises family offices and private clients in relation to the purchase and sale of real estate, dispute resolution, estate planning and estate administration.
Admitted as Solicitor (England & Wales): 1989
Admitted to the Toulouse Bar: 2002
Language(s) spoken: English, French, German, Spanish
Member of international network of Consulegis (former Advisory Board member and co-vice Chair – 2011 to 2019)
Member of the Franco British Chamber, Paris
Julian Cockain-Barère's practice is based on experience gained at leading law firms in London, Brussels and Stuttgart (Hogan Lovells, Gowling WLG, Gleiss Lutz), as well as in his role as in-house Group Legal Adviser of The Burton Group Plc. Since 1998, he has been working at the law firm Morvilliers Sentenac & Associés, where he is in charge of multi-jurisdictional issues, often involving mergers and acquisitions (M&A), foreign investment, establishment of local subsidiaries or branches, or shareholder agreements (joint ventures). As a native English speaker, a substantial amount of his work is in English, often involving bilingual negotiations, drafting, dispute resolution and advisory work.
Julian Cockain-Barère also assists his clients in dealing with contentious and non-contentious matters relating to real property (sales, purchases, disputes relating to ten-year defects warranty, defective workmanship, hidden defects, eviction, bank foreclosures and seizures, and joint and multi-ownership). In the area of inheritance and estate planning, he regularly handles matters involving wills, trusts, probate, matrimonial property regimes, donations, forced heirship and the hereditary reserve and inheritance tax, invariably in a cross-border context.
He also advises on employment law , in particular for clients involved in international mobility , and in disputes relating to the drafting or performance of international contracts .
Educated and trained in England, he graduated in law from the University of Liverpool (1986), passed the Solicitors’ Final Examination at Chester Law School (1987) and was admitted as a Solicitor the same year. He is fluent in English and French and works on cases involving Europe, the USA, North Africa and Asia (including China).
Julian Cockain-Barère
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Julian Cockain-Barère is a partner at Morvilliers Sentenac, with dual qualifications in France and England and Wales. He is an English-speaking lawyer specialising in cross-border acquisitions and the drafting of commercial contracts. He also advises family offices and private clients in relation to the purchase and sale of real estate, dispute resolution, estate planning and estate administration.
Admitted as Solicitor (England & Wales): 1989
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Admitted to the Toulouse Bar: 2002
Language(s) spoken: English, French, German, Spanish
Member of international network of Consulegis (former Advisory Board member and co-vice Chair – 2011 to 2019)
Member of the Franco British Chamber, Paris
Julian Cockain-Barère's practice is based on experience gained at leading law firms in London, Brussels and Stuttgart (Hogan Lovells, Gowling WLG, Gleiss Lutz), as well as in his role as in-house Group Legal Adviser of The Burton Group Plc. Since 1998, he has been working at the law firm Morvilliers Sentenac & Associés, where he is in charge of multi-jurisdictional issues, often involving mergers and acquisitions (M&A), foreign investment, establishment of local subsidiaries or branches, or shareholder agreements (joint ventures). As a native English speaker, a substantial amount of his work is in English, often involving bilingual negotiations, drafting, dispute resolution and advisory work.
Julian Cockain-Barère also assists his clients in dealing with contentious and non-contentious matters relating to real property (sales, purchases, disputes relating to ten-year defects warranty, defective workmanship, hidden defects, eviction, bank foreclosures and seizures, and joint and multi-ownership). In the area of inheritance and estate planning, he regularly handles matters involving wills, trusts, probate, matrimonial property regimes, donations, forced heirship and the hereditary reserve and inheritance tax, invariably in a cross-border context.
He also advises on employment law , in particular for clients involved in international mobility , and in disputes relating to the drafting or performance of international contracts .
Educated and trained in England, he graduated in law from the University of Liverpool (1986), passed the Solicitors’ Final Examination at Chester Law School (1987) and was admitted as a Solicitor the same year. He is fluent in English and French and works on cases involving Europe, the USA, North Africa and Asia (including China).