Virginie Letac Fardel
Contracts & Legal Director at Cobham Aerospace Communications- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Cobham Aerospace Communications
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France
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Contracts & Legal Director
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Jan 2021 - Present
-Legal advising to CAC's top management (CAC= BU of 6 entities) -Interfacing with Cobham managers located in different US states,UK, Canada, China, EU, South-Africa -Supervising 2 legal counsels -M&A: during Y 21 & 22, leading role in the sale of a Cobham BU and transfer of assets in liaison with law firms and the Group Corporate General Secretary - securing contracts novation between 2 US affiliates. -Focal legal person for negotiations with major US aero manufacturers and airlines (Boeing, LMCO, GA, Collins, Fedex, United Airlines..) -IP licensing -Dealing with claims and settlement agreements, drafting of legal position papers, validating law firms' strategies -Advising on compliance matters, export control US/EU/Fr- follow-up of due diligence on intermediaries, advisor/ distributor/ reseller contracts, integrity pacts -Implementing the Cobham Group policies within CAC Show less
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EH&A Consulting
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France
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consulting Director
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Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
-Consulting in judicial and legal crisis management for ETI, PME and public entities -Risks and stakeholders mapping, communication strategies -Consulting in judicial and legal crisis management for ETI, PME and public entities -Risks and stakeholders mapping, communication strategies
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Associate Founder
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2019
-Structuring contemporary art projects implementing varied technologies -Seeking for and developing new partnerships -Structuring contemporary art projects implementing varied technologies -Seeking for and developing new partnerships
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Dassault Aviation
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France
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Legal Affairs
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2004 - 2014
-Setting up the legal department of Sogitec (full subsidiary of Dassault Aviation specialised in military and civil aircraft simulators and training devices, involved in major aero programs) -Advising on strategic matters and litigation, positioning legal at the highest level of the decision making -Drafting and negotiating international sales contracts with foreign MODs, aircraft and simulators manufacturers, PPP/PFI, French and EU public contracts -Software licensing, creating new legal models -IP/IT protection, deposits -Compliance (export-control US, agency agreements) Show less
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Agence Française de Développement
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France
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Legal Counsel- AFD Legal Directorate
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Jun 2001 - Apr 2002
-Reporting project risks analysis to the Project Committee on complex contractual arrangements and Public Private Partnerships (energy, infrastructure, hydraulic, transports) -Financing agreements and associated securities schemes -Institutional support to developing countries ( e.g: drafted "projet de loi sur l'eau" ) -Reporting project risks analysis to the Project Committee on complex contractual arrangements and Public Private Partnerships (energy, infrastructure, hydraulic, transports) -Financing agreements and associated securities schemes -Institutional support to developing countries ( e.g: drafted "projet de loi sur l'eau" )
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Airbus
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France
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Legal Counsel - EADS/ AMM Legal Directorate
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Jan 1996 - Jun 2001
-International business lawyer at the Legal Directorate with a direct reporting to the CEO -Drafting and negotiating international sale contracts, JV, consortium, cooperation agreements -Advising on legal matters, calls for tenders, public procurement from DGA and UE organisations -Corporate aspects, in charge of 3 GIE and 1 subsidiary -Insurances, international taxation analysis in liaison with headquarters experts -Legal support to Intellectual Property Department -Assistance in arbitration proceedings, litigation in liaison with law firms. Show less
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Paris-Pantheon-Assas University
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France
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Chargée d'enseignement
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Sep 1993 - Jun 1995
Civil law Civil law
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Etude d'avoués Kieffer-Joly
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Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Juriste
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Oct 1993 - Oct 1994
-Drafting of memorandums to the Paris Appeal Court in various legal fields ( commercial, family, insurance, torts..) -Proceedings monitoring -Drafting of memorandums to the Paris Appeal Court in various legal fields ( commercial, family, insurance, torts..) -Proceedings monitoring
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Education
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Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
D.E.A - Private International Law, (private and commercial international law, contracts, arbitration, antitrust law, Common Law UK/US) -
Panthéon-Assas université
Master 2- Sociology of Law and Legal Communication, (lobbying, legislative procedure, relations with Institutions) -
IFOMENE
Diplôme Universitaire IFOMENE- Médiateur (major in inter-entreprises mediation) -
IESA
MBA