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Arnaud Valverde

Senior Associate

Contact
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
2 rue Ancelle
92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine
Cedex
France
Languages English, French

Arnaud is a senior associate in the Real Estate department, and specializes in property management, commercial leases (in particular leases in a future state of completion), professional leases, residential leases, as well as property sales, transfers of leasehold rights and transfers of business assets.

He assists his clients with construction and development projects.

He works on all types of asset classes (offices, co-working, retail, residential, hotels and logistics).

He assists on a daily basis foreign clients, end-users and investors and advises on both pre-litigation and litigation matters.

Arnaud joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in September 2015.

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Arnaud Valverde was extremely responsive in our case. His legal analysis of the issues encountered was precise and effective.

Legal 500 EMEA Real Estate 2023

Aline Divo, the partner, and Arnaud Valverde, her senior associate, are distinguished by their high technicality and their human values […].

Legal 500 EMEA Real Estate 2023

Construction Law

L500 EMEA Real Estate 2022

"The CMS Francis Lefebvre team sets itself apart from other firms because the team demonstrates speed, efficiency, availability and expertise. In addition, it has a precise knowledge of our sector of activity."

L500 EMEA Real Estate 2022

Real Estate Law

L500 EMEA Real Estate 2022

Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers 2024

Relevant experience

  • Intern – Real estate department - Ashurt LLP (2015)
  • Intern - Corporate department - BSA Ahmad Bin - Hezeem & Associates LLP (2014)
  • In-house lawyer – Kaufman & Broad (2012)
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Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar Association (2015)
  • Chartered Surveyor - Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) (2020)
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Publications

  • Admissibility of a defence of non-performance by a tenant in response to a claim issued by a landlord for breach of the terms of a lease agreement (CMS Law Now - juillet 2023)
  • Inflation and commercial leases: the rediscovery of the mechanism of legal revision of commercial rents? (La lettre de l'immobilier - June 2023)
  • Application of the legal regime of commercial leases to foreign operators: under which conditions? (La lettre de l'immobilier - april 2023)
  • A right of way granted for over 30 years does not create acquisitive prescription for the occupier (CMS Law Now - February 2022)
  • Residential sector: rent control on initial rent levels and listings (CMS Law Now - April 2022)
  • Commercial real estate: a reminder of why landlords should keep evidence of all service charges and taxes  - cms-lawnow.com (October 2020)
  • Commercial real estate in France: how long can a tenant be held liable under a lease after its assignment? - cms-lawnow.com (May 2019)
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Education

  • CAPA (post-graduate legal qualification required to practise as a solicitor or barrister in France) (2015)
  • Master degree in Real Estate and Construction Law (2012)
  • Master degree in International and European Law (2010)
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27/03/2024
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2024
The 2024 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France France 1 en Tier 1 : The Regions 7...
18/03/2024
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised SharkNinja
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised SharkNinja on the negotiation of a commercial lease agreement for its new offices in Paris. SharkNinja, an international company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, specializes...
13/07/2023
Admissibility of a defence of non-performance by a tenant in response to...
A new ruling on the important statutory so-called obligation for landlords to “deliver premises” that are suitable for their contractual use (“obligation de délivrance”) was recently issued by...
13/04/2023
LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023
The 2023 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA guide is out. We would particularly like to thank our clients for putting their trust in us! Our law firm’s rankings in France France 2 in Tier 1 : Derivatives...
05/04/2022
Residential sector: rent control on initial rent levels and listings
In the residential sector, a control system on initial rent levels was introduced by the so-called “ALUR” Law No. 2014-266 dated 24 March 2014. It was however a failure since administrative courts...
25/02/2022
A right of way granted for over 30 years does not create acquisitive prescription...
Under French law, acquisitive prescription (so-called “usucapion”) is essentially a legal concept enabling an occupier to acquire a property by the effect of possession during a certain period of...
02/11/2021
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised Zehnder Group
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised Zehnder Group, a listed company specializing in ventilation, cooling, heating and air purification, on the acquisition of a 75% majority stake in Caladair International, a...
14/10/2021
CMS Francis Lefebvre advised Usleep
AEW, on behalf of Distripole Dourges II, has signed a commercial lease agreement with Usleep France, for a warehouse of approximately 12,000 m² located in Dourges (in the south of Lille), as part of...
22/03/2021
The eviction indemnity due in the case of non-renewal of com­mer­cial lease...
Under French law, on the expiry of a commercial lease agreement, a tenant benefits, subject to certain conditions, from a statutory right to renew such lease agreement. Hence, a landlord cannot refuse...
01/02/2021
Electronic signatures in real estate documents in France
1. Which documents can use an electronic signature and take legal effect? Generally, an electronic signature can be used for all commercial Real Estate documents (with a few exceptions). This includes:Sale...
06/10/2020
Commercial real estate: a reminder of why landlords should keep evidence...
Since the Pinel law No. 2014-626 dated 18 June 2014 was enacted, every commercial lease agreement entered or renewed as of 1st September 2014, must provide a precise inventory of the categories of charges...
04/05/2020
CMS advising Apollo
A team from the CMS network advised Apollo Global Management, Inc. on the acquisition of a substantial portion of SPX FLOW, Inc.’s former Power and Energy reportable segment. Under the terms of the...