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Dr. Laurence Ren
Dr. Laurence Ren

Dr. Laurence Ren

Taylor Wessing

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Laurence Ren holds a doctorate in banking law and is a member of the Paris, Beijing, and New York Bar Associations. She practices French and international business law and has extensive experience in Chinese investment flows in France.

She assists Chinese clients with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, commercial contracts, international mobility, and litigation related to these transactions.

Laurence also provides general legal advice to Chinese companies established in France, coordinating with the firm's other departments, particularly on matters relating to labor law, tax law, banking law, and intellectual property.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Banking & finance
Corporate insolvency
Corporate occupiers
Corporate finance
Corporate venturing
General corporate

CV

Since 2026 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Partner, DS Avocats
2017 - 2024 Counsel, DS Avocats
2006 - 2017 Partner, Law Firm RNB
2006 Lawyer at the Paris Bar (oath taking)
2005 Admission to the Paris Bar School
2005 PhD, in Banking law – Paris I University Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2002 LL.M., University of Washington School of Law, USA
2001 DEA in Business law – Paris I University Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2000 Master of Law, RENMIN University of China

Career

Since 2026 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2024 - 2025 Partner, DS Avocats
2017 - 2024 Counsel, DS Avocats
2006 - 2017 Partner, Law Firm RNB

Education

2006 Lawyer at the Paris Bar (oath taking)
2005 Admission to the Paris Bar School
2005 PhD, in Banking law – Paris I University Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2002 LL.M., University of Washington School of Law, USA
2001 DEA in Business law – Paris I University Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2000 Master of Law, RENMIN University of China

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French English Chinese

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