Laure Pradichit

Strategic leadership during critical transformation period. Audited corporate legal function and redesigned processes to enhance efficiency and business alignment.

• Restructured contractual processes, reducing turnaround time by 30% while improving compliance and risk mitigation.
• Designed training programs, increasing contractual literacy and reducing escalations.
• Led negotiations for public tenders and high-value sales/procurement contracts, directly supporting revenue generation.
• Advised C-suite on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic risk management.

Led legal function for technology and infrastructure procurement supporting major global rail projects.

Managed portfolio of 10–20 concurrent deals valued at $200M–$3B each across multiple regions.

• Negotiated back-to-back contract terms optimising liability, IP, compliance, and cybersecurity across supplier ecosystems.
• Resolved claims totalling $10M, preserving company margins; settled $50M IBM claim for $6M.
• Co-launched railway industry's first web marketplace within 8 months with project management collaboration.
• Established new IT department post-GE carve-out, finalising agreements with major technology firms within 12 months.
• Designed contractualisation process adopted company-wide, streamlining time-to-signature and compliance.
• Delivered comprehensive training sessions to stakeholders across various regions, enhancing operational effectiveness.

• Provided strategic legal counsel on defense contracts, public procurement, and project finance transactions.
• Achieved 100% compliant bid submissions and increased contract awards by 50%.
• Recovered 90% of overdue payments through effective negotiation tactics.

Major Project – French Air Force Training Modernization (Public-Private Partnership):

• Head of Legal Team:
• Advised Board on equity contribution, asset management, SPV governance, and project strategy
• Led consortium legal team of 6 lawyers from Airbus Defense & Space and Thales.
• Structured bankable transactions in collaboration with finance and technical teams.
• Managed risk by implementing preventative measures and mitigating potential legal issues.
• Negotiated and finalised all key agreements, from consortium agreement to project insurance.
• Managed external law firms for sponsors and lenders, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Developed bespoke contractual frameworks for foreign special military operations with French Ministry of Defense.
• Negotiated military contracts with Ministries of Defense in Middle East region.

Personal & Professional Development

Managed global M&A transactions and infrastructure project finance deals.

Presented risk assessments to company's and shareholder's investment committees for informed decision-making.

• Major Project – €2B French Ecotax PPP project, focusing on OBU-based tax collection system (Public-Private Partnership):
• Head of Legal Team:
• Advised Board on equity contribution, asset management, SPV governance, and project strategy
• Led consortium legal team of 10 lawyers
• Structured bankable transaction in collaboration with finance and technical teams.
• Managed external law firms for sponsors and lenders, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Negotiated consortium, project, shareholders', lenders', O&M, and construction agreements.

Oversaw global M&A and infrastructure project portfolios, presenting risks to investment committee.

• Executed Slovakia's first highway PPP (€1B), expanding european footprint.
• Secured competitive bid submission for M25 highway DBFO project in UK, maintaining leadership role.
• Established joint venture in Turkey, fostering new business development opportunities.
• Completed €200M company acquisitions in Poland and Netherlands, enhancing market presence.
• Directed strategic divestment in Norway, optimising asset management.

• Airbus
• Honeywell Aerospace
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
• Bureau of European Affairs, French Prime Minister's Office
• International Investment Bureau, French Ministry of Finance