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Alexandra Munoz

Alexandra Munoz is a partner in Gide's Arbitration team in Paris. She specialises in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Alexandra advises major French and foreign companies as well as governments in commercial and investment disputes related to contract law, JV, public service concessions, public contracts and construction. She has developed an extensive experience in the cement industry, in the energy and oil and gas sectors as well as infrastructures and constrution. She represents clients before arbitral tribunals (ICC, OHADA, ICSID) or in conciliation and mediation procedures. She also represents clients before French courts (i.e. annulment procedures). Alexandra recently acted for an African state in an investment dispute relating to a mining concession. She also acted for an north-african industrial group in a partnership dispute with a Saudi company and in a disppute relating to the construction of a cement plant. She represents a state-owned oil company in its dispute with another african oil company worldwild.

Alexandre Durand

Alexandre Durand is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and stock market law. He mainly advises listed and unlisted companies, family groups and private equity funds on their strategic and cross-border projects. He advised Accor on the sale of a 10.8% stake in Ennismore to a consortium of Qatari investors. He has also acted for the French State in connection with its stake in Laboratoire du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies and for Vivendi in connection with its acquisition of Editis.

Alexandre Gauthier

Alexandre Gauthier is a partner in Gide's Public Law team in Paris. His practice focuses on matters with an underlying real estate component, in particular the valuation of public property and town planning law. Alexandre advises property developers, real estate companies and investors on their property development projects, assisting them with land management, designing the contractual package and obtaining planning permission (defining the necessary permits, monitoring procedures and assisting with the administrative authorities, auditing permits and litigation). Alexandre has recognised expertise in infrastructure and complex contractual arrangements. Alexandre has developed recognised expertise in the conversion and restructuring of public assets, in particular by assisting his clients with numerous outsourcing operations involving public assets, mainly real estate, at the development or financing stage. Alexandre assists investors with all issues of town planning law during the development of projects, particularly in Paris. He also practises litigation, giving him a full appreciation of the issues involved in structuring transactions.

Alexis Pailleret

Alexis Pailleret is a partner in Gide's "Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity" team in Paris. He works on M&A transactions (acquisitions, disposals and partnerships). With over 20 years of experience, he is recognized as a leading expert in the energy and infrastructure transactional sectors. Alexis regularly advises investment funds, strategic investors, public entities, lenders and developers on M&A / Private Equity transactions in France and other jurisdictions.

Alice Bouillié

Alice Bouillié is Of Counsel in Gide's "Public Law" and "Environment" teams in Paris. She advises on and litigates before the administrative, civil and criminal courts, in environmental law (ICPE, water law, soil pollution, waste, industrial risks, natural areas, protected species/biodiversity), nuclear law and energy law, as well as in mining and extractive activities law, and in matters relating to the circular economy, CSR/ESG and sustainable development (Gide Impact). In addition to her advisory and litigation work, Alice is a contributor to the Bulletin de droit de l'environnement industriel, and has written the books Lamy Transition énergétique and Offshore Wind Licensing (Edward Elgar Publishing). She is a member of the Club des avocats environnementalistes (CDAE) and the Cercle interprofessionnel du droit de l'environnement (CIDDE), and co-responsible for the Commission Environnement et Risques industriels of the Paris Bar Association. She has taught a course in nuclear law at Paris Descartes University since 2016.

Anne Le Quinquis

Anne Le Quinquis is a partner in Gide's Employment Law team in Paris. She specialises in employment law. She advises French and international groups and banks on major transactions (acquisitions, disposals, IPOs, etc.). Anne is also recognised for her expertise in litigation, particularly in the implementation of social reorganisations and corporate restructuring.

Anne Tolila is a Partner in Gide's "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Paris. She specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity. She is mainly involved in mergers and acquisitions, particularly for publicly-owned entities (the State or strategic companies) and major industrial groups, as well as in private equity transactions for both French and international clients (industrial companies or investment funds). Anne has also developed particular expertise in the healthcare sector. Anne advised EP Equity Investment (EPEI), a financially strong and recognised European industrial holding company with a long-term approach, on its acquisition of 100% of the Tech Foundations business of Atos SE, based on an enterprise value of EUR 2 billion (2023), and MSC Group on its acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics from the Bolloré Group (2022).

Antoine de la Gatinais

Antoine de la Gatinais is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He specialises in private equity. He is regularly involved in leveraged transactions on behalf of French and foreign managers and investment funds. He also assists portfolio companies in their transactions. Antoine has recently assisted Investindustrial in a number of transactions in France and regularly advises the listed property company Icade on its acquisitions, particularly in the property development sector.

Antoine Tézenas du Montcel

Antoine Tézenas du Montcel is a partner in Gide's "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and securities law. He is mainly involved in acquisitions and mergers of listed companies. He also has experience of IPOs and private or public issues (private investment in public equity) of financial securities by listed companies. His recent assignments include advising TotalEnergies in the context of the disvestment of its Canadian oil sands assets (2023); Long Path Partners in the context of the acquisition by Keysight Technologies of a controlling stake in the listed company ESI Group followed by a tender offer (2023); Warner Music Group in the context of the business combination between Deezer and the SPAC I2PO (2022); Cast, a listed company, and its management in the context of the acquisition of a controlling stake in Cast followed by a mandatory simplified tender offer (2022); Talend for its acquisition by Thoma Bravo (2021); American Industrial Partners, on the French aspects of the sale of Gerber Technology to Lectra S.A (2021). He advises regularly Zimmer Biomet and Legrand.

Antoine Lelong is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He advises on a wide variety of transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, equity investments, equity issues and corporate restructuring, both in France and abroad. He has developed sector expertise in financial services and distribution, as well as in real estate, energy and infrastructure. He also regularly advises companies on corporate law and corporate governance issues. Antoine has acted for BPCE, Casino, Groupama, ADEO, Régie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris (RIVP), the world leader in logistics real estate GLP, My Money Bank, the Canadian air transport and tourism group Transat A.T., Credit Suisse, Hammerson, Conforama, Unibail-Rodamco, Safran, Steinhoff, Areva, SNCF, Total, Olympus, Vivendi, the Meridiam infrastructure fund and family shareholders or founders in connection with the sale of businesses or assets. Antoine is a graduate of HEC, a member of the Legal Committee of the Association Nationale des Sociétés par Actions (ANSA) and a director and secretary of the Gide Pro Bono endowment fund. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998.

Arnaud Duhamel is a partner in Gide's Capital Markets team in Paris. He advises both issuers and banks on IPOs, capital increases, private placements, dual listings, convertible bond issues and block sales. His expertise also covers debt financing and restructuring, from EMTN programmes to hybrid securities, high-yield bonds, debt repackaging, as well as structured finance and products incorporating derivatives. Arnaud is very active in emerging markets.

Axelle Toulemonde

Axelle Toulemonde is a partner in the "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Paris. Her practice covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity. She is regularly involved in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in the technology, real estate, infrastructure and energy sectors. She also advises financial investors and growth companies on equity financing, acquisitions and exits. Axelle recently worked for Equativ (a leading independent adtech platform) and its shareholders on the sale of Equativ to Bridgepoint and their reinvestment, for Sézane and its shareholders on the entry of Téthys into the share capital of Sézane, and for Crédit Mutuel Arkea on the acquisition of Budget Insight and its subsequent sale to the PSG fund and reinvestment. Axelle is a graduate of HEC business school, specialising in international legal and tax strategy. She holds a master's degree in business law from Paris XI. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1999.

Bénédicte Mazel

Partner Bénédicte Mazel is a member of Gide's Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) and Public Law practice groups in Paris. She supports industrial customers, investors and banks in these operations, including litigation. She works in all areas of public business law, with a particular emphasis on defence issues (public procurement, licensing, export control, regulatory) and has extensive experience in (i) construction, operation and financing of public facilities and infrastructures; (ii) public sector institutional restructuring operations, from the valuation of public assets to the outsourcing of services; and (iii) public sector funding.

Benjamin Krief is a partner in Gide's employment law team in Paris. He specialises in employment law, dealing with both individual and collective labour relations. In particular, he assists transnational groups in managing their strategic disputes, such as collective disputes initiated by staff representation bodies, industrial tribunal disputes concerning senior executives or sensitive issues such as harassment, discrimination or the status of whistleblowers. Benjamin is also very active in defending intermediation platforms in disputes brought by drivers/delivery personnel seeking recognition as employees. In addition to his litigation work, Benjamin also assists his clients with the implementation of their reorganisation plans (sale, voluntary redundancy scheme, etc.) and has built up a speciality in information and consultation procedures with staff representation bodies.

Benjamin Delaunay

Benjamin Delaunay is a partner in Gide's "Banking and Finance team" in Paris. He specialises in Investment Funds and Financial Services law. He advises management companies, credit institutions, investment firms and French and foreign investors on all issues relating to banking and financial regulations, and in particular in the fields of financial services law and asset management. He assists his clients in three main areas: (1) structuring and documentation of investment funds; (2) banking and financial litigation during the control and investigation phases, and in disciplinary proceedings; (3) regulatory aspects of their activities, and on issues relating to authorisation, the European passport, organisation and internal control, compliance, KYC / money laundering, the marketing of financial products, and the implementation of corporate transactions.

Bertrand Oldra is a partner in Gide's Real Estate team in Paris. He advises on a broad range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, property development and real estate restructuring. Bertrand specialises in real estate transactions and plays an active role in the development of practices in this area (co-working, co-living, smartgrids, etc.) and has recognised expertise in resolving disputes involving real estate assets, both before the courts and through mediation. He regularly acts for international clients, both in France and abroad. His main recent activities are the acquisition and disposal of a number of properties (direct acquisition or acquisition of shares in companies) with a view to their restoration, letting or sale, the acquisition of property development companies, the monitoring of construction operations for office buildings and shopping centres, the development of a number of hotels, including a luxury hotel in Paris, crisis exit strategies and general property litigation. His clients include J.P. Morgan Asset Management, AEW, Apsys, Arkea, Angelo Gordon, Bouygues Immobilier, Crédit Agricole, Caisse d'Epargne, Decathlon, Foncière Atland, Qatari National Bank, Disney and Tikehau.

Bertrand Jouanneau

Bertrand Jouanneau is a partner in Gide's "Tax Law" team in Paris. Bertrand joined Gide in 2003 and spent a year in our New York office. His main areas of practice are real estate investment structuring, real estate taxation, real estate investment funds, mergers and acquisitions and group restructurings. He also advises companies on tax audits and disputes. He has advised Groupe Casino and Foncière Atland on the outsourcing of several property portfolios, Naos Hotels Groupe, Centaurus, Angelo Gordon, Ghelamco, Experimental Group and Brookfield on hotel and related projects, Priams and GDG on property development projects, and a large number of property companies. Bertrand is also a regular speaker at tax conferences and seminars on property taxation. He also created the Gide Real Estate blog, a medium dedicated to legal and tax news in the real estate sector.

Bruno Quentin is a partner in Gide's "litigation" team in Paris. His areas of expertise cover pre-litigation and litigation activities, as well as business criminal law and commercial litigation. He assists both corporate entities and individuals before all criminal, civil and commercial courts and before financial regulators. He assists his clients in mediations organised to settle complex, high-stakes disputes. He also advises on criminal tax law and anti-corruption (setting up anti-corruption programmes, risk analysis, internal investigations), and on adapting companies to the duty of care. He handles cases involving stock market litigation, company law, banking and finance, liability and press law. He has also defended the interests of individuals implicated in the exercise of their public and political functions (ministers before the Court of Justice of the Republic, members of Parliament, presidents of local authorities).

Capucine Bernier

Capucine Bernier is a partner in the Insurance team. She specialises in insurance law and civil liability. Her practice focuses on non-life insurance litigation (property, civil and professional liability, special and industrial risks) and life insurance. She advises and assists insurance companies, bancassurers and various industrial operators in the management of sensitive disputes or disputes with high strategic and economic stakes. Capucine is a member of UJARF (Union des Jeunes Assureurs et Réassureurs Français), AJAR (Association des Juristes d'Assurance et de Réassurance), AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances), and vice-president of ADIAP (Association des Diplômés de l'Institut des Assurances de Paris). She is a frequent speaker at conferences and contributes to the writing of specialist articles.

Carole Malinvaud

Carole Malinvaud is a partner at Gide Paris, where she coordinates the firm's international arbitration activities and chairs Gide's Pro Bono endowment fund. She practises international commercial law, with a particular focus on international arbitration. Carole has recently concentrated on construction, energy and defence arbitrations under ICC and ICSID rules. She also acts as arbitrator in a number of ICC and ICSID arbitrations. Carole is a lecturer at the University of Paris II as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law and at Sciences Po Paris as part of the LLM in Transnational Arbitration. She has been Vice-Chair of the ICC Court of Arbitration since 2021 and an elected member of the ICCA Board since 2017. She has also been an elected member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) since 2015, President of the Ordinary Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) since 2016 and President of the ad hoc Division of the Paris Olympic Games (2024).

Caroline Lan is a Partner in the Corporate team. Together with Jean-François Louit, she heads the practice dedicated to assisting executives, managers, company founders and family shareholders. She is involved in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets transactions in a variety of contexts (groups owned by investment funds, listed companies, family groups, etc.), particularly with regard to access to capital, management incentives and governance. Caroline has recently been involved in a number of major transactions, including the acquisition from Icade by funds advised by Primonial Reim of a stake in the healthcare property company Icade Santé, and the opening up of the capital of several radiology groups previously grouped together to Parquest funds. She has also assisted the management in the takeover of the April group by KKR. Caroline is a graduate of the Institute of Business Law at the University of Aix-Marseille and UConn University. She developed her expertise by spending 8 years with an American law firm specialising in private equity, before returning to Gide. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004 and to the New York Bar.

Charles Terdjman

Charles Terdjman is Counsel in the "Antitrust & International Trade" practice. he specialises in French and EU competition law. He advises his clients in all areas of competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position, merger control). He has developed an extensive expertise in merger control, whether in the context of multi-filings or complex cases requiring commitments. He also specialises in antitrust litigation and has a vast experience regarding dawn raid litigation. In addition, He also advises various clients on distribution and consumer law, notably regarding consumer goods. In merger control, Charles was recently involved in the following transactions : Avril / Axéréal Elevage, Phoenix Pharma / McKesson, HIG / France Elevateur, St-Gobain / Chryso, Fnac-Darty / France Billet, Generali / Europ Assistance, Guerbet / Mallinkrodt, etc. In antitrust, Charles has advised groups such as Stihl, Drouot, Nintendo, JDE, Avril and Castel.

Charles de Reals

Charles de Reals is a partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He advises on complex M&A transactions. His practice is broad, covering both private equity and stock market transactions. He has recognised expertise in corporate governance and stock market regulation, areas in which Charles advises numerous issuers. He assists national and international clients in a wide range of areas, including acquisitions, purchases and sales and restructuring. He regularly represents clients in the TMT and transport sectors. Prior to joining Gide, Charles practised with leading US and French law firms, including Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Sullivan & Cromwell and Bompoint.

Charles-Eric Delamare-Deboutteville

Charles-Eric Delamare-Deboutteville is Of Counsel in Gide's "Maritime Transport Insurance" team in Paris. He advises on all types of regulatory issues relating to insurance law, in particular restructuring operations in the insurance sector, the implementation of distribution schemes and all regulatory issues relating to insurance distributors, the regulation of insurance undertakings and, more generally, all insurance law issues. Charles-Eric has recently been involved in setting up distribution schemes for insurance/assistance products for leading banking and industrial operators. He regularly advises on all market issues and the main M&A operations in the insurance sector (e.g. assistance with the creation of a P&C insurer for a major banking group, assistance with the sale of a P&C insurance company or a life insurance company). Charles-Eric also assists with ACPR inspections.

Chloé Bouhours

Chloé Bouhours is counsel in the "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Gide’s Paris office. She is involved in M&A transactions, fund-raising and setting up strategic partnerships, mainly in the infrastructure and energy sectors. She advises investment funds, major groups, public bodies and project developers in France and abroad. Chloé is also a member of the Infravenir association and provides teaching in mergers and acquisitions within the master 2 in business law of Université Paris-Dauphine.

Christian Nouel

Tax partner Christian Nouel has extensive experience in M&A transactions and in the structuring of acquisitions for private equity funds and large companies. He advises, on a day-to-day basis, companies on their tax affairs, and entrepreneurs as shareholders of companies. In addition, he manages tax audits with the French tax authorities.

Christian Camboulive

Christian Camboulive is a Partner in Gide's "Arbitration" team in Paris. He coordinates the activities of the Arbitration team. He advises and act as arbitrator in international, institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings, as well as before French courts in arbitration-related disputes, such as setting aside proceedings. He has acted in over a hundred arbitrations, conducted in particular under the ICC, AFA, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, relating to the protection of investments, infrastructure and construction projects, joint ventures and acquisitions, distribution, licensing or reinsurance agreements, in a wide variety of sectors. A former vice-chairman of the International Bar Association's Arbitration Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Christian is a member of various associations specialising in arbitration (i.e. Comité Français de l'Arbitrage, Institut pour l'Arbitrage International, London Court of International Arbitration, Association Suisse d'Arbitrage) and sits on the Editorial Committee of Cahiers de l'Arbitrage/Paris Journal of International Arbitration.

Christophe Eck is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities law and corporate law. He is involved in acquisitions and mergers of listed and unlisted companies, as well as restructurings. He is regularly involved in cross-border transactions in various parts of the world, including Asia and Africa. He has also developed a litigation practice in these areas before national courts and arbitration tribunals, as well as expertise in infrastructure and mining projects. He advises or has advised numerous groups on their mergers and acquisitions (Auchan, Société Générale, Groupama, Addax & Oryx, BPCE, BMCE, Total, Anglogold Ashanti, ENI) as well as government authorities.

Christopher Szostak

Christopher Szostak is a partner in the Real Estate team of Gide in Paris. He advises on investments, developments and joint ventures. He also has a lease and litigation practice. Christopher is active in a wide breadth of industry segments including offices, retail, residential, industrial, self-storage, hotels and serviced residential. He acts on behalf of investors (listed property companies, funds, financial institutions), operators and end-users. He was recently involved in the sale of a Paris shopping centre, and various acquisitions (office building in the Paris CBD, industrial asset forward sale, self-storage assets). He also advised on hotel projects (acquisitions, disposals, developments, hotel management agreements) and forward leases (e.g. industrial lease for around 120,000 sq.m., shopping centre anchor, office building in Paris CBD, self-storage asset). Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, Christopher has been a Solicitor since 2000. He holds an LL.B. in English and French law from King's College, London and a master's degree in private law from Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne). Christopher Szostak is a partner in the Real Estate team of Gide in Paris. He advises on investments, developments and joint ventures. He also has a lease and litigation practice. Christopher is active in a wide breadth of industry segments including offices, retail, residential, industrial, self-storage, hotels and serviced residential. He acts on behalf of investors (listed property companies, funds, financial institutions), operators and end-users. He was recently involved in the sale of a Paris shopping centre, and various acquisitions (office building in the Paris CBD, industrial asset forward sale, self-storage assets). He also advised on hotel projects (acquisitions, disposals, developments, hotel management agreements) and forward leases (e.g. industrial lease for around 120,000 sq.m., shopping centre anchor, office building in Paris CBD, self-storage asset).

Constantin Miliotis

Constantin Miliotis is a partner in Gide's "Real Estate" team. He is based in London and Paris. He assists French and international players with all legal issues relating to the real estate value chain: investment and arbitration, structuring joint ventures and investment vehicles (regulated and unregulated), setting up and developing real estate projects, construction, asset management and financing. He works on all types of real estate assets, for a wide variety of players in the real estate industry. In 2024, Constantin assisted Hammerson France and Patrizia with the sale of the O'Parinor shopping centre to Klépierre and Sofidy. In 2023, he assisted the consortium formed by BNPPRE in the acquisition and restructuring of the former AP-HP headquarters in Paris. Since 2019, Constantin has been assisting the Icawood fund with all its acquisition, development and marketing operations (Marcadet, Aquaboulevard de Paris, Arboretum, CB3, etc.).

David Jonin is a partner in Gide's employment law team in Paris. He specialises in employment law and social security law. In France, he advises and litigates with French and international companies on the implementation of large-scale projects. He is also regularly involved in international cases. Over the past decade, he has assisted clients in some sixty countries (Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, South America and Central America). David has recently advised international groups on restructuring, reorganisation, unfair competition and criminal employment law. He advises and litigates with French and foreign companies on issues of employment law (corporate restructuring and reorganisation, unfair competition, criminal employment law, international mobility, staff representative bodies and trade unions, working conditions, employee savings schemes, health and safety, professional elections) and social security law (social security contributions, accidents at work and occupational illnesses, Urssaf inspections, provident schemes, pensions).

David-James Sebag

David-James Sebag is a Partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team and divides his time between the New York and Paris offices. His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, growth and private equity, with a particular emphasis on transatlantic transactions. David-James represents a large number of international groups and private-equity funds for their investments in France, and advises French technology companies on their fund-raising and acquisitions in France and the United States. He regularly advises investors and entrepreneurs on M&A, venture capital and growth equity transactions, particularly in the tech, AI , healthcare sectors or sensitive businesses (for foreign investment control). He recently advised Talend (NASDAQ) on its acquisition by private equity fund Thoma Bravo for USD 2.4 billion; Spendesk, MWM, Nfinite, Odaseva, Launchmetrics, and many other growth companies on their financing in France and the United States (Seed, Series A, B, C and above); many VC and growth investors for their operations in France. David-James is a lawyer at the Paris and New York bars.

Diane Jouffroy is counsel in Gide's "Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions" team in Paris. Her activities mainly cover private equity matters. She is particularly active in venture capital and venture growth. Diane assists both investors (French and foreign) and start-ups with fund-raising, governance issues, profit-sharing structures, external growth operations and exits.

Didier G. Martin is a Partner in Gide's "Corporate/M&A and ESG, CSR, Sustainability" teams in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate law and corporate governance. He deals with acquisitions, joint ventures and business combinations, particularly involving listed companies, and has extensive experience of cross-border transactions. He assists several listed issuers with their stock market law, corporate governance and financial and non-financial communication issues. Furthermore, he coordinates the firm's ESG, CSR and Sustainability practice. Didier has recently advised leading French and foreign companies on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, including URW, Accor, Swiss life, Carlisle Inc, Zimmer Biomet and Normec.

Dimitri Dimitrov

Dimitri Dimitrov is a partner in Gide's Competition & International Trade team in Paris. He advises on competition and distribution law. He represents companies in proceedings before the French and European competition authorities (cartels and abuse of dominant position) and state courts (compensation claims, restrictive competition practices, etc.). He regularly assists French and foreign companies with the notification of complex, multi-jurisdictional merger transactions. Dimitri advises leading clients on competition and distribution law, both in transactional matters and major litigation. In particular, he has developed a practice aimed at manufacturers and distributors of healthcare products (medicines and medical devices).

Edouard is Counsel in Gide's "Projects" (Finance & Infrastructure) team in Paris. He advises public authorities, investors, industrialists and financial institutions on the development and financing of projects in the energy (conventional and renewable power plants, decentralised production), infrastructure (transport, water and waste treatment, social infrastructure, etc.) and telecommunications sectors, particularly in emerging markets (especially in Africa). Edouard's recent experience includes advising: (i) IFC and the Senegalese authorities on the concession to operate the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Dakar, Senegal (IFLR 2024 Africa Deal of the Year - Projects), (ii) AMEA Power on the development and financing of the 120 MWp Kairouan photovoltaic power plant in Tunisia, (iii) ALSF and the authorities on the structuring of the 2.4 GW Batoka Gorge hydroelectric dam project between Zambia and Zimbabwe and (iv) MSC in connection with the acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics.

Elizabeth Gautier

Elizabeth Gautier is a partner in Gide's "Competition and International Trade" team in Paris. She specialises in French and European competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position and merger control) and FSR and FDI regulations. She acts on behalf of national and international operators, both as counsel and in litigation before the French courts, the Competition Authority, the European Commission and their appeal courts. She also assists companies in connection with mergers which may give rise to commitments and/or the opening of an in-depth examination phase, whether before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission or national and regional authorities, particularly in Africa. Finally, Elizabeth assists operators in connection with their filing obligations under the FDI and FSR regulations. Elizabeth has recently acted in the following emblematic antitrust cases before the French competition authority: the household electrical appliance case, the rendering case, the Bisphenol A case, the hygiene and cleaning products case, the Echange Image Chèque case, etc. She has also recently intervened in a number of follow-on cases before the civil and commercial courts, notably in the online betting, hygiene and cleaning products, legal and economic information on companies, banking and consumer goods sectors.

Emmanuel Reille

Emmanuel Reille is a partner in Gide's "Competition" team in Paris. His practice covers French and European competition law, competition law in Africa and commercial litigation. He regularly advises on antitrust issues in litigation before the French competition authorities and the courts, as well as on merger notification. He is also regularly involved in litigation and merger proceedings before the competition authorities in Africa. Lastly, he is involved in commercial litigation (breach of commercial relations, unfair competition) before the courts. Emmanuel has solid experience in the following sectors: banking, insurance, energy, real estate, construction, agro-industry and agri-food, digital and consumer goods.

Emmanuel Larere

Emmanuel Larere is a partner in Gide's "Intellectual Property" team in Paris. Emmanuel advises and litigates in patent and trademark law. A renowned specialist in these areas, he defends and advises some of the world's leading companies, particularly in the pharmaceuticals, healthcare, luxury goods and sporting goods sectors. He is a member of several associations: AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle: member of the Amicus Curiae Committee at international level, former vice-chairman of the French group; former chairman of the Trademarks Committee of the French group); AAPI (Association des Avocats de Propriété Intellectuelle), INTA (International Trademark Association).

Emmanuel Vital-Durand

Emmanuel Vital-Durand is a partner practising public law and real estate law in Paris. He specialises in litigation and public real estate transactions and financing. It advises real estate operators and public bodies on the implementation of complex projects involving national and local authorities (feasibility analysis, examination of administrative authorisations, land acquisition and financing arrangements, etc.). In these areas, it also conducts a significant amount of litigation throughout France. It assists numerous project owners in the development and implementation of their projects, advises local authorities on the award and performance of contracts relating to the development of their public or private property, and monitors development projects involving public authorities: restructuring of the Gare d'Austerlitz on behalf of the construction consortium, construction of the Lyon-Turin rail link, development of the PSG training centre and logistics centres. Emmanuel was a research fellow in town planning law and then deputy director of development and public facilities at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A graduate of the IEP in Paris and with a DEA from Paris II Panthéon-Assas, he was admitted to the Paris Bar and joined Gide Loyrette Nouel in 1999.

Eric Cartier-Millon

Eric Cartier-Millon is a partner in Gide's Banking and Finance team in Paris. He specialises in structured finance and project finance. In structured finance, he represents senior lenders and/or mezzanine lenders in LBO financing transactions; he also has extensive experience of structured finance, whether or not associated with securitisation transactions. In project finance, he advises several lenders or sponsors in various financing transactions in France, including a paper mill in Golbey, a Daimler-Benz plant in Sarreguemines, the Stade de France and the A28 motorway. He also has extensive experience of debt rescheduling agreements. He advises creditors or borrowers in a number of debt restructuring transactions on behalf of major French listed and unlisted companies. Eric also represents clients in arbitration proceedings before the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. Eric is a member of the Paris Bar.

Eric Martin-Impératori

Eric Martin-Impératori is a partner in Gide's Real Estate team in Paris. He has specialised in real estate and town planning law, construction law, the acquisition and financing of real estate projects and commercial leases since 1990. Involved in all aspects of real estate matters, Eric has extensive experience of large-scale projects, including the development of shopping centres, office buildings and data centres, from the design stage through to completion and marketing. He assists a wide range of real estate players (developers, investors, management companies, asset managers) on all types of assets (shopping centres, logistics, offices, hotels, data centres, leisure, etc.). His in-depth knowledge of the entire production cycle of a property enables him to provide precise advice tailored to each situation. Eric is consistently listed as one of the leading property experts in the international legal guides Chambers Europe, Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Who's Who Legal Real Estate in France. Eric has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1990.

Gide 255 director Franck Guiader is an expert in advanced technologies, digital finance and the regulation of innovations (marketplaces, blockchain, security tokens, ICOs, stablecoins, roboadvisors, crowdfunding, AI). In this capacity, he advises both public and private institutions and companies on their development projects requiring the integration of technology-related specifics in their legal structuring. Franck is also a key player in the development of the Paris financial market, for which he has established several working groups on financial regulation and developing attractiveness. Franck has in particular steered the work of the "FROG" group for the development of asset management, and "UNICORN" for the development of digital assets in France.

Franck Audran is a Partner within Gide's Competition & International Trade practice group. He joined the firm in 2007, and began his career in Gide's Bucharest office before integrating the Paris office European and Economic Law team. Franck was also seconded to the firm's Budapest office, which he co-headed over the 2014-2015 period. He specialises in French and European law on competition (cartels, dominant position, merger control), and works with our clients on litigation proceedings, both before supervisory bodies (cartel and abuse of dominant position) and commercial courts (compensatory remedies, restrictive competition practices, etc.). Franck has also acted on complex merger operations, some of which required commitments and/or the initiation of an in-depth investigation phase before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission, the national competition authorities of both EU member states (Romania, Greece, Poland, etc.) and non-EU countries (China, Korea, Brazil, Serbia, Bosnia, Turkey, etc.). Franck has also acquired significant experience in providing assistance to our clients in the solving of issues pertaining to the management of their distribution and franchise networks, both in France and in an international context. Franck has gained particular expertise in the digital economy sector, working with major digital industry players in their development phase, and institutional clients in the adaptation of their activities to new online consumption methods (luxury goods industry, hotel industry, etc.). Lastly, when working in our Bucharest and Budapest offices, Franck advised clients on conducting their investments through the implementation of cooperation contracts, joint ventures or acquisition operations. Franck is a member of the Desk in charge of our firm's activities in Central and Eastern Europe.

François Voiron

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2014, François Voiron specialises in criminal and commercial litigation. François is instructed on a number of business criminal law matters, throughout all stages of the procedure (preliminary investigation, instruction, judgment). He also assists the firm's clients in pre-action claims and during litigation, in a wide variety of civil and commercial disputes, involving financial law, corporate law and private international law. François handles complex cases with multiple procedures, whether criminal and/or commercial, which require an overall strategic approach. He assists and advises major French and foreign companies and their directors. François joined Gide in 2014 and was promoted as Counsel in 2022.

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M&A / Corporate

Frédéric Nouel

Frédéric Nouel specializes mainly in M&A, real estate and financing transactions for both listed and non-listed operators on the European hotel and real estate markets and on investment funds. Frédéric advises on headline deals for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Accorhotels, ADEO (Leroy-Merlin), Icamap/Icawood, Swiss-Life, Domus-Vi, BNP-Paribas, KKR, EDF, Eurazeo, Aermont, SFL, Engie, Goldman Sachs and PSA Peugeot-Citroën. He played a crucial role in the creation in France of non-listed REITs named OPCIs, which now represent around 90 billion euros of assets. He has developed significant expertise in investment fund creation and development of professional alternative investment funds (FIA) in all sectors of the real estate and hotel industries. A Gide partner since 1994, Frédéric Nouel is the firm's Senior Partner and chairs the firm's Executive Committee since January 2021. Frédéric holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Business Law (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1985) and an honours degree (Maîtrise) in Management (University of Paris-Dauphine, 1983).

Frédéric Mion

A graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, and a former student of the Ecole normale supérieure and the ENA (French National School of Administration), Frédéric Mion began his career by joining the Conseil d'Etat in 1996 as an auditor and then as maître des requêtes. In 2000, he joined the Ministry of Education as an advisor to the Minister's office, and in 2001 he joined the Ministry of the Civil Service as deputy to the Director General of Administration and the Civil Service. He became a lawyer in 2003 with Allen & Overy LLP. In 2007, he joined the Canal+ group as Secretary General, a position he held until 2013. Later that year, he was elected Director of Sciences Po and held this position for eight years, before returning to the Conseil d'Etat in 2021.

Ghislaine Lemoyne

Admitted to the Paris Bar, Ghislaine Lemoyne is an associate within Gide's Competition & International Trade practice group in Paris. She specialises in French and European competition law, in both non-contentious and contentious issues before competition authorities (cartels, abuse of dominance) and commercial courts (contractual relations etc.). She graduated from King's College University in 2018 (LL.M. in competition law) and from Paris II Pantheon Assas University in 2017 (Master in European business law).

Guillaume Navarro

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004, Guillaume Navarro specializes in employment and labor law. In particular, he focuses on labor law litigation (civil, criminal and administrative), covering all aspects of individual and collective work relations. In this respect, he advises and assists companies and groups of companies in the handling of sensitive litigation cases (e.g. litigation relating to the managing director's criminal liability) and cases with high strategic (e.g. litigation linked to company restructuring operations) and economic stakes (mass litigation) at all stages of the dispute (risk assessment, management of crisis situations, amicable procedure or settlement). Legal 500 EMEA 2021 defines him as "an excellent lawyer and perfectly represents the firm".

Guillaume Goffin

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2009, partner Guillaume Goffin specialises in financial services law and regulation, with a particular focus on investment funds (UCITS and all types of alternative investment funds including real estate funds, infrastructure funds, private equity funds and debt funds). Guillaume acts for investment managers, banks and fund promoters, insurance companies and other institutional investors in connection with the structuring, setting up and distribution of investment funds and investment mandates. His areas of expertise cover transactional and regulatory matters, including local business licensing. Guillaume also represents financial institutions in investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory bodies.

Hubert Merveilleux du Vignaux

Hubert du Vignaux is a partner within Gide's Banking & Finance practice group, specialising in capital markets and structured finance. Hubert acts on a wide range of capital markets transactions and on all types of debt securities (Bonds, MTNs, Commercial Paper), with particular emphasis on structured or innovative products and operations (EuroPP, high-yield, subordinated bonds, covered bonds, mortgage bonds, restructuring, buy-backs) as well as on equity (IPOs, share capital increases, etc.) and equity-linked securities. He is frequently consulted by Market Authorities and teaches at the University of Paris I and Sciences Po Paris.

Hugues Scalbert

Hugues Scalbert is a partner within Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate practice group. He specialises in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, and has developed particular expertise in M&A transactions in the insurance, distribution, higher education and defence sectors, as well in as operations in the Gulf region (particularly Saudi Arabia).

Jean-Baptiste de Martigny

Jean-Baptiste de Martigny is a Partner in Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions department. Member of the Paris Bar, he specialises in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. He frequently advises listed and unlisted companies, family groups and private equity and infrastructure funds.

Jean-François Levraud

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2003, partner Jean-François Levraud is a partner within Gide's Real Estate Transactions & Financing practice group in Paris. He mainly advises his clients on real estate transactions and in particular on construction, development and real estate development. He has also developed a comprehensive practice in sales and acquisitions. Jean-François joined Gide's office in Morocco in September 2013 to strengthen the real estate business and practice there. He managed the Casablanca office until the summer of 2018, before returning to practice in Paris. Over recent years, Jean-François has advised in France groups such as AccorInvest, Seafrigo Investment, DWS GmbH, BNP Paribas, Blackrock Investment, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Pernod Ricard and Unibail-Rodamco. He has also been involved on the acquisition of a Portuguese retail complex for BNP Paribas REIM, and on the purchase of four strategic hotels in Europe for AccorInvest.

Jean-François Louit

Admitted to the Paris Bar, Jean-François Louit specialises in M&A transactions, private equity and capital markets. In these fields he has over twenty years of experience, working in leading UK and French law firms. In particular, he supports directors, entrepreneurs and managers in these areas, particularly with regard to issues of access to capital, management incentives and governance. He has recently been involved in major corporate transactions, such as the spin-off of Accor Invest, the CVC bid for April and the acquisition of IPH by Advent. He is involved in the implementation of employee share ownership plans.

Jean-Gabriel Flandrois

Jean-Gabriel Flandrois is a partner in Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions /Corporate practice group. He has gained extensive experience in the coordination of cross-border transactions in Europe and the MENA region and in the acquisition and restructuring of banks and other financial institutions. In France, Jean-Gabriel is regularly advising on private equity transactions and is also involved in transactions in the FinTech sector. Jean-Gabriel recently advised Société Générale on the sale of its subsidiary in Georgia, BNP Paribas Cardif on various transactions including the acquisition of Icare, a subsidiary of Europ Assistance, VimpelCom on the EUR 1 billion sale of its 51% holding in Orascom Telecom Algérie (Djezzy) to the Fonds National d'Investissement FNI, the Algerian National Investment Fund. He also advised German media group ProSiebenSat.1 on its acquisition of a stake in Deezer, various banks and other investors in a new "blockchain" initiative and private equity group Investindustrial on various transactions including the buy-out of Selective Beauty as part of a global financial restructuring of a private equity transaction and DFDS in connection with the sale of Eurotunnel shipping activities (SeaFrance).

Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005 and Gide partner since 2017, Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry specialises in French and EU industrial property law. His expertise includes both contentious and non-contentious matters in all areas of industrial property (patents, trademarks, designs) and protection of know-how and trade secrets, and also in unfair competition matters and copyright,s notably relating to architectural works. In contentious matters, he regularly advises and represents French and international clients, mainly in infringement disputes and in disputes relating to agreements having a strong IP and/or technology content. He has wide experience in national and multijurisdictional patent disputes, notably in the life sciences and telecom sectors. In trademark matters, he speaks before all French and EU courts. He can advocate equally in French and English. In non-contentious matters, he regularly advises French and non-French clients in drafting and negotiating IP-related or technology transfer agreements (licenses, assignments, R&D agreements, etc.), whether as standalone agreements or as part of high-stake corporate deals or projects (IPOs, joint ventures, acquisitions, infrastructure projects, etc.).

Jean-Nicolas Clément

Jean-Nicolas Clément provides advice as well as assistance in litigation matters pertaining to industrial environmental law (installations classified for the protection of the environment, water, waste), nuclear law and energy law (regulation of the electricity sector, renewable energies: wind, solar, hydro, etc.), mining law and mining activities. Prior to joining Gide, Jean-Nicolas was a partner at law firm UGGC since 2002 as head of their Environment-Energy department. He had also practised with law firm Lafarge-Flécheux for over 12 years as an associate and partner, and began his career as a legal consultant within EDF's equipment department.

Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry

Admitted to the Paris bar in 2004, partner Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry specialises in pre-action claims and litigation cases, more specifically in financial markets, corporate and business criminal law. Jean-Philippe acts in particular in finance-dominated disputes before civil, commercial and criminal courts. He also assists clients in the implementation of internal investigations or in the context of enquiries, inspection or disciplinary proceedings initiated by financial regulators. His main fields of expertise are: In civil and commercial law: - Post-acquisition litigation and shareholder disputes - Liability of banking and financial institutions - Liability of auditors and accountants In law enforcement: - Market abuse (insider trading, price manipulation, dissemination of false information) - Property crime (fraud, breach of trust, misappropriation of company funds, money laundering) - Liability of issuers - Disciplinary liability of investment service providers

John Crothers specializes in project finance, PPPs, banking transactions and privatizations, both in the developing and developed world. John has over 35 years' experience in large-scale projects, legal transition work, legislative drafting and assistance to governments, IFIs, lenders, sponsors and equity investors, from initial feasibility analysis to international bidding processes and financial closings, where he ensures a clear and early identification of legal issues with a view to proposing the most suitable contractual schemes. A dual U.S. and France-qualified lawyer, John is fluent in both English and French and has extensive experience working in both civil and common law jurisdictions. He has advised international financial institutions, concession companies, operators and bidding consortia in infrastructure projects around the world including the following sectors: motorways, airports, ports, solar power, energy, water treatment and desalination facilities and telecommunications. He frequently advises national governments, local governments and other authorities granting concessions or setting up Public-Private Partnerships. He has also drafted international ?best practice? concession and PPP laws in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe. Before joining Gide, John Crothers was a counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the EBRD in London. As such, he was involved in over forty projects in fifteen different Eastern European countries and in the CIS. John Crothers is consistently ranked as a Leading Individual in Project Finance and Energy by international legal guides Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000. He has been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, which highlights individuals who have received constant praise by their clients for continued excellence.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011, Julie Brulé specialises in insurance law and civil liability. She has extensive experience in all fields pertaining to insurance law and acts more particularly in life insurance disputes and the professional indemnity of insurance and finance intermediaries. She regularly assists insurance companies in the context of audit and disciplinary proceedings before the French Regulatory Authority (ACPR). Julie holds a Master's degree in Advanced Corporate Law from Paris-Dauphine University, and a further Master's degree in Insurance Law from Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Laetitia Lemercier

Laetitia Lemercier was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001 and specialises in structured finance. She is a member of Gide's Banking & Finance practice group and has significant experience in real estate finance, project finance, acquisition and corporate finance, as well as in debt restructuring. She regularly advises financial institutions or borrowers and investors at all stages of the structuring or restructuring, drafting and negotiation of complex financing transactions. Laetitia Lemercier co-authored the model Euro PP credit agreement and is an external speaker at Science Po Paris. She holds a postgraduate degree in business law and taxation and a master's degree in business law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, as well as a master's degree in management sciences in finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine. Laetitia Lemercier is recommended in banking and finance law by the international legal guide Legal 500 EMEA.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006, Laura Castex specialises in European and French competition law as well as distribution law (distribution networks, commercial agreements, etc.) and consumer law, both in an advisory capacity and as a litigator. As regards merger control, Laura advises major French and foreign firms for their investments and divestments, including in non-EU jurisdictions. As regards anticompetitive practices, Laura has extensive experience in investigation proceedings and the design of bespoke compliance programs (private enforcement). She also assists our clients in private enforcement litigation. Lastly, as regards distribution and consumer law, Laura regularly advises our clients in the formalisation of their commercial relations and in litigation arising from them, as well as in the context of investigations carried out by the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Prevention of Fraud (DGCCRF) and its local branches.

Laurent Modave is a member of Gide's Tax practice group. He specialises in French and international tax law. His practice mainly concentrates on property-based transactions, mergers and acquisitions and group reorganisations. He has developed significant expertise in asset management issues and investment funds, including structuring real estate and private equity funds. Since 2004, he has conducted the discussions with the French tax authorities on the design and the implementation of the OPCI, the newly-created French non-listed REIT. He is also very active on transactions involving listed REITs (SIIC). Recently, Laurent Modave advised Solvay on the tax aspects of its proposed Euro 3.4 billion acquisition of Rhodia. He also advised UFG Rem on the purchase of a portfolio of hotels from the Accor group for a sale and leaseback transaction, Casino Group on an outsourcing of real estate assets, as well as Natixis on the split-up of a real estate investment fund and BNP Paribas bank on the restructuring of two of its funds. Laurent Modave is a frequent speaker on tax law and investment fund issues. He is a member of the Institut des Avocats Conseils fiscaux. He regularly authors publications on tax issues.

Laurent Vincent

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2008, Laurent Vincent specialises in capital markets and structured finance and has recognised expertise in structured products. He regularly advises financial institutions and French and foreign corporates on their issuance, investment, debt-rating and liability management transactions. Laurent also has a strong expertise in derivatives, structured products and related regulatory and post-market issues. He notably assists financial institutions and commercial companies with the structuration and documentation of their derivative transactions, repos/stock-lending transactions and on the regulatory and documentation issues associated with clearing. More generally, Laurent advises on a wide range of securities issues and on various aspects of stock markets and financial regulations. Laurent Vincent is recommended in Capital Markets and Derivatives by international legal guides Legal 500, Chambers Global / Europe, Best Lawyers in France and IFLR1000. Prior to joining Gide's Capital Markets team, Laurent worked for seven years within the International Capital Markets team of a Magic Circle law firm. He holds an LL.M. in Commercial and Financial Law (2008) from King's College London, a Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Law (2006) and a Master's Degree in Business Law (2004) from the University Paris II - Panthéon-Assas. Laurent also holds teaching positions in various master degrees of Sciences Po Paris, Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Paris II - Panthéon-Assas University.

Louis Oudot de Dainville

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2008, Louis Oudot de Dainville specialises in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, and particularly in matters related to venture capital and private equity, notably in the new technologies sector. He assists both investors (Allianz, Demeter, Samaipata, Raise, BlackFin, Eurazeo, LocalGlobe, Heartcore, Sinovation, Headline, 360 Capital, etc.), and growth companies (Blablacar, Meero, Sensory Odyssey, Leeway, Cala, etc.), in fundraising, restructuring, external growth operations and exits. With several years of experience in Gide's Beijing and Shanghai offices, Louis has also acquired solid experience in foreign direct investment in France and China.

Partner Magali Buchert specialises in tax law. She draws on recognised expertise in transaction tax (private and public mergers and acquisitions, complex restructurings, private equity operations). She also advises companies during tax audits and disputes, as well as on incentive schemes for their managers. Magali has also acquired specific expertise as regards the taxation of non-profit organisations.

Counsel in the Projects (Finance and Infrastructure) department, Magueye Gueye joined Gide in 2012 as associate. He specialises in project finance and PPPs in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. He regularly advises on projects in Africa on behalf of governments, sponsors and lenders. Magueye joined the Projects team of Gide in 2016, after having spent four years within the Tax department of Gide where he has developed an expertise in French and international tax law, particularly in business restructuration (mergers and acquisitions), transfer pricing, VAT, tax audit and financial tax. As such, Magueye is able to advise foreign companies willing to invest in Africa under PPP schemes on all aspects of their investments, including tax law and foreign exchange control. Magueye holds Master's degrees in corporate taxation (2010) and accountancy and auditing (2009) from Paris Dauphine University, as well as an advanced diploma in accounting and management (2009).

Marcus Billam is a Partner at Gide M&A Department. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and securities law and essentially advises listed and unlisted companies and family groups in their strategic and cross-border projects. He has worked with industrialists and investment funds on many market transactions. Marcus Billam also advises listed companies regarding corporate governance issues. Before joining Gide, Marcus Billam was a partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier from 2015, after being a partner at Allen & Overy (2010 – 2015). Prior to that, he was a partner at Clifford Chance (2000 to 2010) and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier (1998 to 2000). He is a graduate of Paris II – Assas (1982-1986).

Marie Robert-Schmid

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2015, Marie Robert is an associate within Gide's Dispute Resolution practice group. Marie assists the firm's clients in banking and financial litigation, in particular disciplinary proceedings, as well as in contractual and corporate law disputes. She advises and represents clients in the framework of: - regulatory inspections and enforcement proceedings, before banking and financial regulators (AMF and ACPR) in matters of market abuse and compliance by regulated institutions with their professional obligations (investigations, controls and sanction procedures); - civil litigation in particular shareholder and stock market litigation; - criminal, in particular on issues likely to concern financial institutions (market abuse, suspicious transaction reports, etc.). She also advises financial institutions in complex cases involving several jurisdictions or regulators, including in an international context. Marie holds a Master II degree in Economic Litigation and Arbitration from the Law School of Sciences Po Paris and a Master II degree in International Trade Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. Marie speaks both French and English.

Marie Bouvet-Guiramand

Marie Bouvet-Guiramand, joined Gide Loyrette Nouel in 2002 and is partner since Jan. 1, 2017. Specialized in project finance, she represents all players of the infrastructures, public facilities sector and energy, be they sponsors (investors and industrial groups), lenders or public administrations. She deals with all issues (project and finance) relating to project structuring or tender preparation, negotiating project and finance agreements and their implementation during construction and operation. Marie also advises on sales and acquisition project companies, industrial groups or projects portfolios and assets refinancing. In France and abroad (Africa, and also South America, Eastern Europe and Asia), Marie advises on PPP/concessions and adhoc projects as well as innovative financing structures in many sectors: transport infrastructures (urban transport, roads, railway lines, tramways, airports, ports), energy (renewables, offgrid and storage, hydropower, oil & gas, mining), water and waste (production, irrigation, desalination, treatment, distribution) and public facilities (stadia, entertainment venues, prisons, administrative and industrial facilities, public lighting, urban heating, telecommunications networks, hospitals, universities, schools, military equipment/facilities). Marie Bouvet-Guiramand holds a Magistère in business law, a DJCE from the University of Paris II ? Panthéon Assas and is a graduate of Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC). Marie Bouvet-Guiramand is recommended in Project Finance and Energy by international legal guides Legal 500 and IFLR1000. She is well recognized for her work on the African continent and is regularly listed in the rankings of Jeune Afrique and Décideurs - Africa Desk.

Marie-Ange Pozzo di Borgo

Admitted to the New York and Paris Bars, Marie-Ange Pozzo di Borgo is an associate of Gide's Intellectual Property practice group since 2013 and appointed counsel in 2022. She advises French and international clients on industrial property matters (patents, trademarks and designs), as well as copyrights and unfair competition. She has a strong focus on patent disputes. Her recent experience includes advising clients in the pharmaceutical and aeronautic industries on multi-jurisdictional cases, involving patent or SPC invalidity and/or infringement claims, preliminary injunction and saisie-contrefaçon preparation, product clearances, and regulatory issues.

Melinda Stege-Arsouze

Melinda Arsouze is a U.S. qualified partner specializing in international capital markets. A fluent French speaker based primarily in Paris, Melinda works in close coordination with Gide's capital markets teams throughout the international network and has extensive experience in EMEA practice, including in Turkey, North Africa and Asia. With over ten years of experience in this area, she has advised on numerous major cross-border securities offerings, including block trades, initial public offerings, privatisations, high yield transactions and debt issuances, in the context of public offerings and privately placed transactions in Europe and the United States.

Nadège Nguyen is a partner in Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions/Corporate practice group. Her practice covers domestic and cross-border acquisitions and corporate matters, in particular in the industrial, hotel and agribusiness, food & beverage sectors, as well as private equity transactions.

Nathalie Benoit

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2008, Nathalie Benoit is a partner in Gide's Banking & Finance practice. She specialises in acquisition finance, corporate finance and debt restructuring, where she acts on behalf of credit institutions, debt funds, sponsors and industrial groups. Nathalie is graduated from the University of Paris-Dauphine (Master of Corporate Law) and from the University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master 2 in Banking and Finance Law).

Nicolas Planchot

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006, Nicolas Planchot specialises in real estate and planning law, construction law, acquisitions and real estate financing and commercial leases. Well-versed in all aspects of property deals, Nicolas Planchot enjoys extensive experience on large-scale projects, in particular in public-private partnerships including real estate, shopping centre and high-rise building projects from creation through to completion and marketing. He advises leading companies active in the construction and public works sectors, institutional investors, investment funds, major operators and chains, as well as landholding corporations, management companies and financial institutions. Recent experience includes advising on the refurbishment of the Parc des Princes football stadium, the financing of real estate developments around the French MoD's new location, the sale to a sovereign fund in Middle East of a building located on the Champs Elysées for over 500 million euros, the structuring for an insurance company of three OPCIs to hold assets exceeding 600 million euros, and their sale to real estate investors.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2003, Olivier Loizon is a recognised expert in business litigation. He advises and assists his clients - companies, managers and shareholders - in managing and resolving the complex and sensitive disputes they face. Prior to joining Gide, he practised for nine years with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (2003-2012), before founding SLVF in 2012 and merging with Viguié Schmidt & Associés in 2017.

Olivier Dauchez

Partner Olivier Dauchez is experienced in business and corporate law with a special emphasis on domestic and international tax law, particularly in relation to mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganisations, real estate, structured finance, and project and asset financing. He also advises on personal tax matters and is active in tax litigation for both individuals and companies, assisting in tax audits and litigation before tax courts. Consistently ranked among the leading professionals in tax law, Olivier has been cited as a 'remarkable' lawyer, who shows 'impressive skills in managing high-level strategy' (Legal 500 EMEA 2017).

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1990, partner Olivier Diaz has over 25 years' experience in complex mergers and acquisitions, private equity operations, securities law and corporate law. His practice covers a wide variety of transactions, in particular public and private acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. During his career, Olivier has worked with clients on the largest and most complex M&A transactions in France, particularly in industrial fields, such as telecoms, energy, financial institutions and the food industry. He also assists companies on complex governance issues and is regularly consulted by regulators on securities and corporate law issues.

Olivier Bernardi

Olivier Bernardi is a partner within Gide's Banking and Finance practice group in Paris. He specialises in banking and finance law, with particular focus on financial services. Olivier advises credit and financing institutions, as well as investment firms, payment institutions and electronic money establishments on the legislation and regulations applicable to their activity. He assists and represents these financial bodies in dispute proceedings before the French supervisory authorities (French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) and French Financial Markets Authority (AMF)), as well as before ordinary courts of law. In this regard, Olivier handles issues pertaining to the structure of financial institutions, bank operations, investment services, payment services, new banking technologies and the distribution of banking and financial products. He also advises regulated financial institutions on the implementation of their internal procedures (internal control and compliance, risk management, AML/CTF issues, international economic and financial sanctions). He has extensive expertise in payment systems and services, and works with a number of companies in the sector. He is regularly involved with the French (Ministry of Finance, ACPR, AMF) and European authorities (European Commission, European Parliament) as regards the drafting of banking and financial regulations, or certain specific topics.

Paul Jourdan-Nayrac

Paul Jourdan-Nayrac was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2010. Prior to joining Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate practice in 2013, he was an associate within the M&A / Private Equity / Venture Capital practice group of US law firm Morgan Lewis & Bockius' Paris office for three years. Paul specialises in mergers, acquisitions, venture capital and private equity matters, acting primarily in the technological sector, on complex operations or deals with an international dimension. He acts more particularly on venture capital, capital investment and private equity issues with a French or international dimension, especially in the technological sector, advising both investors and issuing companies. He works with investors and growth companies during funding rounds, restructurings, external growth operations and exits. Paul was actively involved in creating the Gide Venture legal platform dedicated to start-ups. He is also a member of the team working in partnership with the Raise Foundation, offering free legal advice to start-ups. Lastly, he works on LBO and OBO operations for investment funds and managers.

Pierre Karpik is a partner in Gide's Mergers-Acquisitions/Corporate practice group. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate law. Pierre is more specifically involved in venture capital and capital investment transactions, particularly high-tech, and is counsel both to investors (Eurazeo/Idinvest, Isai, 360, Ventech, Accel, BlackFin, BpiFrance, etc, to corporate entities interested in the starup companies (Legrand, CNP, CMA, Société Générale...) and to issuing companies (Doctolib, BlaBlaCar, Meilleurs Agents or Younited Credit, as well as, in the past, Fortuneo, Price Minister,, etc.). He advises investors and growth companies on their funding rounds, restructuring, external growth transactions and their exit. Pierre Karpik has maintained close ties with the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) business school, where he provides training on venture capital. He has from day one be regularly listed as a Leading Individual in the Private Equity - Venture Capital section of the Chambers Europe and Legal 500 directories, as well as in the rankings of French magazines Décideurs and Option Droit & Affaires.

Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier

Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier is a partner in Gide Loyrette Nouel's Intellectual Property, Telecoms, Media & Technology Department. Her practice focuses mainly on advising and assisting clients in disputes with regard to patents and trademark law. She has gained wide experience in domestic and pan-European disputes, particularly in the field of patent infringements and the validity of patents. Raphaëlle also advises on copyright issues and unfair competition law. Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier defends and advises some of the world's leading brands, notably in the luxury, jeanswear and consumer goods sectors. In patent law matters, she has advised on the most recent cases concerning drugs, particularly with regard to supplementary protection certificates.

Rémi Tabbagh is a partner in the Gide Banking & Finance practice group in Paris. He specialises in structured finance, particularly in real estate structured finance transactions. He advises clients (mainly French and foreign credit institutions, private equity funds) on structuring, drafting, negotiating and restructuring complex debt transactions. Rémi Tabbagh has broad experience in all types of assets and real estate structured finance transactions, including acquisition financings, construction and development financings, hotels financings, portfolio and pan-European financings, SIIC and REITs financings, Shariah-compliant financings, real estate financings to be refinanced through the issue of Pfandbriefe, mezzanine financings, restructuring of real estate structured debts, transfer of real estate debts portfolio, and financings of sale & lease-back transactions.

Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse

Partner Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse is a member of Gide's Real Estate Transactions & Financing practice group. He has widely acknowledged experience in advising on acquisitions of buildings (offices, retail outlets, businesses) and companies with underlying real estate assets. Over the last ten years, he has been instructed in connection with more than 100 transactions, each worth at least 15 million euros. He is the regular advisor to several German investment funds as well as French and international institutional investors in the structuring of complex transactions. His practice includes construction and planning law, commercial leases and legal and tax structuring for asset acquisitions and financing in France. In 2019, Renaud was involved in two major transactions which are worth in total 1 billion euro. He in particular advised BNP on the sale and lease of their future headquarter in Boulogne-Billancourt and Bouygues Immobilier in the sale of a large office building in Issy-les-Moulineaux rented out to Canal + and sold to Sogecap.

Richard Ghueldre

Partner Richard Ghueldre is in charge of Gide's Insurance, Industrial Risk & Transport practice group. He specialises in French and European insurance and re-insurance law, as well as in tort law. He has in-depth advisory and litigation experience of insurance contract law (life and non-life), regulatory issues concerning insurance companies and intermediaries (establishment, operational aspects and restructuring), as well as setting up insurance programmes and distribution schemes, both in France and abroad. Richard has developed an expertise in solving (pre-litigation, disputes and arbitration) and managing claims, in particular as regards industrial risks. He can also draw on broad experience in class actions and dispute resolution, particularly before the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority. In 2021, Richard has been recognized "Lawyer of the Year" in Insurance in Best Lawyers 2022.

Rupert is an English Barrister and an Avocat à la Cour. He specialises in international arbitration and dispute resolution proceedings relating to joint ventures, construction contracts, aerospace and international commerce. He acts as counsel in both common law and civil law arbitration proceedings in English and/or French. He has experience of the major institutional rules, particularly ICC and LCIA. Rupert is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011 (Paris Bar School 2011 class valedictorian), Sacha Willaume specialises in international arbitration and dispute resolution. He regularly acts as counsel and secretary to the arbitral tribunal in international ad hoc or institutional arbitration proceedings (ICC, ICSID, SIAC, CCIG, PCA) in the sectors of energy, joint ventures, distribution, intellectual property and construction, applying the laws of several jurisdictions. His experience also includes French court proceedings related to arbitration (challenge or enforcement of international arbitral awards, claims for breach of contract against arbitral institutions). Sacha holds two Master's degrees from the University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne in international economic law (in partnership with Columbia Law School) and business law, as well as a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from King's College London (with First Class honours). A member of the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum and the CFA-40, and a co-winner of the Best Award prize in the 2016 Young Arbitrators Match, Sacha is also recommended by Legal 500 EMEA. He has taught French contract law as a teaching assistant at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense and published several articles about French case law.

M&A / Corporate

Admitted to both the Paris and the New York Bars, Sophie Scemla's expertise focuses on international litigation and white collar crime, with a particular emphasis on international cooperation and internal investigations. She has managed international disputes, extensive international fraud cases, international money laundering, tax fraud and criminal proceedings. Sophie has been involved in several high-profile criminal matters and international corruption cases (some in connection with the "Oil for Food" case), in the negotiation of agreements with foreign authorities. Regularly involved in conducting corporate investigations in France, Africa and Asia, Sophie recently coordinated international investigations involving the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Angola and Brazil, and has implemented compliance programs and risk-mapping for a number of French and international groups. Sophie has assisted French and foreign companies in the context of international cooperation cases, notably to invoke the French blocking statute and trade secret regulations in order to limit the transmission of information to foreign authorities.

Stéphane Puel heads the Investment Funds & Asset Management team. He advises French and international financial institutions on all regulatory matters, and in particular on structuring, setting up, documenting and distributing regulated and non-regulated French and foreign law open-end and closed-end investment funds, such as hedge funds, REITs, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and distressed debt funds. Stéphane is in regular contact with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on all matters relating to licensing management companies, setting up investment funds, and distributing French and foreign investment funds and structured products. Stéphane also advises these entities on the conduct of business rules applicable to them and assists them with court or disciplinary proceedings linked to their activity. He is a member of the Gide team which assisted the ASPIM since 2004 on the revamping of the regulations applicable to French real estate funds (OPCI).

Stéphane Vernay

Stéphane Vernay is a member of the Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) practice group. With over 30 years of experience in the Projects industry, he focuses on projects in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. He acts in particular on large scale power generation projects (thermal, nuclear and renewable), on infrastructure projects (ports, airports or railways) as well as in the environmental sector. Stéphane advises developers, sponsors, financial institutions and public authorities. He advises on projects in Europe, Africa, Asia, LATAM and Australia. He has also developed particular expertise in the fields of national and international contracts in the aerospace and defense industries, advising on construction, maintenance and service contracts related to space launchers, ships, aircraft, submarines, simulators, satellites and other military products.

Stéphanie Philippe

Stéphanie Philippe joined as a financial forensics expert in January 2022. She has a strong background in both accounting and investigation. She worked at the AMF as an investigator, then as a financial expert for investigating judges in the financial department of the Paris criminal court, and finally as a controller at the H3C, the high council of statutory auditors in France. It is a very innovative move for a law firm to hire a financial expert, which aims at providing our clients with the complete span of both legal and financial expertise.

Thierry Dor is the partner in charge of information technology and personal data law in Gide's Intellectual Property, Telecommunications, Media & Technology practice group. He advises the firm's French and international clients with regard to IT projects, the Internet, e-commerce, social networks, software and database protection and marketing, implementation of personal data processing and international data transfers. Thierry Dor spent eleven years as General Counsel for major international groups, and therefore has a good knowledge of companies' expectations. He also assists clients of the firm in their IT-related litigation. He is member of ADIJ (Association for the Development of Legal Information), ITech Law Association and IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals). He is a frequent speaker at conferences on new technology law. Thierry Dor advises the firm's French and international clients on all issues with regard to information technology law including Internet law and, more particularly e-commerce; software and database protection; and implementation of personal data processing and international data transfers. He assists clients in drafting and negotiating contracts relating to outsourcing, hosting, integration, licences, maintenance and development. He also assists clients of the firm in their IT-related litigation. Before joining Gide as partner, Thierry Dor spent eleven years as General Counsel for major international groups, ensuring he is able to offer sound and practical advice to the firm's clients.

Thomas Brusq was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2017, and specialises in sports and public law. He acts more particularly for private and public persons, both on contentious and non-contentious matters, in public contracts law (public procurement, concessions, land occupancy agreements, administrative long leases), public and economic law (public aids and mixed economy law) and public property law (pre-emption rights, expropriation, town planning authorisations and regulation). Thomas holds a Master's degree in public business law from the Institut de Droit et d'Economie des Affaires, as well as a Master's degree in public law from Bretagne Occidentale University. He is also a graduate of the Institut de Droit Public des Affaires.

Thomas Courtel specialises in two main fields: infrastructure and public companies. As regards infrastructure and public facilities, his team offers a comprehensive service, from the contractual structuring and financing of projects, operational support, through to asset disposals and refinancing. As regards public companies, Thomas works on the nationalisation, privatisation and reorganisation of groups and supports their development: industrial partnerships, debt restructuring, public procurement.

Thomas Urlacher

Thomas Urlacher is a partner and member of Gide's M&A / Corporate practice group, with first-class expertise in complex acquisitions, strategic alliances (joint ventures) and corporate structuring. His practice covers a wide range of industries, in particular service industries (banking and insurance, IT and telecommunications), energy and manufacturing (automotive, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage). He is active in the service sector (bancassurance, telecoms, IT), energy and industry (automotive, pharmaceuticals, food processing). Thomas also has extensive expertise in complex real estate joint-ventures and M&A transactions. Thomas spent three years at Gide's Casablanca office and managed Gide's Beijing office for five years. There, he developed unique experience in international, cross-border M&A. He has advised, for example, many Chinese investors on their acquisitions in France and Africa. Member of the Paris Bar, Thomas is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and holds a DJCE-DESS in Business Law from the University of Strasbourg. Thomas is referenced in China in the latest Legal 500 Asia Pacific and mentioned in Projects & Infrastructure in China by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2013.

Victor Grandguillaume

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2009, Victor Grandguillaume is a member of the Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) practice group where he focuses on projects in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. He acts in particular on thermal and renewable energy power plants, and on mining and infrastructure projects (ports, airports, roads, water treatment plants). Victor advises sponsors, financial institutions and public authorities on all aspects (development phase, drafting and negotiating project and financing documents) of projects located in Europe and Africa. He has developed specific expertise in the field of renewable energy projects in Africa, and advises leading sponsors, financial institutions and public entities on the development and financing of wind, solar and hydro power plants in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is a graduate of ESCP-Europe (Master in Management, Finance, 2007) and Paris XI University (Master 2 Professionel, Business Law, 2007).

Xavier Lecomte is a senior associate within Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate practice group in Paris. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, investments (both domestic and international), joint ventures and general corporate law. Xavier has extensive experience advising clients in emerging countries and spent four years practising in Gide's office in Algiers. Prior to joining Gide, Xavier worked six years at Cleary Gottlieb. Xavier is admitted to the Paris Bar and graduated from the ESSEC business school.

Alexandre Bochu

Dimitrios Logizidis

Guillaume Pichat

Jean-Sébastien Bazille

Julien Guinot-Deléry

Julien David

Karine Imbrosciano

Melinda Stege Arsouze

Saadia Bhatty

Scott Logan