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Thierry Gontard

Thierry Gontard

Work Department

Finance Litigation / Corporate

Position

Thierry specialises in corporate finance with a particular focus on stock exchange and financial markets, in particular public takeovers and corporate governance of public companies.

He also has an extensive knowledge of stock market litigation with a specific experience in the area of regulatory and judicial investigations, enforcement proceedings before French courts and market regulators in relation with market abuse, alleged breaches of stock exchange regulations and white collar crimes. He advises investment banks, insurance companies, public companies, asset managers and funds (hedge funds particularly).

He regularly speaks at conferences and seminars with the AMF (including AMF Sanctions Committee).

Career

Thierry is a French qualified lawyer, admitted to the Paris Bar in 1988. He started his career in another major international law firm. Then, he was in charge of legal issues pertaining to financial transactions at the French Commission des Opérations en Bourse (COB), now Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).

Since January 2024 Thierry became Secretary-General of the Paris Bar Association.

Languages

French and English

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