Dentons

Anna Crevon-Tarassova

Anna Crevon is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris office and Global Co-Head of Dentons’ International Arbitration Group. She focuses on contentious and advisory work for corporate clients, States and State-owned entities on issues of international law, including in investor-State and commercial arbitration proceedings. Anna has worked as counsel on numerous international arbitration cases conducted under the auspices of ICSID, SCC, ICC and LCIA, as well as ad hoc arbitrations. These matters include some of the landmark cases of the past decade and relate to high-value complex multi-jurisdictional disputes involving a wide range of applicable laws and sectors, such as oil & gas, mining, infrastructure, construction, intellectual property and pharmaceuticals. Anna also regularly advises companies and State-owned entities in respect of their investments, in particular in Eastern Europe, the CIS and other emerging markets. Her work also includes advising clients on recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, state immunity issues, compliance with international treaties and customary international law. Anna also serves as an arbitrator and has been appointed as sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator in ICC, SCC and ad hoc proceedings.

Anne-Laure Marcerou

Anne-Laure Marcerou focuses on mergers and acquisitions and assists her clients in their investments, joint-ventures, and reorganizations as well as in the negotiation of strategic alliances and partnerships. Anne-Laure’s practice is focused on the life sciences and healthcare sector and she co-heads Dentons’ Paris-based Life Sciences Group. Anne-Laure advises pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers and biotech companies, as well as investment funds on their Life Sciences transactions.

Audrey Molina

Audrey Molina is a Partner in the Dentons Paris office. Audrey focuses in advising stakeholders in insolvency cases such as companies facing difficulties, investors, creditors, managers, shareholders and purchasers of insolvent companies. Her field of experience encompasses pre-insolvency proceedings (i.e., ad hoc mandate and conciliation proceedings) and insolvency proceedings.  She also handles litigations in connection with insolvency or corporate issues.

Catherine Joffroy

Catherine Joffroy is a Corporate M&A Partner in Dentons’ Paris office. She has been advising French companies for more than 30 years on their cross-border transactions and their investments in emerging markets such as Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. She also advises her clients on French business law (commercial and civil). A native French speaker, she is also bilingual in Russian and speaks fluent English which positions her ideally to advise on restructuring, M&A, joint ventures, setting up subsidiaries, project finance, investments and international contracts in the CIS countries and in Ukraine. A member of Dentons’ Russian Desk, she is available to assist international companies with the challenges related to their investments, subsidiaries or supply chains in Russia and in Ukraine. Catherine has been decorated with the award of “Knight of the Legion of Honor of France”, a distinction which reflects the importance of her practice and skills in facilitating the development of commercial relations between France and Russia and, more generally, between France and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). A French Foreign Trade Advisor (Conseiller du commerce extérieur de la France - CCE) since 2008, she was reappointed from January, 2024 by a decree signed by the Prime Minister of France. Advisors are appointed for three years based on their experience in assisting companies and individuals in their international projects. She was then elected Vice-President of the Eurasia Commission of Foreign Trade Advisors of France. In this context, Catherine voluntarily provides recommendations to the French government and sponsors students. Recognized as an emerging markets expert, Catherine has given numerous presentations about Russia, Ukraine and the CIS countries at international conferences since the beginning of her legal practice. She has also written various articles covering legal aspects of investing in Russia and in Ukraine.

Dorothée Griveaux

Dorothée Griveaux, Partner in the Dentons' Paris office, specializes in public law and notably public business law. She has developed recognized expertise in the fields of public contract law and project financing. She advises public and private clients (operators, investors and banks) on infrastructure projects (motorways, railway, metro, telecom) or public buildings (universities, hospitals, high schools, courthouses). Dorothée has extensive experience in sector-based regulations: energy, transport, telecom. Her expertise covers pubic economic law (public procurement, privatizations and public sector law, foreign investments in France and public competition law) and general public law (property of public entities, relations between the public and private spheres, regulatory law). She acts as advisor and in litigation matters for French and foreign clients. Dorothée works on a voluntary basis as part of Dentons' Pro-Bono initiatives and for various associations.

Emmanuelle van den Broucke

Emmanuelle van den Broucke is a Partner in Competition Law and Distribution Law. In Competition Law, Emmanuelle van den Broucke assists and advises clients on merger controls (France, the European Commission, Morocco and the coordination of multi-jurisdictional notifications), anti-competitive practices (both in counseling and in defending clients in proceedings before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission and the French and European Courts) or for State aid. She also conducts competition audits, implements compliance programs at her clients' premises and works closely with other Dentons lawyers on compliance or risk issues. She has an excellent knowledge of the life sciences and pharmaceutical sector, as well as the luxury and food sectors. Emmanuelle has thorough expertise in the French regulation of restrictive practices, advising clients on the negotiation and implementation of annual framework agreements and conditions of sale as well as compliance of their business practices in accordance with their commercial practices with regard to the provisions of the French Commercial Code or specific regulations to certain products. She is also regularly consulted for the establishment of distribution networks (exclusive/selective/franchise/sales agents/other), including the drafting and negotiation of distribution agreements of all types as well as assisting clients in the event of their violation.

Frédérique Meslay Caloni

Frédérique Meslay Caloni, Partner and Co-Head of Dentons Paris Employment Group, is a litigation expert with a 20-year track record in employment, and contract/commercial law, advising French and multinational businesses on risk prevention in the pre-litigation, negotiation, litigation and post-litigation phases. In employment, Frédérique advises companies and handles individual and collective litigation before the French Labor Courts related to restructuring, redundancy plans, voluntary plans, departure of executives, transactions, sexual and workplace harassment, discrimination, safety and health issues, covenant restrictions. Her transversal expertise in contractual/commercial law allows her to provide complete service regarding issues combining both corporate and employment law (risks relating to abusive termination of services agreement, with consequences under criminal law, and recharacterization into an employment contract of a relationship with a service provider's employees, unfair competition, poaching of employees, departure of executives with an employment contract and a corporate office, etc.).

Frédérique de La Chapelle

Frédérique de La Chapelle is a Partner in the Dentons Paris office and Head of Europe Insurance group. She is renowned in regulatory and dispute resolution matters in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. Frédérique assists domestic and international clients with all questions relating to inter alia regulatory insurance, transactions, partnerships agreements, transactional insurance, the structuring of insurance products (including affinity insurance), review and adaptation of insurance policies, review and negotiations of reinsurance agreements, licensing and portfolio transfer. Frédérique also has a broad dispute management expertise acts in the context of cross-border and complex litigation proceedings notably relating to civil liability (third-party liability, professional liability, product liability, industrial risk in the energy sector) and financial lines (D&O, W&I, fraud, etc.). Frédérique’s clients include insurers, reinsurers, CAC40 companies and brokers.

Gianluca Calisti

Gianluca Calisti is a Partner in Dentons Paris Tax group. He focuses his practice on corporate taxation and real estate taxation. He has developed a longstanding experience in tax structuring for assets and real estate companies, locally and internationally. He also operates in the energy and media sectors.

Guillaume Kessler

Guillaume Kessler, Partner in the Dentons' Paris office, is specialized in public and private M&A, securities law, private equity transactions and tender offers. He advises French and international corporate clients, both listed and unlisted, as well as private equity firms, and covers a wide range of sectors of industry.

Isabelle Leroux

Isabelle Leroux is a Senior Counsel in Dentons' Paris office. She concentrates on intellectual property law and advises her clients on any issues relating to intellectual property (patents, trademarks, designs and models, copyright, domain names). She also has extensive experience in coordinating international IP litigation in Europe, in the Middle East countries and worldwide. Her experience also includes counselling (licensing including know how, trade secrets and R&D, trademark and domain name clearances, trademark and design filing programme, IP due diligence/audit, IP rights financial evaluation and tax issues, copyright issues, unfair competition, comparative advertising, labelling, etc.). Isabelle also is an expert in the implementation of worldwide trademark and design registration strategies and programs. Finally, Isabelle is panellist/arbitrator appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for resolving domain names arbitrations.

Jean-Marc Grosperrin

Jean-Marc Grosperrin, a Partner in Dentons’ Paris office, is primarily involved in French and cross-border acquisitions, private equity transactions and industrial M&A transactions. Jean-Marc regularly advises major international groups as well as mid-sized companies in a variety of sectors. Besides advising French and foreign companies on their acquisitions or divestitures in France and abroad, he also represents investment funds and managers in leveraged transactions. Jean-Marc is Global Chair of Dentons’ Life Science & Healthcare group and Co-head of the Europe and Paris Life Sciences groups. He also serves as a member of Dentons Europe Board.

Jean-Marc Allix

Jean-Marc Allix, partner in Dentons' Paris office, is primarily active in project finance, public-private partnerships (PPPs), acquisition finance and real estate finance.

Jérôme Le Berre

Jérôme Le Berre is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Tax group. Jérôme’s practice covers the tax aspects of transactional matters (mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructuring) while he also has specific expertise in the tax structuring of real estate investments, for both French and international clients. A significant part of his activity is also dedicated to the settlement of tax disputes, in the pre-litigation and litigation stages. Jérôme has also developed a strong tax expertise in the energy and natural resources sector, where he advises international clients on the structuring of their investments in France and French-speaking Africa.

John Flanigan

John Flanigan is a partner in Dentons’ Paris office. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, including leveraged acquisitions, securities offerings and joint venture transactions. He acts for clients in the private equity and financial sector and in a wide range of other business sectors and industries (including energy and technology companies, aerospace and defense, wines and spirits, consumer goods, life sciences, emerging markets, etc.). John has published numerous articles on corporate and securities law issues, in particular regarding mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of securities and corporate governance. He has also been cited in numerous publications as a recognized corporate and private equity practitioner. John previously spent two and a half years as Managing Partner of the Shanghai office.

Julie Caussade

Julie Caussade is a Partner and co-Head of Dentons' Employment Law group in Paris. She regularly advises her clients on a wide range of issues related notably to the creation and implementation of their French subsidiaries as well as during the various stages of growth of these entities. Julie also assists in the more sensitive phases of the corporate life cycle, such as the implementation of turnaround, restructuring or bankruptcy plans. She advises clients operating around the world in the context of secondment procedures to France and expatriation processes from France. In addition, Julie assists her clients in areas of criminal labor law, for instance, during inspections by the French authorities concerning the fight against concealed work. She also advises clients in their negotiations of collective agreements with work councils or unions. She represents her clients before the courts in both individual litigation (relating to dismissal, harassment, discrimination claims) or collective litigation (profit-sharing, strikes, job safeguard plans…). Julie's clients range from start-ups to medium-sized companies and large French and international groups and include major players in sectors as diverse as hospitality, retail, banking, technology and other industries. Finally, Julie works closely with Dentons' various practice groups, both in France and around the world, and in particular with the Corporate M&A group in the context of audits or restructuring operations. In addition, Julie co-coordinates the Pro Bono initiative of Dentons’ Paris office and works pro bono for various associations.

Julien Le Guyader

Julien Le Guyader, Partner and co-Head of the Paris Life Sciences group of Dentons, concentrates on pharmaceutical law, corporate, and French and international tax law. Julien is a tax lawyer with particular expertise in the pharmaceutical, biotech as well as the medtech sectors. He provides tax advice to a number of major pharmaceutical companies in almost every field, including mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, with a particular emphasis on transfer pricing and specific pharmaceutical taxes. Julien focuses on regulatory, market access, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and private equity matters. He assists clients with international taxation matters, whether tax planning, during tax audits and French authorities audits or during litigation.

Katell Déniel-Allioux

Katell Déniel-Allioux is a Partner and co-heads the Paris Employment and Labor group. Katell assists French and international clients from various economic sectors, handling all aspects of the companies' existence. She deals primarily with the following aspects of employment law: implementation of new businesses (employment contracts, remuneration and incentive policies, internal rules and policies), acquisition, restructuring, relations with worker representatives and unions (negotiation of collective agreements, elections, harmonization of the collective status, etc.), TUPE, remuneration and social coverage of top management, as well as secondment/expatriation, negotiation of services agreements, etc.

Laurence Clot

Laurence Clot is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Tax group. Laurence's practice mainly focuses on international tax issues for French and foreign groups in a wide range of industries, including life sciences, insurance, and new technologies. She has developed a specific expertise in taxation of innovation in the context of the management of intangible assets, in particular while implementing “IP & IT box” schemes, but also in the context of complex transactions for groups with important IP and IT portfolio, where research and development are key factors of their strategies. Laurence has also been advising companies in the insurance sector for many years in connection with their complex transactions (acquisitions, mergers, tax litigation, setting up of partnerships). She has also advised several insurance groups in the context of the reorganization of their groups or partnerships to include aspects of future tax reforms, particularly with respect to VAT. Finally, Laurence has advised several software publishers in connection with the new tax scheme for intangible assets.

Loïc Lemercier

Loïc Lemercier, Partner, heads the Intellectual Property and Technologies (IP&T) group of Dentons’ Paris office. Over the last 10 years, Loïc has handled both contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, copyright, design, unfair competition and trade secret cases. Focusing on industrial property, Loïc has built a solid patent litigation track record assisting many large corporations with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical and telecoms sectors. Loïc's practice includes initiating and defending preliminary injunction proceedings, seizures for gathering evidence, and actions on the merits dealing with validity and/or infringement of the intellectual property rights. Loïc regularly advises clients in the technology sector, particularly in relation to FRAND obligations and the impact of those obligations on obtaining relief in France. In addition to his litigation work, Loïc advises his clients on contract negotiation and drafting (e.g., R&D, trademark or patent licensing, pledge agreement) in the context of M&A transactions.

Marc Fornacciari

Marc Fornacciari is a Partner at the Dentons Paris office. He specializes in public law and in particular in Public Business Law. He is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructures, Public Policy and Regulation, Public Procurement and Government groups. Marc has developed a recognized expertise in the infrastructure sector, in particular in project finance. He advises investors, banks and public entities on infrastructure projects (highways, railway projects, subways) or social infrastructure projects (the new Ministry of Defence in Paris, the new Justice Palace in Paris, La Santé prison, numerous universities and schools). He also advises stakeholders in the transport law practice, in toll prices and in new mobilities. Former representative of a major European electric utility company for France, Marc Fornacciari has an extensive experience in energy law, both conventional and renewable energy (solar, wind-powered, floating offshore wind energies). He also practices environmental law. Marc’s team is also very active in general public law, public domain law and in public procurement law (contracts and concessions), both in consulting and litigation. Overall, the team covers all aspects of regulatory law. Honorary judge of the Conseil d’État, the French High Court for administrative law, he has acquired a renowned expertise in public law and jurisprudence. Marc Fornacciari has rendered conclusions as an advocate general on cases that abide to be leading contract law and concession law cases. Marc also benefits from operational skills acquired in his previous professional experience. In particular, he was the operational manager of water, electricity and sanitation companies in Europe and the Middle East and was in charge of business development in these areas. Within this framework, he has extensive experience in project structuring and financing.

Matthieu Ollivry

Matthieu Ollivry is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Litigation group. Since his admission to the Paris Bar in 2006, Matthieu has litigated a wide variety of business law cases, with a significant focus on financial and banking litigation. Over the past ten years, he has acted for several banks notably in connection with the Madoff fraud and with the so called “toxic” loans disputes. Matthieu also manages corporate and commercial litigation, often either international or multi-jurisdictional. He develops a strong enforcement practice (notably related to international sanctions). Matthieu also advises companies and executives on white-collar crime law issues in all stages of the proceedings. Additionally, he assists his clients daily with risk analysis, negotiation, compliance and crisis management.

Maxime Simonnet

Maxime Simonnet is a Real Estate Partner in the Dentons' Paris office and advises his clients on both transactional and litigation issues. He advises an international clientele of investors (investment funds, real estate companies, and operators), in the context of real estate transactions: due diligence and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements. Maxime also works alongside his clients, notably major users, on their complex negotiations regarding commercial leases and construction contracts. He assists on a wider scale his clients in the context of their discussions on legal measures allowing risk anticipation, costs and incomes optimization related to their real estate assets. In addition, Maxime has a specific and sustained practice in real estate litigation: commercial leases, construction law, sales litigation, co-ownership, and environment. He is a member of the Institut Français de l'Expertise Immobilière.

Nicholas George

Nicholas George is a Partner in Dentons' Paris office. He acts principally on international projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has significant experience in Africa, both French and English speaking. He also assists clients in cross-border M&A transactions in his areas of expertise. Prior to joining Dentons, he advised the Government of the DRC on the Inga 3. Nicholas has over 25 years of experience working for international law firms.

Olivia Guéguen

Olivia Guéguen, Partner in Dentons’ Paris office, is co-Head of Dentons Europe's Private Equity and Venture Capital Group and also Head of the Corporate M&A Group in Paris. Olivia is involved in mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, primarily in the field of life sciences (pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers, biotechnology companies, health facilities). She advises international groups and innovative companies in France and abroad, in their acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Olivia also regularly assists investment funds and management teams in the context of leveraged investments and exits.

Olivier Genevois

Olivier Genevois has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions; reorganization and joint-ventures and is specialized in leading multi-jurisdictional operations for global players. His expertise includes significant experience in (a) cross-border transactions, whether on the sell side or on the buy-side, from structuring and inception of the transaction through completion and post-closing aspects, including integration, (b) post-closing disputes (handling of earn-out discussions, claims, triggering W&I, repositioning of certain R&W liabilities through the implementation of original schemes such as the fiducie, etc.), (c) post-closing or independent reorganizations (simplification of the corporate chart, reorganization of businesses, carve-out for further disposals, etc.), through mergers, demergers, contribution of assets, etc., (d) the setup of joint-venture, platform agreements, groupements d’intérêt économique, especially in connection with industrial projects and operations. In doing so, Olivier partners with his colleagues in employment, bankruptcy, IP, public, real estate and tax laws, benefiting from Dentons Paris and Europe full-practice platform. He has also been advising for 25 years private equity firms in their LBO transactions, including in connection with follow-on investments and build-ups when these add-ons present a cross-border aspect. Private equity firms, financial advisers and founders come for his expertise as they recognize his ability to structure complex and tailor-made LBOs, benefiting from his strong financial skills. In these transactions, Olivier usually handles the transaction from inception to closing, including through the delivery of single and harmonized multi-jurisdictions vendor due diligences report (when on the sell-side), the structuring of management packages and incentives (when on the buy-side), and the handling of task forces involving several offices at Dentons, towards a swift and timely closing. Olivier is especially active in the digitalization, cloud and data storage sectors. Olivier has also 25 years of experience in the fund structuring industry and his expertise includes significant experience in (a) the formation and fundraising of private equity investment funds and the creation of asset management companies, and (b) secondary transactions, including sales of portfolio interests but also GP-led secondary transactions.

Pascal Jouannic

Pascal Jouannic, a Partner in the Capital Markets department of Dentons' Paris office, specializes in structured finance. His expertise covers securitization, both in the context of Asset Backed Commercial Paper transactions and Asset Backed Securitization transactions with specific experience in trade receivables and automotive assets. Pascal also advises on factoring transactions, especially in the context of pan-European transactions, and on asset financing transactions, in particular for ships and aircraft. He advises both arrangers/lenders and borrowers.

Pascal Schmitz

Pascal Schmitz is a Partner and heads the Paris Real Estate group. As a renowned property investment lawyer, Pascal has developed a strategic expertise in corporate real estate and in investment transactions (acquisitions and disposals, M&A) as well as in acquisition financing, joint ventures and in structuring investments including negotiating financing, partnership agreements and structuring funds. In addition, he also has extensive experience in all areas of property management, such as commercial leases, development agreements and construction law. Pascal advises German, French, European and US investment funds on transactions throughout France and Europe.

Pascal Chadenet

Pascal Chadenet is a Partner in the Corporate M&A Group of Dentons’ Paris office. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on cross-border transactions. He has been representing investors all over the world in connection with their acquisitions in France. He has also been assisting French clients in numerous cross-border or domestic transactions, acquisitions or joint ventures. Pascal is a member of the Dentons Global Venture Technology group. He assists start-ups in their funds raisings and private equity funds in their investments, whether at an early stage or in subsequent issuances. Pascal also represents lenders or borrowers in acquisition finance transactions. He is a member of the Dentons’ Life Sciences Group and of the Luxury, Fashion and Beauty Sector Group. He is very active in the food, tourism (travel agents and tour operators), manufacturing and publishing industries.

Pascale Poupelin

Pascale Poupelin, Senior Counsel at Dentons' Paris Office, is recognized for her excellent skills in Life Sciences and Healthcare, but also praised by clients for being very pragmatic and collaborative. She focuses on judicial and administrative litigation, contractual and regulatory issues as well as market access, pricing, reimbursement, data protection, e-Health compliance, clinical trials, advertising, structuring of operational companies, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and licensing, public’s health product tenders, defective products and recall. With more than 30 years of experience as a Life Sciences and Healthcare lawyer, as a counsel and a litigator, Pascale advises major international pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, biological and generic companies, biotech, research centers, cosmetic companies, and food manufacturers on major legal, contractual, judicial and regulatory issues, such as health product regulations, consumer protection, market access, compliance, anti-gift law, transparency law, data protection, contracts/agreements in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. In addition, Pascale also handles related constitutional, administrative, European, criminal and consumer law aspects. She is also specialized in issues including negotiations/litigation proceedings before national and EU regulatory authorities.

Philippe Max

Philippe Max, a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Office, works on domestic and international banking and finance transactions. He is specialized in structured finance and acquisition finance, and has deep knowledge of funds finance, advising both lenders and borrowers on a variety of fund finance transactions. He also focuses on real estate finance and securitization.

Pierre Parvine

Pierre Parvine is a Partner in the Corporate M&A practice. Based in Paris, he has more than 25 years experience providing quality legal advice in markets in transition across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is the co-Head of the Europe Industrials sector group at Dentons. Pierre advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, primarily in the industrial manufacturing, automotive, hotel and leisure, retail, agro-industry, real estate and consumer goods sectors. A key aspect of his practice consists in assisting clients in market exits (Middle-East, Russia) or in de-risking schemes of their operations in the EMEA. Pierre is consistently ranked in Chambers Global and The Legal 500 EMEA as a leading lawyer in his field. He is a French-qualified lawyer, a graduate of Sorbonne University as well as Duke Law School (NC, USA), where he was a Fulbright Scholar. A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Pierre is a member of the Europe Women’s Advancement Committee at Dentons, and has been active in mentoring talented women lawyers to partnership.

Ralf Nitschke

Ralf M. Nitschke, a partner based in Dentons' Paris office, concentrates on cross-border M&A projects, with a particular focus on transactions between Germany and France. He regularly assists French, German and international corporations in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in a multi-jurisdictional context, in particular in the area of chemicals, petrochemicals, transport and logistics, food products, engineered industrial products and luxury goods. He is admitted as an attorney in Germany and is registered on the list of EU attorneys in France.

Sandra Hazan

Sandra Hazan is a Partner in Dentons’ Paris Tax group. Sandra is involved in restructuring and tax planning issues. She has extensive experience in assisting clients on tax audits and litigation, particularly in the area of transfer pricing and international structuring. She advises clients in many sectors of activity, such as food and hotels, and has particular expertise in the luxury, fashion and cosmetics industry. Sandra is the founder of the “Cercle du Luxe”, a think tank dedicated to tax-related issues applying to the luxury sector. Additionally, she has extensive experience in dealing with complex tax issues related to the digital economy. She is solicited by the OECD in particular for her expertise on taxation of intangibles.

Séverine Hotellier

Séverine Hotellier is the Managing Partner of Dentons’ Paris office where she also heads the Insurance practice. Séverine focuses on insurance litigation. She deals with complex, high-stake matters for insurance companies and industrial clients both in France and globally. For nearly 25 years, she has assisted clients with claims management, litigations and disputes and has advised on insurance-related technical, financial and legal issues. Séverine also advises on insurance claims regulations and helps with the drafting, distribution and adaptation of insurance policies to cover evolving risks. She also consults on cyber risk in the insurance sector. Séverine advises insurers and insured parties on pre-contentious or contentious issues. Her activity includes providing legal advice before judicial, commercial and administrative courts.

Véronique Lagarde

Véronique Lagarde is a Partner in Dentons' Paris Real Estate group. She assists both French and international investors in purchasing real estate properties, directly or through securities as well as in projects developments. Her expertise  includes notably off-plan investment transactions (forward sales/built-to-suit leases/turnkey construction contracts) for all kind of assets such as offices, logistics and hospitality projects.

Yun Ma

Yun Ma is Partner within the Sovereign Advisory practice group and specializes in Project Development and Finance. Yun frequently represents governments, sovereign wealth funds, and state-owned enterprises on complex finance transactions, transformation and litigation. Yun’s expertise is in the structuring, documenting, negotiating and financing of projects and strategic acquisitions, particularly for infrastructure projects related to the energy and natural resources industries in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Yun has strong global experience, having worked or lived in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America.