Russian Corporate/M&A practice, Global Retail (incl. Luxury, Fashion & Beauty) Sector Group, French Desk in Russia

Mathieu focuses on corporate law, M&A and general commercial law. He has specialized in Eastern European and CIS transactions since 1990 and has been based in Moscow since 1993. He represents clients from market entry to expansion, restructuring and disposal. Mathieu is advising on some of the most complicated and challenging M&A, joint venture and corporate finance transactions in the Russian market, including oil & gas and agribusiness sectors.

For more than 25 years, Mathieu has been advising global luxury goods companies owning some of the most iconic brands in the world on their market entry and development in Russia.

In recent years, Mathieu has been increasingly involved in corporate and commercial disputes, focusing on international commercial arbitration and litigation. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the world’s leading association of arbitration and mediation professionals.

University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne, 1987, DEA, de Droit Privé;University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne, 1986, Maîtrise en Droit;King's College London, 1986, LL.B.