Praised for its ‘perseverance and excellent knowledge’, UGGC Avocats advises on compliance issues associated with public procurement contracts, in addition to matters concerning anti-corruption and ethical obligations. Thierry Dal Farra, who spearheads the firm’s public business law department, jointly leads the team alongside ’elder statesman’ Michel Ponsard and Corinne Khayat, who has ‘perfect knowledge’ of data protection issues.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘UGGC covers all relevant areas and therefore can provide compliance advice covering the demands of companies. The team is also sufficiently big to manage bigger and complex cases.’

  • ‘Michel Ponsard is an elder statesman and is very experienced.'

  • ‘Corinne Khayat has extensive expertise, with perfect knowledge of regulations and local practice.’

  • ‘The team is very strong and committed to the cases it deals with. This perseverance and excellent knowledge of the regulators allows them to provide a high-quality and efficient service.’

  • ‘UGGC took the time, particularly through interviews with our employees, to fully understand our operation in order to know how it works in detail and to map the risks.’

  • ‘Corinne Khayat is competent, both in terms of advice and writing and in pleadings, and easily reachable.’

  • ‘The undeniable strength of UGGC is coming up with the legal strategy to implement in the face of disputes with administrations.’

  • ‘Corinne Khayat has the vision to transform matters into strategy.’

Key clients

  • Sodexo Group
  • Bodyhit

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Thierry Dal Farra, Corinne Khayat, Michel Ponsard