Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. manages a variety of commercial and corporate litigation, notably spanning shareholders’ conflicts and post-M&A disputes as well as professional liability claims, for companies, investment funds and in some cases senior executives. The team is also adept at handling claims before African courts and has high-end know-how in the financial and asset management fields which regularly earn its mandates on technical cases. The multidisciplinary team also advises on complementary criminal and compliance issues, notably linked to ESG issues. The team is co-headed by Bruno Quentin, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, Sophie Scemla and Jean-Sébastien Bazille who was promoted to partner in July 2023. Counsel Gabriel Hannotin is another key member. The arrival of the highly regarded Olivier Loizon, who was previously with Viguié Schmidt & Associés and joins as as co-head, is a major addition to the practice.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Jean-Sébastien Bazille is both pragmatic in the solutions proposed while demonstrating great rigor and responsiveness in the implementation of the strategy.’
- ‘They are top notch and knowledgeable, very responsive, strategic and a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘Jean Sébastien Bazille is very responsive and has a perfect command of both legal and technical subjects. He listens very well and is always available. He has a very quick understanding of technical subjects. Great collaborative spirit.’
- ‘Good ability to listen to the client; high professionalism; responsiveness and availability; good quality of service provided and innovative.’
- ‘Very available team. Their responsiveness and seriousness allow us to move forward in complicated situations.’
- ‘The team is very responsive. The written responses and legal consultations are operational and concise. Procedural documents are always written with care and quality, taking clients’ comments into account.’
- ‘Gabriel Hannotin: very responsive and attentive. He is very pragmatic and a high quality lawyer.’
- ‘The team is very competent and has experience handling large-scale commercial disputes. The team provides clients with a protected platform to transfer documents and pieces relating to a file, which is very appreciable.’
Key clients
- Corplex France
- Phaxiam Therapeutics
- Libyan Investment Authority
Work highlights
- Assisting the State of Libya’s sovereign wealth fund in its dispute against creditors regarding the attachment of its assets in France.
- Assisting Phaxiam Therapeutic in multiple proceedings instituted by an activist shareholder, Akkadian Partners, which opposes the merger of Phaxiam Therapeutics and Pherecydes Pharma, another biotech.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sophie Scemla, Bruno Quentin, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, Jean-Sébastien Bazille, Olivier Loizon