Freshfields LLP

Aaron Marcu

A partner in Freshfields’ litigation group, Aaron focuses on white collar defense and regulatory enforcement investigations, and related civil litigation. He also conducts internal corporate investigations and advises boards of directors, audit committees and special committees on sensitive matters involving possible misconduct by corporate personnel. · White Collar Defense

Adam Siegel

Partner and Co-Head of Global Investigations · Internal Investigations

Agnès Dunogué

Partner · Securities Litigation

Aimen Mir

Partner · Antitrust

Alexander Wilbraham

Counsel · International Arbitration

Alexandra van der Meulen

Alexandra is a partner in our International Arbitration group. She specializes in public international law, investment arbitration, and international commercial arbitration. Alexandra has acted as counsel for States before the International Court of Justice, including for Chile in its maritime boundary dispute against Peru and in a dispute with Bolivia concerning Bolivia’s claim to sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean. In 2020, she appeared as advocate for Bahrain in two parallel appeals from decisions of the ICAO Council in cases brought by Qatar against Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. She has also appeared as counsel in institutional and ad hoc arbitral proceedings, including under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, ICSID additional facility, and UNCITRAL Rules. · International Arbitration

Andy Ewalt

Partner · Antitrust

Anne-Laure Vincent

Avocat à la Cour, Anne-Laure is a member of our Dispute Resolution practice group. She specializes in the area of complex disputes, on a wide variety of legal issues (including financial services and banking disputes, commercial and business law-related matters, shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation). She also represents clients in the context of regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings (especially before the sanctions commission of the Autorité des marchés financiers). In addition, Anne-Laure developed strong expertise in sports law, particularly in the sale of broadcasting and marketing rights. · Dispute Resolution

Benoit Marpeau

Avocat à la Cour, Benoit is a partner in our Global M&A and Capital practice in Paris. A highly regarded lawyer, recognized for his negotiating skills and his talent for crafting innovative solutions to complex challenges, he advises corporate clients on domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions and on their strategic operations in France. · M&A

Boris Feldman

Partner and Head of U.S. Technology · Securities Litigation

Brock Dahl

Partner · Cybersecurity

Bruce McCulloch

Partner · Antitrust

Caroline Richard

Partner · International Arbitration

Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson

Charlotte is a partner in our global antitrust and regulatory group based in Paris. She advises on all aspects of EU and French competition law – providing efficient and commercially oriented advice to support our clients’ business strategies and M&A activity. Charlotte has 15 years’ experience representing clients in antitrust and competition cases before the European Commission, the French Competition Authority and the Paris Court of Appeal. On transactions, Charlotte provides strategic advice on pivotal regulatory aspects of cross-border M&A including reviews under merger control, foreign investment and foreign subsidy rules. Her investigatory practice covers all aspects of cartel enforcement and she also regularly works with clients on their distribution arrangements and related investigations, as well as on antitrust compliance across their business operations. · Antitrust

Christel Cacioppo

Christel is a Partner in our People & Reward group in Paris and specialises in all employment aspects of corporate transactions as well as day-to-day issues. She regularly deals with employment-related issues arising in the context of restructurings (in particular social plans), mergers and acquisitions, and more generally on all employment and pension issues for domestic and international clients. She also advises on employment data protection issues in France and deals with employment-related litigation (individual and collective) as well as on social security issues. · Employment Law

Christine Laciak

Special Counsel · Antitrust

Christine Lyon

Partner · Data Privacy

Christophe Seraglini

Avocat à la Cour and Professor of Law, Christophe heads the International Arbitration Group in our Paris office. He has experience as counsel and as an arbitrator in complex and sensitive cases particularly in the energy, industrials, telecommunications, and technology sectors. Christophe also has considerable experience in handling international investment disputes both in the role of counsel and arbitrator. · International Arbitration

Claude Stansbury

Partner · Tax

Colin Costello

CFIUS Advisor · Antitrust

Damien Zoubek

US Managing Partner and Co-Head of US Corporate and M&A · Mergers and Acquisitions

David Livshiz

David Livshiz represents clients in complex commercial disputes, criminal and civil fraud actions, and bankruptcy litigation. He also works with companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations conducted by the US Department of Justice, the Attorneys’ Office, the Securities and Exchange Commission and various other regulatory agencies. · Complex Commercial Disputes

David Mitchell

Senior Associate · Tax

Dimitri Lecat

Avocat à la cour, Dimitri is a partner in our dispute resolution practice group, and a member of our global investigations and global antitrust litigation practice groups. He has strong expertise in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings (especially before the sanctions commission of the Autorité des marchés financiers France's financial markets regulator), white-collar crime (including bribery and corruption), and banking and financial services litigation. Dimitri also has particularly strong experience of global investigations in a range of sectors (including financial services, banking, technology, defence and automotive), commercial and business law-related matters, shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. · Dispute Resolution

Doru Gavril

Partner · Shareholder Litigation

Elizabeth Bieber

Partner · Corporate and M&A

Elliot Friedman

Partner · International Arbitration

Elodie Favre-Thellmann

Elodie is a Partner in our People & Reward practice in Paris, advising French and international clients on all aspects of employment and labour law. She helps clients navigate complex employment and industrial relations issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions and guides them through each stage of their integration and restructuring projects. Elodie is also regularly called on for executive severance negotiations and to manage relationships with employee representative bodies and trade unions. She has significant experience in conducting and supporting sensitive internal investigations. Elodie plays a key role in the firm’s workstream on the new EU equal pay Directive, helping clients understand and respond to its impact on remuneration structures and incentive schemes across the European Union. Alongside her advisory practice, Elodie represents clients in a wide range of employment-related disputes, both individual and collective. · Employment Law

Eric Bruce

Partner and US Head of disputes, litigation and arbitration, and global investigations · White Collar Criminal Defense

Eric Mahr

Partner and global co-head of antitrust litigation · Antitrust Litigation

Ethan Klingsberg

Partner · Corporate

Guilhem Bremond

Guilhem is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team based in Paris. Guilhem has nearly 30 years’ experience advising on both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, as well as Restructuring & Insolvency litigation and advising on distressed investments. He has been acting on some of the most challenging and high profile transactions and restructurings in the French market. He represents French and international companies and investment funds on crisis management and restructuring. He also represents major companies, their shareholders and creditors. Guilhem is recognised and highly ranked by the leading French and international legal directories, such as Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, as one of the best French lawyers in Restructuring & Insolvency. · Restructuring & Insolvency

Guillemette Burgala

Guillemette is a corporate Partner and co-head of our Paris Global M&A and Capital practice. She focuses on corporate transactions in relation to both private and public M&A deals in a domestic or cross-border context. She also advises clients in relation to corporate governance issues and the setting up of strategic partnerships and joint-venture agreements. Guillemette has developed a strong expertise in multi-jurisdictional carve-out, on a standalone basis or as part of a M&A transaction. · Corporate Law

Guy Benda

Avocat à la cour, Guy is a partner in our Global M&A and Capital practice in Paris. He advises private equity funds, major financial institutions and corporate clients on complex private equity transactions as well as mergers and acquisitions. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Gwen Senlanne

Gwen is a trusted advisor in employment and labour law, helping clients to achieve seamless organisational transformation within an increasingly stringent regulatory environment. As the global head of our People and Reward practice group, Gwen guides clients through pivotal moments of change, from cross-border mergers and acquisitions to company restructurings and workforce reduction programs. By anticipating and solving the full spectrum of employment and labour law-related issues, he minimises legal risk and positions his clients for success. Gwen also has significant expertise in dealing with sensitive employment issues including exits of senior executives, design and implementation of compensation packages and internal investigation. In addition to providing strategic advice, Gwen has a strong litigation practice and specialises in helping businesses minimise the risks associated with union, works council, and senior employee disputes. His profound understanding of global internal investigations equips clients with the tools required for effective compliance and governance. Through his significant experience and understanding of employment and labour law complexities throughout Europe, Gwen has been able to guide its clients though the preparation and implementation of major transformations impacting their organisation, both in the context of follow-up merger integration processes or internal restructuring efforts. · Employment Law

Heather Brookfield

Partner · Executive Compensation

Jan Rybnicek

Counsel · Antitrust

Jenny Hochenberg

Mergers and Acquisitions

Joseph Soltis

Partner · Tax

Julie Elmer

Partner and US Head of Antitrust · Antitrust

Julien Rebibo

Avocat à la Cour, Julien is a partner in our Global M&A and Capital group in Paris. He specialises in M&A and private equity. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum

Partner · Antitrust

Jérôme Philippe

Avocat à la Cour, economist and engineer, Jérôme advises clients in: - antitrust, competition and trade, - data regulation and cyber, - regulatory. Jérôme advises clients in all areas of EU and French competition law: concentrations, antitrust, State aid and damage claims. He represents his clients before governments, competition authorities and courts. He is a Non Governmental Advisor appointed by the French competition authority before the International Competition Network (ICN). He is also very active in Foreign Investment Review and regulatory matters (digital, media, telecommunications, energy, health, transportation...). Jérôme also advises a broad range of clients on all data and cybersecurity issues (compliance, investigations, litigation, crisis response). Jérôme combines scientific, economic and legal backgrounds, enabling him to provide a unique integrated approach of complex matters. · Antitrust

Kimberly Zelnick

Partner and Global Head of Financial Institutions Disputes Group · White Collar Criminal Defense

Laurent Mabilat

Avocat à la cour, Laurent is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team. Laurent is one of the leading restructuring and finance practitioners in France and has considerable experience of advising financial institutions, corporate clients, financial sponsors and distressed investors on complex restructuring matters involving highly leveraged companies. He has been acting on some of the most challenging and high profile restructurings and finance transactions in the French market. · Restructuring & Insolvency

Lee Rovinescu

Partner · International Arbitration

Lori Goodman

Partner · Executive Compensation

Madlyn Primoff

Partner · Restructuring and Insolvency

Marie Roche

Avocat à la cour, Marie is a Partner in our Global M&A and Capital practice and is based in Paris. She focuses on corporate finance, leveraged and acquisition finance and debt restructuring. Over more than ten years of experience, Marie has also acquired a broad expertise on general lending, syndicated loans and structured finance transactions, advising financial institutions, sponsors and multinational corporates. Marie is a member of the core team for key financial institution clients. · Corporate Finance

Mark Liscio

Partner · Restructuring and Insolvency

Mary Eaton

Partner and Co-Head of Securities and Shareholder Litigation · Securities and Shareholder Litigation

Mary Lehner

Partner · Antitrust

Meghan Rissmiller

Partner · Antitrust

Meredith Kotler

Partner and Co-Head of Securities and Shareholder Litigation · Securities Litigation

Michael Levitt

Partner · Mergers and Acquisitions

Nabeel Yousef

Partner · Disputes

Natalia Marina Zibibbo

Counsel · International Arbitration

Nicolas Barberis

Avocat à la Cour, Nicolas is a partner in our Paris Global M&A and Capital practice and heads our French Private Capital practice. He advises investment funds, financial institutions and corporate clients on Private Equity transactions. · Global M&A

Nicole Foster

Partner · Executive Compensation

Nigel Blackaby

Partner, global co-head of the international arbitration group and co-head of our Latin America group · International Arbitration