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Alexandra Munoz

Alexandra Munoz is a partner in Gide's Arbitration team in Paris. She specialises in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Alexandra advises major French and foreign companies as well as governments in commercial and investment disputes related to contract law, JV, public service concessions, public contracts and construction. She has developed an extensive experience in the cement industry, in the energy and oil and gas sectors as well as infrastructures and constrution. She represents clients before arbitral tribunals (ICC, OHADA, ICSID) or in conciliation and mediation procedures. She also represents clients before French courts (i.e. annulment procedures). Alexandra recently acted for an African state in an investment dispute relating to a mining concession. She also acted for an north-african industrial group in a partnership dispute with a Saudi company and in a disppute relating to the construction of a cement plant. She represents a state-owned oil company in its dispute with another african oil company worldwild. Alexandra is a graduate of Université Paris II, Erasmus Universiteit and the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is a CMAP-trained mediator and has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2002. · International Arbitration

Alexandre Bochu

Alexandre Bochu is a partner in Gide's Tax Law team in Paris. He specialises in French and international corporate and personal taxation. His main areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, investment fund structuring and real estate taxation. Alexandre has extensive experience of group taxation and investment structuring. He regularly acts for funds and management companies and has recently advised BlackRock, Swiss Life Reim and KKR on acquisition transactions and the creation of property funds, as well as leading banks on fund structuring and the implementation of management incentive schemes. He has also been involved in major property transactions alongside listed real estate companies, in particular acquisitions and reorganisations. Alexandre is a graduate of the Magistère DJCE at the University of Montpellier. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011. · Tax

Alexandre Durand

Alexandre Durand is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and stock market law. He mainly advises listed and unlisted companies, family groups and private equity funds on their strategic and cross-border projects. He advised Accor on the sale of a 10.8% stake in Ennismore to a consortium of Qatari investors. He has also acted for the French State in connection with its stake in Laboratoire du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies and for Vivendi in connection with its acquisition of Editis. Alexandre has practised with Allen & Overy and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier. He is a graduate of EDHEC Business School and holds a master's degree in business law and taxation from Paris Dauphine University. Alexandre is a member of the Paris Bar. · Corporate / M&A

Alexandre Gauthier

Alexandre Gauthier is a partner in Gide's Public Law team in Paris. His practice focuses on matters with an underlying real estate component, in particular the valuation of public property and town planning law. Alexandre advises property developers, real estate companies and investors on their property development projects, assisting them with land management, designing the contractual package and obtaining planning permission (defining the necessary permits, monitoring procedures and assisting with the administrative authorities, auditing permits and litigation). Alexandre has recognised expertise in infrastructure and complex contractual arrangements. Alexandre has developed recognised expertise in the conversion and restructuring of public assets, in particular by assisting his clients with numerous outsourcing operations involving public assets, mainly real estate, at the development or financing stage. Alexandre assists investors with all issues of town planning law during the development of projects, particularly in Paris. He also practises litigation, giving him a full appreciation of the issues involved in structuring transactions. Alexandre holds a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in public economic law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005. · Public Law

Alexandre Rennesson

Alexandre is Counsel in Gide's Public Law, Energy & Environment team in Paris. He is particularly active in two areas: infrastructure and public enterprises. In the area of infrastructure, Alexandre assists his clients throughout the project life cycle, from the structuring of calls for tender, the drafting and negotiation of contracts through to their execution. Alexandre advises public bodies, industrialists and investors, and lenders. Alexandre also advises major public companies and their shareholders on all operations relating to their development and governance: capital transactions, changes in legal form or governance, reorganisation, etc. Alexandre has worked on the structuring of a number of public projects and has recently been involved in several operations in the rail sector, such as the development of the Charles-de-Gaulle Express project (on the public authority side), the financing of the acquisition of rail equipment by several Regions (on the lender side) and the conclusion of the first rail line concessions open to competition (on the sponsor side). More generally, Alexandre is regularly involved in the transport, sport and energy sectors. Alexandre is a graduate of Sciences Po (Master Affaires Publiques) and the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master 2 Droit public des affaires). He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2017. · Public Law

Alexis Pailleret

Alexis Pailleret is a partner in Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity team in Paris. He works on M&A transactions (acquisitions, disposals and partnerships). With over 20 years of experience, he is recognized as a leading expert in the energy and infrastructure transactional sectors. Alexis regularly advises investment funds, strategic investors, public entities, lenders and developers on M&A / Private Equity transactions in France and other jurisdictions. Alexis teaches mergers and acquisitions as part of the Master II in Business Law at Université Paris-Dauphine. He is graduated from the Paris-Sorbonne University and the Paris-Dauphine University. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004. · Corporate / M&A

Ali Osman Ak

As a partner in the firm, Ali Osman Ak is responsible for managing and monitoring pre-litigation, litigation and employment law matters. Ali regularly advises foreign investors in commercial, corporate and employment law disputes. He represents them before the civil and administrative courts. He also advises on all matters relating to bankruptcy and composition proceedings. He also specialises in litigation concerning the exequatur of foreign judgments and arbitration awards. Ali represent our clients in disputes arising from both local and international insurance policies. He also participate in the resolution of disputes arising between insurers and insureds in relation to reinsurance policies. He follow up administrative disputes arising from regulatory actions (cancellation of licences and permits, etc.) or fines imposed by the administration (due to breach of data protection laws, environmental legislation, etc.). Together with our tax department, he is following disputes arising from taxes accrued and tax fines imposed on non-resident companies in Turkey. Ali has recognised expertise in employment law and assists numerous companies with all their human resources management, recruitment and redundancy issues. Ali advises clients on appointments, remuneration, responsibilities, social protection, taxation, mobility, non-competition clauses, termination of employment contracts and other issues relating to employees in management positions. He is involved in the design and implementation of various plans, including loyalty plans, whether structured locally or as a result of the implementation of global employee plans. Ali advise our clients on ethical principles, compliance policies and practices, and specifically on managing social risks such as discrimination, harassment, corruption, fraud, data protection, respect for human rights, duty of care, corporate social responsibility, social dialogue, occupational health and safety, and crisis management. A graduate of Istanbul University Law School (2001). Ali was admitted to the Istanbul Bar in 2003. He teaches labour law at various institutions. · Employment Law

Alice Bouillié

Alice Bouillié is Of Counsel in Gide's Public Law and Environment teams in Paris. She advises on and litigates before the administrative, civil and criminal courts, in environmental law (ICPE, water law, soil pollution, waste, industrial risks, natural areas, protected species/biodiversity), nuclear law and energy law, as well as in mining and extractive activities law, and in matters relating to the circular economy, CSR/ESG and sustainable development (Gide Impact). In addition to her advisory and litigation work, Alice is a contributor to the Bulletin de droit de l'environnement industriel, and has written the books Lamy Transition énergétique and Offshore Wind Licensing (Edward Elgar Publishing). She is a member of the Club des avocats environnementalistes (CDAE) and the Cercle interprofessionnel du droit de l'environnement (CIDDE), and co-responsible for the Commission Environnement et Risques industriels of the Paris Bar Association. She has taught a course in nuclear law at Paris Descartes University since 2016. Alice holds a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in environmental law from the Universities of Paris I and Paris II (1997) and a diploma from the Institut de Droit des Affaires (IDA) at the University of Paris II (1996). She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002. · Environment

Anis Jabnoun

Anis Jabnoun is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Tunis. He specialises in banking and finance. With over 24 years' experience in Tunisia, Anis' main areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions/company law (acquisitions, capital transactions, public offerings), banking and finance, and advising Tunisian and foreign investors (foreign exchange regulations, foreign direct investment, joint ventures). Anis has participated in major privatisations and sales of blocks of securities in the banking, financial, industrial, agri-food and services sectors, as well as in financing operations carried out in Tunisia, notably by international financial institutions (IFC, EIB, EBRD, AFD, KFW, AFC, etc.). A member of the Tunis Bar, Anis Jabnoun is the managing partner of Global Lawyers North Africa (GLN-A), a professional law firm in exclusive partnership with Gide since January 2012. · Corporate / M&A

Anne Tolila

Anne Tolila is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. She specialises in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity. She is mainly involved in mergers and acquisitions, particularly for publicly-owned entities (the State or strategic companies) and major industrial groups, as well as in private equity transactions for both French and international clients (industrial companies or investment funds). Anne has also developed particular expertise in the healthcare sector. Anne advised EP Equity Investment (EPEI), a financially strong and recognised European industrial holding company with a long-term approach, on its acquisition of 100% of the Tech Foundations business of Atos SE, based on an enterprise value of EUR 2 billion (2023), and MSC Group on its acquisition of Bolloré Africa Logistics from the Bolloré Group (2022). Anne is a graduate of Sciences-Po Paris - Section Economique et Financière and the University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas, and holds a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in international taxation from HEC. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1993. · Corporate / M&A

Antoine Lelong

Antoine Lelong is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He advises on a wide variety of transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, equity investments, equity issues and corporate restructuring, both in France and abroad. He has developed sector expertise in financial services and distribution, as well as in real estate, energy and infrastructure. He also regularly advises companies on corporate law and corporate governance issues. Antoine has acted for BPCE, Casino, Groupama, ADEO, Régie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris (RIVP), the world leader in logistics real estate GLP, My Money Bank, the Canadian air transport and tourism group Transat A.T., Credit Suisse, Hammerson, Conforama, Unibail-Rodamco, Safran, Steinhoff, Areva, SNCF, Total, Olympus, Vivendi, the Meridiam infrastructure fund and family shareholders or founders in connection with the sale of businesses or assets. Antoine is a graduate of HEC, a member of the Legal Committee of the Association Nationale des Sociétés par Actions (ANSA) and a director and secretary of the Gide Pro Bono endowment fund. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998. · Corporate / M&A

Antoine Mary

Antoine Mary is a partner in Gide's Real Estate team in Paris. He advises and litigates in all fields of real estate law. He advises both institutional investors and major users on all their property transactions, with a particular focus on transactions (asset deals, share deals, outsourcing), commercial leases and development. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005, Antoine joined Gide in 2006. He holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Business Law from the Paris X Nanterre University. · Real Estate

Antoine Tézenas du Montcel

Antoine Tézenas du Montcel is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and securities law. He is mainly involved in acquisitions and mergers of listed companies. He also has experience of IPOs and private or public issues (private investment in public equity) of financial securities by listed companies. His recent assignments include advising TotalEnergies in the context of the disvestment of its Canadian oil sands assets (2023); Long Path Partners in the context of the acquisition by Keysight Technologies of a controlling stake in the listed company ESI Group followed by a tender offer (2023); Warner Music Group in the context of the business combination between Deezer and the SPAC I2PO (2022); Cast, a listed company, and its management in the context of the acquisition of a controlling stake in Cast followed by a mandatory simplified tender offer (2022); Talend for its acquisition by Thoma Bravo (2021); American Industrial Partners, on the French aspects of the sale of Gerber Technology to Lectra S.A (2021). He advises regularly Zimmer Biomet and Legrand. Antoine is a graduate of the Magistère de Juriste d'Affaires - D.J.C.E. from the Université Paris II Panthéon Assas and has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2002. · Corporate / M&A

Antoine de la Gatinais

Antoine de la Gatinais is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. He specialises in private equity. He is regularly involved in leveraged transactions on behalf of French and foreign managers and investment funds. He also assists portfolio companies in their transactions. Antoine has recently assisted Investindustrial in a number of transactions in France and regularly advises the listed property company Icade on its acquisitions, particularly in the property development sector. Antoine has been with Gide since 1998. He headed the Shanghai office (China) for 6 years (2010-2016). He is a graduate of the ESSEC business school and the University of Montpellier. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1999. · Corporate / M&A

Arnaud Duhamel

Arnaud Duhamel is a partner in Gide's Capital Markets team in Paris. He advises both issuers and banks on IPOs, capital increases, private placements, dual listings, convertible bond issues and block sales. His expertise also covers debt financing and restructuring, from EMTN programmes to hybrid securities, high-yield bonds, debt repackaging, as well as structured finance and products incorporating derivatives. Arnaud is very active in emerging markets. Arnaud is a graduate of the Institute of Political Studies and the University of Paris II. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1995. · Capital Markets

Arpat Şenocak

Arpat Şenocak is a Partner in Gide's Corporate/M&A team and its Turkish affiliate Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and investment structuring. His activities cover mergers and acquisitions and investment structuring. He has been advising Turkish and international clients for over 20 years in various sectors such as financial services, technology and industry. Arpat recently assisted AXA in its takeover of Groupama's insurance business in Turkey, IBM in its acquisition of Software AG's StreamSets and webMethods platforms, Believe in its acquisition of DMC Music from the Turkish group Dogan and Carel in its acquisition of sole control of CFM Sogutma. Arpat is a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel and holds an equivalence diploma from the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University. Arpat is also President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey. He has been a member of the Neuchâtel Bar since 2003 and of the Istanbul Bar since 2008. · Corporate / M&A

Arzu Bekem

Arzu Bekem is a member of Intellectual and Industrial Property department of Istanbul Office. She specializes in intellectual property, advising local and foreign clients on trademarks, designs, copyright, IP litigation and prosecution matters. She also pleads before commercial, civil and criminal IP-specialized courts, and regularly acts on Uniformed Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before WIPO. She supports the IP team on seizures and destruction of counterfeit products throughout Turkey on behalf of major multinational companies. Along with being an experienced litigation attorney in IP Law, Arzu is also skilled in trademark and industrial design portfolio management as being a qualified trademark attorney and managing portfolios of companies through Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. She handles all types of IP related civil and criminal actions and execute the IP & IT related contract processes. She conducts IP rights portfolio management for the clients which are international companies active in food, food supplement, cosmetics, medicines, luxury goods, textile, automotive, hospitality and many other sectors. She was licensed by the Istanbul Bar Association and graduated with an LLM from the University of Surrey. As an Active member of AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle), she is currently working as Moderator of Legislative Monitoring and Compilation Working Group. She specializes in intellectual property, advising local and foreign clients on trademarks, designs, copyright, IP litigation and prosecution matters. She also pleads before commercial, civil and criminal IP-specialized courts, and regularly acts on Uniformed Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before WIPO. She supports the IP team on seizures and destruction of counterfeit products throughout Turkey on behalf of major multinational companies. Along with being an experienced litigation attorney in IP Law, Arzu is also skilled in trademark and industrial design portfolio management as being a qualified trademark attorney and managing portfolios of companies through Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. She handles all types of IP related civil and criminal actions and execute the IP & IT related contract processes. She conducts IP rights portfolio management for the clients which are international companies active in food, food supplement, cosmetics, medicines, luxury goods, textile, automotive, hospitality and many other sectors. · Intellectual Property

Astrid Westphalen

Astrid Westphalen is counsel in Gide's International Arbitration team in Paris. She specialises in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Astrid advises and represents companies, state entities and governments in international, institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, as well as before the French courts in arbitration-related disputes. She has acted in over 25 commercial and investment arbitrations relating to infrastructure and construction projects, investment protection and contractual disputes in a wide variety of sectors, including energy and natural resources, cement, insurance and reinsurance, defence and public service concessions. Astrid is currently representing a reinsurer in a dispute relating to the performance of reinsurance treaties and a North African industrial group in a dispute relating to the construction of a cement plant. She recently acted for two public entities in North Africa in shareholder disputes. Astrid is Vice-President of Paris Arbitration Week and Co-Chair of the Society of Construction Law France's Dispute Resolution Committee. Member of the Paris Bar since 2013 and a Solicitor at the Bar of England and Wales since 2017, Astrid is a graduate of the University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master II in International Trade Law) and of King's College London (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in English and French Law). · International Arbitration

Aurélie Pacaud

Aurélie Pacaud is a Counsel in Gide's Technology, Media and Telecommunications team in Paris. She specialises in technology, personal data and media law. She advises on IT projects (drafting and negotiating contracts) and on data protection (GDPR compliance, analysis of complex projects, data breach management, CNIL controls). She assists clients with their digital activities (artificial intelligence (AI), e-commerce), and in matters of image rights and copyright. She works on financing and other transactions relating to tech companies. Aurélie has recently worked with biotech companies on high-stakes partnership contracts, on the raising of €15 million by Cure51, on the negotiation of an art direction contract for a luxury group, and on the sale by Société Générale of its subsidiary in Benin. Aurélie has also lectured on artificial intelligence and is working on compliance with the DORA regulation. Aurélie is a graduate of the Universities of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (multimedia and IT law), Paris-Nanterre (French/Anglo-American law), and NYU (LLM). She has been a member of the New York Bar since 2013 and of the Paris Bar since 2014. · Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Axelle Toulemonde

Axelle Toulemonde is a partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. Her practice covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity. She is regularly involved in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in the technology, real estate, infrastructure and energy sectors. She also advises financial investors and growth companies on equity financing, acquisitions and exits. Axelle recently worked for Equativ (a leading independent adtech platform) and its shareholders on the sale of Equativ to Bridgepoint and their reinvestment, for Sézane and its shareholders on the entry of Téthys into the share capital of Sézane, and for Crédit Mutuel Arkea on the acquisition of Budget Insight and its subsequent sale to the PSG fund and reinvestment. Axelle is a graduate of HEC business school, specialising in international legal and tax strategy. She holds a master's degree in business law from Paris XI. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1999. · Corporate / M&A

Bastien Raisse

Bastien Raisse is Counsel in Gide's Capital Markets team in Paris. He advises arrangers, investors and borrowers, both French and foreign, on the structuring of market transactions, the drafting and negotiation of documentation and all related regulatory issues. Bastien is mainly involved in all debt products and market segments (Investment Grade - Corporate and FIG with a particular focus on regulatory capital issues in the banking or insurance sector, Euro PP and High Yield) but also in securities giving access to capital, whether in the context of issues, restructuring or buybacks. He also specialises in innovative transactions that incorporate sustainability components (ESG or SLB bonds) or rely on disruptive technologies such as blockchain (security token issues and refinancing through DAOs). Bastien holds an M2 in Financial Law from the Université Paris-Saclay/ESCP Business School. He lectures at the MDBF of Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at Sciences Po Paris. Bastien was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2010. · Capital Markets

Benjamin Delaunay

Benjamin Delaunay is a partner in Gide's Banking and Finance team in Paris. He specialises in Investment Funds and Financial Services law. He advises management companies, credit institutions, investment firms and French and foreign investors on all issues relating to banking and financial regulations, and in particular in the fields of financial services law and asset management. He assists his clients in three main areas: (1) structuring and documentation of investment funds; (2) banking and financial litigation during the control and investigation phases, and in disciplinary proceedings; (3) regulatory aspects of their activities, and on issues relating to authorisation, the European passport, organisation and internal control, compliance, KYC / money laundering, the marketing of financial products, and the implementation of corporate transactions. Benjamin holds a Magistère in Business Law and a Master 2 in Business and Economic Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a Master in Asset Management from ESCP Europe. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2009. · Banking & Finance

Benjamin Krief

Benjamin Krief is a partner in Gide's Employment Law team in Paris. He specialises in employment law, dealing with both individual and collective labour relations. In particular, he assists transnational groups in managing their strategic disputes, such as collective disputes initiated by staff representation bodies, industrial tribunal disputes concerning senior executives or sensitive issues such as harassment, discrimination or the status of whistleblowers. Benjamin is also very active in defending intermediation platforms in disputes brought by drivers/delivery personnel seeking recognition as employees. In addition to his litigation work, Benjamin also assists his clients with the implementation of their reorganisation plans (sale, voluntary redundancy scheme, etc.) and has built up a speciality in information and consultation procedures with staff representation bodies. Benjamin holds a doctorate in law from the University of Paris II - Panthéon-Assas. He was admitted to the Paris Bar 2012. In addition to his litigation work, Benjamin also assists his clients with the implementation of their reorganisation plans (sale, voluntary redundancy scheme, etc.) and has built up a speciality in information and consultation procedures with staff representation bodies. · Employment

Benoît Le Bret

Benoit Le Bret is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Brussels. He has recognised experience in competition law, particularly in the field of state aid (financial services, transport, environment, energy, agriculture, major investments, PIIEC) and antitrust. He also specialises in monitoring EU regulation in a number of sectors (structural funds, gambling and betting, aeronautics, energy and the environment, telecoms, online services). He has in-depth knowledge of internal market rules and Community players and procedures, and is used to negotiations with the European Commission and Community agencies such as ESMA, as well as litigation before the CJEU. He represents and advises private equity clients on all EU regulatory matters, as well as major companies such as KKR and SNCF on EU-wide holding company and EU rail reform issues respectively, as well as potential state aid. Benoît regularly lodges complaints with the European Commission to redress or protect the interests of his clients in a wide range of sectors. His working languages are French, English and German. He has been a member of the Brussels and Paris Bars since 2008. · Competition

Bertrand Jouanneau

Bertrand Jouanneau is a partner in Gide's Tax Law team in Paris. Bertrand joined Gide in 2003 and spent a year in our New York office. His main areas of practice are real estate investment structuring, real estate taxation, real estate investment funds, mergers and acquisitions and group restructurings. He also advises companies on tax audits and disputes. He has advised Groupe Casino and Foncière Atland on the outsourcing of several property portfolios, Naos Hotels Groupe, Centaurus, Angelo Gordon, Ghelamco, Experimental Group and Brookfield on hotel and related projects, Priams and GDG on property development projects, and a large number of property companies. Bertrand is also a regular speaker at tax conferences and seminars on property taxation. He also created the Gide Real Estate blog, a medium dedicated to legal and tax news in the real estate sector. Bertrand graduated from the University of Cambridge (LL.M. in Business Law and Taxation) in 2003 and from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (DESS, Magistère, DJCE) in 2001. He joined Gide in 2003 and spent a year in our New York office. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2003. · Tax

Bertrand Oldra

Bertrand Oldra is a partner in Gide's Real Estate team in Paris. He advises on a broad range of real estate matters, including acquisitions, property development and real estate restructuring. Bertrand specialises in real estate transactions and plays an active role in the development of practices in this area (co-working, co-living, smartgrids, etc.) and has recognised expertise in resolving disputes involving real estate assets, both before the courts and through mediation. He regularly acts for international clients, both in France and abroad. His main recent activities are the acquisition and disposal of a number of properties (direct acquisition or acquisition of shares in companies) with a view to their restoration, letting or sale, the acquisition of property development companies, the monitoring of construction operations for office buildings and shopping centres, the development of a number of hotels, including a luxury hotel in Paris, crisis exit strategies and general property litigation. His clients include J.P. Morgan Asset Management, AEW, Apsys, Arkea, Angelo Gordon, Bouygues Immobilier, Crédit Agricole, Caisse d'Epargne, Decathlon, Foncière Atland, Qatari National Bank, Disney and Tikehau. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000, Bertrand is a graduate of ESSEC business school (MBA). · Real Estate

Bruno Quentin

Bruno Quentin is a partner in Gide's Litigation team in Paris. His areas of expertise cover pre-litigation and litigation activities, as well as business criminal law and commercial litigation. He assists both corporate entities and individuals before all criminal, civil and commercial courts and before financial regulators. He assists his clients in mediations organised to settle complex, high-stakes disputes. He also advises on criminal tax law and anti-corruption (setting up anti-corruption programmes, risk analysis, internal investigations), and on adapting companies to the duty of care. He handles cases involving stock market litigation, company law, banking and finance, liability and press law. He has also defended the interests of individuals implicated in the exercise of their public and political functions (ministers before the Court of Justice of the Republic, members of Parliament, presidents of local authorities). Bruno was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1995. · Litigation

Bénédicte Mazel

Bénédicte Mazel is a partner in Gide's Public Law team in Paris. She advises private and public sector players in all areas of public business law as applied to infrastructure or public service projects in France (contracts, concessions, operations on public property and all forms of public-private partnerships), throughout the project life cycle (structuring, financing, construction, operation), including litigation. She also advises financial institutions on public sector financing transactions. Bénédicte works on energy transition projects (solar, wind, hydrogen, heating networks, IRVE) for investors, owners, producers or consumers (connection to networks, PPA, obligations under the APER law, CEE); sports and event facilities (stadiums, training centres, nautical centres, casinos, hospitality) and supported Paris 2024 for 4 years for the delivery of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; and airport, port, road and rail concessions. Bénédicte holds a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in public economic law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1999. · Public / Administrative Law

Bülent Özdirekcan

Bülent Özdirekcan is a partner in the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions team of Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak, Gide's affiliate in Türkiye. He specialises in corporate, mergers & acquisition and restructuring operations for listed and non-listed companies with private or public capital, particularly in the automotive, banking & insurance, energy and real estate sectors. He advises major local and foreign companies on their investments in Türkiye, particularly in the automotive, banking and insurance, energy and real estate sectors. He also handles all tax aspects of the above transactions, including those relating to foreign financing. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Franco-Turkish Chamber of Commerce in Turkey since 2012. He has advised numerous companies, notably French, Korean and Chinese, in the creation of joint ventures with Turkish partners in Turkey. He has also assisted such companies with restructuring and tax issues in Turkey. Bülent is a graduate of the Université Paris Val-de-Marne, the Université Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, the Université Paris Panthéon-Assas and Istanbul University. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998 and to the Istanbul Bar in 2003. · Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions

Błażej Czwarnok

Błażej Czwarnok is a partner in the Real Estate team of Gide's Warsaw office. He specialises in advising investors and developers in the residential, office, retail, hotel, logistics and elderly care real estate markets, as well as financing institutions, on all real estate transactions and investment processes, including structuring transactions, sales and acquisitions, joint venture projects, sale and leaseback transactions and leases. Błażej recently advised a major developer in Poland on the acquisition of a new office project with the potential to convert it to a residential project, a retail developer on the sale of two retail parks in Poland, a retail group on the restructuring of its portfolio and expansion in Poland, a major European hotel group on concluding new hotel lease agreements in Poland and an investor operating in the healthcare and nursing homes sector on acquisition of new assets in Poland. Błażej graduated from the University of Warsaw, the University of Poitiers and the University of Orleans. He is an advocate admitted to the Warsaw Bar Association since 2011. · Real Estate

Cansu Koyuncu

Cansu Koyuncu is an associate in the litigation team. She specialises in labour, corporate and consumer law, as well as alternative dispute resolution. She represents and provides legal assistance to local and foreign clients from wide range of industrial sectors such as automotive, tourism, insurance, energy etc. on their daily operations. She also specializes enforcement, bankruptcy law and commercial claims regarding to conduct corporate transactions and contracts. Cansu graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2016 as an honor student and admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association and Union of Turkish Bars since 2017. She was entitled to become a mediator in 2023. Accordingly she completed her specialization training for employment mediation at Altınbas University and consumer mediation at Okan University. · Litigation

Capucine Bernier

Capucine Bernier is a partner in the Insurance team. She specialises in insurance law and civil liability. Her practice focuses on non-life insurance litigation (property, civil and professional liability, special and industrial risks) and life insurance. She advises and assists insurance companies, bancassurers and various industrial operators in the management of sensitive disputes or disputes with high strategic and economic stakes. Capucine is a member of UJARF (Union des Jeunes Assureurs et Réassureurs Français), AJAR (Association des Juristes d'Assurance et de Réassurance), AIDA (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances), and vice-president of ADIAP (Association des Diplômés de l'Institut des Assurances de Paris). She is a frequent speaker at conferences and contributes to the writing of specialist articles. She is a graduate of the Institut des Assurances de Paris (valedictorian), has a Master 2 in Insurance Law from Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne and a Master 2 in Business Law. Capucine has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1998. · Insurance

Carole Malinvaud

Carole Malinvaud is a partner at Gide Paris, where she coordinates the firm's international arbitration activities and chairs Gide's Pro Bono endowment fund. She practises international commercial law, with a particular focus on international arbitration. Carole has recently concentrated on construction, energy and defence arbitrations under ICC and ICSID rules. She also acts as arbitrator in a number of ICC and ICSID arbitrations. Carole is a lecturer at the University of Paris II as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law and at Sciences Po Paris as part of the LLM in Transnational Arbitration. She has been Vice-Chair of the ICC Court of Arbitration since 2021 and an elected member of the ICCA Board since 2017. She has also been an elected member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) since 2015, President of the Ordinary Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) since 2016 and President of the ad hoc Division of the Paris Olympic Games (2024). Carole is a graduate of the University of Paris II (DEA in private law - 1986) and Harvard (LL.M., Harvard Law School, Lavoisier and Fulbright scholarships - 1988). She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1986 and to the New York Bar in 1990. · International Arbitration

Charles Terdjman

Charles Terdjman is Counsel in the Antitrust & International Trade practice. he specialises in French and EU competition law. He advises his clients in all areas of competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position, merger control). He has developed an extensive expertise in merger control, whether in the context of multi-filings or complex cases requiring commitments. He also specialises in antitrust litigation and has a vast experience regarding dawn raid litigation. In addition, He also advises various clients on distribution and consumer law, notably regarding consumer goods. In merger control, Charles was recently involved in the following transactions : Avril / Axéréal Elevage, Phoenix Pharma / McKesson, HIG / France Elevateur, St-Gobain / Chryso, Fnac-Darty / France Billet, Generali / Europ Assistance, Guerbet / Mallinkrodt, etc. In antitrust, Charles has advised groups such as Stihl, Drouot, Nintendo, JDE, Avril and Castel. A graduate of Science Po Paris, Charles also obtained an M2 in EU law from the Université R. Schumann in Strasbourg and an M2 in competition law from the Université Paris Descartes. He has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2012. · Competition / Antitrust

Charles-Eric Delamare-Deboutteville

Charles-Eric Delamare-Deboutteville is Of Counsel in Gide's Maritime Transport Insurance team in Paris. He advises on all types of regulatory issues relating to insurance law, in particular restructuring operations in the insurance sector, the implementation of distribution schemes and all regulatory issues relating to insurance distributors, the regulation of insurance undertakings and, more generally, all insurance law issues. Charles-Eric has recently been involved in setting up distribution schemes for insurance/assistance products for leading banking and industrial operators. He regularly advises on all market issues and the main M&A operations in the insurance sector (e.g. assistance with the creation of a P&C insurer for a major banking group, assistance with the sale of a P&C insurance company or a life insurance company). Charles-Eric also assists with ACPR inspections. Charles-Eric is a graduate of the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (Master of Business Law and Insurance Law). He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004. · Insurance

Charlotte Dupont

Charlotte Dupont is a Partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. She specialises in private equity transactions, with particular expertise in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and growth capital investments. Charlotte advises numerous investment funds and founders within the scope of LBO and growth capital transactions, as well as industrial players on their build-up strategies and corporate reorganisation operations. Charlotte has recently been involved in the LBO of the Argon & Co group structured by Bridgepoint Development Capital and Ardian Growth, the LBO of the Myrium group structured by Capza alongside Amundi Private Equity and Bpifrance, and the merger of 3P Biopharmaceuticals and Biovian structured by Keensight Capital and Elyan. She has over 15 years of experience within leading French and US law firms. Prior to joining Gide, she was an Of Counsel within Paul Hastings' Corporate department. Charlotte has a specialised Master's degree in International Law and Management from ESCP Europe and a Master's 2 in Business law and Taxation from Université d'Orléans. · Corporate / M&A

Chloé Bouhours

Chloé Bouhours is counsel in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Gide’s Paris office. She is involved in M&A transactions, fund-raising and setting up strategic partnerships, mainly in the infrastructure and energy sectors. She advises investment funds, major groups, public bodies and project developers in France and abroad. Chloé is also a member of the Infravenir association and provides teaching in mergers and acquisitions within the master 2 in business law of Université Paris-Dauphine. She is a graduate of the University College and the Master's degree in economic law, business, markets and regulations at Sciences Po Paris, as well as the Master's degree in international corporate operations and taxation at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. She also studied public affairs and international relations at the Universidad Externado de Colombia and worked in the economic department of the French Embassy in Colombia. Chloé was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2018. · Corporate / M&A

Chloé Joachim De Larivière

Chloé Joachim de Larivière is a Partner in the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Gide's Casablanca office. For more than thirteen years, she has been involved in acquisitions/divestitures (share deals or asset deals), investments and partnerships for foreign investors wishing to expand or sell their businesses in Morocco or in sub-Saharan Africa. She also assists Moroccan clients with their internal or external growth projects. Chloé also has a recognized and established expertise on(i) listed M&A in Morocco and (ii) M&A transactions in "regulated" sectors (bank, insurance and pharmaceutical sector). Chloé co-heads Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions department in Casablanca. She holds a Master II in Business Law and a Magistère in Business Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas and a Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise (DJCE). She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2012. · Corporate / M&A

Christian Camboulive

Christian Camboulive is a Partner in Gide's Arbitration team in Paris. He coordinates the activities of the Arbitration team. He advises and act as arbitrator in international, institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings, as well as before French courts in arbitration-related disputes, such as setting aside proceedings. He has acted in over a hundred arbitrations, conducted in particular under the ICC, AFA, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, relating to the protection of investments, infrastructure and construction projects, joint ventures and acquisitions, distribution, licensing or reinsurance agreements, in a wide variety of sectors. A former vice-chairman of the International Bar Association's Arbitration Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Christian is a member of various associations specialising in arbitration (i.e. Comité Français de l'Arbitrage, Institut pour l'Arbitrage International, London Court of International Arbitration, Association Suisse d'Arbitrage) and sits on the Editorial Committee of Cahiers de l'Arbitrage/Paris Journal of International Arbitration. Christian is a graduate of Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and IEP Bordeaux. He has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1988. · International Arbitration

Christophe Eck

Christophe Eck is a partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities law and corporate law. He is involved in acquisitions and mergers of listed and unlisted companies, as well as restructurings. He is regularly involved in cross-border transactions in various parts of the world, including Asia and Africa. He has also developed a litigation practice in these areas before national courts and arbitration tribunals, as well as expertise in infrastructure and mining projects. He advises or has advised numerous groups on their mergers and acquisitions (Auchan, Société Générale, Groupama, Addax & Oryx, BPCE, BMCE, Total, Anglogold Ashanti, ENI) as well as government authorities. Christophe is a graduate of the University of Nancy and the University of Paris. He is a member of the Paris Bar and is also a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and an Advocate of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in India. Christophe was Managing Partner of the firm in 2010 and 2011. · Corporate / M&A

Christopher Szostak

Christopher Szostak is a partner in the Real Estate team of Gide in Paris. He advises on investments, developments and joint ventures. He also has a lease and litigation practice. Christopher is active in a wide breadth of industry segments including offices, retail, residential, industrial, self-storage, hotels and serviced residential. He acts on behalf of investors (listed property companies, funds, financial institutions), operators and end-users. He was recently involved in the sale of a Paris shopping centre, and various acquisitions (office building in the Paris CBD, industrial asset forward sale, self-storage assets). He also advised on hotel projects (acquisitions, disposals, developments, hotel management agreements) and forward leases (e.g. industrial lease for around 120,000 sq.m., shopping centre anchor, office building in Paris CBD, self-storage asset). Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, Christopher has been a Solicitor since 2000. He holds an LL.B. in English and French law from King's College, London and a master's degree in private law from Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne). · Real Estate

Clément Bouvarel

Clément Bouvarel is a partner in Gide's International Trade and Regulatory team in Brussels. He specialises in trade defence instruments – anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, safeguards – in Europe and third countries (China, Turkey, Canada, the Gulf States, Morocco, and others) and in European and WTO law. Clément assists clients in the European steel, manufacturing, metallurgical products and agricultural products industries to counter unfair imports. He advises European exporters of agricultural, steel and manufactured products in proceedings outside Europe. Clément studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan and holds a Master's degree from the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) from Trinity College Dublin. He is a member of the Paris and Brussels Bars since 2017. · International Trade

Constantin Miliotis

Constantin Miliotis is a partner in Gide's Real Estate team in Paris and in Gide's London office. He assists French and international players with all legal issues relating to the real estate value chain: investment and arbitration, structuring joint ventures and investment vehicles (regulated and unregulated), setting up and developing real estate projects, construction, asset management and financing. He works on all types of real estate assets, for a wide variety of players in the real estate industry. In 2024, Constantin assisted Hammerson France and Patrizia with the sale of the O'Parinor shopping centre to Klépierre and Sofidy. In 2023, he assisted the consortium formed by BNPPRE in the acquisition and restructuring of the former AP-HP headquarters in Paris. Since 2019, Constantin has been assisting the Icawood fund with all its acquisition, development and marketing operations (Marcadet, Aquaboulevard de Paris, Arboretum, CB3, etc.). Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007, Constantin holds a Master's degree in real estate and construction law from the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas. · Real Estate

Dariusz Tokarczuk

Dariusz Tokarczuk is a partner in the Warsaw office. He specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, competition and commercial contracts, capital markets and tax law. Dariusz advises on the most complex M&A transactions on the Polish market. He represents leading Polish and foreign investors during mergers and acquisition projects, financial operations and investment processes in Poland, as well as in cross-border multijurisdictional transactions. He provides comprehensive legal and business advice at every stage of the investment process. He has extensive corporate experience in various industry sectors, with a special focus on mining and heavy industries. Dariusz also advises on all aspects of competition law and commercial contracts and supervises the firm’s Tax practice. In recent years, he has advised KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. on various development projects and Qemetica (formerly CIECH S.A.) in obtaining strategic financing. Dariusz graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Wrocław and completed postgraduate studies in management at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, Sciences Po, the École des Ponts ParisTech, MINES ParisTech and the Collège des ingénieurs de Paris. He is a member of the Warsaw Bar. · Corporate / M&A

David Boitout

David Boitout is a partner in Gide's Shanghai office. With over twenty years' experience in China, David advises European investors on their investment projects and operations in China. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and compliance in all sectors. David also advises Chinese investors on their investments outside of China. David has recently been involved in a number of strategic projects for the development of our clients' operations in China. In particular, he has been involved in the negotiation and implementation of the takeover of a joint venture by one of our clients, as well as the sale of a strategic business of one of our clients to a Chinese investor. He also took part in a major compliance investigation into one of our clients' activities in China. David is a graduate of the University of Paris XII Law School. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998. · Corporate / M&A

David Jonin

David Jonin is a partner in Gide's Employment Law team in Paris. He specialises in employment law and social security law. In France, he advises and litigates with French and international companies on the implementation of large-scale projects. He is also regularly involved in international cases. Over the past decade, he has assisted clients in some sixty countries (Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, South America and Central America). David has recently advised international groups on restructuring, reorganisation, unfair competition and criminal employment law. He advises and litigates with French and foreign companies on issues of employment law (corporate restructuring and reorganisation, unfair competition, criminal employment law, international mobility, staff representative bodies and trade unions, working conditions, employee savings schemes, health and safety, professional elections) and social security law (social security contributions, accidents at work and occupational illnesses, Urssaf inspections, provident schemes, pensions). He holds a postgraduate diploma (DEA) in private international law from the University of Paris II. He joined the firm in 1999 and has been a partner since 2007. · Employment

David-James Sebag

David-James Sebag is a Partner in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team and divides his time between the New York and Paris offices. His practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions and private equity, with a particular emphasis on cross-border transactions. David-James represents a large number of international groups and private-equity funds for their investments in France, and advises French companies on their fund-raising and acquisitions in France and the United States. He regularly advises investors and entrepreneurs on M&A, venture and growth equity transactions, particularly in the tech, AI , healthcare sectors or sensitive businesses (for foreign investment control). David-James has recently advised Talend (NASDAQ), on its acquisition by Thoma Bravo for USD 2.4 billion; TPG Capital and Planview, a US-based strategic portfolio management (SPM) platform, for the acquisition of Sciforma Corporation; Hitachi Vantara, the French subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. on the sale of oXya SAS, an SAP infrastructure solution provider, to Montefiore Investment; Tenable Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) in the acquisition of Alsid, a French cybersecurity company; Hana Group and its management for the LBO of TA Associates, the subsequent build-up acquisition of Genji in the US and the secondary buy-out of Permira; Temasek for its investments in French leading companies Alan and ManoMano; Vitalliance, its founder and shareholders for the LBO with ISAI and secondary LBO with Parquest; MWM, Spendesk, Odaseva and other growth companies for their equity financings in France and the US. David-James is a lawyer at the Paris and New York bars. · Corporate / M&A

Dawid Van Kędzierski

Dawid Van Kędzierski is Counsel in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Warsaw. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and financial regulation. He has assisted in significant transactions on the mergers & acquisitions market, especially in relation to banks and public companies. He advises private equity and venture capital fund sponsors in buy-side and sell-side mandates as well as fund formation. He has acted on behalf of issuers and financial institutions in connection with public and private offerings of securities, including shares, bonds and subscription warrants. He also advises on financial regulation, including MAR, MiFID, AML/CFT, AIFMD and CRR. Dawid recently represented Kulczyk Investments in its take-private deal for Ciech (later re-branded as Qemetica), and KGHM in its PLN 1 billion issuance of unsecured 7-year bonds. Dawid graduated in law from Warsaw University and in English law from Cambridge ICE University. His PhD thesis on leveraged buyouts and recapitalisations was defended at the University of Łódź. · Corporate / M&A

Diane Jouffroy

Diane Jouffroy is counsel in Gide's Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris. Her activities mainly cover private equity matters. She is particularly active in venture capital and venture growth. Diane assists both investors (French and foreign) and start-ups with fund-raising, governance issues, profit-sharing structures, external growth operations and exits. Prior to joining Gide, Diane worked for a leading start-up incubator. Diane was also seconded to the VC team of an investment fund in 2024. She holds an LL.M. from New York University and a BA, M1 and M2 in French law / Anglo-American law from the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense. She has been a member of the New York Bar since 2015 and of the Paris Bar since 2017. · Venture Capital

Didier Martin

Didier G. Martin is a Partner in Gide's Corporate/M&A and ESG, CSR, Sustainability teams in Paris. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, securities law, corporate law and corporate governance. He deals with acquisitions, joint ventures and business combinations, particularly involving listed companies, and has extensive experience of cross-border transactions. He assists several listed issuers with their stock market law, corporate governance and financial and non-financial communication issues. Furthermore, he coordinates the firm's ESG, CSR and Sustainability practice. Didier has recently advised leading French and foreign companies on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, including URW, Accor, Swiss life, Carlisle Inc, Zimmer Biomet and Normec. Didier is a graduate of HEC (major in finance) and holds a master's degree in business law from the University of Paris 2. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1992. · Corporate / M&A

Dimitri Dimitrov

Dimitri Dimitrov is a partner in Gide's Competition & International Trade team in Paris. He advises on competition and distribution law. He represents companies in proceedings before the French and European competition authorities (cartels and abuse of dominant position) and state courts (compensation claims, restrictive competition practices, etc.). He regularly assists French and foreign companies with the notification of complex, multi-jurisdictional merger transactions. Dimitri advises leading clients on competition and distribution law, both in transactional matters and major litigation. In particular, he has developed a practice aimed at manufacturers and distributors of healthcare products (medicines and medical devices). Dimitri is a graduate of the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Aix-Marseille. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2003. · Competition / Antitrust

Dimitrios Logizidis

Dimitrios Logizidis is a Partner in Gide's "Banking and Finance team" in London. He specialises in structured finance. He advises financial institutions, private equity funds and corporations on a wide range of asset-backed finance, securitisation and covered bond transactions. In particular, Dimitrios has advised arrangers, private equity funds and originators on major Whole Business Securitisation transactions of up to €3 billion. He advised the arrangers on the Whole Business Hertz/Fraikin, Europcar/Eurazéo and ALD Automotive/Société Générale securitisations. Dimitrios also advised BNP Paribas as arranger on one of the largest pan-European trade receivables securitisation transactions for the Teva Group, involving eight different jurisdictions. Dimitrios is Solicitor in England and Avocat à la Cour in France. He advises on both French and English law. · Banking & Finance

Dounia El Aissaoui

Dounia El Aissaoui practices within Gide’s Real Estate Transactions & Financing practice group. Based in Casablanca since 2019, she assists and advises Moroccan and international clients on all types of real estate transactions involving a wide range of asset classes (industrial, office, retail, shopping centers, logistics, residential, hospitality, etc.) in Morocco and across Africa. Dounia also advises a broad range of clients on commercial and contractual matters, including franchising, distribution and service agreements. Over the years, she has further developed recognized expertise in personal data protection law. Before joining Gide, she practiced at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in Paris. She also served as a teaching assistant in contract law and tort law at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. · Real Estate

Edyta Zalewska

Edyta Zalewska is an associate in Gide's Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law and Private Equity / Venture Capital teams in Warsaw. She specializes in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint venture, as well as in corporate law. She also has experience in the corporate aspects of restructurings. Edyta advises clients on all aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity at every stage of the project. She has worked for renowned international investment funds (Apax Partners, Enterprise Investors) and corporates (Total, Bonduelle, Auchan, Vinci Energies) as well as major local players (KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.) in various manufacturing and service sectors. Edyta graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Warsaw and completed Postgraduate Studies (DESS) in French and European Commercial Law (University of Poitiers). She an attorney-at-law admitted to the Warsaw Bar Association. · Corporate / M&A

Elise Marie

Elise Marie is Of Counsel in the Intellectual Property, Telecommunications, Media & Technology team. She advises clients and has extensive experience in non-contentious matters (audits of intellectual property portfolios, contracts) and contentious matters (proceedings before French, European and foreign courts and offices). She also practises copyright and unfair competition law. Elise advises and manages the industrial property rights portfolios of some of the world's leading brands, particularly in the sports, finance, fashion and consumer goods sectors. Elise graduated in law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and in intellectual property law from the University of Aix-Marseille. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2013. · Intellectual Property

Elise Mignard

Elise Mignard is counsel in Gide's Insurance team in Paris. Her practice covers insurance and civil liability law. She is particularly involved in non-life insurance litigation (construction insurance, damage, civil and professional liability, special and industrial risks), and regularly takes part, on behalf of clients, in legal expert meetings. He also provides legal advice to insurers and other clients. Elise recently assisted an architect in drafting the insurance clauses of a contract relating to the construction of a battery production and recycling plant for electric vehicles. She also assisted an insurer in a dispute relating to a hydroelectric power station and handled an insurance dispute relating to the construction of a port in West Africa. Elise holds a Master 2 in Public Economic Law from the University of Paris I (2006) and a Master 2 in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences from the University of Paris II (2005). She regularly publishes in her areas of expertise. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007 and has been a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales since 2021. · Insurance

Elizabeth Gautier

Elizabeth Gautier is a partner in Gide's Competition and International Trade team in Paris. She specialises in French and European competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position and merger control) and FSR and FDI regulations. She acts on behalf of national and international operators, both as counsel and in litigation before the French courts, the Competition Authority, the European Commission and their appeal courts. She also assists companies in connection with mergers which may give rise to commitments and/or the opening of an in-depth examination phase, whether before the French Competition Authority, the European Commission or national and regional authorities, particularly in Africa. Finally, Elizabeth assists operators in connection with their filing obligations under the FDI and FSR regulations. Elizabeth has recently acted in the following emblematic antitrust cases before the French competition authority: the household electrical appliance case, the rendering case, the Bisphenol A case, the hygiene and cleaning products case, the Echange Image Chèque case, etc. She has also recently intervened in a number of follow-on cases before the civil and commercial courts, notably in the online betting, hygiene and cleaning products, legal and economic information on companies, banking and consumer goods sectors. Elizabeth is a member of the APDC (Association des avocats pratiquant le droit de la concurrence). She is a graduate of King's College London, Paris V and Université Rennes I. She is a member of the Paris Bar since 2010. · Competition / Antitrust

Elizabeth Gautier

Elizabeth Gautier est associée au sein de l'équipe "Concurrence et commerce international" de Gide à Paris. Elle est spécialisée en droit français et européen de la concurrence (ententes, abus de position dominante et contrôle des concentrations) et réglementations FSR et FDI. Elle intervient pour le compte d'opérateurs nationaux et internationaux, en conseil et en contentieux devant les tribunaux français, l'Autorité de la concurrence, la Commission européenne et leurs juridictions de recours. Elle assiste par ailleurs les entreprises dans le cadre d'opérations de concentrations devant les autorités de concurrence pouvant donner lieu à des engagements et / ou l'ouverture d'une phase d'examen approfondi. Enfin, Elizabeth assiste les opérateurs dans le cadre de leurs obligations de notifications au titre des réglementations FDI et FSR. Elizabeth est récemment intervenue dans de nombreux dossiers antitrust emblématiques face à l'Autorité de la concurrence : les affaires de l'électroménager, de l'équarrissage, du Bisphénol A, des produits d'hygiène et d'entretien, Echange Image Chèque, etc. Elle est par ailleurs intervenue récemment dans plusieurs affaires de recours indemnitaires devant les juridictions civiles et commerciales, notamment dans les secteurs des paris en ligne, des produits d'hygiène et d'entretien, des informations juridiques et économiques sur les entreprises, bancaire, des produits de grande consommation, etc. · Competition / Antitrust

Emmanuel Larere

Emmanuel Larere is a partner in Gide's Intellectual Property team in Paris. Emmanuel advises and litigates in patent and trademark law. A renowned specialist in these areas, he defends and advises some of the world's leading companies, particularly in the pharmaceuticals, healthcare, luxury goods and sporting goods sectors. He is a member of several associations: AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle: member of the Amicus Curiae Committee at international level, former vice-chairman of the French group; former chairman of the Trademarks Committee of the French group); AAPI (Association des Avocats de Propriété Intellectuelle), INTA (International Trademark Association). Emmanuel is a graduate of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1991. · Intellectual Property

Emmanuel Reille

Emmanuel Reille is a partner in Gide's Competition team in Paris. His practice covers French and European competition law, competition law in Africa and commercial litigation. He regularly advises on antitrust issues in litigation before the French competition authorities and the courts, as well as on merger notification. He is also regularly involved in litigation and merger proceedings before the competition authorities in Africa. Lastly, he is involved in commercial litigation (breach of commercial relations, unfair competition) before the courts. Emmanuel has solid experience in the following sectors: banking, insurance, energy, real estate, construction, agro-industry and agri-food, digital and consumer goods. Emmanuel is a member of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence (APDC). He is a graduate of the University of Paris X-Nanterre and the University of Kent, Canterbury. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1999. · Competition / Antitrust