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Gilles August

Founding Partner · August Debouzy

FranceCorporate / M&A, Private EquityFrench, English

About

Founding Partner at August Debouzy based in France who has headed the firm since 1995 and leads its Corporate division. He focuses on mergers & acquisitions and private equity and also advises on company law, commercial litigation, arbitration and white-collar crime; he is admitted to the Paris and New York bars and works with French and international clients, including startups and innovative companies.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityCompany LawCommercial LitigationArbitrationWhite-Collar Crime

Office

Expertise

Mergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityStartups & InnovationInternational Business

Education

  • LL.M, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C., 1986
  • DEA (post-graduate degree) in Business Law, University of Paris II Panthéon, 1984
  • Graduate, École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), 1983
  • Master in Private Law, University of Paris II Panthéon, 1981

Admissions

  • Paris Bar (1984)
  • New York Bar (1986)

Languages

FrenchEnglish