Lawyers in France

Christine Lecomte

Partner

CLEACH Avocats

Christine Lenis

Partner

Bredin Prat

Christine Van Gallebaert

Partner

Jones Day

Christophe Aldebert

Christophe Aldebert joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1989 and became a partner in 2000. He practices in tax law with a particular focus on VAT and payroll taxes. He advises financial institutions, insurance companies, property groups, industrial and service companies on the VAT regime, indirect taxes on transactions, forming resource-pooling groups, VAT groups, and optimising restructuring operations (mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing). He assists clients in monitoring and management of tax audits and tax adjustments, and acts for them in tax litigation before the French and European courts (CJEU). Christophe Aldebert has also developed extensive experience litigating criminal tax law cases.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Asselineau

Partner

Norton Rose Fulbright

Christophe BLUM*

Christophe BLUM joined LexCase in January 2018 and head the Corporate Law Department with Guillaume PIERSON. Christophe assists executives with the management of their legal projects and the organization of their own assets, from the conceptual to the execution phases. His practice covers all of the stages of the life of an entrepreneur, from the setting up of a business and the everyday legal management of the business to the structuring of groups of companies (implementation of holding structures, drafting of intra-group agreements), and employee and executive equity ownership (free shares, BSPCE (founder’s share subscription warrants), stock options, and other securities). Christophe's areas of expertise also includes growth and development projects, mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, he assists shareholders and CEOs in managing their assets and succession to anticipate the legal impact of life’s uncertainties.

LexCase

Christophe BOURDEL

Partner

Cornet Vincent Ségurel

Christophe Cabanes

CABANES Avocats

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.

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Christophe Frionnet

Christophe Frionnet joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1997 and became a partner in 2009. He practices in direct taxation with a particular focus on taxation of corporate groups and non-profits, asset planning tax and property tax. He advises and represents clients during tax audits and litigation. He regularly assists groups with the tax aspects of HR management, including management packages, employee savings schemes, and profit-sharing plans. He also advises on leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and leveraged management buyouts (LMBOs)

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Gaillard

Christophe Gaillard, partner, specialises in banking and finance, he mainly handles acquisition financing, syndicated and structured financing matters. He also handles derivatives transactions, such as equity derivative products used in employee equity participation plans.

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Christophe Garaud

Christophe H. Garaud is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris. Mr. Garaud specializes in private equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions across multiple industries. He is actively involved in representing private equity funds in their acquisitions, build-ups and dispositions of targets for both public and private companies both in France and internationally. Mr. Garaud has acted on some of the most significant transactions closed in France.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Christophe Gerschel

Partner

Alerion

Christophe JOFFE

Partner

Joffe & Partners LLP

Christophe Jacomin

Lawyer since 1994, Christophe Jacomin is the partner in charge of the banking and finance departement of the firm. He is involved in both advisory and litigation matters related to financing, financial engineering, banking law and financial and insurance regulations. He advises credit institutions, financial institutions, insurance companies, debt funds, and lending investment funds, as well as large French or international corporate borrowers. He is involved in structuring, drafting, and negotiating documentation related to structured financing, project financing, renewable energy, infrastructure, acquisitions, commodities, real estate, and assets. He is involved in debt refinancing and restructuring, advising on derivatives (particularly in the fields of energy and commodities), bond issuances, documentary credits, international guarantees, portfolio debt sales, financial product marketing, and regulatory advice in banking and finance. Finally, he supports regulated institutions in their dealings with regulatory authorities, during on-site control missions by regulators, the implementation of remediation plans, and if necessary, during disciplinary procedures.

Herald Avocats

Christophe Lapp

Partner

FIDAL

Christophe Le Camus

Christophe Le Camus joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1990 and became a partner in 2006. He practices in tax law, with a focus on direct taxation. He concentrates on direct taxation of companies and corporate groups, acquisitions, business combinations, and corporate restructuring. His practice also covers taxation of the financial and insurance sector, property taxation, and personal taxation.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Leclère

Christophe Leclère joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2007 and became a partner in 2018. He practices in tax law and assists companies, corporate groups and non-profits on direct taxation (including corporation tax), frequently drawing on his in-depth knowledge of accounting. His work covers: General taxation, review of taxable income, corporate group taxation, taxation aspects of restructuring, financial and transaction taxation, innovation taxation, tax credits, and international tax law; Supporting clients in dealings with the tax authorities on claims, tax rulings, payments and adjustments; Acting for clients during tax audits, tax raids, tax flagrancy procedures and litigation. He advises industrial and commercial groups across all sectors of the economy, especially international defence, technology, media and communications groups. Christophe Leclère also assists and acts for senior executives and partners, as well as resident and non-resident individuals (as required by the CMS organisation) on personal tax, asset planning tax, and filing the appropriate returns.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Lefaillet

Christophe Lefaillet joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1989 and became a partner in 2005. He practices in corporate law and financial market law. His practice extends to all aspects of corporate law for listed and private companies (especially for leading players in the banking sector) in the context of corporate group organisation (capital increases, governance, shareholder agreements, etc.), issues related to the personal taxation of executives and shareholders (wealth tax), and restructuring (mergers, spin-offs and more). Christophe Lefaillet has significant experience in handling complex cases for clients from various industries, including major players in the banking sector.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Christophe Lefort

Partner

Orrick

Christophe Lemaire

Counsel

Ashurst LLP

Christophe Oger

With over 25 years’ specialised experience in tax law (advisory and litigation) and wealth management strategies, he has developed proven expertise and know-how to safeguard projects and defend clients when necessary.He is involved in the tax structuring of corporate transactions for the firm’s M&A teams.He assists his French and foreign clients in developing and implementing tax strategies, anticipating and managing tax audits. Tax aspects of transactional matters: structuring acquisitions and disposals, tax audits of acquisitions and disposals, mergers and acquisitions, partial asset contributions, LBOs, etc., private equity transactions, restructurings, unwinding. Taxation and asset structuring: day-to-day support for executives and individuals, particularly in their asset taxation, incorporation, management, planning and (re)structuring operations. Structuring of real estate transactions: commercial or residential real estate: definition of the structure for holding and managing assets, tax implications, restructuring, transfer, optimisation. Tax audits and litigation: management of audits and resolution of disputes: assistance and representation before the various tax authorities and administrations, filing of appeals before the administrative and judicial courts, assistance and defence in tax fraud litigation. He heads the Tax department, which works closely with the firm’s other teams, such as M&A, Employment and Litigation, offering cross-functional support and optimal, simplified handling of clients’ issues.

Gramond

Christophe Pecnard

Partner

Nomos

Christophe Pelèse

Partner; French Trademark and Design Attorney; European Trademark and Design Attorney

Plasseraud IP