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David Por

David Por, who recently led the Association des Praticiens Européens des Brevets, has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property law. He specialises in complex and cross-border patent disputes, including proceedings before French domestic courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). David has extensive experience with clients in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications sectors, as well as Healthcare & Life Sciences.

Clifford Chance

Intellectual PropertyPatent Litigation
France
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David Préat

David Préat advises public and private entities as well as financial institutions on public law matters including deregulation, energy, privatisation, state aids, public domain and public services. David specialises in public contracts (concessions, public private partnerships (PPP), public procurement) in relation to major infrastructure projects including arenas, hospitals, prisons, railways, motorways and airports.

Clifford Chance

Public LawEnergy+4
FranceEnglish, French
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David Père

David represents companies and executives in the context of French or international government or regulatory investigations, including money laundering, corruption, misappropriation of corporate assets and tax fraud. David is one of the first lawyers in France to have provided training in preparation for police custody in real conditions for managers. He also distinguished himself as a lawyer for civil parties in cases of terrorist attacks (Rue des Rosiers attack, Rue Copernic attack). He teaches at the Panthéon Sorbonne University Business Ethics and Compliance Master’s Degree, and is regularly invited to participate in conferences in France and abroad, for Universities, professional organisations (AFJE, CIAN) and international or national public bodies (OECD, ENM - French School for Judges). David is also in charge of the criminal business law seminar at Master 2 – Droit des affaires (Nanterre University). He has been recognized by Best Lawyer in Criminal Defense in France in the 2021 edition, ranked “Excellent” for White-collar crime & compliance by Décideurs Leaders League in 2020, and selected by Legal 500 for White-collar crime in 2019.

Addleshaw Goddard

White-Collar CrimeCorporate Investigations+6
FranceFrench (Native), English (Fluent) +2
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David RIGAUD

Partner

Rigaud Avocats

EmploymentSocial Security+3
FranceFrench, English
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David Roche

Partner - IT; Tech; Fintech

Jeantet

TechnologyFintech+5
FranceFrench, English +1
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David TAVERNIER

Partner

Joffe & Associés

Real EstateConstruction+2
FranceFrench, English
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David Tayar

David Tayar has extensive experience in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations before both European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities and courts. David is a Member of the Board of the Association des Avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence.

Clifford Chance

Competition / AntitrustMerger Control
FranceEnglish, French
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David Taylor

Partner

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Intellectual PropertyData Protection & Privacy+2
FranceEnglish, French
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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.

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Corporate / M&APrivate Equity+4
FranceEnglish, French
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Dawid Hymczak

Partner

PDGB

Social & Solidarity EconomyCo-operatives & Mutuals+1
FranceFrench, English +1
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Deana d’Almeida

Deana d’Almeida joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2015 and became a partner in 2020. She practices in international tax law of African countries and advises French and international companies operating on the African continent. Deana d’Almeida brings a wealth of experience across all areas of taxation. She offers clients a comprehensive approach covering all key project stages, from structuring and set-up to launch, expansion, and eventual exit from Africa. With her deep experience and in-depth knowledge of the African ecosystem, she offers clients pragmatic, tailored, and practical solutions across all sectors of the economy.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

International TaxCorporate Tax+1
FranceFrench, English
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Deborah Azerraf

Deborah is a Senior Associate specialising in insurance disputes, product liability and mass toxic and consumer litigation. She is used to working in large-scale litigation and has developed an online tool for claims management in this respect. Deborah is a litigator handling EU-wide disputes related to commercial and product liability, for both manufacturers and insurers. In this respect, she advises clients from a range of industry sectors including automotive, energy, consumer goods and cosmetics both on regulatory aspects and in Court. She has further developed a specific expertise in toxic tort, trying cases relating to alleged risks linked to exposure to chemical substances, including disease-related litigation, environment, successive owners’ disputes, etc. Deborah also takes an active interest in advising online platforms and new technologies developers in the launch of their business in France and any related disputes with the authorities and consumers.

Signature Litigation AARPI

Insurance & Reinsurance LitigationProduct Liability+5
FranceEnglish, French +1
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Delphine Baudouin

Partner - Banking & Finance

Jeantet

Banking & FinanceProject Finance+5
FranceFrench, English
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Delphine Bretagnolle

Delphine BRETAGNOLLE is a partner land co-head of the Employment – Social Security Law department. Alongside standard services in labour law (in both advisory work and litigation), she has developed particular expertise in : - advisory work and litigation during collective insolvency proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, company restructurings and reorganizations (company transfers, geographic and/or professional mobility plans, standardizing articles of association, collective redundancy plans and job protection schemes, etc.) - collective bargaining (organization of working hours, standardization of collective status, etc.) - managing relations with staff representative bodies - compliance and risk audits

Delsol Avocats

EmploymentSocial Security+4
FranceFrench, English +1
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Delphine Caramalli

Delphine Caramalli is specialised in financial restructuring, insolvency proceedings and mergers and acquisitions related to reorganisation and reversal operations. She works alongside domestic and international investors, private equity funds, hedge funds and other lenders. She also advises shareholders or buyers in their restructuring or external growth operations. Delphine is the Africa Practice Leader for Restructuring.

Clifford Chance

Financial RestructuringInsolvency+1
France
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Delphine Guillotte

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

Bank FinancingAcquisition Financing+3
France
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Delphine LOYER

Partner since 2021 at LexCase, Delphine LOYER heads the Insurance Law Department. As a holder of a certificate of specialisation in insurance law, Delphine advises, assists and defends the clients in this area, throughout France. In the context of consulting, the Insurance Law team carries out insurance contract audits. Managers/decision-makers are concerned about managing the potential risks of the company’s activity and request a verification of the adequacy of the guarantees either in relation to the needs of the activity, or in a merger-acquisition project for example. It drafts legal consultations and/or strategic notes at the request of clients, to help them make decisions. The Insurance Law team also acts on an ad hoc basis for insurance intermediaries (brokers, insurance intermediaries’ agents, etc.) in the context of their legal obligations related to the practice of their activity.

LexCase

Insurance
FranceEnglish
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Delphine Lapillonne

Counsel

ADVANT Altana

LitigationProduct Liability+3
FranceFrench, English
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Delphine MONNIER

Partner

Cornet Vincent Ségurel

Employment & Labour LawLitigation+2
FranceFrench, English
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Delphine Michot

Delphine Michot’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border litigation and dispute resolution as well as white-collar criminal matters.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cross-border LitigationDispute Resolution+1
FranceFrench (native), English (fluent)
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Delphine Nowak

Partner, Property Law & Property Management

Bignon Lebray

Real EstateProperty Law+4
FranceFrench, English
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Delphine Pannetier

Delphine Pannetier joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2001 and became a partner in 2025. She practices in employment, labour and pensions law, focusing on managing litigation with the French social security administration, URSSAF for clients across various industries. Her practice includes pre-audit inspection, preparing for audit, and managing and monitoring out-of-court and in-court disputes. She has developed strong relationships with agencies and government bodies in the course of her work. Delphine Pannetier has extensive experience in employee health and safety risks, management of working time, international mobility, senior management, pay practices and employee savings schemes.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

EmploymentLabour & Pensions+5
FranceFrench, English
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Delphine Siino Courtin

Delphine Siino Courtin specialises in projects and project finance, particularly in Africa and Europe. Delphine has advised on projects in the power, oil & gas and mining sectors as well as on French private finance initiatives (PFI) and on acquisitions in the energy sector. Delphine is the Africa Practice Leader for Energy and Infra Transition.

Clifford Chance

Project FinanceEnergy+2
FranceFrench, English +1
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Denis Agranier

Partner

PDGB

Employment
FranceFrench, English