McDermott Will & Schulte — France

Anne-France Moreau

Anne-France Moreau has over a decade of experience counselling clients on corporate and general commercial law, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical, medical device, health care and cosmetics industries. Anne-France assists French and non-French groups in the preparation and negotiation of collaborations, licenses and distribution agreements. She has experience on a number of merger, acquisition and private equity transactions, including divestitures, financing rounds and joint ventures for French and non-French corporations. Further, Anne-France regularly handles digital health matters as well as regulatory issues. · Corporate Law

Anne-Sophie Maes

Anne-Sophie Maes focuses her French tax practice on tax audits and controversies, transfer pricing and tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. She also has extensive experience advising clients on financings, capital markets transactions and employee offerings. · Tax Audits & Controversies

Anthony Paronneau

Anthony Paronneau is a partner, he advises clients on all aspects of corporate and business law, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech and health care industries. Anthony has significant experience advising life sciences companies, private equity funds and venture capital firms on a number of merger and acquisition (M&A) and private equity transactions, including acquisitions, financing rounds, joint ventures and divestitures. He also regularly advises life sciences companies on collaborations, licensing and distribution arrangements. For further details of Anthony's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Corporate Law

Antoine Vergnat

Partner Antoine Vergnat focuses his practice on advice to French and non-French investment funds, corporate groups and entrepreneurs operating in the industrial, service and real estate sectors on a broad range of domestic and international tax matters. Antoine focuses his practice on transactional tax law, with an emphasis on matters relating to the acquisition and sale of assets, the financing and restructuring of groups, as well as the management of tax affairs and controversies before tax authorities. Antoine also regularly provides tax advice to high-net-worth individuals on a broad range of domestic and international tax matters and has significant experience in the structuring of equity compensation schemes for management teams. For further details of Antoine's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Tax

Bertrand Delafaye

Bertrand Delafaye advises private and listed companies, investors and investment funds on complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures and other major transactions, as well as private equity and securities law matters. He also has significant experience in the international arena, cross-border and domestic joint ventures, post-closing reorganizations, and negotiation of major industrial and commercial agreements. Bertrand regularly handles pre- and post-closing disputes in the context of M&A transactions, and advises on conflicts among shareholders and between joint venture partners. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/delafaye-bertrand/ · Mergers and Acquisitions

Charles de Raignac

Charles de Raignac advises French and foreign companies on all aspects of intellectual property law (authors’ rights, software, patents, know-how, trademarks, designs) and assists them in the strategic management and protection of their intellectual property rights, including in litigation matters. Charles has also developed a valuable experience in the drafting and negotiation of contracts in the context of major projects (assignment, licensing, research and development). He also advises on the intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions and due diligence matters. · Intellectual Property

Charlotte Michellet

Charlotte Michellet focuses her practice on public, administrative and regulatory law. · Public Law

Côme de Saint Vincent

Côme de Saint Vincent focuses his practice on advice to investment funds, top executives and management teams on tax aspects of domestic and international private equity transactions. He also regularly advises on corporate tax matters, and has developed a strong background in the life sciences sector. Côme also provides tax advice to high net-worth individuals on domestic and international estate planning issues and assists clients in the management of tax disputes. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/de-saint-vincent-come/ · Tax

Diana Hund

Diana Hund advises clients on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts. Diana represents private equity sponsors, founders and managers in connection with acquisitions and disposals. She also represents German corporate groups in their investments in French companies and other cross-border transactions. In addition, Diana advises venture capital funds, corporate clients and entrepreneurs on venture capital and growth transactions of various types in sectors such as e-commerce and technology. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/hund-diana/ · Mergers and Acquisitions

Emmanuelle Trombe

Partner Emmanuelle Trombe represents pharmaceutical, medical device and bio-pharmaceutical companies globally in transactional matters in relation to M&A and divestitures, joint ventures and strategic partnerings, large-scale projects, outsourcing projects, product development, licensing agreements and regulatory matters. She also advises venture capital funds and bio-pharmaceutical companies in connection with a broad range of financing activities. For further details of Emmanuelle's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Fabrice Piollet

Fabrice Piollet focuses his practice on mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions, handling a range of mandates across all sectors, both nationally and internationally. He works with some of the most active and widely recognised private equity funds on the market. Fabrice works alongside entrepreneurs and corporate groups, counselling them on strategic challenges – including focus on external growth and M&A. He has developed a particular experience within scale-up companies (digital, technology, artificial intelligence and medtech) and supports founders and investors in their venture capital and private equity operations. Before joining McDermott, Fabrice worked as an associate in a major international law firm in Paris, focusing on private equity. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Frédéric Pradelles

Frédéric Pradelles focuses his practice on French and European competition law. He regularly advises international clients in abuse of dominance cases, cartel investigations and on distribution matters, notably in the context of litigation before the French and European competition authorities and courts. Frédéric also advises clients in global, European and national merger control cases, including Phase II cases. He has extensive experience in the notification of strategic alliances and joint ventures as well as negotiating innovative remedies to secure antitrust approval for the deals on which he advises. On the litigation side, Frédéric represents clients before the French competition authority, the French Government antitrust agency (DGCCRF) and the European Commission. He also regularly appears as a litigator before the courts in France and the European Courts in Luxembourg. Frédéric has extensive experience in summary proceedings in the field of antitrust, and in interim measures and commitments proceedings before the French Competition Authority. Frédéric advises clients active in various industries, particularly in the banking/finance, services, transportation, media, hospitality, and information technology sectors. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/frederic-pradelles/ · Competition Law

Grégoire Andrieux

Grégoire Andrieux is a partner, he focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on leveraged acquisitions (leveraged buyouts (LBOs), management buyouts (MBOs)) and seed to late stage financings. Grégoire has extensive experience representing private equity institutions, family shareholders and entrepreneurs in transactions with enterprise values ranging from €10 million to €2 billion. His practice generally includes LBOs, venture capital financings, acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, recapitalizations, joint ventures, divestitures, initial public offerings (IPOs) and private placements. Grégoire is particularly recognized for his dealmaking and constructive approach. His clients highlight his legal skills, business sense and availability. For further details of Grégoire's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Guillaume Kellner

Guillaume Kellner focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and securities law. He advises investment funds as well as strategic clients on their acquisition, leverage buyouts, and build-up transactions as well as their reorganization both in France and internationally. · Mergers and Acquisitions

Guillaume Panuel

Guillaume Panuel focuses his practice on the structuring of investment funds and secondary transactions (i.e. sale of mature private equity funds, GP-led transactions and preferred equity solutions). His experience includes an extensive knowledge of the creation of domestic or transnational alternative investment funds (e.g. fonds professionnel de capital investissement (FCPI), fonds d’investissement professionnel spécialisé (FIPS), sociétés de libre partenariat (SLP)) and their management companies. Guillaume also assists management teams in dealing with regulatory and governance matters as well as carried interest schemes. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/guillaume-panuel/ · Investment Funds

Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues

Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues is a partner, he focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and venture capital transactions. Henri regularly represents private equity sponsors in their domestic and international transactions and reorganizations. He has advised top executives, management teams and employees in leveraged management buyout (LMBO) and leveraged management buy-in (LMBI) transactions valued up to €6 billion. Henri is recognized as one of the key players in this field on the Paris market. He also regularly assists domestic and multinational corporations in their acquisitions, divestitures and corporate reorganizations. In addition, he represents family-owned groups and founding shareholders in relation to equity reorganizations and their partnering with private equity or venture capital institutions. For further details of Henri's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Private Equity

Hélène Adda

Hélène Adda focuses her practice on data protection, cybersecurity and information technology law. Hélène advises clients in many business sectors, such as e-commerce, advertising, automotive, life sciences, as well as the voluntary sector. In particular, she has advised a number of companies on the establishment and maintenance of their GDPR compliance program. Hélène has also conducted many data protection audits, regarding in particular the review of user experience on websites and mobile applications. Hélène is the author of several articles on data protection issues and is a contributor to a manual (Guide Pratique Lamy Droit du Numérique). · Data Protection

Jilali Maazouz

Jilali Maazouz is a partner, focusing his practice on labor and employment, commercial litigation and international trade. Jilali litigates and provides counsel on behalf of companies in civil, criminal and administrative matters. He advises businesses on employment issues such as termination, discrimination, harassment, restrictive covenants breaches, strikes and other collective conflicts. Regularly represents French businesses and associations and French affiliates of European, U.S., Canadian, Middle East, North African and Asian multinational corporations. He counsels clients on the labor and employment aspects of their domestic and transnational commercial and corporate transactions, as well as on their due diligence investigations, audits, employment contracts, restructuring plans, reductions in force, separation agreements, workplace policies and best practices. Also has experience in guiding clients through the opportunities and obstacles posed when trading internationally. For further details of Jilali's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Labor and Employment

Laurent Ayache

Laurent Ayache is a partner and co-head of the Regulatory Practice in the Firm’s Paris office. He advises clients on public, administrative and regulatory law, including issues in connection with competition and public-sector matters. He focuses his practice on government contracts (public procurements, public service concessions, public-private partnerships and government property leases), public corporations (governance, privatization and changes in status) and on antitrust and industry regulation issues. His practice also includes litigation related to regulated industries such as energy (electricity and gas), electronic communications, airports, transportation (railway, road and sea), public housing, drinking water and sanitization. For further details of Laurent's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Administrative Law

Lucille Madariaga

Lucille Madariaga focuses her practice on complex commercial transactions, insolvency proceedings and restructurings, including prevention proceedings. She has an additional strong background in contentious matters, both during and after the restructuring, and more generally on all types of commercial litigation. · Commercial Transactions

Nicolas Faguer

Nicolas Faguer focuses his practice on complex litigation, in particular in company law including conflicts between shareholders in post-acquisition litigation. He also has a wealth of experience in commercial litigation, as well as in pre-litigation matters, and in various form of alternative dispute resolution matters. Nicolas has represented several renowned insurers, audit firms, investment funds in connection with media litigation. He has defended many companies over the years in diverse industries such as telecom, pharmaceutical, IT services, energy and nursing homes. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/nicolas-faguer/ · Complex Litigation

Nicolette Kost De Sèvres

Nicolette Kost De Sèvres focuses her practice on global investigations, compliance and regulatory enforcement matters. A former financial regulator and general counsel of a large, listed company, she has over 24 years of experience in compliance, white-collar crime and financial regulation. Nicolette serves as co-head of the Firm’s Global Investigations & Compliance practice. Nicolette has practiced in Paris, London, Sydney, Washington, DC, and Montreal, including at the New York Stock Exchange in Paris (NYSE Euronext) and the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. She also served as chief of staff and advisor to the president of the Financial Markets Authority in Canada under two different presidents. Nicolette has a wealth of experience in anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance both in Europe and globally. She handles corporate and regulatory investigations, risk assessments, and due diligence compliance, including Know Your Client (KYC) regulations. Nicolette also represents clients before enforcement agencies and regulators in Europe, Canada and the United States, such as the new French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) and assists them in compliance, investigations and regulatory matters related to regulators such as ESMA the AMF, ACPR, CFTC, SEC, the World Bank and other multilateral banks. Nicolette advises financial institutions and global and local companies on preventive measures. She is a sought-after advisor in complex white-collar crime matters, building and strengthening local and global compliance programs, preparing or conducting risk assessments and mapping, whistleblowing systems, compliance programs, World Bank Integrity Guidelines, the French Loi Sapin II, Loi sur le devoir de vigilance, FCPA, UKBA, EU Directives relating to whistleblower protection, ESG reporting, EU financial regulation (including MIFID, EMIR, AIFMD, BASEL, BRDD, AML, PDS2, SEPA) and FinTech regulation. Additionally, she has a special insight on the military and defense sectors in the United States and France. A known thought leader in the global market, Nicolette is a sought-after writer and speaker on compliance, enforcement, business ethics, international financial markets and the effects of regulation on financial systemic risk, derivatives, high-frequency trading and the legal framework of European financial markets. She is the author of the book International Economic Law, numerous articles in compliance and investigations and one of the first articles on DLT, “Blockchain Revolution: An Analysis of Regulation and Technology Related to Distributed Ledger Technologies.” She teaches compliance, investigations and FinTech. · Global Investigations

Niels Dejean

Niels Dejean focuses his practice on French tax matters, advising clients on tax law, tax controversy and dispute resolution, private equity and mergers & acquisitions areas. Before joining McDermott, Niels was the partner in charge of the French tax practice of a US law firm. He also has prior experience within a major audit firm (both in France and in the United States) and has particular strength in cross-border matters and the interaction of French and US tax · French Tax

Romain Desmonts

Romain Desmonts focuses his practice on tax advice to French and multinational companies, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and group restructurings, as well as indirect tax matters. Romain also regularly provides tax advice to high net-worth individuals on domestic and international estate planning issues, especially in a US-France context. He has developed a strong background in tax controversy and litigation for corporate and private clients. · Tax

Sabine Naugès

Sabine Naugès is a partner, her practice focuses on all aspects of public law, including administrative and regulatory law, competition law and constitutional law. Has advised clients on regulatory matters and regularly represents these clients in cases before the administrative and commercial courts, as well as before EU and French competition authorities. She has also represented aerospace companies and oil and gas operators in dealing with the French government and in litigation matters. For further details of Sabine's biography, please view McDermott website here. · Public Law

Théophile Jomier

Théophile Jomier focuses his practice on complex corporate transactions, in particular, on restructurings and refinancings. He has a wealth of experience in financial and commercial disputes and a strong background in international finance. · Corporate Transactions

Timothée Gagnepain

Partner Timothée Gagnepain focuses his practice on complex restructurings and insolvencies, both national and international. Timothée has a broad-based insolvency and restructuring practice, representing mainly debtors, shareholders, private equity funds, some creditors and trustees. He acts as strategic advisor, negotiator and, when necessary, litigation counsel, and has significant experience before the French bankruptcy courts. He has a wealth of experience in LBO transactions, leveraged recapitalizations and bankruptcies as well as debt and corporate restructurings. Timothée handles complex matters for a range of clients across the real estate, retail and financial sectors. For further details of Timothée biography, please view McDermott website here. · Restructuring