Lawyers in France

Eric Paroche

Partner

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Eric QUENTIN

A tax law specialist, Eric Quentin, is particularly active in advising on taxation of restructuring operations (mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, etc.) and other transactions and has developed special expertise in the area of tax consolidation. His experience includes management of deferred taxes and effective tax rates, as well as assistance with tax audits and tax litigation. He participates in and speaks at numerous seminars and conferences (including EFE, the IACF, the IFA and France-Invest). He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and represents the firm in France-Invest, the French Venture Capital Association (ex AFIC).

HOCHE AVOCATS

Eric Villateau

DLA Piper

Eric de Laboulaye

Senior Associate

Ogletree Deakins

Ermine Bolot-Massé

Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Erwan Cossé

Erwan’s principal areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions and venture capital transactions and on general company law matters. He regularly advises companies specifically in the biotechnology, medical industry and information technology sectors.

HBC Avocats

Erwan Lacheteau

DLA Piper

Erwan Le Douce-Bercot

Partner

Jones Day

Esperanza Barrón Baratech

Lawyer

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés

Etienne Drouard

Partner

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Etienne Mathey

Partner

August Debouzy

Etienne Papin

Partner - Digital and creative business law (IT and Platforms - Data and Privacy - IP and Entertainment - AI and Digital Assets) Etienne Papin has been a renowned digital and creative law specialist in France for over 25 years. He practices in both advisory and litigation matters. He is a co-founding partner of NEXT avocats. Etienne Papin assists his clients in all digital law aspects: on-line retail, social networks, market places, cloud computing, dematerialization, etc. He also has a significant experience in assisting live show and music firms. His daily practice is dealing with the constant change of company’s needs, regulations in force and legal solutions to bring. His objective: always provide his clients with customized and relevant solutions.

NEXT avocats

Etienne Vimal Du Monteil

Etienne, a French avocat and senior associate based in the Paris office, has acted for private and sovereign clients in many complex, high-value international arbitrations across a wide range of sectors (including oil & gas, electricity, aviation, and automobile distribution) under all major arbitration rules.

Three Crowns LLP

Etinenne Kowalski

Etienne specializes in dispute resolution. He advises and represents clients in commercial and real estate matters (construction, distribution, lease, acquisitions) in France and internationally (Africa). He also has significant experience in regulated industries such as the healthcare sector where he regularly represents clients on a large range of disputes (product liability, commercial, advertisement). He is a member of the firm's crime group and regularly assists or represents companies in criminal cases including product liability, public tenders, corruption or relationship between industry and healthcare professionals. He also advises clients on compliance and anticorruption issues.

Simmons & Simmons

Eva Aubry

Eva Aubry joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2008 and became a partner in 2025. She practices in tax law. She advises French and international groups on a range of matters, including tax management (tax consolidation, intra-group relations, compliance, etc.), restructuring, tax audits, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts (LBOs), negotiation of authorisations and approvals, and advance tax rulings. She assists clients during tax audits and any resulting litigation. Eva Aubry also advises on tax law as applied to non-profits organisations and provides advice to executives on personal and asset planning tax.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Eva Leygonie

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Eve Arcelin-Boyer

Associate

Squadra Avocats

Evelina Dimitrova

DLA Piper

Evelyne Bagdassarian

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

Evgenia Laurson

Evgenia Laurson is a partner in the Global Banking & Finance and Energy practice groups. Evgenia joined the firm in 2015 as a partner in Dentons’ London office and is currently based in our Paris office. Recognized for her significant experience in complex transactions, Evgenia is her particularly adept at developing and negotiating intricately structured cross-border deals. Chambers notes that her clients value her for her “sound judgment” and her skills as “a strong and impressive negotiator.” Having spent more than 20 years advising lenders and borrowers on project and commodity finance transactions in the oil, gas, metals and mining industries in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, Evgenia is now increasingly focusing on financing of infrastructure projects and transactions in the renewable energy sector.

Dentons

Ezio Dal Maso

Partner

Stephenson Harwood

FRANÇOIS GÉRY

Partner at GÉRY DEMARD LIN & ASSOCIÉS

Géry Demard Lin & Associés

Fabien Billiaert

Fabien has been advising clients (larger corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, start-ups) since 2009 on: Transfer pricing policy definition, documentation and implementation; Legal and tax structuring of new operations or restructuring of existing operations; Transfer pricing statements; Tax audit and litigation assistance; Corporate and asset value creation in restructuring operations; Economic analysis pertaining to various types of assets. Fabien teaches at Paris Dauphine University.

Arsene

Fabien Ganivet

DLA Piper