Lawyers in France

Jeanne Dauzier

DLA Piper

Jeannie Credoz-Rosier

Partner

Flichy Grangé Avocats

Jennifer Carrel

Jennifer Carrel joined the employment law team at UGGC Law Firm in 2006, first as an associate before becoming a partner in 2012. Part of her work is devoted to international business and Jennifer is regularly dealing with clients based abroad, either when they get established in France or when they leave, or to deal with employment law aspects for their French subsidiaries. Another significant part of her activity is devoted to employment aspects of company restructurings and transfers which naturally implies audits upstream but also job saving plans downstream. Finally, Jennifer deals with all aspects of labor law and labor relationships for clients from the industrial, IT and electronic banking, telecommunications and show business sectors: Social aspects of restructuring, individual employment relationships; Audits, individual and collective dismissals, profit-sharing, employee shareholding; Labor contracts negotiated departures, working time issues; Daily management of social relations with French and international clients. Jennifer‘s pragmatic approach is valued by her clients, as her ability take into account wider issues with a high level of awareness.

UGGC Avocats

Jennifer Hinge

Partner

August Debouzy

Jennifer Riffard

For nearly 10 years, Jennifer Riffard has been working primarily in public service law and, more occasionally, in labor law. She mainly assists public authorities (local authorities, public institutions, hospitals) in defending them in disputes with their employees, and also advises them on a wide range of issues that must be handled with care, seriousness, and diligence in order to ensure the smooth running of services. Jennifer Riffard assists local authorities on issues of collective interest to employees (working time arrangements, overhaul of compensation schemes, election of staff representatives, etc.), as well as on more individual issues (management of accidents at work and occupational illnesses, management of harassment situations, implementation of disciplinary procedures, etc.). On a more occasional basis, Jennifer Riffard assists civil servants in the state, hospital, and local government sectors in pre-litigation and litigation matters. Thanks to her extensive experience, Jennifer Riffard has developed recognized expertise in civil service law. She also leads training sessions and writes articles for various journals, including the Gazette des communes.

Adaltys Avocats

Jeremy Scemama

Jeremy Scemama is a Private Equity M&A partner, with particular expertise in leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and a member of Proskauer's Private Capital industry group. For more than 25 years, Jeremy has advised some of the most prominent French and international investment funds and their management teams on high-profile private equity transactions, including MBOs, LBOs, exits and secondary deals, investments, public-to-private transactions, build-ups and growth capital. He also regularly counsels leading listed and unlisted industrial and service groups on their most complex domestic and cross-border transactions, spanning acquisitions, disposals, mergers, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, financings, restructurings and external growth operations. Jeremy’s practice covers a wide variety of sectors, including financial services, hospitality and leisure, technology, media and entertainment, sports, and healthcare/life sciences. Over the course of his career, Jeremy has developed top-tier expertise in securities-related transactions, such as takeover bids, PIPE deals, squeeze-outs, delistings and privatizations. Jeremy's clients include market-leading investment funds and corporates such as Montefiore Investment, PAI Partners, The Carlyle Group, MML Capital, Alpha Private Equity, Latour Capital, Meanings Capital Partners, European Camping Group, Worldline, Groupe Premium and Qualcomm.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Jerôme Halphen

DLA Piper

Jessica Derocque

Jessica is a partner in the Banking and Finance department in Paris. I am particularly involved in LBO and corporate finance transactions. I advise lenders (debt funds, mezzanine funds or banks), borrowers or sponsors in their LBO or corporate financing transactions, with a national or international dimension. I also have significant experience in debt restructurings where I have advised lenders on several lenders' led transactions.

Bird & Bird

Jessica Garestier

Jessica Garestier is Counsel at the Dentons Paris office. She is a member of the Life Sciences group. Jessica focuses her practice on regulatory matters in the life sciences sector. She advises companies operating in this sector at all stages of the product lifecycle (whether health products or other regulated products), from development until commercialization. Her expertise covers in particular development, licensing, manufacturing, promotion, distribution and partnership agreements, market access and compliance issues relating to health products.

Dentons

Jessica Jouan

With a solid background in public law and proven experience in private law,she works with various players in the real estate sector, combining technical rigour and strategic visionto support the implementation of complex and innovative projects. Her main areas of expertise include: Support for public and private stakeholders: initially trained in public real estate issues (public contracts, valuation of public properties, development operations, urban planning and the environment), she has expanded her expertise to include private stakeholders such as developers, property companies, project managers and construction companies. She also advises her clients on the impact of PropTech innovations on their real estate projects, particularly in terms of smart property and city management. Feasibility and execution of real estate projects: attentive to urban, environmental and technological changes, she assists her clients in analysing urban planning documents, auditing their authorisations and drafting their works or project management contracts and professional and commercial leases. Authorised real estate agent: she is involved in the search for and negotiation of real estate assets, ensuring a tailor-made approach to maximise the value of her clients’ projects. Litigation risk management: her expertise in legal proceedings (civil, administrative and criminal) and amicable dispute resolution techniques (conciliation, mediation, settlement, arbitration and participatory proceedings) enables her to secure operations, anticipate litigation risks and favour amicable resolutions.

Gramond

Jessie Gaston

Partner

Orrick

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.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Joanna Pecenik Vergès d’Espagne

Partner, Luxembourg & Paris

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Joanna Peltzman

Joanna heads the Environment practice of Osborne Clarke in Paris

Osborne Clarke

Johann Gandilhon

Associate

Goodwin

Johann Roc\'h

Johann Roc'h joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2006 and became a partner in 2017. He practices in tax law. He advises on all aspects of taxation of international corporate restructuring (acquisitions, reorganisations, and rationalisation), optimising the tax efficiency of cross-border financial flows (reducing or eliminating tax friction, utilising intangible assets), financing and refinancing (working closely with banks on structuring loans and refinancing), and tax structuring of cross-border investments in securities and property. Johann Roc'h’s clients are primarily large industrial groups.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Johann Sultan

Partner

LERINS

Johanna Harelimana

Johanna is an associate, with experience advising clients on regulatory matters across several sectors, especially in life sciences, food and beverages, and environmental sectors. She currently offers both French and international clients legal advice on product's qualification, clinical trials, market access, price and reimbursement, anti-gift regulation, advertising and promotion, e-health (including telemedicine), as well as drafting contracts (distribution, professional services, clinical trial agreements, etc). She also assists with regulatory advice on other products such as cosmetics, biocide, phytopharmaceuticals and novel food. She works hand in hand with the data protection, commercial, intellectual property, and corporate departments of the firm to provide clients with tailor made advice and solutions.

Bird & Bird

Johannes Jonas

Partner

Cohen & Gresser LLP

John Brinitzer

John Brinitzer’s practice focuses on international capital markets transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

John Crothers

John D. Crothers is a partner in Gide's Projects (Finance & Infrastructure) in Paris. He specialises in project finance, PPPs, banking transactions and privatisations with both developing and developed countries. John has over 35 years’ experience in large-scale projects, legal transition work, legislative drafting and assistance to governments, IFIs, lenders, sponsors and equity investors, from initial feasibility analysis to international bidding processes and financial closings, where he ensures a clear and early identification of legal issues with a view to proposing the most suitable contractual schemes. John advises the various players involved in large-scale infrastructure projects: motorways, airports, ports, solar power, energy, water treatment and desalination facilities and telecommunications. He frequently advises national governments, local governments and other authorities granting concessions or setting up Public-Private Partnerships. He has also drafted international “best practice” PPP laws in the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining Gide, John Crothers worked as legal counsel to the EBRD in London. In this capacity he was involved in over forty projects in fifteen Eastern European countries and Russia. He is a member of New York Bar and Paris Bar.

Gide Loyrette Nouel

John Flanigan

John Flanigan is a partner in Dentons’ Paris office and a member of the Corporate and M&A group. John focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, with specific expertise in leveraged buyouts, public offerings and joint ventures. He advises clients from the financial and private equity sectors as well as various industrial sectors, including energy, technology, aerospace and defense, wine and spirits, consumer goods, life sciences and emerging markets. He spent two and a half years as Managing Partner of the Shanghai office, enhancing his ability to support complex cross-border projects. John has authored numerous articles on corporate and securities law, particularly on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and corporate governance. He is frequently quoted in publications for his expertise in corporate law and private equity.

Dentons

John Savage KC

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

John Willems

Partner

White & Case LLP