Avocats – France

Geoffroy Berthon

Partner

Orrick

Geoffroy Goubin

Geoffroy GOUBIN is a partner within the “White-collar crime – Compliance” and “Civil and commercial litigation” departments. Geoffroy is involved in a broad range of white-collar crime cases : corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, misappropriation of corporate assets, concealed employment, stock market offences, industrial accidents, cybercrime, etc. He also regularly works on cases involving both criminal and civil proceedings, or parallel proceedings abroad and thus developed a renowned expertise in international criminal law (extradition, execution of international arrest warrants, withdrawal of INTERPOL notices). He is also involved in regulatory disputes (including regulatory matters before the French Financial Markets Authority, the French Anticorruption Agency and the French Prudential Supervisory Authority) as well as in civil and commercial litigation (shareholders disputes, liabilities guarantee, earn-out litigation, etc.). He advises companies on how implementing anticorruption measures in accordance with the provisions of the Sapin II Law and assists them on due diligence issues relating to corporate sustainability and ESG litigation.

Delsol Avocats

Geoffroy Lacroix

Geoffroy Lacroix assiste et représente ses clients dans l’ensemble des procédures liées au contentieux d’affaires devant les juridictions civiles et commerciales. Ses domaines d’intervention comprennent notamment les contentieux de nature contractuelle, les conflits post-acquisition et conflits d’actionnaires, le recouvrement de créances commerciales ainsi que les litiges en matière de concurrence déloyale et de pratiques restrictives de concurrence. Geoffroy conseille également les entreprises en matière de droit commercial, en particulier dans la négociation et la rédaction des contrats inhérents à leur activité commerciale, la mise en place de réseaux de distribution et le respect des règles de protection des consommateurs.

Ollyns

George Paterson

Head of Paris

Norton Rose Fulbright

Georges Jourde

Founding partner

Veil Jourde

Georges-Louis Harang

Georges is a French lawyer: admitted at the Paris Bar in 2006. He joined HOCHE Avocats in 2010, having previously practised as a lawyer at ARES-Avocat, Law Firm for 4 years. As a member of the Commercial Litigation Department, he focuses his practice on the advising and representation of clients before Courts in Commercial and Insolvency issues. He is specialized in Insolvency law (takeover bids, special purpose receiverships, conciliations, judicial reorganization and liquidation proceedings, filing of proofs of claims), whether acting on behalf of the debtor companies, creditors or bidders: drafting of take-over bids / advising client during the process advising and representing clients in distress either in pre-insolvencly proceedings (mandat ad hoc – conciliation) or in insolvency proceedings (reorganization / liquidation proceedings) dealing with Insolvency practitioners drafting of judicial acts (declaration of claims, summonses, judicial requests…) advising and representing clients in cases referring to liabilities within the context of insolvency proceedings advising and representing Insolvency practitioners in judicial proceedings Commercial law and business law (contractual liability, warranty actions, directors’ and officers’ civil liability, shareholders’ disputes, unfair competition: -pre-litigation and litigation representing clients before Mediator / Arbitrator representing clients before French Courts (Civil, Commercial and Criminal Courts) drafting writings (assignation, conclusions, mémoire, dires) drafting summonses and statements of claim negotiating and Drafting commercial contracts advising and Dealing with clients (both French and Foreigners) on legal issues drafting of legal opinions (both in French and in English) negotiating and setting up settlement agreements dealing with judicial experts Commercial leases (negotiation, performance and enforcement of leases, renewal of leases, indemnities for termination/eviction…), whether acting on behalf of the landlords or the tenants

Addleshaw Goddard

Georgie Courtois

Partner

Simmons & Simmons

Georgios Petrochilos

Georgios, one of the founding partners of Three Crowns, based in the Paris office, has a broad practice spanning more than two decades and covering inter-State, investment, and commercial disputes. He has represented States, international organisations, and private parties in more than 70 disputes, including several appearances in the International Court of Justice. In addition to counsel work, Georgios is regularly sought out to act as co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator and has experience administering cases heard under ICC, SCC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, and LCIA rules.

Three Crowns LLP

Ghina Farah

Counsel

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Ghislain Beaure d’Augères

Ghislain Beaure d’Augères joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1994 and became a partner in 2003. He practices in employment, labour and pensions law, with a focus on personnel management (covering civil servants, contract staff, temporary employees, etc.) in both the public and private sectors. He assists public sector entities (state bodies, local authorities, public entities, etc.) that plan to embark on wide-ranging reorganisation projects while avoiding labour relations conflicts. He also advises private sector organisations (companies, associations, etc.) that employ civil servants and wish to explore the implications of an internal reorganisation for their personnel. Ghislain Beaure d’Augères defends his clients in disputes arising from restructuring, including on employee representative bodies, freedom of movement for employee representatives in national defence companies, and compensation of public officials.

CMS Francis Lefebvre

Ghislain Minaire

Counsel

August Debouzy

Ghislain de Trémiolles

Partner / Paris French Patent Attorney European Patent Litigator European Patent Attorney Ph.D.

Casalonga

Gianluca Calisti

Gianluca Calisti is a partner and head of the Tax practice at Dentons' Paris office. He advises multinational corporations, institutional investors, investment funds, and high-net-worth individuals on a wide range of complex domestic and international tax matters, including corporate and real estate taxation. He supports clients in tax structuring for investments, corporate reorganizations, cross-border acquisitions, and asset management. Gianluca has in-depth knowledge of OPCIs, spin-offs, structured finance, and tax optimization while ensuring compliance with local and international tax regimes. In tax litigation, Gianluca assists clients with complex audits and disputes, covering areas such as wealth taxation, tax reassessments, and defending the interests of companies and investors before French and international tax authorities. Gianluca collaborates closely with other Dentons offices, offering an integrated and cross-border approach to client projects. He advises clients in diverse sectors, including real estate, energy, media, and financial services.

Dentons

Gildas Louvel

With vast experience in a wide range of transactions, Gildas specialises in mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity in France and Africa. Gildas is a Partner in our International Corporate Group. He is based in Paris where he acts as head of the Corporate Group in France. He advises both public and private French and foreign groups, from the industrial or services sectors, on their M&A operations – including sales, acquisitions, Joint Ventures, majority or minority investments, and reorganisations. Gildas heads our African Group in Paris. This dedicated team advises on the risks and opportunities related to M&A projects in Africa. The Group represents corporations, private equity investors, governments and State-owned entities.

Bird & Bird

Gildas Robert

Partner

ADVANT Altana

Gilles August

Founding Partner

August Debouzy

Gilles Bigot

Partner - Corporate / Healthcare

Winston Taylor

Gilles Gaillard

Partner

ADVANT Altana

Gilles Le Chatelier

Adaltys Avocats

Gilles Lebreton

Gilles Lebreton specialises in LBOs, public-to-privates, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, corporate law and securities law. Gilles regularly advises on matters related to acquisition finance, debt rescheduling and private equity. He also specialises in the industrials sector and particularly in aerospace & defence.

Clifford Chance

Gilles Podeur

Partner, Head of the Restructuring & Insolvency department

Alerion

Gilles Roux

Partner

Mermoz Avocats

Gilles Saint Marc

Gilles Saint Marc advises corporates, asset managers, and investors across a wide range of alternative financing, offering a global and integrated vision on regulatory, tax, and transactional matters. Gilles is one of the pioneers of French securitization since 1988 with a focus on Pan-European trade receivables, mortgage-backed securities, and synthetic and EU securitization regulations. Gilles also advises on the structuring, formation, fundraising, and investment of French and Luxembourg funds across a wide range of asset classes, including private debt, private equity, infrastructure, funds of funds, continuation funds, and secondaries (GP-led or LP-led). He also advises more than 20 fintech companies. Gilles speaks French and English and is fluent in German. For more information, view Gilles' biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/gilliessaintmarc.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Gilles Vermont

Partner

CLEACH Avocats