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Marie-Muriel Barthelet is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Equity Law. Marie-Muriel, who practices law in paris, France, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marie-Muriel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Maud Lambert is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law. Maud, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maud is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Philippe Montanier handles inquiries relative to corporate labour law and brings his expertise to bear more particularly on matters of social security law (retirement and provisions), employee savings schemes, civil service law and the relations with staff representative institutions. He heads the “Compensation & Benefits” team with Philippe Langlois and Juliana Kovac.

Caroline Texier is experienced in restructuring and bankruptcy. Her main areas of expertise include insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring. Caroline has solid experience in restructuring companies in international distress, both in the context of amicable resolution and formal liquidation proceedings, in which she advises all types of parties. Her expertise covers all aspects of restructuring, including bankruptcy litigation.

Benoit Raimbert mainly practices in real estate and advises developers and private investors on setting up and implementing their projects, particularly in operations involving office and retail properties. In addition, he audits property portfolios and helps investors deal with the regulatory aspects of their operations (land divisions, environment, etc.). Career Partner lawyer at Simon Associés since 2015 Partner lawyer, QUADRIGE, 2011-2014 Associate lawyer, LEFEVRE PELLETIER & A...

Alexis Terray is a Partner in the Corporate/M&A/ Private Equity department of Winston & Strawn Paris. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. With extensive experience in leverage buy-out (LBO) transactions, he is recognized as one of the top specialized lawyers in France for advising investment funds and management teams.

Louis de Gaulle is involved in matters requiring diverse and extensive legal experience both in litigation and transactions. He regularly appears before civil, administrative and arbitration courts. Louis de Gaulle’s legal strategy acumen and innovative capacity in the management of cases is praised by his clients. He specialises in intellectual property, new technologies, commercial law and public law.He is a certified specialist in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law at the Paris...

Gwenaël Kropfinger is a tax partner and a member of both the Private Funds and Private Equity M&A Groups, as well as the firm’s Private Capital industry group. Gwenaël has extensive experience advising private equity funds and multinational groups on the tax structuring of M&A transactions, including leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and capital markets deals. In addition to his transactional work, Gwenaël is highly experienced in the formation and structuring of French an...

Gwenaëlle Artur is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Gwenaëlle, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gwenaëlle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Member of the Bar of : PARIS Philippe MALIKIAN is a partner and co-head of the "Merges & Acquisitions - Corporate law" Department. His expertise covers the following areas : mergers & acquisitions : advising French and international groups in the framework of national or cross-border sales, acquisitions and restructurings (mergers, demergers, partial asset transfers, etc.) ; private equity / capital risk : advising managers in the framework of LBOs, advising companies or investors in ...