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Catherine Saint Geniest has extensive experience in complex real estate transactions such as real estate development contracts, commercial leases or leases in future state of completion. She is also involved in sales transactions, both in the context of deals and litigation. Prior to joining Jeantet in 2013, Catherine was a partner at Rambaud Martel and then at Orrick where she headed the real estate department. Catherine is a former member of the Paris Bar Council, Chartered Surveyor –...

Benjamin May is a leading tech & IP attorney. He assists companies in complex litigation and transactions, on a cross-border basis. His majors are intellectual property, patents litigation, technology and data. He has leading sector expertise in financial services and fintechs, as well as in life sciences and healthcare. Benjamin is one of the creators of an AI risk management platform. Benjamin is regularly recognized in most international guides and rankings, including Legal 500 (Tradem...

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...

Christophe Bourdel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Environmental Law and Real Estate Law. Christophe practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Christophe Bourdel since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christophe Bourdel is held by other lawyers.

Member of the UGGC Avocats’ Restructuring team for more than 15 years, Marine Simonnot joined the firm as a trainee lawyer before becoming an associate, consultant and then partner in 2020. She advises clients on all aspects of insolvency law, from the prevention of difficulties to their treatment in the context of collective proceedings, both as counsel and in litigation. Marine supports companies of all sizes, their managers and/or shareholders, investment funds, creditors, legal repr...

Cécile ROUQUETTE-TÉROUANNE worked in Washington, D.C. for the firm of Baker & Miller in 1997. Upon moving back to France, she was called to the Bar in Lyon and spent five years as an assistant in the commercial law firm of Courtillié, Chauviré, Grange & Linares. Cécile ROUQUETTE-TÉROUANNE joined Cornet Vincent Ségurel (first in the Nantes, then in the Paris offices) in 2007. She has been in charge of the property law department in the P...

Bastien Ottaviani is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Bastien practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Bastien Ottaviani since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Bastien Ottaviani is held by other lawyers.

Julien Horn focuses on information technology and intellectual property litigation. He also handles transactional and contractual work on IP and IT assets. Julien Horn’s litigation practice is prominent in the field of software litigation, patent litigation, and trademark litigation. He has also acquired significant expertise in the planning and monitoring of innovative mass litigation campaigns for IT and software companies. He regularly publishes articles on IP and IT issues in the le...

David Roche has developed a practice dedicated to players in the new technologies, banking and payment services sectors. David assists his clients with the structuring and implementation of complex technology projects, including contract drafting and negotiation, personal data and artificial intelligence compliance, as well as pre-litigation and litigation management. He has also developed a sector-specific practice in FinTechs, serving all regulated and unregulated players in the chain. He a...

Laurent Asquin is a Private Equity M&A partner and a member of the Firm's Private Capital industry group. Laurent has been working for more than 10 years with clients on all types of corporate transactions, including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, private equity transactions, leveraged buy-outs and management packages. Laurent acts for corporations of all sizes, start-ups, private equity funds and management teams in a broad range of se...