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Eric Muller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Eric, 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 Eric is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Francine Le Péchon-Joubert has developed in-depth expertise on all complex copyright, trademark and patent issues and in all types of contracts and proceedings in connection with intellectual property and data processing.She is also in charge of the optimisation and the protection of a vast portfolio of renowned brands worldwide.Francine Le Péchon-Joubert handled several disputes relating to the abrupt rupture of commercial relations and is active on issues of licensing and othe...

Partner Cyprien Pialoux advises companies on daily management of industrial relations. He also represents companies and their management teams before civil and criminal courts. He focuses on individual and collective litigation related to restructuring operations, discrimination, professional inequality or disputes arising with employee representative bodies.Cyprien holds a master’s certificate in business law from Paris XI University (2000) and a master’s degree in business law f...

Séverine BRAVARD has developed recognized expertise in : mergers and acquisitions, on both the legal and tax aspects national and international restructurings of groups of companies, on both the legal and tax aspects financing and banking law on behalf of managers or banking institutions, in the context of the preparation and negotiation of banking documentation (structured financing – mezzanine debt – asset financing and others). She was elected by her peers as one of the ...

Jean-François DEFUDES is partner and co-head of the “Corporate taxation” department. His professional career has enabled him to acquire solid expertise in the following areas : Corporate and group taxation (restructuring, corporation tax, tax consolidation, VAT, local taxes, etc.) Mergers and acquisitions and restructuring operations (M&A) Taxation of executives (remuneration, capital gains, dividends, IFI) Tax audit and litigation International taxation Tax demateriali...

Hélène Said is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Hélène, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hélène is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marie-Aude Noury is a corporate finance lawyer with a recognized expertise in capital markets, public M&A, securities law as well as in corporate governance and compliance matters. After practising at Linklaters and Latham&Watkins, she was a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Paris before setting up her own law firm, and then joining Squair. Her expertise has been recognized by Chambers&Partners, Legal500, Best Lawyers and Leaders League. Marie-Aude graduated summa cum laude from...

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Philippe Matignon specializes in mergers & acquisitions, and more specifically in private equity and investment capital. He advises French and foreign investment funds in all their LBO and capital investment transactions. Philippe also advises teams of managers in relation to these transactions, and in corporate equity and group restructuring transactions. Philippe Matignon is also involved in restructuring operations and joint ventures on behalf of industrial players.

Bertrand Barrier has acquired a solid experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and assists international clients in their investment projects. With 20 years of international experience, Bertrand is also involved in the development of large-scale projects and infrastructures, mainly in developing countries, and has developed significant experience in the field of renewable energy.