Emmanuel Zola-Place

With more than 15 years of experience appearing before U.S., E.U., and French regulators, Sara has consistently guided clients through the intricacies of domestic and cross-border regulatory matters. Her practice encompasses advisory services, implementation, investigations, and disputes—most notably in the financial services and banking, health care, technology and new media, and telecommunications sectors.

Fabrice Grillo is Private Credit partner, member of the Global Finance practice and the firm's Private Capital industry group. Fabrice advises leading private equity sponsors, infrastructure investors, private credit funds and financial institutions on complex financing transactions and international investment structures. His practice focuses on acquisition financings, refinancings, structured transactions and liability management exercises, with particular experience in sophisticated, multi...

Sofia El Hariri is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law. Sofia, 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 Sofia is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bruno Deffains is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Product Liability Litigation. Bruno, 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 Bruno is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Following a career in the private sector and in law firms, Jean-Jacques Uettwiller founded UGGC Avocats – with other lawyers – in 1993. From the onset, his foremost speciality is the law of company transfers (what some posers call M&A), providing advice or assisting with litigation, but also deal with the management of the personal assets of wealthy families. In fact, his practice is both international and multidisciplinary at the same time since it covers international arbitr...

Yves Mondellini joined the Corporate Law/Mergers & Acquisitions department of UGGC Avocats in 2005. In his practice, Yves endeavours to smooth the progress of the transactions entrusted to him and to provide true added value to the clients. Aside from the problems and/or risks he can identify, Yves is always intent on being attentive and on looking for ingenious solutions while obviously ensuring the legal security and protecting the interests of our firm’s clients. MERGERS & AC...

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Benjamin de Sevin has been elected as a partner in 2020. There are three main aspects to his practice: First of all, public contract law (public procurement, concessions, occupation of the public domain, etc.). Benjamin assists French and international public entities and private operators in the conclusion and performance of their contracts, both as counsel and in litigation, with expertise in infrastructure concessions and PPPs (public-private partnerships). He is often involved in dealing ...

Adrien Fourmon is in charge of our Public Law, Energy, and Environment practice and brings extensive regulatory experience in this area. He was a partner at Huglo-Lepage & Associés from January 2014 to December 2017, before becoming legal head of structured finance in the Energy, Environment, and Real Estate Financing Department at BPIfrance Financement from 2018 to 2020. Adrien Fourmon mainly acts on advisory and audit matters as well as litigation advice in public economic law an...

Matthieu Adam is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Project Finance and Development Practice. Matthieu, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthieu is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.