Jacques Dabreteau

Julie FERRARI practices labour and criminal law (criminal business law, criminal health law and criminal labour law). She also has expertise in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), particularly in the areas of labour law and criminal law. She holds a post-graduate (DEA) degree in criminal law and criminal policies in Europe (Paris I University, 1997) and she has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1999. Before founding the VIGO Law Office with Emmanuel Daoud and Christine Carp...

Hélène Said is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Hélène practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Hélène Said since 2021. 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 Hélène Said is held by other lawyers.

Philippe Dubois is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation. Philippe practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Philippe Dubois since 2012. 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 Philippe Dubois is held by other lawyers.

Alexandre Koenig is the partner heading the restructuring and insolvency practice within the Paris office of Stephenson Harwood LLP. He is a restructuring and insolvency and dispute resolution specialist. Alexandre advises and assists a wide range of French and international clients, including the various stakeholders faced with an insolvency situation or crisis (distressed companies, shareholders, creditors, debtors in difficulty, investors, purchasers, insolvency practitioners, etc.) on all...

Founding partner of BG2V (2010) Admitted to the New York Bar in 2003, Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2000 Practice areas : Litigation Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity Companies in difficulty Experience : BG2V, Jones Day (Paris and New York), Viguié Schmidt Education : Graduate of New York University Law School (LL.M. Corporations), Magistère in Business Law, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, DJCE - DESS in Business and Tax Law, University of Paris II Panth&e...

Jean-Baptiste Santelli is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Project Finance and Development Practice. Jean-Baptiste practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Jean-Baptiste Santelli 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 Jean-Baptiste Santelli is held by other lawyers.

Martin Pradel is a member of the Paris Bar and founder of TALMA Dispute Resolution. He acts in the most complex white-collar matters as well as in matters of commercial and corporate litigation, in France and abroad. Martin has extensive experience in sensitive cases with high reputational stakes. He also advises companies, executives and political figures in white-collar criminal matters and compliance, particularly in cases of corruption, money laundering, terrorism financing and internatio...

Philippe Portier is in charge of Corporate Finance/M&A, Corporate Compliance/CSR and Public Affairs/Lobbying. He is a specialist in corporate governance, executive remuneration (Say on Pay) and compliance (anti-corruption programmes, due diligence plans, etc.) and contributes to the work of the Institut Montaigne, Fondation Croissance Responsable and the IFA. From 2012 to 2021, he chaired the Association des Avocats Lobbyistes (AAL).

Before joining UGGC Avocats, Alison Leroy worked for 7 years at Carakters, then at Franklin from 2020, and recently at Bersay, where she opened the “Life Sciences, Biotech and Pharma R&D” department. Her experience covers regulatory affairs, site and production unit management, and the negotiation and management of R&D and business development contracts (collaborative research contracts, co-development contracts, clinical trial contracts, French and European consortia, etc...

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...