Jean Marie Canac

Géraldine Machinet is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Géraldine, 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 Géraldine 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...

Delphine BRETAGNOLLE is a partner lawyer in the LYON office’s Employment – Social Security Law Department. Alongside standard services in labour law (in both advisory work and litigation), she has developed particular expertise in : advisory work and litigation during collective insolvency proceedings, mergers and acquisitions, company restructurings and reorganizations (company transfers, geographic and/or professional mobility plans, standardizing articles of association, collec...

Gaëlle MERLIER is co-head of the Life Sciences Department. Gaëlle’s expertise spans advisory work on regulatory and contractual matters as well as the management of complex, serial litigation in commercial matters and health product liability. She also assists her clients during criminal investigations and in their dealings with the health authorities (particularly in the context of ANSM, DGCCRF, DDPP inspections, etc.). Furthermore, Gaëlle advises her clients on mergers-...

Pierre GOUGÉ is co-head of the « Merges & Acquisitions - Corporate law » Department. His expertise extends to the following areas : mergers and acquisitions : advisory work with French and international groups in the framework of external growth operations, company transfers, mergers and demergers private equity : in the broadest sense, capital risk, capital development, LBOs stock markets / capital markets : IPOs, overseeing publicly listed companies, capital markets (...

Guillaume Brajeux is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, Insurance Law, Litigation, Maritime Law, Product Liability Litigation and Transportation Law. Guillaume, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Guillaume is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Thomas Deschryver is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law, Retail Law and Trade Law. Thomas, who practices law in Lille, France, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chirine Heydari-Malayeri is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Chirine, 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 Chirine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Shirin Deyhim is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Structured Finance Law. Shirin, 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 Shirin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marie-Hélène Raffin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Tax Law. Marie-Hélène, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marie-Hélène is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.