Maria Isabel Dos Santos-Nivault

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Renaud Christol is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. Renaud practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Renaud Christol 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 Renaud Christol 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...

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...

Maria acts as lead counsel in investor-state and commercial arbitration and litigation across a variety of industrial sectors, including oil and gas, renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, banking, aviation and manufacturing. She also serves as arbitrator.

Florent Prunet advises and assists businesses in various economic sectors with regard to anti-competitive practices (specialised advice and litigation, compensation litigation, visits and seizures, etc.), merger control (French and European), distribution and consumption (networks, distribution and representation agreements, advertising, commercial practices) and generally defends them in all their economic litigation cases.

Xavier Leroux is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Venture Capital Law. Xavier practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Xavier Leroux since 2026. 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 Xavier Leroux is held by other lawyers.

Pierrick Le Goff is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and International Arbitration. Pierrick practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Pierrick Le Goff since 2024. 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 Pierrick Le Goff is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Autret regularly represents clients in all aspects of their disputes, particularly with regard to M&A-related disputes, commercial and corporate litigations, stock market and securities disputes, bankruptcy litigation, corporate restructurings, directors’ liability, state aids and white collar crime. He has been heavily involved in numerous “bet-the-company” litigations in which the disputes have had high levels of commercial and financial risk and prominent media ex...

Lionel is the founder and managing partner of Galion Société d'Avocats , a Paris-based law firm advising French and international clients in Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law . He advises companies on individual employment relations , employment litigation, dispute resolution, corporate transactions, reorganizations and restructuring matters . Lionel also assists clients with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), including mediation. Admitted to the Bar in 1997,...