Marie-Alice LAFONTAINE

With a post-graduate diploma in business law and taxation from the University of Clermont-Ferrand, Pierre GUIGNAND has been a member of the Lyon bar since 2006.A lawyer with Ratheaux from 2006 to 2009, he joined Lamy & Associés in 2009 and became a partner in 2015.Pierre GUIGNAND also works in all areas of corporate law, particularly in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment operations.

Xavier DELSOL is the founder and co-head of the Non-Profit Organizations Department. He has developed recognized expertise in both advisory work and litigation in : taxation of associations and non-profit organizations organization, management and restructuring of associations and non-profit organizations collective worship law tourism law sports law culture law education law patronage and sponsorship. He works primarily for associations, foundations, endowment funds, mutual structures, profe...

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...

Marie-Laurence Boulanger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Marie-Laurence practices law in Lyon, France Best Lawyers has recognized Marie-Laurence Boulanger 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 Marie-Laurence Boulanger is held by other lawyers.

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 ...

Ghislain de Pazzis is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Ghislain practices law in Lyon, France Best Lawyers has recognized Ghislain de Pazzis 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 Ghislain de Pazzis is held by other lawyers.

Mathieu Hugueville is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Mathieu practices law in Lyon, France Best Lawyers has recognized Mathieu Hugueville 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 Mathieu Hugueville is held by other lawyers.

Emmanuel KAEPPELIN is co-head of the "Merges & Acquisitions - Corporate law" Department. Alongside standard services in corporate law (repeat advisory work and company management), he has developed more specific expertise in the following areas : company transfers and acquisition audits (acquisitions on behalf of French or international groups) equity financing and company restructuring (LBOs, MBOs, fundraising, mergers, demergers, partial asset transfers, agreements between partners, etc...

Frédéric SUBRA is co-head of the LYON office’s "Wealth law & taxation" and "Corporate taxation" Departments. Alongside standard services in tax law (repeat advisory work and litigation management), he has developed recognized expertise in : taxation linked to mergers and acquisitions and more generally to company restructurings and transfers taxation of groups of companies, tax consolidation, global consolidation tax audits during closures of accounts or acquisitions, ...

Amaury DUMAS-MARZE is a partner within the « Distressed companies - Restructuring » department. Amaury assists distressed companies, administrators and judicial representatives, as well as rescuers. More specifically he works : with distressed companies : facing either preventive (ad hoc mandate, conciliation), or collective insolvency proceedings (safeguard, judicial recovery), with court-appointed receivers and trustees in the context of insolvency proceedings carried out under ...