Maximilien Schmitt

The co-head of the Paris-based team specializing in non-profit sector organizations, Lionel DEVIC has developed recognized expertise in the following specific areas : reorganizing the activities and assets (particularly property) of non-profit organizations (merger, mutualization, division into subsidiaries) incorporating complex groups, whether or not they belong to the community-oriented economy, implying the coexistence of separate legal entities (associations, non-commercial and commercia...

Jean-Christophe CLEACH, a partner of CLEACH Avocats since 1998, heads the Corporate - Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Law practice. He acts for French and foreign companies, providing them in particular with support in their sale or acquisition processes, efforts to raise equity, negotiation of shareholders' agreements, corporate restructuring and negotiations with creditors (banks and government-owned companies in particular) as well as assisting them more generally in defining th...

Xavier Marchand is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Public Law. Xavier practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Xavier Marchand 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 Xavier Marchand is held by other lawyers.

Mathieu LE TACON is co-head of the « Wealth law & taxation » department. He has developed recognized expertise in asset taxation and taxation of family-run companies : taxation of restructuring operations (mergers, transfers of all assets and liabilities, founding and activation of French and foreign holding companies, active or inactive) taxation of company transfers (LBOs, OBOs, etc.) organization and optimization of asset transfers (implementation of DUTREIL agreements, man...

Aurélie Vucher-Bondet is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation. Aurélie practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Aurélie Vucher-Bondet 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 Aurélie Vucher-Bondet is held by other lawyers.

Sébastien Boullier de Branche is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Structured Finance Law. Sébastien practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Sébastien Boullier de Branche 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 Sébastien Boullier de Branche is held by other lawyers.

For more information, please visit www.gibsondunn.com/lawyer/lukic-vera/ .

Philippe Matignon specializes in mergers & acquisitions, and more specifically in private equity and investment capital. He advises French and foreign investment funds in all their LBO and capital investment transactions. Philippe also advises teams of managers in relation to these transactions, and in corporate equity and group restructuring transactions. Philippe Matignon is also involved in restructuring operations and joint ventures on behalf of industrial players.

Vanessa holds a specialty certificate in Intellectual Property (trademark law, design law, literary and artistic property, computer and telecommunications law). She trained at the University of Pantheon-Assas. She holds a D.E.A. in Corporate Law from the University of Paris Dauphine and a D.E.S.S. in International Trade Law. She also studied Intellectual Property in London at the University of Queen Mary and Westfield College. Vanessa worked as an Associate Lawyer for the law firm Hirsch for ...

Julie Beot-Rabiot is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Labor and Employment Law. Julie practices law in Paris, France Best Lawyers has recognized Julie Beot-Rabiot 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 Julie Beot-Rabiot is held by other lawyers.