Nathalie Cerqueira

Professional activity · Lawyer, Member of the Paris Bar (admitted in 2011); · Lexing Alain Bensoussan Avocats, Head of the Compliance and Certification department; DPO recommended to lawyers by the CNB (French National Bar Council). Education Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat (Bar Exam) (2011); Master 2 in Technical Innovation Law (2010); Master 1 in Business Law (2009). Experience Data Protection Compliance: o managing French and international pr...

Déborah David has developed an expertise in both consultancy and litigation relating to business restructuring, particularly in an international context: employment protection plans in the context of reorganisation from a solvent position or as part of the restructuring or disposal of businesses in collective proceedings, site closures, outsourcing and operations involving the transfer of an activity at national or transnational level. Déborah also assists foreign businesses in ...

Valery Diaz, partner of the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Department of the firm, is an experienced bankruptcy counselor and litigator who has practiced for more than 15 years in this field. Valery assists a broad range of clients around Europe, in Germany and Spain notably, in restructuring and litigation matters. She offers the highest quality legal advice coupled with tailored service to deliver outstanding results to her clients and help their businesses succeed. Valery's practic...

Philippe Hansen has been a partner since 2011. He’s specialized in urban planning, development law and became one of the most reknown experts in public property law. He also works regularly in the railway sector regulation and in art law, working both for public institutions and museums and for private collectors. He’s the author of a textbook on public property law (Propriété des personnes publiques en 100 questions, Le Moniteur, 2012). He also participates in sever...

Bastien Ottaviani is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Bastien, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bastien is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Philippe Raybaud is specialized in mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on private equity and stock exchange law. He advises all types of French and international companies and investment funds in their divestiture, acquisition, reorganization, joint venture and investment transactions. His main sectors of practice are energy and infrastructure, innovative technologies, information technology and real estate. Its sector expertise is particularly well recognized in all activities related ...

Julien Horn focuses on information technology and intellectual property litigation. He also handles transactional and contractual work on IP and IT assets. Julien Horn’s litigation practice is prominent in the field of software litigation, patent litigation, and trademark litigation. He has also acquired significant expertise in the planning and monitoring of innovative mass litigation campaigns for IT and software companies. He regularly publishes articles on IP and IT issues in the le...

Nicola focuses on cross-border and domestic private equity and mergers and acquisitions matters. He regularly advises leading investment funds, family offices, and industrial companies in transactions such as acquisitions, buy-outs or joint ventures. Nicola also advises clients on restructuring transactions.

Stéphanie Guedes da Costa focuses particularly on relations with employee representative bodies, professional elections, collective bargaining, as well as restructuring operations (including employee transfers, voluntary departure plans, and employment protection plans). She advises both French and international companies, providing support in both advisory and litigation matters (covering individual and collective issues). For many years, she has also assisted entities with mixed-stat...

Benjamin May is a leading tech & IP attorney. He assists companies in complex litigation and transactions, on a cross-border basis. His majors are intellectual property, patents litigation, technology and data. He has leading sector expertise in financial services and fintechs, as well as in life sciences and healthcare. Benjamin is one of the creators of an AI risk management platform. Benjamin is regularly recognized in most international guides and rankings, including Legal 500 (Tradem...