Nora Mazeaud

Emmanuel DAOUD focuses on complex and international criminal liability cases, in particular on corporate disputes along with liability litigations, notably in the distribution, manufacturing, healthcare and environmental sectors. He also advises clients on comprehensive compliance endeavors.

Nicolas Courtier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Privacy and Data Security Law. Nicolas, who practices law in Marseille, France, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicolas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Yvon Dréano assists French and foreign clients, industrial businesses and investment funds in their merger & acquisition and complex restructuring operations. He also acts in relation to strategic alliances and joint ventures, operations concerning listed companies and governance issues. His expertise also includes judicial and arbitration litigation of equity transactions. Yvon is a member of the Jeantet Conseil des Associés (Board of Partners).

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...

François Braud is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Environmental Law and Public Law. François, 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 François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthieu Guignard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Structured Finance Law. Matthieu, who practices law in Nantes, France, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthieu is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

After having been Legal Director of a multinational group for many years, Julien Girard works in public business law, construction and real estate law in the context of major infrastructure projects, both in terms of advice and litigation, as well as in matters of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). His multidisciplinary training, his teaching activities as well as years of experience as legal director have enabled him to acquire very operational legal expertise, both with large industrial...

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Partner of BG2V since 2017 - Member of the Paris Bar since 2001​ ​Experience : BG2V, Redlink, Nixon Peadbody, Taylor Wessing France, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre.​ ​ Education : DESS in Notarial Law, University of Caen, DESS in Tax and Commercial Law, University of Caen.​ ​Practice areas : Jean-Sébastien assists French and international groups in the media, new technologies and property sectors in managing their tax issues, as well as senior executives in organizing their assets and tra...

Frédéric Sardain leads the IP, Tech & Data practice. His team’s activity covers transactional IP/IT, complex digital projects, strategic litigation as well as data compliance and cybersecurity. He is the author, with Pr. Philippe Gaudrat, of the “Traité de droit civil du numérique” published in 2015 by Larcier (2 volumes), a subject he taught for ten years at the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). He regularly acts as a paneli...