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Before joining UGGC Avocats, Alison Leroy worked for 7 years at Carakters, then at Franklin from 2020, and recently at Bersay, where she opened the “Life Sciences, Biotech and Pharma R&D” department. Her experience covers regulatory affairs, site and production unit management, and the negotiation and management of R&D and business development contracts (collaborative research contracts, co-development contracts, clinical trial contracts, French and European consortia, etc...

Caroline Scherrmann’s practice has focused on advice and litigation in relation to mass redundancies, negotiation of company-wide agreements and career-management for top executives within international groups, notably Scandinavian groups. She has also specialised in advising the representative vocational training funds (organismes paritaires collecteurs de la formation professionnelle or OPCA) on changes to their legal status or organisational structure. Caroline Scherrmann, with dual ...

Gwenaël Kropfinger is a tax partner and a member of both the Private Funds and Private Equity M&A Groups, as well as the firm’s Private Capital industry group. Gwenaël has extensive experience advising private equity funds and multinational groups on the tax structuring of M&A transactions, including leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and capital markets deals. In addition to his transactional work, Gwenaël is highly experienced in the formation and structuring of French an...

After nearly twenty years’ experience as a tax lawyer with the Paris offices of Landwell (1995-2005) and August & Debouzy as of counsel, Alfred LORTAT-JACOB joined the Paris Office of Cornet Vincent Segurel as a tax partner in October 2010.Alfred LORTAT-JACOB holds a Master's degree in public finance and taxation from the University of Panthéon-Assas.He advises companies and company groups, French and foreign, as well as their managements on various areas of tax law (in parti...

Thomas Perrot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Thomas, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jean-Philippe Crot is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jean-Philippe, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Philippe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sandrine RICHARD turns her considerable experience in distribution law to full account. She practices in litigation and counsel on behalf of well-known retail chains. She is at the heart of the development and management of several retail networks that call upon her for monitoring of their day-to-day issues. Career Partner lawyer at SIMON ASSOCIES since 2015 Associate lawyer SIMON ASSOCIES 2006-2014 Trainee lawyer SIMON ASSOCIES 2005 Education CAPA - certificate of aptitude for the legal prof...

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

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...

Patrick Jaïs is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Patrick, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.