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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
– Abraham Lincoln
Practising corporate law in a legislative and economic context as uncertain as the one we are currently experiencing can sometimes feel like working in an emergency room. You have to know how to anticipate.
Few people recognise the creative side of lawyers, but the art of finalising deals is often akin to high-end jewellery-making in the middle of a minefield. What makes this profession so interesting is the need to have a thorough understanding of the rules in order to create the deal that best meets the client’s wishes, regardless of its complexity.
What drives me?
The human side of negotiation and the intellectual side of structuring,
enabling my clients to benefit from the best conditions to take off post-closing, and above all, creating a relationship of trust with my clients.
Expertise
With over 15 years’ specialised experience in corporate law, I have developed a practice focused on M&A and private equity, with particular expertise in management packages.
I support my clients from the initial consideration of a transaction through to its completion, sometimes providing post-transaction support, on both French and international transactions.
I assist my French and foreign clients in both structuring their transactions and negotiating.
- M&A: structuring acquisitions and disposals, corporate audits of acquisitions and disposals, mergers and acquisitions, partial asset contributions, acquisition and disposal of business assets.
- Private equity: private equity transactions, private equity investments, LBOs, MBOs, etc., restructuring, unwinding.
- Management packages: financial and legal negotiation of management packages, individual and collective support, unwinding, negotiation of executive exits.
I regularly work closely with other teams within the firm, such as the Tax, Employment and Litigation departments.
Cases handled
• Management advisory services for Mastergrid (electrical energy equipment);
• Management advisory services for the TBS Group (software publishing for media and events companies).
Biography
Lawyer at the Paris and New York Bars
Holds an LLM in International Business and Trade Law from Fordham University (New York, USA) and a DEA in Common Law from Paris II University.
Professional background
• Partner – Gramond (since 2025)
• Co-founding Partner – Altaïr Avocats (2019-2024)
• Scotto Partners
• Nixon Peabody
• Orrick
What do clients appreciate most?
• His ability to understand complex transactions and implement them
• Its negotiating skills and knowledge of market players’ profiles
• Its financial knowledge and understanding of the economic context
• Its ability to anticipate and manage legal issues
