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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields' Paris corporate/M&A team is highly skilled in regulatory and transactional corporate work. The lawyers combine excellent cross-border capabilities with strong domestic expertise. The team also provides clients with a multidisciplinary service thanks to its cooperation with the firm's tax, antitrust and finance departments. The law firm boasts diverse industry expertise, with a strong footprint in construction, TMT, energy and finance.

Work Highlights

  • Freshfields assisted Renault Group with the creation of its 50:50 joint venture with Geely.

Strengths

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Freshfields' lawyers show a very good understanding of the needs, complexities and constraints of a project, even when the project is highly sophisticated.

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The Freshfields team has the ability to explain complex legal issues in an easy and understandable way and provide clear and pragmatic advice.

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The team have a good ability to work within tight deadlines when required.

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One of the firm's great strengths is that it has offices in different countries and is able to work cross-functionally and understand a subject in all its facets.

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They are not afraid of difficulty or even adversity, and they have a wealth of experience dealing with difficult situations.

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Notable Practitioners

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Hervé Pisani
2
Hervé Pisani
2
Band 2

Hervé Pisani has a wealth of experience acting on strategic M&A. His client roster includes multinationals, financial institutions and state-owned companies.

He is an excellent lawyer who has a perfect understanding of the issues at stake in a matter.

Hervé is a great leader and a great customer adviser. He is very dedicated, talented and sophisticated.

Hervé is a very insightful lawyer with extensive knowledge and experience to navigate complex deals.

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Benoit Marpeau
4
Band 4

Benoit Marpeau offers experience assisting domestic clients with a broad range of M&A mandates, including acquisitions, divestments and strategic partnerships. His client base is composed of retail, agriculture and infrastructure companies.

Benoit is our go-to expert in M&A. He is a brilliant guy and we are very happy to work with him.

He knows exactly what we want; sometimes we don't even need to say it. He anticipates our needs and can think beyond the legal scope.

Benoit Marpeau is an outstanding lawyer.

Benoit is very bright with very good negotiation skills.

Benoit's interventions have always been essential in finding solutions to deadlock situations and moving the case in the right direction. He is a true business partner.

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Olivier Rogivue
4
Olivier Rogivue
4
Band 4

Olivier Rogivue handles acquisitions and disposals, frequently advising clients hailing from the energy, manufacturing and construction sectors. He is dual-qualified in France and the UK.

In discussions with the opposing counsel, he has the right mix of sound judgement, reasoned arguments, practicality and tenacity, which makes him a very powerful negotiator and a deal maker.

Olivier is extremely hard-working and brilliant. He can solve extremely complex issues in record time.

He is very creative and accommodating, and helps find the right balance for the client in terms of the cost and service provided, which is not always easy.

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Guillemette Burgala
6
Guillemette Burgala
6
Band 6

Guillemette Burgala assists multinational and French clients with cross-border mandates including joint ventures, carve-outs, mergers and acquisitions. She is regularly involved in transactions in the energy, financial services and automotive sectors.

Guillemette is a hands-on partner. She is very rigorous and knows how to create links with internal teams.

Guillemette Burgala is a very talented lawyer - a great technical expert but also a true valuable business partner. She is very sharp in negotiations and pushes hard for the interests of her client.

Guillemette is an excellent lawyer - expert and available.

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Hervé Pisani
2
Hervé Pisani
2
Band 2
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4
Benoit Marpeau
4
Band 4
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Olivier Rogivue
4
Olivier Rogivue
4
Band 4
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Guillemette Burgala
6
Guillemette Burgala
6
Band 6
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