GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - France
Frédéric Crepin of Vivendi
Frédéric Crépin has served as Group General Counsel of Vivendi since 2014 and is also a member of the management board. Praised by market sources for his sector experience and skills, Crépin is considered to be a pioneer in his handling of legal issues in the mass media industry.
He started his career in private practice in 1995, later moving in-house to join the Vivendi Group in 2000, where he acted as a special adviser to the General Counsel and member of the legal department of Vivendi Universal before being appointed Senior VP and Head of the Legal Department of Vivendi in 2005.
Commentators are swift to highlight his strengths in transactional work, one noting: “He is a very well-known GC and has huge experience,” adding that “he did all the M&A at Vivendi over the past years.”
Crépin boasts numerous academic qualifications, as a graduate from the Paris Institute of Political Studies and holding master’s degrees from the University of Panthéon-Assas and the Paris Nanterre University, as well as an LLM from New York University School of Law.