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Gilles Bigot

Gilles Bigot

France 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Former managing partner of the firm’s Paris office and head of the Health Care Departments in France, Gilles advises and defends French and European leaders such as publicly and privately managed health institutions, laboratories, professional associations, medical equipment and pharmaceutical product manufacturers, and health care practitioners. He is considered to be an architect in the health care field.

Professional Memberships

Gilles is a member of Winston & Strawn’s Executive Committee, Financial Committee, Operation Committee and Compensation Committee. He is also a member of the Paris Bar (Avocat au Barreau de Paris) and a former auditor of the Institute of Advanced Studies of National Defense (IHEDN) in France. He moreover holds the title of Commander in the French Navy (Capitaine de Vaisseau) and he received the Silver Medal for Voluntary Military Services in 2014 as well as the National Defense Bronze Medal in 1984.

Gilles is a member of the Executive Board of several companies: CPH srl, Agiplast Italia srl and Castello Italia srl.

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Pharma/Life Sciences: Corporate - France

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Gilles Bigot boasts longstanding experience advising on transactional matters, including primary LBOs. He also assists healthcare clients with structuring and partnership mandates.

Editorial individuel

Gilles Bigot bénéficie d’une longue expérience en conseil en matière transactionnelle, y compris les LBO primaires. Il assiste également des clients du secteur de la santé dans le cadre de mandats de structuration et de partenariat.

Strengths

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  • Gilles Bigot is a real expert in the healthcare sector with a real ability to think outside the box and to innovate in terms of the appropriate legal structure for new activities.

    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France
  • Gilles is a great lawyer and a visionary.

    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France
  • Gilles is a reference in my sector. He has a unique track record in France on healthcare in general and knows how to keep abreast of the latest regulatory and business developments.

    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France
  • Gilles Bigot is recognised as one of the leading figures in healthcare law in France. What distinguishes Gilles Bigot from his peers is above all his long-term strategic vision.

    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France
  • Gilles est une référence dans mon secteur. Il possède une expérience unique en France dans le domaine de la santé en général et sait se tenir au courant des dernières évolutions réglementaires et commerciales.
    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France
  • Gilles Bigot est reconnu comme l'une des figures de proue du droit de la santé en France. Ce qui le distingue de ses pairs, c'est avant tout sa vision stratégique à long terme.
    Pharma/Life Sciences: CorporateChambers France

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