Stéphane Puel
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Practice Areas
Gide Loyrette Nouel Managing Partner from 2012 to 2020, Stéphane Puel is a member of the firm's Financial Services team and leads its Investment Funds activity.
Stéphane advises French and foreign financial institutions on all regulatory issues pertaining to their approval and the conduct of their activity. He has gained significant expertise on structuring and documenting French and foreign investment funds on all types of underlying assets (private debt, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, alternative etc.) and on the marketing in France of foreign-law investment funds and financial products.
He is a member of the firm's team advising ASPIM since 2004 as regards the implementation and modernisation of the regime applicable to real estate investment schemes (OPCIs).
Stéphane also advises financial institutions on commercial and disciplinary disputes related to their activity.
Career
Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel (2006)
Managing partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel (2012-2020)
Associate, Gide Loyrette Nouel (1997)
Professional Memberships
He is a member of the consultative commission on institutional investments and management at the French Financial Markets Authority, and an expert member of the Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris. He is also a member of the legal committee of France Invest and the French Association for the Management of Cryptocurrencies (AFGC).
Publications
Stéphane regularly publishes articles in numerous professional reviews in France and abroad and frequently speaks at seminars on asset management and investment funds. He is the joint author of the "UCITS" chapter in the Répertoire Commercial Dalloz, co-author of a book on asset management in France, and writes a column on asset management in the financial law quarterly review in France.
Chambers Review
Global
Stéphane Puel is noted for his broad expertise in regulatory mandates. He primarily acts on the regulatory aspects of fund management, including distribution agreements. He additionally advises clients on the relationship with the French regulator and on post-COVID-19 stimulus plans.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His contribution to our cases has been tremendous and instrumental in our negotiations with different counterparties. He really understands our needs, has a very clear and accurate judgement on legal questions and understands perfectly the needs of the industry. He was also able to provide pragmatic answers based on his extensive knowledge of the regulations and practices of the financial sector."
"His contribution to our cases has been tremendous and instrumental in our negotiations with different counterparties. He really understands our needs, has a very clear and accurate judgement on legal questions and understands perfectly the needs of the industry. He was also able to provide pragmatic answers based on his extensive knowledge of the regulations and practices of the financial sector."
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