Squire Patton Boggs Adds Senior Partner Maxime Dequesne to Private Equity Capability in Paris

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed leading private equity lawyer Maxime Dequesne as a partner in its Corporate Practice in Paris. M. Dequesne was formerly a partner at French private equity boutique, Lamartine Conseil and previous to that worked at De Pardieu and SJ Berwin/KWM. The appointment follows in quick succession the hires earlier this month of private equity partner Anthony Guillaume, who joined from DLA and acquisition leverage finance partner Benjamin Marché who joined from Shearman & Sterling.

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Continues Growth in France and Welcomes Roland Montfort as a Partner in its Corporate/M&A Team

Monday, May 16, 2022

The team advises French and foreign clients on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and joint ventures as well as on strategic alliances and transactions involving listed companies. Working closely with BCLP’s competition, labor and tax teams, it is also active across a wide range of industries, including energy, telecom, technologies, media and real estate, among others. Roland Montfort began his career at Coudert Frères in Paris, then worked at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (2000-2003). He later joined Lefèvre Pelletier (2003-2008), where he became head of M&A before becoming managing partner of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Paris (2008-2015).

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Eversheds Sutherland Welcomes Philippe de Guyenro as a Partner in its Tax Department

Thursday, November 18, 2021
Philippe de Guyenro joins Eversheds Sutherland as a lateral Partner hire in the tax department, accompanied by his two Associates, Ferielle Habili and Marine Cousin. Their arrival reinforces the transactional team’s (Corporate, Banking, Projects, Restructuring) capability within the tax law aspects of the practice. Most recenrlt, Philippe was a Partner at Reinhart Marville Torre.

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BCLP Bolsters Paris Litigation & Investigations Team With Two New Partners, Philippe Métais, Elodie Valette, and their team

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette are recognized for their extensive legal knowledge of financial, banking and regulatory litigation together with their combined experience in commercial and white collar litigation. They lead on emblematic cases in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. They are also regularly involved in crisis litigation, in particular shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. More recently, they have been assisting clients in emerging litigation related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues. They both arrive from White & Case LLP.

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BCLP Paris Office Sees Further Growth With The Addition of M&A Partner Frédéric Jungels

Friday, October 29, 2021

Frédéric focuses on acquisitions and the sale of listed and unlisted companies on behalf of both French and international clients. He also has significant experience in joint ventures, tender offers and corporate governance matters. His arrival will enhance BCLP’s existing and growing mid-market M&A practice, a key strand of the firm’s national and global strategy. Jungels comes to BCLP from Allen & Overy LLP in Paris.

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