Erwan Le Douce-Bercot > Jones Day > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Jones Day
2 RUE SAINT-FLORENTIN
75001 PARIS
France
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Partner

Career

Erwan Le Douce-Bercot has more than 25 years of experience in real estate law, with extensive knowledge in real estate and property company acquisitions and disposals as well as commercial leases and construction law. He oversees the Firm’s Real Estate Practice in Paris and advises French and international groups on real estate share deals, property transactions, development, and asset management. He also litigates real estate-related cases, in particular with respect to real estate sales, liabilities guarantee, and lease-related disputes.

Erwan has recently managed major real estate transactions, including advising MARK/Crossbay on its aggregation strategy of logistics acquisitions and on the resale of its €1.585 billion portfolio to Prologis, Goldman Sachs on the acquisition and refurbishment of a mixed-use building in the center of Paris and on the purchase of a logistic platform in the North of France, and Casino Guichard Perrachon on the disposition of its property management company Sudeco to Credit Agricole Immobilier. On the litigation side, he is currently handling approximately 30 ongoing legal proceedings covering transactions, leasing, and construction law.

Erwan is a member of the Greater Paris Investment Agency (Paris-Île-de-France Capitale Economique). He is also a lecturer on real estate law at Sciences Po, a leading French research university.

Languages

English, French

Education

  • University of Paris V-René Descartes (Postgraduate degree in Law of Civil and Commercial Obligations 1997);
  • Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) (Diploma in Economic and Financial Section 1995)

Lawyer Rankings

France > Real estate

(Leading individuals)

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Singled for its ‘excellent knowledge of the field, responsiveness and pragmatism’, the team at Jones Day takes care of real estate matters such as the acquisition, leasing and sale of assets, property development and financing, plus related tax structuring and litigation. Practice head Erwan Le Douce-Bercot has both advisory and contentious real estate credentials. Flavia Poujade and Solène Maulard also receive client praise. Carine Mou Si Yan joined the practice in December 2023 from Orrick.