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Pierre-Louis Clero
Position
Pierre-Louis Cléro is Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate Department in Continental Europe and represents corporate buyers and sellers in complex cross-border strategic transactions.
Mr. Cléro has more than two decades of experience advising clients on:
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- Large-cap mergers and acquisitions
- General corporate and commercial law matters
- Publicly listed companies and corporate governance
- Joint ventures
- Venture capital and private equity
- Stock exchange-related transactions
- M&A-related litigation
He draws on a keen business sense and extensive experience navigating strategic negotiations in large, multijurisdictional transactions. Mr. Cléro focuses on prioritizing his clients’ interests by leveraging his understanding of their commercial objectives and internal dynamics.
Mr. Cléro helps clients make decisions within challenging and multicultural transactional environments, guiding them through effective risk analysis and mitigation.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Mergers and acquisitions
(Leading individuals)Latham & Watkins stands out for its ability to handle big-ticket global M&A transactions. The Paris-based team, which works in close collaboration with the firm’s US, Asian and European offices, assists CAC 40 companies, international corporations and investment funds. It recently advised on a deal in the automotive sector and assisted with acquisitions, sales and JV agreements pertaining to various industry sectors including retail, financial and consulting services, and technology. Practice head Pierre-Louis Cléro, Olivier du Mottay, Alexander Crosthwaite and Charles-Antoine Guelluy are the names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Private equity: LBO
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Media and entertainment: Sports