Mr Gilles Podeur > Alerion > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Alerion
137 RUE DE L'UNIVERSITÉ
75007 PARIS
France
Gilles Podeur photo

Work Department

Restructuring & Insolvency

Position

Partner, Head of the Restructuring & Insolvency department

Career

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004, Gilles started his career at Gide, then he worked at White & Case, and finally at Clifford Chance, where he was appointed Counsel in 2012, before joining Alerion as a partner in 2020.

Languages

  • French
  • English

Memberships

Gilles is a member of ARE (Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises), INSOL Europe and IFPPC (French Institute of Practitioners of Collective Insolvency Proceedings). He is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

He is graduated from Sciences Po (1999, Economy and Finance Section), with a master’s degree in Business and Economic Law from University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is the author of many publications in the field of insolvency law, and he speaks regularly at conferences and colloquia.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Insolvency

Working closely with the firm’s banking and finance, M&A and tax teams, Alerion is able to cover the full spectrum of restructuring and insolvency matters, from debt restructurings and the acquisition of distressed companies and assets to insolvency proceedings and associated litigation. Gilles Podeur, who has recently seen an uptick of instructions in insolvency proceedings with a cross-border dimension, heads the team.