Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats

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Chantal Cordier-Vasseur

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1993), Chantal Cordier-Vasseur is Partner – Business Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration practice since 2011. Chantal manages, for the clients of the Firm, the prevention, management and resolution of disputes with which they are faced in the fields of Contract Law, Liability Law, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, etc., and advises companies on all questions relating to procedures for the prevention and processing of economic and financial difficulties. Chantal has been trained in inter-company mediation under the auspices of the mediation and arbitration centre of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CMAP). Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Chantal practiced in the law firm Shearman & Sterling in Paris, then in the law firm Moquet Borde & Associés.

Claude-Étienne Armingaud

A member of the New York and Paris Bar, Claude-Étienne Armingaud (CIPP/E) is a Partner and leads the Technology Law, Data & Intellectual Property practice. He advises innovative companies and international groups in structuring, securing, and maximizing the value of their intangible assets, in complex and ever-changing technological environments. Personal Data And Digital Regulation: Recognized for his personal data protection expertise (GDPR, Data Act, and related regulations). Claude-Etienne advises clients on compliance, data governance, and risk management, particularly in complex projects involving large-scale data processing. He also works on cybersecurity, incident management, and compliance strategies, in line with European and international regulatory requirements. Technology and Innovation: He counsels clients on the legal aspects of developing and deploying innovative technologies: AI-powered personalization and virtual try-on, blockchain-based product authentication and resale traceability, connected retail environments, and the EU Digital Product Passport as it rolls out for textile and luxury goods. His focus is on helping brands translate technological ambition into legally sound, commercially viable models. Intellectual Property And Intangible Assets: Supports clients in protecting, managing, and maximizing the value of their intangible assets (collections and design rights, image and personality rights, omnichannel content exploitation, and know-how embedded in creative and manufacturing processes). He handles the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts (licenses, partnerships, development, exploitation agreements). Litigation And Strategy: He assists clients in disputes relating to technology, data, and intellectual property such as unauthorized use of collection imagery, brand impersonation and counterfeiting in digital environments, as well as in managing the legal and reputational risks associated with digital activities.

Térence Cabot

Admitted to the Paris Bar since 1999, Terence Cabot is dealing in Public Business Law and Administrative Law in general. Specialized in the Economic Public Law and Telecommunications Law, he also focuses on cases concerning Public contracts, Urban Planning Law, Public Competition Law. He supports as well public clients as private clients, in counselling as in contentious lawsuit. He teaches the electronic Communication Law at Poitier University.

Hervé Castelnau

Admitted to the Paris Bar, Hervé Castelnau advises French and international clients in multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions for more than 20 years. His experience covers all aspects of corporate law, including M&A operation, joint ventures, privatizations, corporate restructurings, and commercial contracts. He principally advises clients in telecommunications, media, emerging technologies, food automotive, and luxury goods.

Pauline de Lanzac

Pauline de Lanzac has been a partner in the Competition, Regulatory & Distribution practice at Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats since 2004. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1999. Pauline advises public- and private-sector clients on all aspects of French and EU competition law. She represents them in proceedings before the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) and the European Commission. Her practice focuses on anticompetitive conduct, including cartels and abuse of dominance, as well as merger control and State aid. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom, Pauline practiced at Jeantet in Paris and at CMS Cameron McKenna in Prague.

Julien Desclozeaux

Partner, Real Estate & Construction, Julien Desclozeaux advises private and public institutional investors on complex real estate and construction matters. His work covers the full life cycle of an asset, from acquisition and development to management and disposal. He structures and negotiates property development agreements (CPI), off-plan sales (VEFA), and project management and owner's representative (AMO) agreements. He also handles construction disputes and liability claims at both the pre-litigation and litigation stages. He also advises landlords and tenants on commercial leases, including rent review proceedings before the commercial rent judge. With more than 20 years of experience, Julien has been a partner in Latournerie Wolfrom's Real Estate & Construction practice since 2021.

Thibaut Kazémi

Lawyer at the New York Bar (2001) and Paris Bar (2004), Thibaut Kazémi is Partner – Corporate Law Practice since 2016. Thibaut Kazémi is involved in mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters, in France and in Africa, alongside leading industrial players, the shareholders of family held groups, growth companies and investment funds. He is particularly active in cross-border transactions, the negotiation of joint ventures and strategic alliances and, more generally, of complex business and industrial agreements. Thibaut advises his French and foreign clients in numerous business sectors and has, in particular, developed an expertise in the fields of telecommunications, media and new technologies, as well as in the energy sector. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Thibaut practiced for approximately fifteen years in Anglo-Saxon law firms (Lovells (now Hogan Lovells), Norton Rose and Jones Day).

Pierre Lafarge

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1996), Pierre Lafarge is Partner – Corporate Law practice since 2001. Pierre works on corporate law and financial law and has gained a renowned experience in private-equity transactions (principally with investment funds), mergers and acquisitions (particularly in transactions for the transfer or acquisition of troubled activities – distressed-M&A) and restructurings, for French or foreign clients. He also regularly intervenes in the negotiation of partnerships and joint ventures, in particular when they involve public entities (communities (collectivités) and public establishments). Pierre also assists his clients in their financing transactions (issuance of securities, structuring of security packages, implementations of trusts) and public offers. Pierre is very active in particular with respect to infrastructures and regulated sectors (financial, in particular). Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Pierre practiced in the law firm of Pr. Charley Hannoun .

Jean Latournerie

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1990), Jean Latournerie is founder Partner of LWA and co-manages the Public Business Law practice since 1995. Jean assists his public and private clients in counselling and litigation in French public business law and general administrative law. Jean advises his clients in the field of public contract law, public services deregulation law, public competition law, the law governing public and semi-public companies, public-private partnerships and project financing law. Prior to founding Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Jean began his career at the law firm Siméon Moquet Borde & Associés, then at Moquet Borde & Associés prior to joining the law firm Cammarata & Montfort.

Godefroy Le Mintier

Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1999, Godefroy Le Mintier has been an LWA Corporate Partner since January 2023. Godefroy is also a qualified mediator . He has been involved for more than 20 years more particularly in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, calls for tenders, international joint ventures and major projects, alongside leading French, African and international industrial players, shareholders of family groups, investment funds, financial institutions and public institutions in France, Africa and the Middle East. His experience covers all aspects of Corporate, including financing transactions, acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, corporate restructurings and commercial contracts. In Morocco, Godefroy has advised on numerous high-profile corporate transactions, privatizations, and tender offers. His work has spanned various sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, agrifood, automotive and public-private partnerships, showcasing his versatility and deep understanding of the local market. Additionally, Godefroy's expertise in public-private partnerships has been particularly valuable in Morocco, where he has helped facilitate significant infrastructure projects. His strategic counsel has been crucial for both French and international clients looking to navigate the complexities of the Moroccan legal and business environments. Godefroy has also developed particular expertise in major projects and public-private partnerships in Africa. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Godefroy practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright for 23 years which he assisted to open an office in Casablanca in 2010. He did his cooperation in the national service in business (CSNE) in Morocco within the group of the French Development Agency (Proparco).

Pauline Leddet-Troadec

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (2012), Pauline Leddet-Troadec is a Partner in Environmental Law practice since 2023. Pauline Leddet-Troadec works on both litigation (before administrative, civil and criminal courts) and advisory matters having to do with environmental regulations. She focuses on matters regarding industrial environmental law including classified facilities, industrial risks, contaminated sites and soils, water or air impacts, technological risk prevention plans (French “PPRT” regulations) and chemical products. Pauline advises on waste management and circular economy and also works on negotiation and drafting of contractual clauses for real estate transactions (sale and lease back operations, leases agreement, etc.). In addition, she counsels clients on matters regarding sustainable development and biodiversity issues, such as compensation obligations, protected species derogations, etc. She advises French and international companies, as well as public entities. She has practiced at Boivin and Foley Hoag as Counsel.

Jean-Luc Marchand

Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1994 with a first experience in corporate financing, Jean-Luc Marchand is specialized in company tax and financing, in particular in group taxation, restructuring and financial flow, taxation and negotiation of mergers and acquisitions, tax litigation, wealth optimization. He provides advisory and tax litigation services to public and private sector clients.

Sarah-Jane Mirou

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (2005), Sarah-Jane Mirou is Partner – Labour Law practice since 2013. Sarah-Jane Mirou assists in all labour law issues (individual and collective work relationships) both in counselling and litigation. She has developed specific experience with respect to company restructurings, including in connection with insolvency procedures and/or judicial liquidations and with respect to working time and collective negotiations. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Sarah-Jane practiced in the law firm Flichy Grangé Avocats and in the Paris office of the American law firm Morgan Lewis Bockius

Mirou Sarah-Jane

Avocate au Barreau de Paris (2005), Sarah-Jane est Associée au sein du département Droit du travail et de la protection sociale depuis 2013. Sarah-Jane Mirou prend en charge l’ensemble des problématiques de droit social (relations individuelles et collectives du travail) tant en conseil qu’en contentieux. Sarah-Jane a développé une expertise particulière en matière de restructurations d’entreprise, y compris dans le cadre de procédures de redressement et/ou de liquidation judiciaires, en matière de durée du travail et en matière de négociation collective. Avant de rejoindre Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, elle a exercé au sein du cabinet Flichy Grangé Avocats et au sein du bureau parisien du cabinet américain Morgan Lewis Bochius

Nathalie Sultan

Member of the Paris Bar since 20 years, Nathalie is a partner in the Public Business Law department. Nathalie advises operators and public and semi-public authorities on complex contractual arrangements, often financed through project financing, mainly in the energy, infrastructure (including transport and telecommunications), and construction sectors, both in France and internationally (particularly in Africa). In this context, Nathalie drafts and negotiates all the contracts for the completion of a project (public-private partnership agreements, concession agreements, PPPs, global performance contracts, and subcontracts: design-build or EPC contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, interfaces) and assists her clients in drafting their contracts to secure their projects and manage their risks. She also provides advice and litigation services in the area of public procurement, whether in the context of awarding or executing contracts, including for foreign clients wishing to respond to consultations in France, and public real estate (state property valuation, public off-plan sales). Finally, she has complementary expertise in institutional public law, which enables her to assist her clients in defining the types of structures to be set up for public-private projects (GIP, GIE, SEM, SEMOP, etc.).

Coline Warin

Backed by extensive trial experience, Coline Warin handles complex, high-stakes and cross-border disputes for major French and international companies, listed groups, investment funds and public entities. She works closely with our clients to develop a coordinated strategy for each matter, accounting for its legal, business and reputational stakes, and deliver a holistic, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach at every stage, from risk anticipation and crisis management to negotiation, mediation, court proceedings and enforcement. As a mediator, Coline Warin assists her clients upstream in the context of alternative dispute resolution and helps them to set up a dispute management process.

Christian Wolfrom

Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1990), Christian is the cofounder of LWA and co-manages the Corporate practice since 1995. Christian works on mergers & acquisitions, restructuring and equity capital transactions for listed and non-listed companies. He has also developed specific experience in Financial Law, in particular with respect to the financing of projects and assets (aircrafts, real property, communication means…), LBOs, investment capital transactions. He closely participates in the development of companies with a strong potential of growth, from their incorporation until their introduction on the stock exchange. Before founding the Law Firm Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Christian began his career in the law firm Siméon Moquet Borde. In 1993, he integrated CDC Participations, PART’COM and INCOM, a risk capital and development capital subsidiary of Caisse des dépôts et consignations. Christian is a Colonel in the French citizen air force reserve.