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Dana Anagnostou

Dana Anagnostou

Dana M. Anagnostou focuses her practice on cross-border corporate and finance transactions involving French, US, and English law. She advises companies and financial services institutions on international M&A deals, with an emphasis on middle-market transactions, and provides strategic advice to a variety of French and international clients on corporate and compliance matters, including internal investigations related to Sapin II and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues. A native English speaker, Dana is also fluent in French.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/danaanagnostou
Alexandre Bailly

Alexandre Bailly

Alexandre is a partner in the firm's litigation practice who represents multinational and French clients in international business disputes, with a particular focus on complex business matters. Working closely with others on the Morgan Lewis team, he has litigated and arbitrated matters involving the industrial risks sector, commercial contracts, banking, bankruptcy, construction, and portfolio management. His clients include companies in the automotive, aerospace, construction, communications, technology, and consumer products fields, as well as banks, financial asset managers, and brokers. For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/abailly
Virginia Barat

Virginia Barat

Virginia Barat advises on business litigation before French courts and arbitration tribunals. Her work includes complex and technical cases involving criminal or quasi-criminal elements and international law issues. Virginia handles banking and financial law cases, as well as the full range of litigation in business and white-collar criminal law. She additionally counsels on the new legal issues raised by fintech, blockchain technologies, and digital assets like cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, and non-fungible tokens.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/virginiabarat
Hugues Bouchetemble

Hugues Bouchetemble

Hugues Bouchetemble focuses on financial and banking regulatory issues. He assists banks, investment firms, management companies, life insurers, and payment service providers on a wide range of regulatory matters. Hugues regularly provides strategic advisory service in the creation of regulated institutions, internal organization, compliance, creation and distribution of financial products, remuneration schemes, and anti-money laundering issues. He is particularly active for banking and financing cross-border issues, including banking and financial monopoly matters, solicitation and advertising rules, EU passports, finders arrangements, and international private law questions. For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/huguesbouchetemble
Mathilde Carle

Mathilde Carle

Mathilde Carle’s practice involves multiple aspects of intellectual property law, with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, and designs. She assists clients in a range of matters from protection strategies to litigation before the specialized French and European jurisdictions and offices. Mathilde also advises on issues involving data protection and information technology, including by drafting and negotiating technology-related contracts. She frequently works with clients in the audiovisual, fashion, distribution, and technology sectors and advises on IP, technology, and data protection issues related to investments and transactions.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mathildecarle
Emma Clémenceau

Emma Clémenceau

Emma Clémenceau advises and represents clients in civil and commercial litigation. Her work covers a wide range of disputes, including breach of contract, termination of commercial relations and unfair competition, post-acquisition litigation, and industrial manufacturer product liability disputes. Emma also assists clients in the negotiation and drafting of their commercial agreements. She speaks French and English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/emmaclemenceau
Charles Dauthier

Charles Dauthier

Charles is a partner in the firm's labour and employment practice who advises French and international clients on both labour and employment matters, as well as data privacy and cybersecurity. He advises clients on executive terminations, collective terminations and other employment matters, as well as data privacy issues that surface in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and outsourcing, and other types of reorganization. He counsels clients on employment matters attendant in employee benefits and employee representation matters. Charles has experience working with clients to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and managing employee misconduct investigations. For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/cdauthier
Marie Davy

Marie Davy

Marie Davy focuses on industrial, corporate, and liability dispute resolution, representing French and international companies, investments funds, and financial institutions in complex disputes involving international law. Marie has a deep familiarity with the management of requisitions made by foreign authorities to obtain evidence in France in civil and commercial matters. She also assists clients in the drafting and securing of their commercial agreements and industrial partnerships, and reviews contracts and disputes in due diligence processes. She is fluent in French and English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mariedavy
Clémentine de Guillebon

Clémentine de Guillebon

Clémentine de Guillebon provides practical and proactive counsel to employers, helping them make decisions and take action to minimize litigation risk, promote positive workplace culture and values, and achieve business objectives. She also advises a range of French and international groups on a variety of employment matters, including employment issues in mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyout transactions, audits, secondment and expatriation of employees, executive severance, dismissals, and employee representative matters.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/clementinedeguillebon
Laetitia De Pelet

Laetitia De Pelet

Laetitia de Pelet advises French and international companies in a variety of industries, including technology, e-commerce, and healthcare, on all aspects of labor and employment law, particularly individual and collective relations, working time, redundancy, and gender pay equality. She supports clients in the daily management of HR activity and the creation of new entities, reorganization and restructuring projects. Laetitia also handles litigation employment matters and advises clients in GDPR compliance. She is fluent in French and English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/laetitiadepelet
Matthieu Djiahièche

Matthieu Djiahièche

Matthieu Djahièche assists, advises, and represents French and international clients in civil and commercial business litigation, handling all phases of disputes—from pre-litigation, negotiations between lawyers, amicable proceedings and judicial proceedings to enforcement proceedings. Matthieu’s work involves a wide range of disputes, including unfair competition, contract disputes, breach of established commercial relationships, debt recovery, and pretrial evidence proceedings for clients in a variety of industries. He also assists clients in the negotiation and drafting of their commercial agreements.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/matthieudjahieche
Laïla El Kihal Bouadla

Laïla El Kihal Bouadla

Laïla El Kihal Bouadla advises and represents clients in a variety of real estate transactions, land use planning, and construction matters. She represents clients in sales and acquisitions of assets, commercial leases, and off-plan leases, where she has acted for landlords and tenants. Laïla also represents clients in construction contracts, development contracts, and asset management, including warehouse and office premises, retail parks, and residential spaces. Trilingual, she speaks French, English, and Arabic.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/lailaelkihalbouadla
Marie-Christine Fournier-Gille

Marie-Christine Fournier-Gille

Marie-Christine Fournier-Gille represents both French and non-French banking institutions and factoring companies in commercial disputes and restructurings. She also handles ad hoc mandate, conciliation, and insolvency proceedings and frequently advises creditors at all stages, including negotiating agreements and drafting related legal documentation, as well as litigation. A native French speaker, Marie-Christine also speaks English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mariechristinefourniergille
Anne Gaustad-Hanken

Anne Gaustad-Hanken

Anne Gaustad-Hanken advises multinational public and private corporations and senior executives on cross-border investigations, sanctions, export controls, and business and human rights matters. She leads internal investigations and enterprise-wide risk assessments, including investigations and compliance reviews conducted in coordination with authorities such as the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, French regulatory and enforcement authorities, Norway’s Økokrim, and Multilateral Development Banks. Her work spans anti-corruption, EU and US economic sanctions and export controls, anti–money laundering, and corporate governance frameworks. Anne also designs, implements, and validates global compliance programs and represents clients in disputes arising from regulatory investigations and cross-border activity.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/annegaustadhanken
Arnaud Grünthaler

Arnaud Grünthaler

Focusing on banking and financial law, Arnaud Grünthaler counsels management companies, credit institutions, insurance companies, financial intermediaries, and fintech companies on matters involving asset management, financial services, insurance products, and payment services. He advises clients in the digital asset space on their formation and organization, as well as the structuring and distribution of their services and products, drawing on a deep understanding of EU digital asset regulations. Arnaud also advises on the development of innovative financial products, services, and market infrastructure.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/arnaudgrunthaler
Clémentine Kajdas

Clémentine Kajdas

Clémentine Kajdas advises and represents French and international clients in civil and commercial litigation, as well as in the management of amicable dispute resolution proceedings. Her practice notably covers disputes relating to distribution law, restrictive trade practices, unfair competition, consumer law, contractual disputes, and debt recovery. She also assists clients with the negotiation and drafting of their commercial and distribution agreements. Clémentine further advises on competition law matters (anticompetitive practices). She speaks French and English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/clementinekajdas
Olivia Le Goff

Olivia Le Goff

Olivia le Goff advises regulated entities in the financial sector on banking and financial regulations. She regularly assists asset management companies in structuring investment funds, particularly private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure and impact funds, and marketing them to professional, institutional, and retail investors. Olivia also advises French and non-French institutions on management company approvals, European passport notifications, and disciplinary proceedings. She speaks French and English.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/olivialegoff
Marie Lepoivre Marcillat

Marie Lepoivre Marcillat

Marie Lepoivre-Marcillat represents clients in all types of civil and commercial disputes before French courts and arbitration tribunals, particularly in banking and finance matters. Marie also practises criminal law, mainly in the field of business criminal law. She frequently assists her clients, in both civil and criminal matters, in disputes relating to blockchain technologies and digital assets.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/marielepoivremarcillat
Lorenza Nava

Lorenza Nava

Lorenza Nava advises multinational companies on anti-corruption and EU sanctions compliance and regularly supports clients in cross-border litigation and internal investigations. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Lorenza practiced in the global Investigations, enforcement & compliance practice at another international law firm. She also gained experience working in the Sanctions Unit of the European External Action Service (EEAS), at a business and human rights consultancy, and within the ethics and compliance department of a multinational energy company.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/lorenzanava
Marie-Agnès Nicolas

Marie-Agnès Nicolas

Marie-Agnès Nicolas advises multinational companies and financial institutions on complex investigations, enforcement matters, and high-stakes litigation. She has extensive experience in anti-corruption, economic sanctions and export controls, business and human rights, anti-money laundering, as well as financial regulatory matters spanning cross-border compliance counseling, contentious proceedings, and crisis management. Marie-Agnès assists companies with compliance programs, risk assessments, internal investigations, and compliance-related due diligence. She advises on matters involving French, US, and international regulatory and enforcement authorities, including compliance with French and international anti-corruption frameworks, international sanctions, and financial regulatory issues. For more information, please view her bio at www.morganlewis.com/bios/marieagnesnicolas
Alexandre Omaggio

Alexandre Omaggio

Alexandre Omaggio’s practice focuses on M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions. He represents private and public companies, private equity funds, and their portfolio companies in a broad range of corporate strategic transactions including acquisitions, tender offers, divestitures, joint ventures, and minority investments. He also advises emerging companies and their managers in transactions ranging from seed to late-stage financing, corporate structuring, and incentive mechanisms. Alexandre speaks French and English.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/alexandreomaggio
Dominique Penin

Dominique Penin

Dominique Penin advises clients on business litigation, primarily in cases involving banking, bankruptcy, and white-collar criminal law. He represents clients in relation to inheritance law and related disputes in France. Dominique also counsels on developing liability issues in connection with fintech, blockchain technologies, and digital assets like cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, and non-fungible tokens. He speaks French and English.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/dominiquepenin
Sophie Perus

Sophie Perus

Sophie Perus advises lenders such as banks, private debt funds, and alternative debt providers as well as sponsors and borrowers on structured and specialist finance transactions in French and international markets. With a focus on banking, acquisition (unitranche, senior, second lien, mezzanine), and structured finance, Sophie’s work extends to asset and real estate finance. She also handles restructuring and tax lease financings. Trilingual, Sophie speaks French, English, and German.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/sophieperus
Pauline Plancke

Pauline Plancke

Pauline Plancke advises French and non-French companies on employment and labor matters, including individual relations such as management of day-to-day human resources, employment contract termination procedures, transactional agreement negotiation, and the collective aspects of labor law such as restructuring, collective bargaining, and setting up staff representation bodies. Pauline also assists clients with the employment law aspects of transactional operations—including due diligence, employment obligations in the context of operations, and post-closing deliveries. Additionally, she represents clients in labor litigation and conducts internal investigations involving reports of psychological and sexual harassment.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/paulineplanck
Timothé Radosavljevic

Timothé Radosavljevic

Timothé Radosavljevic advises French and international companies on anti-corruption compliance, helping them design and implement comprehensive compliance programs, perform compliance audits and controls, and conduct internal investigations. Timothé also supports clients navigating complex issues pertaining to EU and US sanctions and export controls compliance, including through product classification, contractual review, and assistance before national enforcement authorities. He speaks French and English.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/timotheradosavljevic
Diane Richebourg

Diane Richebourg

Diane Richebourg advises institutional clients and financial market participants on the full spectrum of banking and financial regulatory matters. She advises clients on licensing and authorization processes, compliance with European and French regulations, and cross-border issues. Diane also has experience in fintech and crypto-asset regulation, helping innovative companies navigate evolving legal frameworks. With a background in both traditional finance and digital assets, Diane provides strategic, practical advice to institutions and emerging players alike.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/dianerichebourg
Mathieu Rossignol

Mathieu Rossignol

Mathieu Rossignol counsels multinational companies on compliance, global investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters, with particular focus on anti-corruption, governance, economic sanctions, and business and human rights. He advises on the application of key international frameworks, including France’s Sapin II Law, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the UK Bribery Act. He leads internal investigations, risk assessments, and compliance reviews involving regulatory and enforcement authorities, such as the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the French Anti-Corruption Agency.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/mathieurossignol
Gilles Saint Marc

Gilles Saint Marc

Gilles Saint Marc advises corporates, asset managers, and investors across a wide range of alternative financing, offering a global and integrated vision on regulatory, tax, and transactional matters. Gilles is one of the pioneers of French securitization since 1988 with a focus on Pan-European trade receivables, mortgage-backed securities, and synthetic and EU securitization regulations. Gilles also advises on the structuring, formation, fundraising, and investment of French and Luxembourg funds across a wide range of asset classes, including private debt, private equity, infrastructure, funds of funds, continuation funds, and secondaries (GP-led or LP-led). He also advises more than 20 fintech companies. Gilles speaks French and English and is fluent in German. For more information, please view his bio at www.morganlewis.com/bios/gilliessaintmarc
Souraya Salhi

Souraya Salhi

Souraya Salhi focuses her practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A). She advises international groups on M&A transactions and general corporate matters. Souraya is also a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. Before joining Morgan Lewis UK LLP, she trained at other international law firms, where she focused on M&A transactions. Souraya is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/sourayasalhi
Wadie Sanbar

Wadie Sanbar

Wadie Sanbar’s practice focuses on banking and finance matters, advising French and non-French banks, financial institutions, funds, corporations, and asset managers on cross-border and regulatory issues, internal control structure operations, contract negotiation and drafting, and managing and maintaining relationships with authorities. He also represents clients in business litigation and white collar criminal matters, as well as international arbitration.For more information, please view his bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/wadiesanbar
Sabine Smith-Vidal

Sabine Smith-Vidal

Sabine is a partner in the firm's Paris office who advises French and international companies on labour and employment issues associated with cross-border transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. Working closely with her clients, Sabine assists with the establishment of pension plans, employee savings plans, and social plans. She advises corporations on multijurisdictional employment issues, including trade union law, outsourcing, and individual and collective dismissals. In addition, Sabine provides guidance and legal representation in labour dispute litigation. Sabine is the managing partner of Morgan Lewis’s Paris office. For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/ssmithvidal
Allison Soilihi

Allison Soilihi

Allison is a partner in the firm's energy transactions practice. Representing oil and gas companies, she advises on issues involving acquisitions of oil blocks, hydrocarbon assets, and upstream, midstream, and downstream assets. Allison drafts and negotiates petroleum agreements, including those that involve production sharing, joint operating, and hydrocarbons transportation and supply. She also counsels on establishment conventions, joint ventures, and sale and purchase agreements of petroleum assets. For more information, view Allison's biography at www.morganlewis.com/bios/asoilihi.
Diana Tiron

Diana Tiron

Diana Tiron advises French and international companies on all aspects of employment law, helping them manage day-to-day issues such as employment contracts, remuneration, employee savings, secondments, and redundancy. She also advises on national and international restructuring operations such as transfer of activities, outsourcing, and collective redundancies, as well as on companies’ relationships with employee representative bodies. Diana speaks French, English, and Romanian.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/dianatiron
Clément Vandevooghel

Clément Vandevooghel

Clément Vandevooghel advises financial institutions, asset managers, servicers, corporates, private equity funds, and insurance and reinsurance companies on a wide range of financing transactions, including structured finance, securitization, asset-backed financings, derivatives and debt capital markets matters, in domestic and international markets. He also regularly acts for purchasers and sellers of loan portfolios.For more information, please view his bio at morganlewis.com/bios/clementvandevooghel.
Léa Vesse

Léa Vesse

Léa Vesse advises financial institutions and fintech companies on banking and financial regulatory matters, with a particular focus on digital finance and crypto-assets. She assists clients with licensing and authorization processes, regulatory compliance, governance requirements, and the implementation of French and European financial services regulations. Léa also advises asset management companies on regulatory obligations relating to the organization, operation, and distribution of investment products and services. In addition, she supports fintech companies and other innovative market participants in structuring products and services and navigating evolving regulatory frameworks.For more information, please view her bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/leavesse