Saam Golshani > White & Case LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Leveraging the expansive global network of its offices, White & Case LLP’s restructuring and insolvency division maintains its prestigious standing as a preeminent force in the industry, handling a variety of high-profile cases in domestic and international markets, including notable matters like ORPEA, Technicolor, and Europcar Mobility Group. Under the leadership of Saam Golshani, the team represents creditors, debtors, investors, and potential buyers across a wide range of issues stemming from corporate reorganisations and insolvency proceedings. Alexis Hojabr brings expertise in advising on complex multi-creditor and financial restructurings, often involving alternative investors, hedge funds, and distressed companies. Other key contacts include Alicia Bali and Hugues Racovski, both skilled in navigating domestic and cross-border restructurings for multinational clients.

White & Case LLP routinely advises private equity houses, alternative capital providers, credit and sovereign wealth funds on primary and secondary LBOs, venture capital and growth investments, fundraising, and debt restructuring. The team collaborates closely with colleagues in the firm’s M&A, finance, capital markets, tax, and employment groups. Saam Golshani steers the practice and has particular experience advising clients on private equity transactions involving the tech segment. Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard and Xavier Petet are additional key contacts.

White & Case LLP is well-known for assisting investors, founders, and their companies with venture capital-related transactions. The group is qualified to advise on the gamut of matters, namely pre-investment due diligence, seed capital, and growth stage financings. The practice is co-led by Saam Golshani, who majors on private equity and M&A transactions involving the technology sector; and Guillaume Vitrich, whose practice has a focus on complex cross-border mandates.