Winston & Strawn LLP > Paris, France > Firm Profile

Winston & Strawn LLP
68 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ
75008 PARIS
France

France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 2

Noted for its strong focus on the healthcare industry, Winston & Strawn LLP‘s ‘innovative and creative’ team is well placed to assist with acquisitions and financing work. Gilles Bigot assists a varied client list consisting of pharma product and medical equipment manufacturers, private health institutions and professional associations. Private equity and M&A specialist Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant is a key port of call for investors and healthcare professionals seeking advice on the full range of transactional issues within the healthcare and life sciences sector.

Practice head(s):

Gilles Bigot; Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant

Other key lawyers:

Rim Khirddine

Testimonials

‘The team continues to be innovative and creative to support its customers and help them achieve their goals.’

‘Great responsiveness and availability. Authoritative firm for litigation.’

‘Competent and very responsive team. Open and forceful team.’

‘Gilles Bigot: Great experience, intelligence and creativity. Excellent contact and competitive spirit. Julie Vern: Excellent contact. Very hard-working and intelligent. Defends the interests of clients tooth and nail.’

Key clients

EverImmune

Imapole

ImaOne

Sevetys

JUUL Labs

Oradianse

Bridgepoint

Point Vision

Proveca

Vivalto Santé

Sarah Santé Group

Abenex Capital SA

Telemos Capital

MedEuropa

Stingray

Capital Croissance

CRF Jeanne d’Arc

MBO+

Core Equity Holdings

New Kinesia

SoMed Santé

Tangramed

Evesio

Medalliance

Mon Chat et Moi

Groupe Accès Vision

M80

Denteka

Caravelle

Trocadero Capital Partners

Work highlights

  • Represented Antin Infrastructure Partners in its partnership with Excellence Imagerie Group, one of the largest medical imaging networks in France.
  • Represented Vivalto Santé, a major player in hospitalization in Europe, in the acquisition of 100% of Groupe Santé Ovalie.
  • Represented the partners of the BCF Life Sciences group in its sale to Sparkfood.

France > Capital markets: equity capital markets Tier 3

Winston & Strawn LLP has built an excellent practice advising issuers, investors and underwriters on small to mid-cap IPOs on Euronext Growth and other equity and equity-linked offerings. Headed by the promising  Annie Maudouit-Ridde, the practice is also acknowledged for its strong knowhow of SPAC transactions.

Practice head(s):

Annie Maudouit-Ridde

Testimonials

‘Very good skills, great flexibility, and ability to innovate in the solutions provided. Great availability.’

‘Proximity and good customer follow-up.’

‘Efficient and attentive team.’

‘Very dynamic team with partners of a very high quality.’

‘Annie Maudouit-Ridde: very promising partner, excellent technician, particularly on SPACs.’

 

Key clients

Auplata Mining Group

Aurel BGC

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

Digital Virgo

Drone Volt

GECI International

Groupe Airwell

Osmosun

Priveterra Acquisition Corp. II

Portzamparc

Roth

TP ICAP

Transition Evergreen

Yorkville Advisors

Work highlights

  • Advised Osmosun and the placing agents Portzamparc in connection with Osmosun’s initial public offering on Euronext Growth.
  • Advised Smart Good Things Holding in connection with its listing on Euronext Access + Paris.
  • Advised  French FinTech Digital Virgo on its contemplated business combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp., a U.S. SPAC, and its reverse IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

France > Private equity: LBO Tier 3

Practice head(s):

Grine Lahreche

Other key lawyers:

Audrey Szultz

Testimonials

‘Responsiveness, expertise, commitment and respect for timings and budgets. Team capable of covering the full scope of a transaction. Grine Lahreche and Audrey Szultz are recommended.’

Key clients

123 Investment Managers

21 Invest France

Albarest Partners

Andera Partners

Apax Partners/Crystal Holding

Aqua Asset Management

Ardian

Biofutur

Bpifrance

CAPZA

Eurazeo

IK Partners

Indigo Capital

Initiative & Finance

ISAI

Keensight Capital

LBO France

MBO & Co

Omnes Capital (IdiCo)

Pléiade Investissement

Questel International

Quilvest Capital Partners

S2G Advisors

Telemos Capital

Vivalto Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised the shareholders of the Eurofeu Group in the context of IK Partners’ majority stake acquisition.
  • Advised Ardian in connection with the acquisition of a majority stake in Alstef Group.
  • Advised the management team of Groupe Claire in the context of the acquisition of a majority stake by Crédit Mutuel Equity.

France > Banking and finance: transactional work Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Mounir Letayf

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Very responsive and efficient team. Always very educational and concise in its explanations.’

‘Dynamic and efficient team. They know the market sector well and support very actively clients.’

‘Fast execution and friendly.’

Key clients

Ardian Private Equity

Eurazeo

Muzinich & Co.

Siparex Ingenierie et Finance

123 Investment Managers

Schelcher Prince Gestion

Compagnie de Phalsbourg

HPC Capital

Capza

O2 Capital

Compagnie de Phalsbourg

Amundi Asset Management

White Peaks Capital

Work highlights

  • Assisted lenders with the unitranche financing of the acquisition of Banook by Motion Equity Partners, alongside Turenne Santé  and the management team of Banook.
  • Advised Eurazeo on the establishment of a PIK bonds issuanceprogram in euros.
  • Advised Chabé on the financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Palazzi Agency S.r.l.

France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Mathilde Lefranc-Barthe

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘The team is serious, reliable and responsive. Creativity and rigor.’

‘Great knowledge of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.’

‘Mathilde Lefranc Barthe assists clients efficiently in solving their cases.’

Key clients

UNION ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDING (UAMH)

EUROPEAN RECYCLING PLATFORM

SINGKA INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

OPERATEUR DE COMPETENCE DES ENTREPRISES DE PROXIMITE (OPCO EP)

DOUBLE A 1991

IMMOBILIARE SETA

IRIS FINANCE SA

VERT MARINE

INOVIE

DIGITAL CLASSIFIEDS FRANCE SAS

DADA HOLDING

Work highlights

  • Advising clients on proceedings pertaining to the fact that Vivendi disseminated false or misleading information between 2000 and 2002,
  • Represented iSingka International in litigation and insolvency proceedings led against the company operating the renowned French ready-to-wear brand Camaïeu, as well against the company Financière Immobilière Bordelaise.
  • Representing BIO CLINIC laboratories in 50+ proceedings against the Social Security French Administration (CPAM) to challenge the pricing of COVID tests during the period 2021-2022.

France > Employment Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Sophie Dechaumet

Testimonials

‘Sophie Dechaumet’s team is very available and extremely competent. The analyses are relevant and the availability is high.’

‘Responsive, precise and good advice.’

‘Quick feedback. Very good employment lawyers.’

Key clients

AB TASTY

Accueil Immobilier SAS

Act Beauty France

Adoc Talent Management

Amphenol

Association pour le Développement du Service Notarial (ADSN)

Cash Paris Tax Refund Sarl

Comcast Group

Davril Promotion SAS

DOMCO SAS

Fimo France

Fondation Saint Francois

Generix Group

Groupe Accueil

Groupe ALSEI SAS

Groupe OPALE SAS (ALSEI Group)

Groupe Sevetys

High Executives exits

Imalliance SA

Imapole

Information et Diffusion ID Sarl (RTL)

Jaybeam Wireless

Kadant

Mediarithmics

Metropole Television SA (M6)

Outpost 24

Polygon France SAS

Qair Group

Sidaction

Société Centrale Pour Le Commerce Et L’industrie

TVH Consulting SAS

Venedim SAS

Maximis

Work highlights

  • Advised Ardian on the social aspects of the project to acquire a majority stake in Groupe Alstef, a provider of automated and robotic solutions for the airport, logistics, and parcel sorting markets.
  • Advised Suntory Global Spirits on the Labor & Employment aspect of its US$1.2B sale of the Courvoisier cognac brand and related assets to Campari Group.
  • Advised Generix Group and its subsidiaries on all the labor & employment aspects of its external growth operations (acquisitions) and intra-group reorganizations, as well as on all employment issues (collective and individual) related to their day-to-day operations.

France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 5

Practice head(s):

Jérôme Herbet

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Outstanding level of commitment and service. Quality of the entire team, 100% partners involvement in deals.’

‘Grine Lahreche: very fine understanding of needs and business sense, great negotiation strategies and knowledge of the private equity sector.’

‘Very high quality team, adaptable, large production capacity.’

‘Jérôme Herbet: always available, rigorous and proactive. Efficient in production and tenacious in negotiations, his presence is reassuring in complex situations.’

‘Jérôme Herbet is a very charismatic lawyer who knows his clients, their history and their business well.’

‘Jérôme Herbet is very human in his approach and very pleasant when working with him. He is also able to demonstrate innovation in his approach.’

Key clients

Amphenol Corporation

Apax Partners/Crystal Holding

Ardian & Mérieux Equity Partners

BCF Life Sciences

Biofutur and Omnes

bioMérieux SA

BYG4lab Group

Chart Industries (NYSE: GTLS)

Colam Entreprendre

Danfoss

Definitive Media Corp.

THREAD

Digital Classifieds France SAS

Everimmune SAS

Eurofeu

Eternity Systems

Exxelia

Generix

Greenstock

Claire Group

Groupe Crystal

Milexia Group

Osmosun

Polygon

Selig Group

SmartTrade Technologies

Technology & Strategy

TVH Consulting

Union Asset Management Holding AG

Work highlights

  • Advised Suntory Global Spirits on its sale of the Courvoisier premium French cognac brand and related assets to Campari Group.
  • Advised insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., on its cross-border acquisition of Clements Worldwide
  • Advised COREXALYS on the sale of part of its business to OWLINT.

France > Tax Tier 5

Practice head(s):

Edouard de Rancher; Thomas Pulcini

Testimonials

‘Edouard De Rancher and his team at Winston outperform by far other firms.’

‘Complex and sophisticated matters are handled with mastery by Edouard De Rancher, that’s the reason why we come to him when such matters arise. They are able to rapidly answer an RFP and mobilise the right members of their team with the right set of capabilities.’

‘Very competent team, very technically reliable, always has relevant and concrete recommendations for customers.’

‘Cohesive, competent team that has the flexibility to adapt to customer needs.’

‘Thomas Pulcini: professionalism, rigour, competence, mastery of subjects, availability.’

‘Team is very involved in the files, with very good access to the partners.’

‘Thomas Pulcini has a very good command of transactional taxation, and is very responsive and involved.’

‘The strength of this team is based on the quality of its partner. Close relationships with the clients, responsiveness, completeness of responses. Very high sense of service.’

Key clients

Air France KLM

Roche

Emeis (formerly Orpéa)

Dover Corporation

Paris Saint Germain Football Club

Vivalto Santé

Beam Suntory

Telemos Capital

Aptiv

Mérieux Equity Partners

Ardian

IK Partners

Keensight Capital

Quilvest

Sagard

Capza

Work highlights

  • Represented Beam Suntory in its proposed sale of the Courvoisier premium French cognac brand and related assets to Campari Group.
  • Represented Eurofeu’s partners (CAPZA and the management team) in the context of IK Partners’ majority stake acquisition.
  • Represented Ardian in connection with its exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Alstef Group.

France > Compliance

Well placed to collaborate with its offices in the UK and the US, the team at Winston & Strawn LLP handles a range of matters concerning economic sanctions, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, with additional expertise in data protection and privacy mandates. Sara Susnjar leads the practice.

Winston & Strawn LLP is an international law firm with more than 975 attorneys among 15 offices in Brussels; Charlotte; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; London; Los Angeles; Miami; New York; Paris; San Francisco; São Paulo; Silicon Valley; and Washington, DC.

Winston was founded in Chicago in 1853 by Frederick H Winston, who was joined by the firm’s other named partner, Silas H Strawn, in 1894. Winston has built its reputation on the quality and character of its lawyers, past and present, many of whom are recognized leaders in the American legal community. The firm’s history of more than 170 years is a chronicle of individuals and events that have helped shape the firm and create the strong foundation on which it continues to build. Today, Winston is one of the largest law firms in the United States through a series of mergers, office openings and lateral hires in the past two decades.

The firm serves the needs of enterprises of all types and sizes, in both the private and public sectors. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of its resources enable Winston to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue.

Winston understands that clients look for value beyond just legal experience. With this in mind, the firm works hard to understand the level of involvement its clients require of it. The firm’s lawyers take time to learn about clients’ organizations and their business objectives. Significant emphasis is placed on technology and teamwork in an effort to respond quickly and effectively to clients’ needs.

Winston remains committed to the traditions of client service, professional development and community involvement instilled by its leaders of the past, while embracing the innovations driving the legal profession in the 21st century.

Main areas of practice: The firm’s main areas of practice include: litigation, corporate and finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities, labor and employment, intellectual property, international arbitration, real estate, tax, energy, environmental, employee benefits and executive compensation, financial services, healthcare, maritime and admiralty, antitrust/competition, restructuring, sports, white-collar, securities litigation, private equity, appellate and critical motions, REITs, restructuring, E-discovery and trusts and estates.

Established in 1995, the Paris office of Winston & Strawn is composed of lawyers who are well-versed in European and foreign business law, litigation and arbitration. All of the lawyers in the office are members of the Paris Bar and several have been admitted to Bars in the US and other countries.

Department Name Email Telephone
Paris Managing Partner Jérôme Herbet [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 04
Litigation/ Healthcare Life Science Gilles Bigot [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 27
Healthcare Life Science Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 79
Litigation Mathilde Lefranc-Barthe [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 63
International Arbitration Maria Kostytska [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 44
Compliance Regulatory Sara Susnjar [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 33
Private Equity Grine Lahreche [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 28
Labour and Employment Virgile Puyau [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 93
Labour and Employment Sophie Dechaumet [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 75
Tax Edouard De Rancher [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 34
Banking & Finance Ariane Berthoud [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 77
Banking & Finance Adeline Roboam [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 49
Banking & Finance Mounir Letayf [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 98
Corporate/Capital Market Annie Maudouit-Ridde [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 80
Corporate Sophie Nguyen [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 61
Tax Thomas Pulcini [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 80
Corporate Alexis Terray [email protected] +33 1 53 64 81 64
Corporate Edith Boucaya [email protected] +33 1 53 64 82 48
Photo Name Position Profile
Ariane Berthoud photo Ariane Berthoud Partner –  Banking & Finance
Gilles Bigot photo Gilles Bigot Partner – Corporate / Healthcare
Edith Boucaya photo Edith Boucaya Partner – Private Equity
Julie Cittadini photo Julie Cittadini Partner – Restructuring and Special Situations
Sophie Dechaumet photo Sophie Dechaumet Partner – Labor & Employment
Jérôme Herbet photo Jérôme Herbet Managing Partner – Corporate
Maria Kostytska photo Maria Kostytska Partner – International Arbitration
Grine Lahreche photo Grine Lahreche Partner – Private Equity
Mathilde Lefranc-Barthe photo Mathilde Lefranc-Barthe Partner – Complex Commercial Litigation
Mounir Letayf photo Mounir Letayf Partner – Banking & Finance
Annie Maudouit-Ridde photo Annie Maudouit-Ridde Partner – Capital Market
Sophie Nguyen photo Sophie Nguyen Partner – Corporate
Adeline Roboam photo Adeline Roboam Partner
Sara Susnjar photo Sara Susnjar Partner – Compliance / Corporate
Alexis Terray photo Alexis Terray Partner – Private Equity
Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant photo Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant Partner – Corporate / Healthcare  
Edouard de Rancher photo Edouard de Rancher Partner – Tax
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