Dentons

Corporate/M&A

Catherine Joffroy is a partner in Dentons' Paris office and a member of the Corporate and M&A Group. With over 35 years' experience, she advises French companies on cross-border transactions and investments in emerging markets, notably Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, including the Indian market in recent years. A native French speaker, fluent in English and bilingual in Russian, her practice covers advice on restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, setting up subsidiaries, project financing, investments, international contracts, EU sanctions and Russian countersanctions. Recognized for her in-depth knowledge of CIS markets, Catherine is a regular speaker at international conferences, in particular at Medef International. A French foreign trade advisor since 2008, and Vice-President of the Eurasia Commission, Catherine puts her expertise at the service of the French economy on a voluntary basis. She is also Knight of the Legion of Honor of France, in recognition of her significant contribution to the development of trade relations between France and CIS countries.

Partner, Dentons (formerly Salans), 1999–Present

French, English, Russian

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1990 Vice-President of the Eurasia Commission, Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur President of the International Russia Commission, Paris Bar Association

University of Paris II - Panthéon Assas, 1987, Maîtrise, Private Law, Judicial Career University of Paris II - Panthéon Assas, 1987, Certificate, Modern Languages - Russian University of Paris II - Panthéon Assas, 1986, Maîtrise, Public Law University of Toulouse I, 1985, Modern Languages - Russian UniversityToulouse III Paul-Sabatier, 1983, DEUG, Russian Literature and Civilization Pushkin Institute, Moscow, 1982, Certificate