Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Firm Profile

‘Versatility, experience and expertise, innovation.’

‘Strong knowledge of the specificities of the sector. The regulatory angle is the team’s strong point.’

‘Sophie Pelé is very proactive and an expert in her field. High quality service.’

‘In-depth knowledge of the sector and current practices. Provide opinions with business sense. A team that takes a position and does not leave the client with several options.’

‘Excellence in key skills required by the pharmaceutical sector: market access, regulatory law, competition law.’

‘Marion Provost is a very good technician in health competition law – she provides in-depth risk analyses and has perfect knowledge of business issues and financial elements. Sophie Pelé is a brilliant lawyer in market access and regulatory law.’

“Great expertise and commitment.”

“A multidisciplinary team that perfectly integrates the local and European regulatory dimensions of our business. Great experience in the pharmaceutical market. A very female team, approachable, attentive, with a lot of experience.”

“Mélanie Thill-Tayara, experience, leadership. Over 25 years of collaboration together on litigation and advisory matters. Marion Provost, Laurence Bary, Sophie Pelé for their knowledge of the regulatory framework of our market.”

“Strong expertise in competition law, availability, responsiveness.”

“Laurence Bary: Very competent, advice perfectly suited to our business sectors. Available and always very responsive.”

‘Helpful, expert and friendly team – Sabina Comis, Cyril Fiat.’

‘Among the most competent in France, while being very easy and friendly – Sabina Comis, Etienne Bimbeau, Cyril Fiat.’

‘Extremely competent, available, commercial team. Caring and attentive. Sabina Comis and Antoine Pian – attentive to customer relations and the construction of a long-term relationship, competent and didactic in their explanations, efficient.’

‘Team recognized as a leader in fund structuring topics. Extensive experience, excellent knowledge of market practices, regulations and tax implications of the various topics. Ability to mobilize the network to respond to cross-border issues (US, Kenya, Israel, etc.)’

‘Cyril Fiat: Availability, technical expertise, strong knowledge of client files, mastery of market standards. Etienne Bimbeau: very responsive, technically excellent, educational and precise.’

‘The team always presents itself in an extremely professional manner and facilitates collaboration at maximum efficiency. The collaborators respond quickly to questions and are always reachable. Documents are prepared within the set limits which adds reliability to their work.’

‘Cyril Fiat is the partner who truly stands out from his peers in the market. His professional attitude and legal skills are second to none. It is a great pleasure to work with Cyril and he is always able to find adequate, useful and pragmatic solutions.’

‘Great availability and good knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector.’

‘The team is always there and their clients know it, hence the very strong bonds of trust between it and them.’

‘Jacques Sivignon is a combative and enthusiastic lawyer, who does not let himself be destabilized by the difficulties of the complex cases he handles. In addition to his excellent legal mastery, he has a solid instinct.’

‘Thibault Meiers is excellent. Agile, attentive to the client, understanding the specific culture of the company, he provides high-quality support on labor law issues, whether it be negotiations with the works council, closing acquisitions, or branch integrations.’

‘Strengths in supporting messaging to non-European leadership teams. Understanding the nuances and challenges of a multinational work environment. Practical collaboration.’

‘In particular Philippe Thomas, over the years has supported us. We can face a challenge with what our US leaders believe they can do and what we can practically do, staying within the remits of the law. This is where Philippe has been exceptionally helpful.’

‘Very pragmatic and very reactive approach. Philippe understands business issues and knows how to be creative. He involves his team members and puts them forward to give them full autonomy. He knows how to intervene when his strategic vision is necessary. He knows how to collaborate effectively with the other departments of the firm.’

‘Philippe Thomas for his vision, his knowledge of business and his fine expertise in legal matters. Thibaut Meiers is involved, attentive and an excellent lawyer.’

‘The team is always available to the client and has a pragmatic approach to legal issues.’

‘Very creative and commercial in their solutions. Extremely responsive and collaborative. Deeply experienced team.’

‘Philippe Thomas. Always accessible with an informed vision of legal risks.’

‘Innovative in promoting legal services tailored to the client’s business needs. The lawyers demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the targeted industries.’

‘Etienne Bimbeau and Sabina Comis: legal skills, knowledge of the investment fund industry, kindness, team spirit.’

‘A team that is both very competent in tax structuring and friendly.’

‘Very strong team, especially in terms of investment funds.’

‘Sabina Comis knows the market very well and always has practical solutions for quite complex issues.’

‘Great expertise in private equity law and taxation. Given their excellent knowledge of the fund industry and the market, advice is always tailored and very oriented towards finding a practical and implementable solution, in strict compliance of course with the legislative and regulatory environment. Excellent, responsive and available practitioners. An essential and highly reliable team.’

‘This is a team that focuses on the concrete feasibility of the solutions it recommends: no solution that is not supported by a quantified model.’

‘Sabina Comis is a very experienced lawyer who knows her market perfectly. Etienne Bimbeau is very technical and inventive. He masters both the tax and regulatory aspects of funds. The fact of not limiting himself to his original practice (tax) allows him to better understand our challenges and offer tailor-made support.’

‘Versatility, experience and expertise, innovation.’

‘Very good knowledge and expertise.’

‘Privat Vigand has great expertise in structuring, particularly complex ones, negotiation skills and availability.’

‘The team is friendly and efficient.’

‘They have great expertise and finesse in negotiations.’

‘Rigour and professionalism coupled with long-standing experience.’

‘Privat Vigand stands out given his ability to find solutions between the parties, his calm and humour in negotiations, and his perfect mastery of subjects relating to real estate financing.’

‘Privat Vigand’s 20 years of practice in real estate financing in all its forms make him one of the recognised and appreciated experts in the market.’