Mr Alain Decombe > Dechert LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Dechert LLP
22 RUE BAYARD
75008
France
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

Alain Decombe, ‎Deputy Chair for International Operations and managing partner of the firm’s Paris office, has advised on numerous transactions involving the structuring, negotiation and documentation of share/asset deals. In addition to auditing and counseling advice, he offers extensive experience in the creation and dissolution of joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and international commercial transactions involving the coordination of legal teams from different jurisdictions.

Education

Université Panthéon Assas (Paris 2), DESS, Advanced Specialized Studies in Business and Tax Law, 1985; University of California Los Angeles School of Law, LL.M., 1988

Lawyer Rankings

France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences

(Leading partners)

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Dechert LLP houses a broad team known for handling the full spectrum of mandates within the sector, including IPOs, health product marketing disputes, and public private partnership (PPP) issues. Practice co-lead Mélanie Thill-Tayara is a key contact for pharma clients seeking advice on cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings on a domestic and EU level. Co-head Alain Decombe is recommended for his longstanding corporate knowledge, advising on joint ventures and asset deals. ‘Brilliant’ regulatory expert Sophie Pelé often appears before administrative courts and entities on behalf of key players within the life sciences sector. Marion Provost is noted for her ability to advise on the antitrust aspects of M&A and merger filings, in addition to handling cartel investigations.