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Best Lawyers France 2023 ranked 14 of our lawyers among 10 categories:

– Jacques Bouyssou in Criminal Defense, in Litigation and in Arbitration and Mediation.

– Pierre-Olivier Brouard in Corporate Law.

– Stanislas Curien in Banking and Finance Law.

– Nathalie Dupuy-Loup in Construction Law.

– Christophe Gerschel in Corporate Law.

– Nicola Kömpf in Labor and Employment Law.

– Sibylle Mareau in Banking and Finance Law.

– Philippe Mathurin in Construction Law and Insurance Law.

– Friedrich Niggemann in Litigation.

– Jacques Perotto in Labor and Employment Law.

– Gilles Podeur en Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

– Vincent Poirier in Corporate Law.

– Catherine Robin in Intellectual Property Law.

– Antoine Rousseau in Corporate Law.

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Fahima Gasmi, who joined the firm in 2005 as a young associate, has just been promoted as Partner. She will lead the Environmental law practice from now on while continuing her work in real estate, urban planning law, industrial risks and mining law.

Fahima’s practice focuses on construction liability/construction insurance, classified installations and industrial risks.

She has developed a particular proficiency in industrial environmental law in order to assist economic operators in the sector during all stages of the operation of industrial sites, whether at the construction stage (town planning authorizations, ICPE procedures, etc.), during the operation of the facility (changes in operating conditions, relations with the DREAL and various other relevant bodies) or at the decommissioning stage (procedures for the cessation of activity and site restoration).

Fahima also advises the firm’s Corporate department on audits relating to the acquisition/sale of real estate on which industrial facilities are operated.

She also has a practice in mining law, both as counsel and in litigation.Fahima’s partnership allows the firm to continue to develop its service offering while remaining in line with the firm’s integration model.

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Jacques Bouyssou will be one of the speakers of the conference on “Evolving Business Models: What does Adding-value to the Client Mean for Business of Law?” taking place during the Asia-Europe Law and Business Symposium organized by the French Embassy in Singapore and the Singapore Academy of Law.

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Corinne Thiérache will attend the INTA 2022 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. which will take place from April 30 to May 4, 2022.

Alerion is ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2022 in 6 practice areas :

– Construction (tier 2)

– Insurance (tier 3)

– Private Equity (tier 3)

– Insolvency (tier 4)

– Mergers & Acquisitions (tier 5)

– Tax (tier 5)

The 2022 edition of the Chambers Europe recognized Gilles Podeur as a ranked lawyer in the Restructuring / Insolvency practice as band 5.

Outside the Paris Arbitration Week, Alerion is pleased to host an event organised by BSP, a Luxembourg law firm, on Tuesday 29 March 2022. This conference presented by Laure-Hélène Gaicio-Fievez, partner at BSP, and Jacques Bouyssou, will be an open discussion about enforcement proceedings against States, their peculiarities, including political dynamics, presenting the most interesting recent case histories in the relevant jurisdictions.

Alerion welcomes Maëliss Bourbon as a Counsel effective September 6, 2021. She joins the firm’s Corporate Law – Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity department, which now counts 4 Partners, 3 Counsels, 7 Associates and 2 Legal Counsels.

Maëliss advises both French and international clients in all areas of corporate law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, sales of companies and restructuring for French and cross-border transactions.

Maëliss started her career in several French and English law firms before joining the Corporate team at Herbert Smith Freehills for five years. Member of the Paris Bar, Maëliss holds a professional Master II in Business Law with a focus on Business Lawyers from Paris V Descartes University and a professional Master II in Business Law with a focus on European Business Lawyers from Paris V Descartes University.

Alerion is ranked in the Legal 500 Paris 2021 in 4 practice areas:

– Construction (tier 1)

– Insurance (tier 3)

– Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (tier 4)

– Tax (tier 5)

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Alerion has been named the 2022 “Law Firm of the Year” for its expertise in Construction Law by Best Lawyers France.

Moreover, Best Lawyers France 2022 ranked 13 of our lawyers among 10 categories:

– Jacques Bouyssou in Criminal Defense, in Litigation and in Arbitration and Mediation.

– Pierre-Olivier Brouard in Corporate Law.

– Stanislas Curien in Banking and Finance Law.

– Nathalie Dupuy-Loup in Construction Law.

– Christophe Gerschel in Corporate Law.

– Nicola Kömpf in Labor and Employment Law.

– Sibylle Mareau in Banking and Finance Law.

– Philippe Mathurin in Insurance Law and in Construction Law.

– Friedrich Niggemann in Litigation.

– Jacques Perotto in Labor and Employment Law.

– Gilles Podeur en Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

– Vincent Poirier in Corporate Law.

– Catherine Robin in Intellectual Property Law.

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