Areas of expertise
French, European and international law relating to companies and corporate groups: structuring, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, private equity and other capital transactions, fund-raising, and corporate governance
Financial law: Preparing and managing public tenders, issuing financial securities, setting up and monitoring management companies and investment funds.
Business transfers
Distribution and Competition law
Industry sectors
Healthcare
Real Estate
Finance
Distribution
Industry – Energy
Member of the “Banking and Finance” Multi-professional division
Other positions
Professor at the Faculty of Law of Lyon
Subjects taught:
International and European Corporate Law (M2)
Financial law (M2)
Other academic positions
Supervision of doctoral theses in Corporate Law
Previous positions
Partner – Jacques Bret (2005-2018) – head of department covering Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Health Law
Lawyer – Lamy-Lexel (2000-2005) – Head of a team covering Distribution Law, Competition Law and international contracts
Visiting Professor (Chapel Hill, NC, USA, 1994 and 2000; Athens, GA, USA, 2002; Louisiana State University, LA, USA, 2003, 2005, 2007; Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004, 2006, 2007; Szeged, Hungary, 2005, 2006; Hanoi, Vietnam, 2018)
Member of the Board of Directors of Lyon 3 University – Member of the Board of Directors of the Lyon School of Lawyers – Head of the Business Lawyers Masters (Lyon 3)
Training
Aggregation of law faculties (Private Law and Criminal Sciences) (2003)
Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession (1997)
Doctorate in Business Law (1997)
DEA Business Law (1992)
DEA European Law (1992)
Awards
Thesis prize from Lyon 3 University (1998)
Didier Rocher thesis prize from the University of Montpellier 1 (1998)
Medal of the Academy of Commercial Sciences (2000)
Lawyer of the year – Financial Law – France – Lawyer Monthly (2023)
Best Lawyer – Corporate (2025)
Key publications
La distribution sélective – Contribution à l’étude du droit de la concurrence, Bibliothèque de droit de l’entreprise, Litec, 1999, Préf. D. Ferrier
Dictionnaire de droit de la santé (collective work), Editions Ellipses, 2006
Dictionnaire de droit des affaires, (collective work), Editions Ellipses, 2007
Grands Arrêts de la Jurisprudence de la Cour de Justice de l’Union Européenne, Editions PUF, Collection Thémis, 2010 (collective work)
Languages
French
English