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)
Category: Firm’s news
Gilles Podeur ranked in the Chambers Europe 2022
The 2022 edition of the Chambers Europe recognized Gilles Podeur as a ranked lawyer in the Restructuring / Insolvency practice as band 5.
Award against States: enforce it if you can!
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
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 ranked in the Legal 500 Paris 2021
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)
Alerion is recognized by Best Lawyers France 2022
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.
Alerion promotes Philippe Balaÿ and Julien Lebel as Counsels
Philippe Balaÿ (Corporate) and Julien Lebel (Taw Law) have been promoted as Counsels at Alerion.
Philippe Balaÿ is a member of the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity department of the firm which now counts 4 Partners, 2 Counsels and 10 Associates. He thus assists both managers, investment funds, as well as midcaps, family groups and family office.
Philippe holds a Master’s degree in Business Law (Jean Moulin University – Lyon III) and is a graduate of the EM Lyon Business School. He first worked at the law firm of Bignon Lebray, before continuing his career at the law firm of Joffe & Associés for six years. He joined Alerion in 2017 and has been a lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar since 2010.
Philippe teaches corporate law and mergers and acquisitions in the Master 2 Mergers and Acquisitions program at Paris Saclay.
Julien Lebel is a member of the firm’s Tax law department, which now includes 3 Partners, 3 Counsels and 5 Associates. He is involved in all areas of taxation of companies and their managers. He assists companies and groups with restructuring projects and advises clients on their professional and wealth investments. He also provides assistance during tax audits or litigation.
He has also developed a practice in advising athletes and professional sports clubs.
Julien holds a Master’s degree in the management of company tax affairs from ESC Lille (Skema), he joined Alerion in 2008.
With these two new promotions, Alerion now counts 7 Counsels.
Alerion ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2021
Alerion is ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2021 in 4 practice areas:
– Construction (tier 1)
– Insurance (tier 3)
– Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (tier 4)
– Tax (tier 5)
Gilles Podeur ranked in the Chambers Europe 2021
The 2021 edition of the Chambers Europe recognized Gilles Podeur as a ranked lawyer in the Restructuring/Insolvency practice as band 5.
Jacques Bouyssou has been appointed Vice-Chair of the IBA’s Litigation Committee
Jacques Bouyssou has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) for a two-year term.
The Litigation Committee aims at gathering practionners from different jurisdictions involved in larger scale or inetrnational litigation. They can share their experience on handling and solving issues. The committee encourages the dialogue of practionners on the differences between common law and civil law systems.