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)
Category: Firm’s news
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.
Alerion welcomes Marie-Hélène Bartoli as a Counsel
Alerion welcomes Marie-Hélène Bartoli as a Counsel effective September 7, 2020. She joins the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and White-collar crime team, which now includes 2 Partners, 1 Counsel and 5 Associates.
Her arrival strengthens Alerion’s offer in international litigation.
Marie-Hélène advises and represents clients before domestic courts and arbitral tribunals in relation with commercial disputes, as well as white-collar crime. She has developed a specific expertise in complex international disputes and international commercial arbitration.
Marie-Hélène worked for nine years as an associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Gide Loyrette Nouel.
A member of the Paris Bar, she holds a Master’s degree in Litigation, arbitration and ADR from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and a Master’s degree in Business law from Paris Dauphine University.
With this new arrival, Alerion now counts 6 Counsels.
Alerion promotes William Mathiotte as a Counsel
Alerion promotes William Mathiotte as a Counsel, effective August 1, 2020, within the firm’s Tax law department, which now includes 3 Partners, 2 Counsels and 5 Associates.
William assists individuals in all the stages of the accumulation, preservation and transmission of wealth, in France and abroad. He mainly deals with the transmission and wealth restructuring operations for individuals or family businesses. He regularly works on issues regarding property assets structuring, gratuitous intergenerational transmissions, tax avoidance on managers’ wage, international mobility, tax and legal management of declarative obligations and also in tax audit and litigation.
William Mathiotte started his career in 2006 at PwC Avocats. He then worked for French renowned law firm and joined Alerion in 2015.
Member of the Paris Bar, he holds a DEA diploma in public finance and tax law from the Paris II Panthéon-Assas University.
With this promotion, Alerion now has 5 counsels.
Alerion welcomes Gilles Podeur to set up the new Restructuring and Insolvency practice
Gilles Podeur is joining Alerion as a partner in order to develop the new Restructuring and Insolvency practice. This new practice will complete the firm’s full service offer.
He assists clients in connection with debt restructurings, insolvency proceedings, acquisitions of underperforming companies, acquisitions of going concerns in insolvency proceedings (“plans de cession”), enforcement of security interests, or liability claims. The matters he handles are often international.
Gilles Podeur’s arrival allows our firm to povide full support to our clients affected by the financial repercussions of the recent Covid-19 pandemic.
Find out more about the Restructuring and Insolvency practice
Alerion is recognized by Best Lawyers France 2021
Best Lawyers France 2021 ranked 10 of our lawyers among 8 categories:
– Jacques Bouyssou in Criminal Defense and in Litigation
– Stanislas Curien in Banking and Finance Law for the second consecutive year
– Nathalie Dupuy-Loup in Construction Law
– Nicola Kömpf in Labor and Employment Law
– Gérald Lagier in Construction Law
– Philippe Mathurin in Insurance Law
– Friedrich Niggemann in Litigation
– Jacques Perotto in Labor and Employment Law for the second consecutive year
– Vincent Poirier in Corporate Law
– Catherine Robin in Intellectual Property Law