Our Lawyers

Céline Arcivos focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions for a wide range of clients (investment funds, corporate groups, SMEs, start-ups, cooperatives, etc.) in various fields of activity (software publishing/technology solutions, fintechs, retail trade, hotels, tourism, retirement homes, Impact Investing, consulting, etc.). More generally, she assists her clients in all aspects of corporate law as well as in commercial law (transfer of business, commercial leases, etc.).

Sylvain Beaumont provides legal advice and assists his clients in litigation matters especially in Economic Law (distribution networks, commercial agency, unfair competition and passing off, anti-competitive and restrictive practices), Consumer Law and Regulatory matters (tobacco, biocidal products). Sylvain advises French and foreign clients, including clients who are active in retail (food and do-it-yourself), pharmaceutical industry, insurance brokerage, automotive industry, certification and luxury apparel.

Attorney-at-law Partner in charge with the IP/IT team in the Paris office, Anne Bourdu’s practice focuses on complex litigation and advice combining Intellectual Property/Numeric and Economic law issues, notably in connection with innovative fields, for French and International clients (including cross-border issues/International coordination).
Also active as a Certified Mediator of the Arbitration and Mediation French Center (CMAP) and referenced Attorney Mediator of the Paris Bar as well, Anne has developed a specific experience in IP-IT/know-how/compliance/unfair competition transactions in a broad range of areas, such as food industry, pharmaceutical, life sciences and medical devices industry, innovative constructions, energy, media, sport and entertainment, design, luxury, digital.
Anne is a member of the Association des Praticiens des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM) and of the International trademark Association (INTA) as well as executive member of the SYNNOV, Innovative Union.

Marie-Liesse Emo-Brioist provides legal assistance in M&A and corporate restructuring transactions and in corporate law. She advises French and foreign clients, listed or not, in various sectors of industries and services (chemical industry, metallurgy, transport, medtech and e-healthcare, software edition, private equity, business support services, music industry etc.). Marie-Liesse more specifically advises German speaking clients and deals with French-German files. She is registered on the list of the German speaking French attorneys of the German Embassy.

Mickaël Goupil provides legal advice and assists his clients in Merger & Acquisition transactions (sale and acquisition of corporations, legal and tax organization advisory for start-up, venture-capital, capital-investment) and legal and tax strategy for family transfer of corporations (Pacte Dutreil). He also assists his client in Corporate Law (with a specific expertise in cooperative corporation law), commercial law (transfer of on-going business, transfer of commercial lease, commercial lease), Contract Law.

Gaëlle Leroy provides legal advice and assists her clients in litigation matters especially in intellectual property, information technologies, personal data, as well as competition and distribution law (distribution networks, commercial agency, unfair competition and passing off, anti-competitive and restrictive practices, and in consumer law. Gaëlle advises French and foreign clients (telecommunications, media and technology companies, pharmaceutical industry, med-tech companies, software editors, cybercommerce, sport, toy, food industry, music industry, film production, live performing arts, digital communication etc.).

Hélène Magineau provides legal advice in Merger & Acquisition transactions (sale and acquisition of corporations, legal and tax organization advisory, venture-capital, capital-investment). More generally, she also assists her clients in corporate and commercial law (transfer of on-going business, transfer of commercial lease, commercial lease).

Marc Patin provides legal advice and litigation services, in continental France and French overseas departments and territories, on all aspects of Labour Law and Social Security Law. He advises French and foreign clients active in various sectors such as retail, optic, construction and public works, airlines industry, food and feed industry, lodging businesses, and engineering. Holder of a PhD in Labor Law, he is a regular contributor to French legal magazines specialized in labor Law matters (like “La Jurisprudence sociale Lamy” and “Les Cahiers Lamy du CE”). He is a lecturer in Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University and Paris Bar school.

With nearly 30 years of experience gained in leading Parisian business law firms, Isabelle Quenet-Chabrun, who holds a specialization in labor law, has developed significant expertise in both advice and litigation, to provide legal assistance to her French and international clients in all areas of labor law, particularly in the context of mergers and acquisitions. Isabelle Quenet-Chabrun graduated with a DJCE from Rennes 1 University and was a lecturer in social law at the Institute of Human Resources.

Anne-Carole Tanguy provides legal assistance in General Business Law, M&A and Corporate restructuring transactions. She specializes in assisting international group subsidiaries and SMEs / SMIs - with or without in-house legal department - to provide tailored solutions to their specific needs of legal advice. Anne-Carole advises French and international clients in various sectors of trade, industries and services, favoring in all cases a comprehensive and pragmatic approach to legal issues.

Pierre-Lucas Thirion provides legal advice and assists his clients in litigation matters especially in Intellectual Property (copyright, trademark, patent, designs) and New Technology Law, Economic Law (distribution networks, commercial agency, unfair competition and passing off, anti-competitive and restrictive practices), Consumer Law and Banking Law. Pierre-Lucas advises French and foreign clients, including clients in various sectors such as food industry and agribusiness, retail, building sector, child care and services to individuals, software industry, engineering and e-commerce.

Delphine Verneau intervenes in counseling, negotiation and litigation for French and international clients for matters relating to individual and collective work relations and social security law (negotiation, implementation and termination of employment contracts, management of relations with employee representatives, management of professional risks, enforcement of social security regulations).

She provides legal assistance to key-account clients, SMBs and start-ups in various economic sectors (retail trade, supermarket distribution, metallurgy, banks, drugstores). She has developed a specific legal expertise for clients involved in not-for-profit organizations and social and solidarity-based economy.

Virginie Facchina assists mainly companies and investment funds in M&A and capital investment transactions. Admitted in Paris Bar in 1998, and in Rennes Bar since 2019, she has collaborated with French law firms reputed for their practices in M&A and private equity matters (Ginestié Palley Vincent, Hoche Société d’Avocats). She also worked as in-house lawyer in the legal department of Hermès International. Virginie has been involved in many operations of LBO, acquisition and fund raising for varied clients (distribution, discount, health, movies production). Virginie also assists companies in all aspects of corporate law, restructuration operations, and also in business law. She joined Lext Rennes as senior associate in 2019.

Jean-Yves Gontier is both a lawyer and a scholar with a French and Canadian dual citizenship. He has developed a significant expertise in international projects and cross-border litigation especially in African, Arabic countries and in North America.

His main areas of practice and expertise include public, economic and institutional affairs linked to international trade, international arbitration, direct foreign investment, management of disputes and the promotion of good governance practices (public action transparency, anti-corruption monitoring, free operation of markets, democracy, rule of law).

Charline Bourges provides legal advice and assists clients with respect to acquisitions and private equity deals but also on all corporate law issues.

Suelen Cabral provides legal advice and litigation services on all aspects of Labour Law and Social Security Law. She advises French and foreign clients active in various economic sectors. Suelen is Attorney at Law registered with the Paris and Brazilian Bars.

Caroline Chalmin joined the Le Mans office of LEXT as a lawyer to work alongside Gaëlle Leroy in the IP/IT/Economic Law Department. She advises and litigates in the fields of intellectual property law and economic law. She assists the firm's clients both in France and abroad.

Flavio Di Benedetto provides legal advice and assists clients in litigation matters especially in Economic Law (distribution networks, commercial agency, unfair competition and passing off, anti-competitive and restrictive practices), Consumer Law and Regulatory matters. Flavio advises French and foreign clients, including clients who are active in retail (food and do-it-yourself) and luxury apparel and leather products.

Fanny Doignon provides legal advice and assists clients with respect to acquisitions and private equity deals but also on all corporate law issues.

Eva Heydon has joined the Paris office of LEXT law firm as an associate of Anne Bourdu and a member of the IP/IT/Economic Law Department.