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CORRECTION - Gide Loyrette Nouel: New Executive Committee at Gide Loyrette: Nouel Baudouin de Moucheron Elected as Senior Partner: Stéphane Puel Becomes Managing Partner
Gide Loyrette Nouel, the international law firm headquartered in Paris , is pleased to announce its new Executive Committee, effective as of 1 January 2012 . Elected by their peers, five partners make up the new management team.
, 55, has been elected and succeeds Pierre Raoul-Duval . A former holder of the coveted Paris Bar Debating Society title of , he is one of the leading French specialists in litigation involving employment law and corporate crime. Baudouin de Moucheron was a member of Gide's Executive Committee from 2003 to 2005. He also founded and managed the Firm's Istanbul office between 1997 and 2000 and served as a French Foreign Trade Adviser during these years.
(graduate of Sciences Po, Paris , 1996), 40, a member of the Executive Committee since 2009, has been elected as successor to Christophe Eck . Stéphane Puel is particularly recognised for his expertise in financial regulation and structuring investment funds.
The three other members of the Executive Committee (CVs on the following page) are:
The Executive Committee will push ahead with the strengthening of the Firm's organisation with a view to continuing to deliver the strong added value for its clients which, since 1920, has made Gide's reputation and its success.
Pierre Raoul-Duval , the outgoing Senior Partner, commented:
Baudouin de Moucheron , the new Senior Partner, responded:
Christophe Eck , the outgoing Managing Partner, commented: "
Stéphane Puel added: "
50, outgoing Managing Partner. Specialising in the law of mergers & acquisitions, Christophe Eck began his career with Gide in 1988, and has also been one of the builders of the Firm's international approach, recruiting multi-national teams and accompanying Gide's clients for their external growth in foreign markets, particularly South-East Asia . A graduate from Nancy University (Master's degree ( ) in European Economy, 1985) and Paris University (Business Law, 1987).
, 40, is joining the Committee. A specialist in distribution law and mergers & acquisitions, David Lasfargue has managed the Moscow office (40 lawyers) since March 2001 and is also in charge of the Firm's Saint Petersburg office. In this respect, he advises major international investors on their activities in Russia . His election to the Committee - a first for a partner in charge of an international office - reflects the importance of the international network for the Firm and its determination to involve the international offices more closely alongside the Paris office. David Lasfargue holds a professionally-oriented In-House Counsel / Master's degree ( ) in Business Law and Taxation (Lyon III University, 1994), a Business Lawyer Master's diploma ( ) (Lyon III University, 1994) and a Master's degree (DEA) in Legal History, Institutions and Social Facts (Lyon III University, 1995).
, 50. Partner in the Real Estate Transactions and Financing department in Paris , Frédéric Nouel works in close liaison with the Firm's international offices. He mainly concentrates on the acquisition and financing of property assets and both listed and unlisted property companies, the structuring and financing of real estate investment funds, and lobbying. Frédéric Nouel acts in cases of the highest level and, in particular, had a key role in instituting the French OPCI (real estate investment trust). He is a former Chairman of the . Frédéric Nouel holds a Master's degree ( ) in Business Law ( Paris University, 1985) and a in Management ( Paris University, 1983).
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