Gide Loyrette Nouel is an independent international

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and the first to have originated in France. Its headquarters are located in Paris (15 rue de Laborde, 75008 Paris)).http://www.gide.com/front/EN/home.htm Though Pierre Gide's legal practice began as early as 1920, the firm was itself founded in 1957 by Gide, Jean Loyrette and Philippe Nouel after the Paris Bar (Barreau de Paris) amended its rules allowing lawyers to form associations and practice in a collective. The firm currently employs some 1,000 people, spread out over 12 offices in 11 countries. It numbers over 550 lawyers and legal consultants, including some 100 partners, covering 40 different nationalities. The firm operates as a

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in London and as its French equivalent, an association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle individuelle (A.A.R.P.I.) in France. The current Senior Partner is Xavier de Kergommeaux, the current Managing Partner is Stéphane Puel.

International strategy

In 1967, the firm launched its international practice with an office in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. The firm currently maintains offices in civil law jurisdictions (such as those in

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and

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

) as well as in those financial centers where firm clients require legal services (

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and

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

). To help build its international credentials, the firm retained former French foreign minister Hubert Védrine in 2003. Gide revised its international strategy in late 2010, closing its Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices with immediate effect. The firm announced it would also close its Prague office and Belgrade offices. Though the firm has a large roster of foreign and multinational clients, it has also remained a French operation, representing some 38 of the

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companies. The firm is organised into international practice groups, covering the following practice areas: Banking & Finance; Competition & International Trade; Compliance & Corporate Investigations, Dispute Resolution; Employment; Insurance, Industrial Risk & Transport; Intellectual Property & Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT); Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Law; Projects (Finance & Infrastructure); Public Law & Environment; Real Estate; Tax. Gide Loyrette Nouel is a member of the international network Lex Mundi, which brings together more than 160 independent law firms.Lex Mundi
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Offices

Gide Loyrette Nouel has 12 offices in 11 different countries:

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, Cairo, Casablanca,

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

and

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

Notable clients and transactions

*Advising Naval Group on the programme for 12 regionally superior submarines to Australia, together with Allens (February 2019) *Advising the Fnac Darty group on exclusive negotiations for a strategic ticketing partnership with CTS EVENTIM group (July 2019) *Advising Eurazeo Patrimoine on acquiring shares in Emerige (July 2019). *Advising Swiss Life Asset Managers on the acquisition of 72% of Terreïs' assets, the largest real estate transaction in Paris in 2019 (June 2019) *Advising the Organisation for Energy of CEPGL (EGL) and the government of the member States (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda), as well as their respective national utility companies on negotiating the agreements for the Ruzizi III hydroelectric power plant project. *Advising the French State on the concession of the CDG Express railway infrastructure (June 2019). *Advising the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on drafting the Code of Construction and Habitat (January 2019). *Advising Casino Group on the sale of 26 hypermarket and supermarket properties worth EUR 501 million (January 2019). *Advising CDC Habitat on acquiring in consortium 80% of Foncière Vesta. This is the most significant operation in 2018 in terms of volume on the residential segment of the property asset class (October 2018). *Advising AccorHotels on the sale of 57.8% of the capital of AccorInvest (June 2018). *Record fine for Google: Gide, counsel to Twenga, one of the complainants (June 2017). *Represented

Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard () is a French company best known for its anise-flavoured pastis apéritifs Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis (often referred to simply as ''Pernod'' or ''Ricard''). The world’s second-largest wine and spirits seller, it also produ ...

in its €5.6 billion acquisition of the

V&S Group V&S Group (''V&S Vin & Sprit AB''), founded in 1917, is an international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. The group is currently owned by Pernod Ricard. Headquartered in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, the group employs approxim ...

including

Absolut Vodka Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, in southern Sweden. Absolut is a part of the French group Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard bought Absolut for €5.63 billion in 2008 from the Swedish state. Absolut is one of the largest brand ...

from the Government of Sweden (March 2008). *Legal counsel to The Linde Group as to French law in its €4 billion sale of its forklift division to

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strate ...

& Co and

Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...

(November 2006). *Counsel to AIG Infrastructure Funds LLC in its $230 disposal of a stake in Orascom Telecom Algeria (April 2006). *Legal counsel to the government of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

on corporate and antitrust matters in the €73 billion merger of Gaz de France and Suez (February 2006). *Advised the Government of France as shareholder of

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...

in its €784 million merger with Dutch airlines

KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, legally ''Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.'' (literal translation: Royal Aviation Company Plc.), is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands. KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amste ...

(September 2003).

References

External links

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