Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Gide Loyrette Nouel is a well-regarded environment law team acting for key public and private clients from the energy, mining and waste management industries. The law firm has standout experience in nuclear energy mandates, including regulatory issues relating to the storage of nuclear waste. The team is experienced in contentious permitting applications and civil claims flowing from soil and water pollution incidents. The clients benefit from the close collaboration with the firm's public law department. The practice offers additional expertise in environmental criminal law.
• Fraud
  Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is increasingly involved in sensitive international corruption, international terrorism and other human rights-related cases. The team is notably retained by leading French oil and gas companies facing criminal investigations for their overseas operations, often in Africa, acting in several key matters and in particular in one case involving both the French (PNF) and US (DOJ) authorities. Sophie Scemla is the key contact. The firm’s caseload also includes the defence of companies, corporate executives, elected officials and banks in tax fraud, breach of trust and bankruptcy-related criminal investigations and trials. The firm is also acting in a matter regarding a major industrial accident and acts for clients in cyber attack matters. Bruno Quentin and Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry direct the practice alongside Scemla.
• White Collar Crimes
  Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is particularly experienced in assisting companies with the conduct of internal investigations in relation to corruption, money laundering, breach of international sanctions and duty of vigilance obligations. The firm has recently assisted a wide range of French and international companies, predominantly in the energy sector, in a range of matters, notably linked to the activities of clients’ subsidiaries in China, Africa and the Middle East. The team also advises on the setting up of compliance programmes and assists clients during compliance audits led by AFA or other financial services regulators. The group also provides support to the M&A practice in the conduct of due diligence compliance work on potential M&A targets. The compliance team also features strong complementary white-collar crime and data privacy expertise. Sophie Scemla and Bruno Quentin jointly head the team with Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, whose main focus lies in the financial industry. The firm is one of the few in France to have an in-house financial forensics expert in Stéphanie Philippe who joined in January 2022; she previously worked as a controller for the Public Interest Entities division of the French High Council of Statutory Auditors.
• Money Laundering
  Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. offers the full range of expertise. The firm has a strong practice advising French and international companies on the conduct of internal investigations, often in the framework of international bribery, fraud and terrorism financing allegations. Banks and companies regularly instruct the practice to advise on the setting up of French anti-corruption programmes and on AFA-audits. Finally, the team has strong know-know in anti-money laundering, an expertise widely used by French and international banks. The practice is co-headed by Bruno Quentin, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, Sophie Scemla and Olivier Bernardi.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  The M&A and corporate team at GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL assist a series of major Moroccan and multinational clients on high-magnitude M&A transactions in Morocco and the wider Sub-Saharan Africa region. In addition, the team is regularly involved in capital market transactions for local and foreign issuers. Hospitality, tourism, energy, healthcare and real estate are key areas for the team which is headed by Simon Auquier, an expert in joint ventures, acquisitions and restructuring, both domestically and internationally. Senior Counsel Chloé Joachim De Larivière specialises in M&A, private equity and corporate law in North Africa.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
  China Business Law Journal Awards Winner 2023 - Top Performing Law Firm in Competition & Antitrust, Construction & Infrastructure, Employment & Labour, M&A (Inbound and Domestic), Pro Bono Achiever, Taxation
• Construction Contracts
  Gide Loyrette Nouel boasts longstanding expertise in a range of commercial arbitration topics, especially those relating to construction contracts for energy, infrastructure or real estate projects in African, Latin American and European jurisdictions. The law firm often acts for French corporates and state-owned companies on shareholder disputes and the termination of commercial contracts. The lawyers have further experience in expropriation cases and post-M&A disputes.
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
  The luxury goods team at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a force in the marketplace, advising on and safeguarding the IP of household names in the fashion, jewellery, cosmetics, beverages and hospitality industries, with clients including Christian Dior, LVMH and L’Oréal. The group is headed by IP litigation expert Emmanuel Larere; Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier, who manages unfair competition law matters; Franck Audran, who handles complex competition law proceedings; IT projects expert, Thierry Dor; Olivier Diaz; who has considerable experience advising on transactions involving luxury goods companies; David Jonin, who assists with employment law as it relates to the industry; and Julien Guinot-Deléry, who specialises in NFTs and metaverse issues.
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Gide Loyrette Nouel has an extremely well-regarded real estate practice covering the full spectrum of real estate matters. Lawyers at the firm have expertise in finance, as well as in development, commercial leases and real estate funds, and represent all types of clients including financial institutions, retail chains and global investors. The team notably acts on pan-European and cross-border mandates and is visible in a range of sectors including logistics, offices and hotels.
• Construction Litigation
  Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP‘s ‘very strong‘ London arbitration practice focuses on both commercial and investment disputes, predominantly in the international energy and infrastructure sectors. London IDR head Rupert Reece specialises in international arbitration proceedings concerning joint ventures, construction contracts, aerospace, and international commerce; and counsel Hannah McIrvine is the firm’s insurance arbitration specialist in London. ‘Brilliant lawyer‘ and international investment and commercial arbitration expert Saadia Bhatty was promoted to partner in July 2022.
• Real Estate Transactions
  The real estate team at GIDE LOYRETTE NOUELworks with the firm’s international network to support clients on significant international real estate transactions. The practice covers construction, hospitality, large-scale tourism projects, lease agreements and real estate financing. Counsel Loris Marghieri leads the team, advising domestic and international operators in Sub-Saharan Africa on all aspects of real estate transactions, particularly in regard to real estate finance and property development. Projects head Wacef Bentaibi is also active in the field, with a particularly strong construction practice.
• Land Use and Zoning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Tax Law
  Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak  supports its corporate clients on tax matters relating to transactions in the Turkish market. It also assists with tax structuring and customs issues, and has an international scope, bolstered by its association with Gide Loyrette Nouel. Bülent Özdirekcan, admired for his ‘very pragmatic and efficient tax advice‘, leads the team.