‘A very efficiency-oriented team. Listening is excellent. Very business-oriented.’

‘Louis Oudot de Dainville is recommended for his ability to always keep things simple, and Donald Davy for his responsiveness and efficiency.’

‘Very professional VC/M&A team which provides a seamless link between its Paris and New York-based lawyers.’

‘An exemplary complementarity, always supported by the partner who maintains the lead and knowledge on all subjects, with no gaps in understanding. The Gide brand reassures all stakeholders. Attention to detail, and clearly focused on the client, supported in negotiations by the solidity and reputation of the firm.’

‘Excellent market knowledge. Ability to identify and focus on topics that matter. Excellent customer protection while being a deal-maker.’

‘Louis Oudot de Dainville: availability, empathy and expertise. Douglas Davy: responsiveness, expertise and dynamism.’

‘Paul Jourdan-Nayrac and David-James Sebag – The ability to prioritize the different subjects of a transaction according to its specificities, and to treat them with the appropriate importance according to their potential materiality while being dealmakers is what sets this team apart. Furthermore, the great availability, flexibility, pragmatism they demonstrate.’

‘Very responsive and highly competent team. They always had quick and intelligent answers to the questions we asked ourselves or the problems we encountered. I particularly appreciated their ability to analyze and present to us in a clear and objective manner the universe of possibilities while providing the necessary and appropriate layer of advice on top.’

‘The team is very available. They know how to identify problems to make them clear/understandable and always provide legally reassuring solutions. Fast invoicing, within budget.’

‘One of Carole Bodin’s great qualities is that she always has the right tone with the other parties during negotiations and knows how to get her client’s points accepted.’

‘The Goodwin VC team is very experienced and this is reflected in all files. The team is very responsive to any request, with excellent quality of deliverables and process management. The team always demonstrates a lot of calm and pragmatism which allows many dangerous situations to be resolved. I thank them for all their work and I hope to have many more opportunities to work with them.’

‘Louis Taslé d’Héliand: Very detailed knowledge of the French ecosystem and already extensive experience in this area. Louis Taslé d’Héliand is highly appreciated by clients for his professionalism and pragmatism which helps resolve many situations. Perfect management of processes and schedules.’

‘Exceptionally efficient, close-knit team well-positioned in their field of excellence: life science and venture. Louis Taslé d’Héliand has extensive experience advising VC funds on portfolio transactions and is able to navigate difficult negotiations in a calm and professional manner to get the best results for his clients.’

‘Thomas Dupont Sentilles – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of his files, reassuring. Anne-Charlotte Rivière – exceptional commitment, perfect mastery of her files, good in negotiation. Marie Fillon – unparalleled interpersonal skills and technical excellence in her field, recognized by her peers.’

‘An excellent team, always relevant in its comments and reviews, well-informed of market practices. Their strength: finding pragmatic solutions quickly.’

‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière, Louis Taslé d’Héliand: a very good pair who know how to make themselves available in the files and perfectly master their subjects.’

‘Anne-Charlotte Rivière: knowledge of the subject, pragmatism, experience and 360° view (founders, companies, investors).’

‘Highly responsive, client-oriented and pragmatic team with extensive experience in advising on VC deals.’

‘Responsiveness and ability to work on complex matters.’

‘Very attentive to issues, eturns are always on time. Alexandre Omaggio’s team has a very good understanding of the issues raised and the needs of customers, with an approach that is both technical and pragmatic, allowing them to fully meet expectations.’

‘Alexandre Omaggio explains complex problems simply and finds creative solutions to specific problems. He is a very responsive, available and pragmatic lawyer.’

‘Strength and advantage: high-level turnkey support, great seriousness, platform of skills and expertise covering all the needs of a fund. Quality of service: impeccable.’

‘Alexandre Omaggio and Eléonore Herve Le Roch – fluent, simple, clear and concise writing. Excellent management of complex operations; great negotiation skills; in-depth knowledge of market practices and innovations; excellent relationship with the managers of target companies.’

‘Sebastien Pontillo – rigourous, patient, focused on the right things.’

‘A responsive team, offering pragmatic solutions adapted to the needs of its customers.’

‘Responsiveness and availability.’

‘Olivier Vuillod: availability, clarity of explanations & technical qualities.’

‘Highly customer success-focused team; clear communication; responsive; available. Always balanced in negotiations to move towards closing rather than getting hung up on details.’

‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur as practice head has been very willing to help and provide value beyond individual transactions and is a valuable resource from quick inquiries to short-notice large transaction support. Laurie Durand and Rebecca El Hakim both delivered excellent work and provided significant value throughout transactions.’

‘Strength of the UGGC team: legal skills, responsiveness and understanding of customer needs. Allocation of the right skills to the client.’

‘Very responsive and pragmatic. High desire to find a solution. Client-oriented and solution-oriented.’

‘Louis Chenard: Good negotiator; solution-oriented and pragmatic.’

‘Very professional team and very attentive to problems.’

‘Louis Chenard – very strong personal and professional qualities.’

‘Excellent team from a technical point of view on capital-intensive subjects for SMEs / Startups. Very good communication and availability.’

‘Very available and creative to find legal solutions to complex problems specific to technology companies.’

‘Responsiveness, availability, quality of advice.’

‘Alerion’s support was extremely qualitative – very responsive team – ability to adapt to specific issues with pragmatic advice, allowing effective solutions to be found while bringing the parties together – coverage of the all subjects, if necessary by requesting relevant internal specialists.’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard: very senior but remains available; always aware of the progress of projects; good business sense to advance projects and find solutions. Benoît Deramoudt, Karine Khau-Castelle, and Pauline de Roquefeuil – very precise and exhaustive, move subjects forward, cover all points, know how to manage complexity.’

‘Skill, reactivity, quality of documents, personalised advice.’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard – competent, humble, available, organized.’

‘Seriousness, availability, commitment, creativity, experience.’

‘Julien Wagmann – integrity, proximity, leadership.’

‘Competence, listening and availability.’

‘Very agile, very business-focused law firm.’

‘Very available, very competent team with a very good understanding of the commercial/business issues behind the investments made. Strength of proposal in complicated legal situations. Very good collaboration with Frédéric Lerner and Pierre Hesnault.’

‘A high-quality team. Caroline Basdevant-Soulié: exceptional, deal maker, attentive, good technical skills.’

‘The Oyat team is very dynamic, pragmatic with a very pleasant and friendly relationship while being professional.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié for her pragmatism, flexibility and quick and efficient responses.’

‘The team is very professional, available and attentive to the expectations of its customers. It facilitates negotiations and the progress of projects.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié has extensive expertise in private equity operations. She perfectly understands the business challenges of her clients.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié and Guillaume Ledoux: very competent, very good interpersonal contact, efficient.’

‘I have worked several times with Olivier Legrand and have appreciated his pragmatic approach.’

‘A complementary team with responsiveness and very customer and business-oriented service.’

‘Olivier Legrand – very qualified and with an understanding of business issues in our companies.’

‘Great team, very committed, with complementary skills A first choice in Paris for any VC/Growth capital transaction.’

‘I worked with Olivier Legrand and can only recommend him – extremely technical, knowledge of market practices, and with a great sense for negotiation.’

‘Strong expertise and strong adaptation skills. The firm does its utmost for its clients.’

‘The combination of expertise, availability, efficiency and cost is unparalleled in the market.’

‘A technically efficient team that understands the philosophy of entrepreneurs.’

‘Flexibility, expertise on all types of corporate operations for startups, very high responsiveness, availability, pragmatism.’

‘Fabien Billet: availability, expertise, business-minded, solution driven. Christophe Cussaguet: reliability, responsiveness, professionalism.’

‘Fabien Billet and Christophe Cussaguet- great flexibility and creativity.’

‘Fabien Billet – a very pragmatic lawyer and dealmaker, who knows how to move cases forward while remaining committed to defending his clients’ interests. Fabien knows his market, is a very good technician and has very good interpersonal skills.’

‘Ariane Olive and Mathieu Ducceschi standing out.’

‘Ariane – business drive and great understanding of the market.

‘Mathieu is extremely reliable and committed.’