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A young dynamic team rallied around the founding values of commitment, creativity and ethics.
Delphine Bariani
Partner
Pierre Bouley
Partner
stéphanie Desprez
Partner
Romain Franzetti
Partner
Paula Frias-Nahmias
Partner
Jerome Majbruch
Partner
Pascal Marchandon
Partner
Etienne Pujol
Partner
Angélique Vibert
Associate Partner
Alison Anaya
Associate
NAWEL BACHA
Paralegal
Hugo Boussac
Associate
Emmanuelle ¢arreira
Associate
STEPHANIE FAUCONNIER
Associate
Antoine Le Chequer
Associate
ANNAELLE LOUSQUY
Of Counsel
LUCIE MONOT
Associate
ELENA PARTOUCHE
Associate
Paul-Marie Schneider
Of Counsel
Shamim Shirzadi
Paralegal
Albin Stefanski
Associate
DELPHINE BARIANI • Partner
M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY
Delphine has extensive experience in business law, particularly M&A and private equity.
Delphine serves a clientele of French and international industrial groups and family businesses, providing assistance with devising and implementing growth strategies, organising shareholder relations and addressing governance issues. She also regularly assists investment funds and management teams in strengthening or structuring their investments and organizing their divestments.
Delphine provides assistance with all types of M&A transactions, investments, business combinations and carve-out transactions and has specific expertise in mid-cap companies and family groups and the healthcare and new technology sectors.
Member of the Paris Bar since 1998, Delphine graduated from the Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Economic et financial section) in 1996 and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: M&A, Private Equity, Corporate law, Contract law, Governance, Management package
delphine.bariani@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 77 42 17 46
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 52
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PIERRE BOULEY • Partner
CORPORATE TAX
Pierre is a tax lawyer expert in M&A, private equity and corporate restructuring.
With more than 20 years of expertise in tax law, Pierre started his career in 1999 at CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre law firm before joining Landwell/PwC (in Paris and London). He worked at STCPartners since the firm’s foundation in 2005 and became a partner in 2008. In January 2020, he co-founded BERRYLAW.
Pierre advises clients (French and international groups and investment funds) in connection with their acquisitions, asset disposals and internal restructuring.
His expertise covers the tax aspects of transactions (mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and corporate restructurings) and the tax litigation matters. His practice also includes advising corporate executives in connection with management incentive plans.
Member of the Paris Bar since 1999, Pierre holds a Master II in business and tax law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Corporate tax, M&A, International tax structuring, Corporate restructuring, Film production tax incentives, Management package
pierre.bouley@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 77 42 18 07
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 54
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STEPHANIE DESPREZ • Partner
CORPORATE & REAL ESTATE TAX
Stéphanie is a tax lawyer dedicated to private equity, business restructuring and real estate transactions.
Member of the Paris Bar since 2005, Stéphanie began her career at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei law firm before moving to STCPartners in 2011, then co-founding BERRYLAW in 2020.
An expert in transaction tax law, Stéphanie advises French and international clients on tax matters related to transaction structuring and financing (tax due diligence, structuring, SPA negotiation).
She also has extensive experience in corporate tax management and helps French and international groups resolve their tax issues (tax consolidation, optimisation of taxable earnings, cash flow tax, non-recurring transactions, tax audits and management packages).
Stéphanie holds a Master II in corporate law from Nancy 2 University and a Master II in tax law from Sorbonne University.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Corporate tax, M&A, International tax structuring, Private Equity, Corporate restructuring, Real estate tax, Management package
stephanie.desprez@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 63 69 92 72
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 55
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ROMAIN FRANZETTI •
Partner
M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY
Romain has been practicing for more than 15 years in business law and particularly in Private Equity.
After several years spent in leading Parisian business law firms, Romain co-founded in 2014 MF2A, a boutique firm dedicated to Private Equity and M&A. In 2023, MF2A joins BERRYLAW to enrich the offer of high value-added legal services to entrepreneurs and investment funds on the SMID cap segment.
Romain has developed a strong expertise in fundraising and assists investment funds, family offices and shareholders of start-up companies in equity transactions, in seed, venture or cap-dev phases. He also assists his clients in mergers and acquisitions, exits and corporate restructuring, giving priority to rigor and creativity on the legal front as well as proximity and availability on the human front.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006, Romain holds a Master II degree from the University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas. Romain is also an active member of the Corporate, Acquisition and Joint-Venture Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Private Equity, M&A, Corporate law, Governance, Management package
romain.franzetti@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 45 79 42 34
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 35 37
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Paula Frias-Nahmias • Partner
IMMOBILIER ET CONTENTIEUX
Paula a une expertise reconnue en immobilier, construction et en règlement des conflits d’affaires.
Elle a exercé pendant de nombreuses années chez August & Debouzy et Brunswick puis a fondé sa propre structure et rejoint BERRYLAW en janvier 2023.
Paula accompagne des institutionnels, pour certains cotés au CAC 40, des ETI ou des PME, leurs problématiques dans le domaine de la construction, de l’acquisition ou de l’exploitation immobilière, qu’il s’agisse de leur activité principale ou une activité support de leurs métiers ; Paula intervient également dans le règlement des différends que ses clients peuvent rencontrer.
Elle assiste, conseille et représente ses clients pour les sujets relatifs à l’acte de construire, l’immobilier, les baux commerciaux et les litiges de haut de bilan ou commerciaux.
Inscrite au Barreau de Paris depuis 1998, Paula est titulaire d’un Master de l’Université Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: droit de la construction, immobilier, baux commerciaux, contentieux d’affaires
paula.frias-nahmias@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 35 36
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Jerome Majbruch •
Partner
M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY /HealthCare
Jérôme began his career in international law firms (Herbert Smith Freehills in Paris and London, then Kahn & Associés) where he advised French and international companies in the context of their acquisition or fund raising operations.
In early 2010, Jérôme participated in the creation of Novescia, where he was General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee for 4 years. During this period, Jérôme was in charge of several dozen acquisitions of medical laboratories. He actively participated in the structuring of one of the French leaders in medical biology.
He founded in 2014 the boutique MF2A with Romain Franzetti .
Meeting BERRYLAW and sharing a common vision led them to join the firm.
Jerome has developed a particular expertise in the field of health and structures practicing in the regulated field (biology, radiology, veterinary clinic, etc).
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002, Jérôme holds a Master’s degree in Management Sciences from the University of Paris Dauphine and a Master’s degree in law from the University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Private Equity, M&A, Corporate law, Governance, Management package, HealthCare
jerome.majbruch@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 46 84 40 18
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 35 38
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PASCAL MARCHANDON • Partner
CORPORATE AND M&A
Throughout his career as a corporate legal director in the retail, agri-food and health sectors, Pascal has acquired and consolidated strong technical and negotiation skills in M&A transactions and partnership set-ups both in France and abroad (and more particularly in all the countries of Eastern Europe and Asia).
After ten years as M&A legal director of the Savencia group, Pascal was for 7 years the Group General Counsel of LNA Santé, a leading French healthcare operator (EHPAD, follow-up care and rehabilitation clinics, psychiatric clinics, home hospitalisation) and has successfully completed numerous acquisitions of healthcare establishments and partnerships in both the private and public sectors.
Pascal assists his clients, French and foreign industrial and family groups, in the definition and implementation of their development and acquisition strategies in France and abroad. He analyses targets and legal risks, advises his clients on the structures to be set up and their governance and assists them in organizing their relations with their partners (associates or service providers).
Pascal also advises on corporate law (including listed corporation) and advises clients on internal reorganizations or the creation of new structures, in collaboration with the firm’s tax and labor partners.
Pascal recently joined the firm and has been a member of the Paris Bar since December 2021. He holds a Master’s degree in business law from the University of Caen and a Certificate of Aptitude for Business Administration from the IAE of Caen.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Contract Law
pascal.marchandon@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 03 70 94 39
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ETIENNE PUJOL • Partner
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Etienne manages our employment law department and provides legal advice and litigation services to help resolve your HR issues.
A practising lawyer since 1998, Etienne started his career at a US law firm before joining De Gaulle Fleurance in 2003 to set up the firm’s employment law department. He later helped set up and develop the employment law departments of Granrut, then STCPartners law firms. In January 2020, he co-founded BERRYLAW.
Backed by his track record, Etienne’s expertise covers both individual (hiring, contract termination, pay, etc.) and collective issues (company agreements, internal rules of procedure, staff representatives, etc.). He assists company directors and HRDs find practical solutions to their most pressing needs.
He also advises the other members of the firm in settlement matters related to all aspects of employment law.
Etienne holds a Master II in international business law and a Master II in international law from Aix-Marseille III University. He also holds an LLB from University College London.
He is a lecturer at the Paris Bar School and Dauphine University.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Individual and collective employment relationship, Employment litigation, Collective bargaining agreements, Social security litigation, M&A, Restructuring operations, Equity-based remuneration
etienne.pujol@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 42 22 04 45
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 60
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ANGELIQUE VIBERT •
Associate Partner
COMMERCIAL LAW AND DISTRIBUTION
Angélique has practised in the areas of economic law and intellectual property for over 20 years.
After working for a number of international law firms, she founded AVVA law firm in 2007. In January 2020, she has contributed to building BERRYLAW.
Angélique provides advice (contract drafting, consultation) and litigation services in her areas of expertise
Most of her clients are companies or individuals holding large amounts of intangible assets, whether they be trademarks, know-how, creative output, software developments or the results of R&D work.
Member of the Paris Bar, Angélique holds a Master’s degree in audiovisual law from Sorbonne University and an LLM from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Commercial law and distribution, IP/IT and personal data, Competition law
angelique.vibert@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 63 22 83 12
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Alison Anaya • Associate
Alison has a solid expertise in corporate law and M&A.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2017, Alison began her career with STCPartners. Before working for a number of international and French law firms, she joined BERRYLAW in 2021.
Alison’s practice focuses on LBO transactions, the issuance of complex legal instruments (preferred shares, redeemable and/or exchangeable bonds, bonus shares, etc.), as well as private equity.
She assists the firm’s clients in all types of M&A and restructuring transactions (domestic and cross-border), divestments, acquisitions, equity investments, complex shareholding advice.
Alison studied one year in Australia and one year in New Zealand. She holds a Master 2 and a MBA in business law and management from the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas.
Languages: français, anglais.
Areas of expertise: M&A, Corporate law, Private Equity, Corporate governance
alison.anaya@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 70 06 72 57
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 61
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NAWEL BACHA • Paralegal
Nawel has a solid expertise in corporate law and M&A.
Having previously worked for several law firms, Nawel joined BERRYLAW in 2020 as an experienced paralegal focusing on corporate law, restructuring operations, LBOs, all kind of private equity transactions and issuance of complex securities (preference shares, redeemable and/or convertible bonds, bonus shares, etc.).
She works on all types of M&A and restructuring transactions (national and cross-border), disposals, acquisitions, equity investments, governance issues, shareholder relations, also providing advice on complex capital structures and assistance with structural changes.
She also monitors corporate clients’ legal affairs on a daily basis.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: Corporate law, private equity, governance, M&A, management package
nawel.bacha@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 51
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Hugo Boussac • Associate
Hugo practises in the areas of corporate law and M&A.
He holds a Master 2 – DJCE from Montpellier University.
hugo.boussac@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 58
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Emmanuelle Carreira •
Associate
Emmanuelle practises in the areas of corporate law and M&A.
She holds a Master 2 – DJCE from CY Cergy Paris University.
emmanuelle.carreira@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 64
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STEPHANIE FAUCONNIER • Associate
Stéphanie provides advice and litigation services in the areas of employment law and welfare protection.
IMember of the Paris Bar since 2011, Stéphanie began her career at STCPartners law firm before contributing to building BERRYLAW.
Stéphanie advises French and foreign companies on all aspects of employment law related to their operations in France (collective bargaining, staff transfers, Sunday working, etc.). She also assists investment funds with their investment and divestment transactions
Stéphanie handles matters related to individual and collective employment relations, employee savings schemes, welfare protection and immigration in France and worldwide, providing assistance with daily needs by combining legal analysis with operational issues.
Stéphanie holds a Master 2 in private business law, from Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC).
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise Individual and collective employment relations, Employment litigation, URSSAF social security litigation, M&A, Restructuring operations
stephanie.fauconnier@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 64 93 54 79
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 56
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Antoine Le Chequer • Associate
Antoine practises in the area of corporate tax.
He holds a Master 2 – DJCE from Rennes University.
antoine.lechequer@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 57
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ANNAELLE LOUSQUY •
Of Counsel
Annaelle practises in the area of corporate tax.
Member of the Paris Bar since 2011, Annaelle began her career at STCPartners law firm before contributing to building BERRYLAW.
She assists the firm’s French and international clients with the tax aspects of M&A transactions and with regard to LBO transactions. Annaelle also advises investment fund clients on investment and divestment transactions.
She handles all tax aspects of internal corporate reorganisations (mergers, business transfers, demergers, etc.), liaising closely with her clients’ financial advisers.
Annaelle holds a Master’s degree in accounting and finance and a Master 2 in corporate tax from Paris Dauphine University. She also holds a DSCG post-graduate diploma in accounting and financial management.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: : Corporate tax, M&A taxation, International tax structuring, Corporate restructuring
annaelle.lousquy@berrylaw.fr
M : +33 (0)6 27 06 16 65
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 59
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LUCIE MONOT • Associate
Lucie advises clients on construction, real estate and business law issues.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2021, Lucie has interned in French and international law firms before joining BERRYLAW as an associate.
Lucie’s practice focuses on real estate litigation, especially for cases dealing with construction issues, commercial leases and real estate sales. She also assists clients in some of their commercial and business law disputes.
Lucie holds a Master’s degree from the University of Nanterre, an LLM from Sciences Po Paris and is a graduate of Neoma Business School.
Areas of expertise: construction, real estate and business law issues
lucie.monot@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 50
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ELENA PARTOUCHE • Associate
Elena practises in the areas of corporate law and M&A.
Member of the Paris Bar since 2020, after completing a series of internships at French and international law firms Elena joined BERRYLAW as an associate.
Elena works mainly on M&A and private equity transactions. She works alongside French and international corporate clients, advising their management teams on M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures and company carve-outs.
Elena holds a Master’s degree from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and a Master’s degree from Paris XI University in partnership with ESCP Business School.
Languages: French, English.
Areas of expertise: M&A, Private Equity, Corporate law
elena.partouche@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 63
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Paul-Marie Schneider •
Of Counsel
Paul-Marie practices in the area of personal taxation for entrepreneurs, managers and self-employed.
Member of the Paris bar since 2012, Paul-Marie holds a Master 2 in business and taxation. He started working for STC Partners and joined BERRYLAW in 2021.
Over the last ten years, he has been advising French and non-French tax residents in the context of their operations (sale, acquisition, heritage transmission) and restructuring of their professional and personal inheritance. He also assists in the context of art purchase and sale and the artists and sportspeople in the structuring of their worldwide remuneration.
He often advises family groups and their shareholders in their governance structure and for their charity projects in close collaboration with the corporate team.
As a tax expert, he advises in real estate-related operations and for remuneration structure and mobility.
Languages : French, English.
Areas of expertise: Patrimonial taxation, Private equity, Governance, Art
paul-marie.schneider@berrylaw.fr
Tel: +33 (0)1 79 35 15 53
Mob: +33 (0)6 64 20 85 15
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Shamim Shirzadi • Paralegal
Shamim practises in the areas of corporate law and M&A.
She holds a Master’s degree – Mergers & Acquisitions from Paris Saclay University as well as a LLM Business Law – Arab World and Middle East from Sorbonne University in partnership with the Tehran University of Law.
shamim.shirzadi@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 62
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Albin Stefanski•
Of Counsel
Albin practises in the area of corporate tax.
He holds a Master 2 in tax law (International and EU tax) from Paris-Est Créteil University.
albin.stefanski@berrylaw.fr
T : +33 (0)1 79 35 15 65
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