Best Lawyers in France has recognized 20 Paris lawyers for excellence in its 2027 edition and named partner Arnaud David Lawyer of the Year for Investment Funds. The annual guide honors the top lawyers across France and is based on feedback from colleagues in the legal industry. 

Goodwin’s Paris office is recognized as one of the leading private equity and M&A teams in France, specializing in leveraged buyouts, private equity, and public-to-private transactions for French and foreign private equity funds. Goodwin Paris also features expertise across capital markets and venture capital transactions, banking and finance, healthcare and life sciences, and tax law.

Partner and Paris co-chair Arnaud David was named Lawyer of the Year in France for Investment Funds. Arnaud represents many of the most prominent French and European funds on all aspects of their fund business. He specializes in the formation and representation of investment funds including buyout, infrastructure, mezzanine, secondary, venture, tech, life sciences, real estate, funds of funds, debt and special focus funds.

The following Goodwin Paris lawyers were included in this year’s rankings as both Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch.

Best Lawyers

Nathalie Alibert

  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Private Equity Law

Maxence Bloch

  • Private Equity law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Marie-Laure Bruneel

  • Private Equity Law
  • Tax Law

Arnaud David

  • Private Equity Law
  • Investment Funds

Thomas Dupont-Sentilles

  • Venture Capital Law

Marie Fillon

  • Intellectual Property Law

Jérôme Jouhanneaud

  • Private Equity Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Xavier Leroux

  • Venture Capital Law

Thomas Maitrejean

  • Private Equity Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Sarah Michel

  • Investment Funds

Adrien Paturaud

  • Banking and Finance Law

Guilhem Richard

  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Health Care Law

Anne-Charlotte Rivière

  • Venture Capital Law
  • Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions

Mathieu Terrisse

  • Private Equity Law

Ones to Watch

Rodolphe Amaudric du Chaffaut

  • Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law 

Sarah Barrau-Ceville

  • Private Equity Law

Paul Fournière

  • Private Equity Law
  • Tax Law

Benjamin Garçon

  • Private Equity Laws
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law

Mariléna Gryparis

  • Banking and Finance Law 
  • Capital Markets Law

Shanna Kim

  • Banking and Finance Law

Visit Best Lawyers in France for more information on Goodwin’s rankings.