Founded by partners from major Parisian business firms, Lawderis Avocats brings together lawyers who share a common vision of their profession: rigor and requirement, commitment to clients and pugnacity to move projects forward.
Bertrand Araud deals with tax aspects of M&A and private equity operations. Bertrand advises on the structuring and completion of LBO operations and advises companies, corporate officers and founders in managing their tax issues.
Prior to founding Lawderis Avocats, Bertrand worked at Arthur Andersen/EY (2001-2004), De Pardieu Brocas Mafféi (2005-2010), STC Partners (Sarrau Thomas Couderc) as partner (2010-2018) and EY Avocats as Associate Partner (2019-2021).
Main practice areas
Mergers & acquisitions
Private Equity
Restructurations
Tax audits
Patrimonial tax
Education
Master’s degree (DJCE and DESS) in corporate & tax law of Lyon III
Admitted to the Lyon Bar (2001)
Languages
French / English
Languages
French / English
Main areas of intervention
Corporate, mergers and acquisitions
Private Equity, fundraisings
Joint-ventures
Governance
Shareholders’ disputes
Commercial law
Education
Master’s degree in financial law – Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Master’s degree in corporate law – Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Admitted to the Paris bar (2010)
Languages
French / English
Publications / Teachings
Faustine has published several articles in corporate law.
She was a visiting lecturer at the University Paris Dauphine as well as at the DJCE of corporate law of Bordeaux.
Languages
French / English / German
Main areas of intervention
Corporate, mergers and acquisitions
Private Equity, fundraisings
Joint-ventures
Governance
Shareholders’ disputes
Stock market law
Commercial law
Transactions in the wine sector
Languages
French / English / German
Education
Master’s degree in International Business law – University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2006)
Master’s degree in Business law and International management – HEC / ESCP-Europe (2008)
Admitted to the Paris bar (2009)
LL. M in Corporate Law – London School of Economics and Political Science (2011)
Publications / Teachings
Paul Delpech has published several articles in his practices areas. He is also a contributing author at Editions Législatives (Dictionnaire Permanent Droit des Affaires).
He was a visiting lecturer at ESCP-Europe where he taught public M&A and corporate governance.
Aurore Sauviat has developed unique and transversal expertise by working for 10 years on both intellectual property and emerging technologies subjects and on aspects relating to commercial law and distribution.
Aurore SAUVIAT is also a DPO (data privacy officer) certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Aurore provides advice to its clients for the legal structuring of their innovative projects, the drafting of their contracts and also in the event of legal disputes or office disputes. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Aurore practiced at the firms STC Partners, BCTG, Simmons & Simmons and then created her own firm (2021-2024).
Languages
French / English
Main areas of intervention
Emerging technologies
Intellectual Property
Personnal Data
Distribution law
Commercial Law
Langues
Français / Anglais
Education
Data Protection Officer certificate – IAPP (2022)
Admitted to the Paris bar (2015)
Master Degree – Intellectual property law – Université de Nantes (2011)
Master Degree – Business Law – Bocconi University, Milan (2010)
Publications / Teachings
Aurore Sauviat regularly publishes articles relating to emerging technologies.She also regularly speaks at conferences and round tables relating to Artificial Intelligence and Web 3.
Languages
French / English
Main areas of intervention
Corporate, mergers and acquisitions
Private Equity, fundraising
Joint ventures
Governance
Partner conflicts
Education
Master II Business and Economic Law – Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Magistère in Economic Activities Law – Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
Admission to the Paris Bar (2009)
Languages
French / English
Publications / Teachings
Faustine has published several articles in corporate law.
She was a visiting lecturer at the University Paris Dauphine as well as at the DJCE of corporate law of Bordeaux.
Yann Fouquet-Michel mainly works in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate law, in the context of national and international operations. He regularly advises companies, investment funds, family groups and managers in their M&A and leveraged transactions.
Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Yann began his career in the legal department of the Financial Markets Authority (2015) and worked at the law firms De Pardieu Brocas Maffei (2015-2019), Desfilis (2019-2021) and Moncey Avocats (2021-2024).
Main areas of intervention
M&A
Private Equity, fundraisings
Corporate
Governance
Commercial law
Publications
Yann has published numerous articles with Éditions Législatives (Dictionary Permanent Business Law).
Education
Admission to the Paris Bar (2016)
Master II Banking and Financial Law – University of Le Mans (2012)
Master I Business Law – University of Le Mans (2011)
Languages
French / English
Pauline Ardanuy mainly works in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity.
Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Pauline practiced for 5 years at the firms Willkie Farr & Gallagher and EY Avocats.
Holder of a Master 2 in Business Law and Taxation – DJCE (University of Lyon) and a Master 2 Grande Ecole Program (Kedge Business School) – Pauline was sworn in in 2018.
Céline Benoist-Vanderbeken mainly works in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Céline practiced for 2 years at Ixis Avocats.
Holder of a Master 2 in Business Law (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), a Magister of Business Law (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Master 2 in English-Spanish legal and financial translation and terminology (Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle University), Céline took the oath in 2022.
Blagovesta Chalakova mainly operates in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Blagovesta practiced for 3 years within the law firms D’Ornano + Co and Pragma Partners.
Holder of a Master 2 in International and Economic Law (Paris II Panthéon-Assas University) and the General Diploma from the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales de Paris (IHEI), Blagovesta was sworn in in 2021.
Marie Clever mainly works in corporate and transactional taxation. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Marie worked for four years at the Arsene firm.
Holder of a Master 2 in Corporate Law and Taxation and a Magistère in Business Law, Taxation and Accounting, Marie was sworn in in 2022.
Ambre Dupuy mainly works in corporate taxation and transactional taxation. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Ambre practiced for 7 years within the law firms Arsene Taxand and EY Avocats.
Holder of a Master 2 in Corporate Taxation (Aix Marseille University) and a Master 2 in International Taxation (Panthéon Assas University), Ambre took the oath in 2016.
Antoine Laborie mainly works in corporate taxation and transactional taxation. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Antoine worked for 1 year at EY Avocats.
Holder of a Master 2 in Business Law and Taxation DJCE (University of Bordeaux), Antoine took the oath in 2020.
Victor Lamothe mainly works in Corporate & M&A. Before joining the firm, Victor worked for 2 years within the Fidal firm.
Holder of a Master 2 in Business Law and Taxation DJCE (University of Bordeaux), Victor took the oath in 2019.
Email Address: victor.lamothe@lawderis.com
Wassila Seddar mainly works in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity.
Wassila holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Management (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL), a Master’s degree in International and European Business Law (Université Paris Dauphine – PSL) and an LLM from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Cleveland).
She was called to the California Bar in June 2024.
Elisa Sobczyk mainly works in IT, data, intellectual property and commercial law.
Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Elisa had experience in the public and private sectors, as well as in firms specializing in business law and digital law.
Elisa holds a Master 1 in business law (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Master 2 in digital economy law (Université de Strasbourg).
She was sworn in in March 2025.
Victoria Szychalski mainly works in Corporate & M&A. Before joining Lawderis Avocats, Victoria worked for 2 years at PwC Société d’Avocats.
Holder of a Master 2 in Corporate Legal and Financial Engineering (University of Bordeaux), Victoria was sworn in in 2021.
Aurore Sauviat a développé une expertise unique et transversale en intervenant depuis 10 ans à la fois sur des sujets de propriété intellectuelle et de technologies émergentes et sur des aspects relevant du droit commercial et de la distribution.
Aurore SAUVIAT est également DPO (data privacy officer) certifiée par l’International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Aurore accompagne ses clients en conseil pour la structuration juridique de leurs projets innovants, la rédaction de leurs contrats et également en cas de contentieux judiciaires ou contentieux d’offices.
Avant de rejoindre Lawderis Avocats, Aurore a exercé au sein des cabinets STC Partners, BCTG, Simmons & Simmons et a ensuite créé son propre cabinet (2021-2024).
Langues
Français / Anglais
Principaux domaines d’intervention
Technologies émergentes
Propriété Intellectuelle
Données Personnelles
Droit de la Distribution
Droit commercial
Langues
Français / Anglais
Formation
Certification de Délégué à la Protection des Données Personnelles – IAPP (2022)
Admission au barreau de Paris (2015)
Master II – Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle – Université de Nantes (2011)
Master I – Droit des affaires – Bocconi University, Milan (2010)
