Étienne Chesneau is a partner in the Real Estate team at Gide Paris. He specialises in all areas of real estate law, both advisory and litigation.

Étienne mainly advises French and foreign institutional investors on their property acquisitions and disposals. He is involved in setting up partnerships between property investors, between property companies and operators, and in outsourcing operations. He works alongside institutional landlords and major users in auditing and negotiating leases (particularly commercial leases) on all types of assets. He also assists asset managers with the rental management of their property portfolios and with litigation.

Étienne has gained significant experience in advising on building construction and restructuring projects, particularly in negotiating leases and sales "en état futur d'achèvement" (BEFA / VEFA) and negotiating property development contracts (CPI).

Étienne is a graduate of ESSEC (Grande École Programme, Real Estate Chair), Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne and Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).