Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Partner

Laetitia Lemercier

Partner

Laetitia Lemercier

Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Practices

Laetitia Lemercier is a partner in Gide's "Banking and Finance" team in Paris.

She works on structured finance transactions, mainly in real estate finance, project finance, acquisition and corporate finance and debt restructuring. She advises all types of borrower or lender at all stages of the structuring or restructuring, contractual drafting and negotiation of complex financing or refinancing transactions.

Laetitia has worked on a wide range of corporate and asset-based CSR financings, such as financing the development of low-carbon real estate assets, financing the acquisition of a variety of real estate assets (hotels, office buildings, shopping centres, senior residences, clinics, logistics assets, etc.), as well as PPP and concession financings, in particular helping to set up the first PPPs with mixed financing (bank debt and securitisation). She has also advised on transactions involving fleet financing, the mobilisation of tax receivables and management trusts (management trust for Nissan shares held by Renault).

Laetitia graduated in law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and in finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001.

Awards

  • Chambers Europe - France 2024

    Projects & Energy: Domestic

    Band 3

    Laetitia Lemercier advises on the financing and refinancing of domestic infrastructure projects, often involving a real estate element. She also assists with concession mandates.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Project Finance

    Leading Individual

    Laetitia Lemercier benefits from recognised expertise and stands out for its flawless support on particularly complex files. It can rely on the expertise of all the firm’s lawyers thus ensures perfect project management.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Real Estate

    Leading Individual

    Laetitia Lemercier is extremely professional and dynamic, with a very good ability to anticipate and adapt to regulatory changes. Exceptional negotiation assistance.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Banking & Finance: Transactional Work

    Leading Individual

    Laetitia Lemercier has a strong focus on asset and real estate finance. A very responsive and very competent team, with excellent market knowledge.

  • Best Lawyers - France 2025

    Best Lawyers

    Laetitia Lemercier is recognised in the following practices : Banking & Finance Law, Project Finance & Development Practice, Real Estate Law, Structured Finance.

  • IFLR1000 - France 2024

    Banking & Finance

    Highly Regarded, Women Leaders

    Laetitia Lemercier is recognized in the following practices : Banking, Project Finance, Real Estate Finance.

  • IFLR1000 - France 2024

    Capital Markets

    Highly Regarded, Women Leaders

    Laetitia Lemercier is recognised in the following practice : Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation.