Xavier Lecomte is counsel in Gide's "Mergers & Acquisitions/Company" Law team in Paris.

He is mainly involved in mergers and acquisitions, equity investments in both domestic and international contexts, and the creation of joint ventures.

Xavier also has extensive experience of cross-border transactions in emerging countries, and spent four years in Gide's Algiers office.

Prior to joining Gide, Xavier worked for six years at Cleary Gottlieb and holds degrees in business law from the Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas and ESSEC. Xavier was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2004.