Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Gide is delighted to announce that two more lawyers from its Paris office have been promoted to the rank of partner:
This brings the total number of partners across Gide’s 11 offices worldwide to 126.
“Our warmest congratulations to our two new partners, both of whom are well respected in their fields. Their promotion reflects our firm’s consistent growth and our commitment to promoting and defending our clients’ interests.” – Frédéric Nouel, Senior Partner, and Jean-François Levraud, Managing Partner
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Etienne Chesneau
Partner – Paris
Real Estate Transactions & Financing
Étienne Chesneau has been made partner in Gide’s Real Estate Transactions & Financing team in Paris. His practice spans all areas of property law, in both litigation and an advisory capacity.
Étienne works with French and foreign institutional investors on a daily basis, advising them at all stages of their French real estate projects. These projects include transactions (asset deals, share deals, partnerships, sale-and-leaseback operations, etc.), construction or redevelopment projects (off-plan sales or leases, property development contracts, etc.) and rental management matters (commercial leases, agency agreements, etc.). The assets involved range from office properties, retail assets and hotels to warehouses and co-living residences, among others.
He holds degrees from the ESSEC business school and the Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris II - Panthéon-Assas universities. Admitted to the Paris bar in 2014, Étienne is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Elizabeth Gautier
Partner – Paris
Competition & International Trade
Elizabeth Gautier has been made partner in Gide’s Competition and International Trade team in Paris. She specialises in French and EU competition law (cartels, abuse of dominant position and merger control).
Elizabeth has built up significant expertise in anti-trust proceedings before the competition authorities, as well as in compensation claims before the commercial courts. She regularly advises leading French and international operators on their investments and divestments (both within the EU and further afield).
She has in-depth knowledge of the economic law issues involved in commercial relations (both B2B and B2C).
Elizabeth holds a Master’s in European Business Law from the Paris V university and an LL.M. in Competition Law from King’s College London. She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2010.
