The firm’s governance

The partners take decisions on the firm’s strategy and long-term future collectively, at Partners’ Meetings. The Management Committee convenes such meetings on a regular basis.

Every three years, the partners elect their Management Committee. Outgoing Committee members are eligible for re-election. The Management Committee’s current members are: Frédéric Nouel (Senior Partner), Jean-François Levraud (Managing Partner), Franck Audran, Jean-Gabriel Flandrois and Laetitia Lemercier (all three partners), and Frédérique Misk-Malher, Secretary-General.

The following Commissions assist the Management Committee in its work:

• The Finance Commission is made up of 15 partners. They keep an eye on the firm’s financial indicators and propose policies and/or best practices on financial matters affecting the firm as a whole.

• The Associates Commission is made up of 14 partners. Their role is to manage and support career development for our associates. Among other things, they consult and advise on associate recruitment, training and remuneration.

• The Client Commission is made up of 10 partners. They analyse, prioritise and organise how we should be developing business with our clients and deploying our business development and marketing tools to support us in doing so.

• The International Commission is made up of 14 partners. Their role is varied and includes monitoring the firm’s international activity, coordinating communications between its offices around the world and ensuring it is making the most of its networks and the events it is involved in.

• The Quality of Work Life (QWL) Commission works closely with the Associates Commission and the HR Department to define the firm’s policy on quality of life at work and translate it into concrete actions.

The following bodies likewise each contribute to the firm’s governance:

• The Partnership Commission is made up of 5 partners. They oversee and support all of the firm’s partners. They are also responsible for reviewing partnership applications and organising the associated elections.

• The Gide Pro Bono endowment fund is managed by 14 partners. They meet on a monthly basis, organise charity events and consider requests for pro bono support from the firm, whether in the form of financial support or skills sponsorship.

• The Scientific Council is made up of partners, senior counsels and academics. They are tasked with keeping abreast of developments within the industry, identifying the major issues of the day and contributing to the excellence of the firm’s analyses. Moreover, they supervise legal debate and review all articles written by our lawyers for publication. Their role also includes shaping the programme for the various conferences and training sessions the firm organises for its lawyers and clients. And lastly, they write the firm’s “Must Read” newsletters, which set out Gide’s position on the latest legal developments, working hand-in-hand with the Knowledge Management/Documentation and Communications teams.

The Management Committee can also call on the specialist expertise of the firm’s various business services:

• Human Resources, headed up by Amélie Pironneau;

• Finance & Management Control, headed up by Cyrille Dreuillet;

• Business Development, headed up by Paul Mazloum;

• Communications, headed up by Justine Convain;

• IT Systems, headed up by Frédéric Levaux;

• Knowledge Management, headed up by Emilie Leygonie; 

• Work Environment, headed up by Céline Daugas.