Corporate, M&A, Private Equity
Godefroy Le Mintier
Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 1999, Godefroy Le Mintier has been an LWA Corporate Partner since January 2023. Godefroy is also a qualified mediator . He has been involved for more than 20 years more particularly in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, calls for tenders, international joint ventures and major projects, alongside leading French, African and international industrial players, shareholders of family groups, investment funds, financial institutions and public institutions in France, Africa and the Middle East. His experience covers all aspects of Corporate, including financing transactions, acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, corporate restructurings and commercial contracts. In Morocco, Godefroy has advised on numerous high-profile corporate transactions, privatizations, and tender offers. His work has spanned various sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, agrifood, automotive and public-private partnerships, showcasing his versatility and deep understanding of the local market. Additionally, Godefroy's expertise in public-private partnerships has been particularly valuable in Morocco, where he has helped facilitate significant infrastructure projects. His strategic counsel has been crucial for both French and international clients looking to navigate the complexities of the Moroccan legal and business environments. Godefroy has also developed particular expertise in major projects and public-private partnerships in Africa. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Godefroy practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright for 23 years which he assisted to open an office in Casablanca in 2010. He did his cooperation in the national service in business (CSNE) in Morocco within the group of the French Development Agency (Proparco).
Hervé Castelnau
Admitted to the Paris Bar, Hervé Castelnau advises French and international clients in multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions for more than 20 years. His experience covers all aspects of corporate law, including M&A operation, joint ventures, privatizations, corporate restructurings, and commercial contracts. He principally advises clients in telecommunications, media, emerging technologies, food automotive, and luxury goods.
Thibaut Kazémi
Lawyer at the New York Bar (2001) and Paris Bar (2004), Thibaut Kazémi is Partner – Corporate Law Practice since 2016. Thibaut Kazémi is involved in mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters, in France and in Africa, alongside leading industrial players, the shareholders of family held groups, growth companies and investment funds. He is particularly active in cross-border transactions, the negotiation of joint ventures and strategic alliances and, more generally, of complex business and industrial agreements. Thibaut advises his French and foreign clients in numerous business sectors and has, in particular, developed an expertise in the fields of telecommunications, media and new technologies, as well as in the energy sector. Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Thibaut practiced for approximately fifteen years in Anglo-Saxon law firms (Lovells (now Hogan Lovells), Norton Rose and Jones Day).
Pierre Lafarge
Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1996), Pierre Lafarge is Partner – Corporate Law practice since 2001. Pierre works on corporate law and financial law and has gained a renowned experience in private-equity transactions (principally with investment funds), mergers and acquisitions (particularly in transactions for the transfer or acquisition of troubled activities – distressed-M&A) and restructurings, for French or foreign clients. He also regularly intervenes in the negotiation of partnerships and joint ventures, in particular when they involve public entities (communities (collectivités) and public establishments). Pierre also assists his clients in their financing transactions (issuance of securities, structuring of security packages, implementations of trusts) and public offers. Pierre is very active in particular with respect to infrastructures and regulated sectors (financial, in particular). Before joining Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Pierre practiced in the law firm of Pr. Charley Hannoun .
Christian Wolfrom
Lawyer at the Paris Bar (1990), Christian is the cofounder of LWA and co-manages the Corporate practice since 1995. Christian works on mergers & acquisitions, restructuring and equity capital transactions for listed and non-listed companies. He has also developed specific experience in Financial Law, in particular with respect to the financing of projects and assets (aircrafts, real property, communication means…), LBOs, investment capital transactions. He closely participates in the development of companies with a strong potential of growth, from their incorporation until their introduction on the stock exchange. Before founding the Law Firm Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats, Christian began his career in the law firm Siméon Moquet Borde. In 1993, he integrated CDC Participations, PART’COM and INCOM, a risk capital and development capital subsidiary of Caisse des dépôts et consignations. Christian is a Colonel in the French citizen air force reserve.
Services de l'équipe
We operate through a fully integrated model, working alongside our tax, employment, digital (Tech-Data), competition, real estate, environment, regulatory, and litigation teams. The active and hands-on involvement of our partners ensures strategic oversight, responsiveness, and the delivery of meaningful added value at every stage of the transaction lifecycle.
OUR EXPERTISE
Valuation support and structuring of the acquisition
Complex negotiations with multiple sellers, funds, founders and management
Earn-out, price adjustment, locked-box and R&W design
Full transaction documentation: SPA, SHA, management packages
Filings and closing with French and European authorities (AMF, Bercy, CNIL…)
Public M&A, privatisations, joint ventures and carve-outs