29 March 2011 - Sophie Boyer Chammard joins Gide Loyrette Nouel as Head of Development and Communications:

Sophie Boyer Chammard joins business law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel where she will take charge of development and communications. A graduate of INSEAD and holder of a postgraduate degree in Business Law and Tax (Paris I) and an LL.B. (King’s College, London), Sophie Boyer Chammard has a dual experience acquired over 20 years working for law firms:

	As a law practitioner, specialising in finance law and mergers and acquisitions for two international law firms from 1990 to 1996: Sophie Boyer Chammard was based in Paris and Warsaw, where she helped to set up and develop the Polish office of Gide Loyrette Nouel in 1991, and also worked for Clifford Chance in 1993.

	As a coordinator of development projects: first as Strategy Manager at Accenture from 1998 to 2000 before becoming Head of Strategy and Development at Clifford Chance Paris for eight years. She also founded Alkor Conseils, a consultancy specialising in strategy and development for law firms.

Pierre Raoul-Duval, Senior Partner, comments, "We are delighted that the Firm is once again benefiting from Sophie's many talents. Her functional and operational skills are key qualities which ensure that we are always in touch with our clients and aware of their needs in all areas of business law".