12 February 2010 - New Management Committee at Gide Loyrette Nouel
Pierre Raoul-Duval re-elected Senior Partner, Christophe Eck appointed Managing Partner:

Gide Loyrette Nouel announces changes in its management team. Elected by partners for a two-year term, the Firm's new Management Committee took office in January 2010.

Pierre Raoul-Duval, 59, has been re-elected Senior Partner, a position he has held since January 2008. Pierre Raoul-Duval is an expert in international contract law and, until the end of 2007, was in charge of co-ordinating the International Arbitration department. He has played an important role in Gide's international development. Key missions have included helping to set up the Riyadh office in 1978, followed by the creation of the Firm's New York office in 1984 where he acted as resident partner until 1989. Pierre Raoul-Duval is a graduate of Paris II University (Maîtrise in Law, 1972) and the London School of Economics (LL.M. in 1973).

Christophe Eck, 48, already a member of the Committee, takes over as Managing Partner from Xavier de Kergommeaux who held the post for six years. An expert in mergers & acquisitions, Christophe Eck began his career at Gide in 1988 and has also been one of the main driving forces behind the globalisation of the Firm's business by recruiting teams from a broad range of nationalities and assisting Gide's clients to pursue their external growth operations in international markets. Christophe is a graduate of the universities of Nancy (Economics - Business, 1985) and Paris (Law, 1987).

During his first term as Senior Partner, Pierre Raoul-Duval sought to encourage the consensual development of the Firm's structure to better serve clients, deliver strong added value and adapt to meet changes in the global economy. With the strengthening of its international dimension and the new practice group structure, the Firm is now better placed to provide efficient responses to the demands of clients who are facing the challenges of globalisation.

With Christophe Eck, Pierre Raoul-Duval has set the goal of maintaining and reinforcing the Firm's standard of excellence to continue to deliver strong added value which has been the hallmark of Gide's reputation and success since 1920. In their mission, they will draw on the expertise of the Committee's three other members:

Gilles Duquet, 59, member of the Committee since 2006, has been re-elected. A partner in the Dispute Resolution department, Gilles is noted for his expert legal advice to a number of airlines. He joined Gide in 1974 and is a graduate of the University of Paris (postgraduate degree in Private Law, 1973).

Antoine Choffel, 45, joins the Committee. A partner in the Economic and European Law department, Antoine specialises in French and EU competition law. He joined the Firm in 1989 after graduating from the University of Paris X (postgraduate degree in International Trade, 1988).

Stéphane Puel, 38, joins the Committee. A partner in the Banking & Finance department, Stéphane specialises in asset management, as well as structuring, setting up and distributing investment funds. He joined the Firm in 1997 and is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1996) and the University of Paris II (postgraduate degree in Business Law, 1997).