10 July 2008 - Gide Loyrette Nouel boosts its U.S. international capital markets practice with new arrival:

Gide Loyrette Nouel is growing its U.S. international capital markets practice with the arrival of Melinda Stege Arsouze at its Paris office. 

Xavier de Kergommeaux, Managing Partner and member of the Finance Department, said "We are very excited about Melinda joining our Paris office.  Her arrival will strongly contribute to the development of our international capital markets practice and demonstrates our commitment to strengthening this practice worldwide.  In particular, Melinda's arrival will improve our ability to service our issuer and banking clients, both in Paris and worldwide, by further strengthening the U.S. capability of our integrated capital markets platform, already firmly anchored in London and New York". 

Melinda previously spent over eight years with Shearman & Sterling in Paris and New York, where her practice focused primarily on capital markets. She has advised on the U.S. aspects of numerous major cross-border securities offerings by European issuers. A member of the New York bar, Melinda obtained her law degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1999.  

Fluent in French and English, Melinda will be based out of Gide Loyrette Nouel's head office in Paris, from which she will liaise with the firm's international network of offices, enhancing the firm's ability to respond to its clients' needs for cross-border capital markets advice.