Laetitia Lemercier was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001 and specialises in structured finance. She is a member of Gide's Banking & Finance practice group and has significant experience in real estate finance, project finance, acquisition and corporate finance, as well as in debt restructuring.

She regularly advises financial institutions or borrowers and investors at all stages of the structuring or restructuring, drafting and negotiation of complex financing transactions.

Laetitia Lemercier co-authored the model Euro PP credit agreement and is an external speaker at Science Po Paris. She holds a postgraduate degree in business law and taxation and a master's degree in business law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, as well as a master's degree in management sciences in finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine.

Laetitia Lemercier is recommended in banking and finance law by the international legal guides Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA, IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in France. She has also been listed in the ILFR1000 Women Leaders guide.

« The strength of expertise in the team comes from Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse , who specialises in advising international investors with French transactions; Hugues Moreau; Christopher Szostak ; structured finance expert Rémi Tabbagh; and Laetitia Lemercier . »
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Real Estate

« Marie Bouvet-Guiramand , specialist in transport infrastructure and public facility projects, co-leads the sizeable practice at Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., alongside Thomas Courtel , John D Crothers , Farah El-Bsat, Victor Grandguillaume, Nicolas Jean , Laetitia Lemercier and ‘outstanding business lawyer’ Stéphane Vernay.  »
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Project Finance

« [...] Other key figures include real estate structure finance specialists Rémi Tabbagh and Laetitia Lemercier, and Farah El-Bsat and Nathalie Benoit. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Banking & Finance : Transactional

« Laetitia Lemercier advises on the financing and refinancing of domestic infrastructure projects. She also assists with concession mandates. »
Chambers Europe 2023 - Projects & Energy: Domestic: Finance

« Kamel Ben Salah, Rémi Tabbagh et Laetitia Lemercier sont de grandes références pour les opérations de financement immobilier. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Immobilier

« Laetitia Lemercier est une excellente avocate (notamment en droit bancaire) qui reste attentive à trouver les meilleures solutions pour ses clients. 
Laetitia Lemercier est très professionnelle, précise et disponible avec une grande capacité à adapter le service demandé afin de réussir les transactions. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Financement de projets

« L’associé publiciste Thomas Courtel et la spécialiste du financement Laetitia Lemercier sont recommandés pour les grands projets français. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Financement de projets

« [...] Laetitia Lemercier est également très talentueuse. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Banque et Finance : Transactions

« Frédéric Nouel leads a team of acclaimed real estate lawyers: Eric Martin-Impératori, Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse, Christopher Szostak, Hugues Moreau, Kamel Ben Salah, Rémi Tabbagh and Laetitia Lemercier. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Real Estate

 « [...] Public law expert Thomas Courtel and finance partners Laetitia Lemercier and Farah El-Bsat, who was promoted to partner in July 2021, have a very good reputation in France for public infrastructure projects, notably for road and transport projects. »
​Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Project Finance 

 « [...] Laetitia Lemercier is another key contact. Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville left the firm for Jones Day in May 2021. »
​Legal 500 EMEA 2022 -  Banking & Finance

 « Laetitia Lemercier enters the rankings for the first time this year. She advises on the financing and refinancing of domestic infrastructure projects. She also assists with concession mandates. An impressed client remarks that "Laetitia Lemercier is not only very talented but also dedicated to her clients, with a good ability to reach objectives and meet deadlines." »
Chambers Europe 2022 - Projects & Energy: Domestic: Finance

 « Kamel Ben Salah, Rémi Tabbagh and Laetitia Lemercier are among the best for high-end real estate finance work. »
​Legal 500 EMEA 2021

« Laetitia Lemercier is an excellent lawyer (especially in banking law) who remains attentive to find the best solutions for her clients. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2021

« Laetitia Lemercier is very professional, precise and available with a great ability to adapt the service requested in order to make transactions successful. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2021

« Laetitia Lemercier is a true expert who is always available to her clients. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2021