Pinsent Masons grows in Paris with acquisition of TMT boutique
Pinsent Masons has acquired TMT boutique Ichay & Mullenex Avocats (IMA), in the latest move to expand the UK national law firm's Paris office. The six-strong legal team, which was formed in 2004, is led by partners Diane Mullenex and Frederic Ichay and includes legal director Annabelle Richard.
December 09, 2013 at 05:20 AM
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Pinsent Masons has acquired TMT boutique Ichay & Mullenex Avocats (IMA), in the latest move to expand the UK national law firm's Paris office.
The six-strong legal team, which was formed in 2004, is led by partners Diane Mullenex and Frederic Ichay and includes legal director Annabelle Richard.
IMA's lawyers focus on transactions involving technology, telecoms, gaming, gambling and e-commerce sectors, and have acted for clients across Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa.
Among Mullenex and Ichay's clients is the Dubai Sovereign Fund, which it advised on a telecommunications project in Mali, as part of the privatisation of a national operator. The team also won a United Nations mandate to advise on a telecoms investment and regulatory project in Kosovo.
Mullenex, a dual French and US qualified lawyer who was previously a partner in Watson Farley's Singapore office, will head both Pinsents' international telecoms and gambling and gaming practices.
Pinsents first opened in the French capital in August 2012, with a team hire from Marccus Partners. This Autumn, the firm launched a French tax practice when former Marccus partner Eugenie Berthet joined the office. The latest additions bring the partner headcount in Paris to 14.
"Our ambition and strategy is to become a tier one global technology practice," commented Pinsents' head of TMT and sourcing Clive Seddon. "The market for TMT services remains strong internationally, with technology and sourcing projects, commercial TMT work – including e-business and data projects – and TMT renegotiations giving rise to significant multi-jurisdictional transactions."
"The firm's strong technology-focussed practice in Munich, led by Florian Von Baum, is particularly impressive – as is Pinsent Masons' footprint across Asia Pacific," added Mullenex, who applauded Pinsents' international expansion in recent months.
Last week Pinsents confirmed it was reviewing opportunities for a launch in Australia, after hiring Maddocks chief executive David Rennick in a consultant role.
This July, Pinsents also identified six key African countries that present the greatest potential for growth for the firm, following an 18-month strategy review of opportunities in the continent.
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