Pierre-Louis Cléro
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
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About
Provided by Pierre-Louis Cléro
Practice Areas
Pierre-Louis Cléro is Regional Chair of Latham & Watkins' Corporate Department in Continental Europe and represents corporate buyers and sellers in complex cross-border strategic transactions.
Mr. Cléro has more than two decades of experience advising clients on:
■ Large-cap mergers and acquisitions
■ General corporate and commercial law matters
■ Publicly listed companies and corporate governance
■ Joint ventures
■ Venture capital and private equity
■ Stock exchange-related transactions
■ M&A-related litigation
Career
He draws on a keen business sense and extensive experience navigating strategic negotiations in large, multijurisdictional transactions. Mr. Cléro focuses on prioritizing his clients’ interests by leveraging his understanding of their commercial objectives and internal dynamics.
Mr. Cléro helps clients make decisions within challenging and multicultural transactional environments, guiding them through effective risk analysis and mitigation.
Chambers Review
Europe
Pierre-Louis Cléro moves up in the rankings for a second year. He acts for an impressive roster of French and international multinationals on public and private M&A transactions, notably in relation to the financial services and infrastructure sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pierre-Louis Cléro is an excellent negotiator. He is very calm and constructive in leading discussions."
"Pierre-Louis Cléro is always business-minded and focused on achieving the deal while protecting the client. When there is a lot of tension around the table, he is very calm and capable of bringing everyone together."
"He is a very sophisticated lawyer who drives the discussions."
"Pierre-Louis Cléro is an excellent negotiator. He is very calm and constructive in leading discussions."
"Pierre-Louis Cléro is always business-minded and focused on achieving the deal while protecting the client. When there is a lot of tension around the table, he is very calm and capable of bringing everyone together."
"He is a very sophisticated lawyer who drives the discussions."