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Sami Toutounji is Partner and co-head of Gide's "employee share ownership" team in Paris.
He advises major French companies on the design and international roll-out of their share ownership and equity compensation plans, as well as on related corporate governance issues.
Sami is a benchmark in his field, highly recommended and recognised by his peers. For a number of years, his team has been a leader in the continental share ownership plans market, both in terms of the number of plans implemented each year and their complexity. He also has in-depth knowledge of the treatment of share ownership and remuneration plans in the context of mergers and acquisitions and restructuring operations. Sami is a former member of the Retail Investors Commission of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Before joining Gide in 2022, he was a partner at Shearman Sterling LLP and co-manager of the Paris office.
Sami holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA in Finance and Marketing from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.
He is a member of the New York and Paris bars
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Sami Toutounji wins acclaim for his deep knowledge and experience in employee shareholding initiatives. He assists large clients across the automotive, retail and technology sectors with equity issuances and international employee stock purchase plans.
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Sami Toutounji has extensive expertise and is creative.
Sami demonstrated excellent responsiveness, quick understanding of the issue and great competence on subjects related to international issues.
He has very good skills and knowledge of the market.
Sami Toutounji has extensive expertise and is creative.
Sami demonstrated excellent responsiveness, quick understanding of the issue and great competence on subjects related to international issues.
He has very good skills and knowledge of the market.
