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Patrick Mousset Partner Co-managing partner (France)

Speaks:  English, French

Admitted: 2009 - Paris Bar

Admitted: 1997 - Montreal Bar

Primary phone: +33 (0)1 42 99 35 33

Secondary phone: +33 (0)6 83 39 01 03

Email: patrick.mousset@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Paris

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Patrick Mousset

Patrick Mousset is a partner specialized in Corporate M&A / Private Equity and the co-managing partner of the Paris Office of Gowling WLG.

Patrick's main areas of expertise are private equity and mergers and acquisitions, in particular to support French and foreign clients in setting up, build-up and disposal operations. For more than 20 years, he has been advising investment funds notably on the structuring of their investments and divestments, as well as active majority or minority shareholders, officers and managers of companies under LBO, and companies on their expansion projects, including build-up and joint ventures.

His experience includes advising management teams on the structuring, negotiation and evolution as well as on the restructuring of their incentive packages, distinguishes him from leading players in main national and international lawyer rankings, including Legal 500 (LBO, Venture/Growth Capital), IFLR 1000, Leaders League (Décideurs).

Admitted to both the Paris and Montreal Bars, he began his career with leading Canadian law firms in Montreal and Toronto before joining American and Anglo-Saxon law firms in Paris.

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  • 2023

  • 2022

  • 2021

    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      Palmares du Droit - Private Equity - Bronze
    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      Option Droit & Affaires (LBO; Venture Capital; Advising management teams; Funds structuring)
    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      The Best Lawyers in France 2022, Private Equity
    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      Décideurs (PE; M&A)
    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      Chambers and Partners Europe Private Equity Buyouts (Acting for Management) - Band 2
    • Rankings & Awards
       2021
      IFLR 1000 (M&A; Private equity)

  • 2020

    • Career
      May 2020
      Gowling WLG (France), Partner
    • Rankings & Awards
       2020
      Chambers Europe - Private Equity: Buyouts (Acting for Management) - France
    • Rankings & Awards
       2020
      Décideurs - Private Equity

  • 2011

    • Career
      July 2011
      Stephenson Harwood, Partner

  • 2009

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2009
      Admitted, Paris Bar

  • 2004

    • Career
      January 2004
      Mayer Brown, Counsel

  • 2000

    • Career
      January 2000
      Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Associate

  • 1998

    • Career
      April 1998
      McMillan LLP in Toronto, Associate
    • Career
      January 1998
      McMillan Binch LLP, Attorney

  • 1997

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       1997
      Admitted, Montreal Bar

  • 1996

    • Career
       1996
      Byers Casgrain (now Dentons), Attorney

  • 1995

    • Education
       1995
      LLB, Law Montreal

  • 1994

    • Education
       1994
      Master 2, Droit, Université de Poitiers