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Pierre-Emmanuel Fender

Pierre-Emmanuel
Fender

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CONTACT INFO

pefender@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+33 (0) 1 56 43 13 00

FAX:+33 (0)1 56 43 13 33

Paris

16, avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

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PRACTICE

Business Restructuring and Reorganization Class Actions Energy Energy, Regulation and Litigation Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) International Arbitration Litigation Power and Renewables Transnational Litigation Transportation and Space White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Pierre-Emmanuel Fender is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Business Restructuring & Reorganization practice groups.

Mr. Fender specializes in complex cross-border restructurings and French pre-insolvency and insolvency matters. He regularly advises investors on the management or acquisition of defaulting entities, distressed companies undergoing insolvency proceedings, and creditors—including banks and CLOs—for the recovery of their receivables and the protection of their securities.

Mr. Fender’s practice also focuses on resolving complex disputes through litigation proceedings, primarily in an international context. He is involved in a broad range of general commercial disputes (contract and liability) and corporate litigation (such as shareholder disputes, enforcement of warranties, and takeovers of distressed companies) in various business sectors including aeronautics, insurance, finance, and healthcare, among others.

Mr. Fender is recommended by Chambers Europe 2021 in its Restructuring/Insolvency category as well as by Legal 500 EMEA 2020 as a “key contact” for Insolvency, and by Best Lawyers in France 2020, also for Insolvency. Clients report that he has a “very practical approach,” adding that he is “very good in anticipating issues and has a good grasp of the situation in negotiations.” Mr. Fender is noted for his expertise in cross-border restructurings and French insolvency matters with his client portfolio including lenders, investors and distressed companies.

Legal 500 2021 ranks our Commercial Litigation practice in Tier 2, noting that “Pierre-Emmanuel Fender demonstrates excellent technical skills, is rigorous and brings a strategic vision to cases”. Previous editions already distinguished Mr. Fender in this category, reporting that he “has excellent technique, is rigorous and provides a strategic outlook over cases,” and describing him as an “excellent litigator.” Benchmark Litigation Europe has also described him as a “highly regarded lawyer” in its 2022 edition.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2017, Mr. Fender practiced with Ashurst for fifteen years.

Admitted to the Paris Bar, Mr. Fender graduated in 2000 from the University of Strasbourg III Robert Schumann, with a DESS (postgraduate degree) in business law and a DJCE Magistère (postgraduate degree) in Franco-German business law; and with a Maîtrise (LLM) in business law. In May 2016, he published an article titled, “Prévention des difficultés des entreprises: le banquier et le pouvoir de dire non … sans limite?” in Le Monde du Droit. He is also an occasional speaker at Strasbourg University where he delivers a training and workshop session on French restructuring to DJCE students.

Mr. Fender is fluent in French and English.

EDUCATION

Université de Strasbourg - 2001 Magistère

Université de Strasbourg - 2000 DESS

Université de Strasbourg - 1999 Maîtrise

ADMISSIONS

France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - June 23, 2022 | Best Lawyers in France 2023 Recognizes 18 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - March 17, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2022
Firm News - October 26, 2021 | Benchmark Litigation Europe 2022 Recognizes Gibson Dunn
Firm News - June 24, 2021 | Best Lawyers in France 2022 Recognizes 18 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - March 19, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2021
Client Alert - March 10, 2021 | Part Two – Mandatory Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: What Now and What Next? An International Perspective
Publications - December 22, 2020 | Weathering the Covid-19 Crisis in France
Firm News - June 25, 2020 | Best Lawyers in France 2021 Recognizes 17 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - March 16, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers Europe 2020
Firm News - March 13, 2020 | #Interview: The impact of Brexit on crossborder insolvency
Publications - February 25, 2020 | Le rôle du fiduciaire dans une opération de fiducie
Publications - September 13, 2019 | Les classes de créanciers dans le nouveau droit des procédures collectives : pistes de réflexion.
Firm News - July 1, 2019 | Best Lawyers in France 2020 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - June 28, 2018 | French Supreme Court Holds That Ultimate Controlling Shareholder of a Liquidated French Subsidiary Should Compensate Employees for Job Loss
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