Martin Guermonprez is an associate in the Paris office of Gibson Dunn, where he serves as member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization, Transnational Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups.
Martin specializes in restructuring and dispute resolution.
He handles significant cross-border restructurings and sophisticated French pre-insolvency and insolvency matters. Martin seamlessly represents private and public companies of all sizes and sectors, insolvency practitioners, debtors and creditors, through challenging times. His practice covers the finance aspects of restructuring such as credit facilities, debt restructuring, sales of business and new money funding.
Martin's wide dispute experience covers all aspects of civil, securities, corporate and commercial litigation before French and worldwide courts, as well as complex international arbitration proceedings - with a focus on insolvency and recovery of debt situations. He notably advises his clients in the context of investment treaty arbitration, including to enforce high stakes arbitral awards.
A member of the Paris Bar since 2019, and of the New York Bar since 2018, Martin graduated with distinction (Dean’s List) in 2017 from Georgetown University where he received a Master of Laws in General Studies. He also received a Master of International Affairs (MIA) in 2017 from Sciences Po Paris and a Master of International Corporate and Tax Law in 2015 from University Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne. Over the years, he has taken part in editing the Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP), a study providing in-house counsel, corporate lawyers, and arbitration practitioners with practical insight into selecting arbitral seats and conducting arbitral proceedings
He speaks French and English fluently.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- Georgetown University - 2017 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Institut d’Études Politiques (Sciences Po) - 2016 Masters of Int'l Affairs
- Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne - 2013 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Admissions:
- France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris
- New York Bar