JÉRÔME BARBIER
Jérôme Barbier, partner of BARBIER LEGAL, affiliated law firm with LE/AX Avocats, is member of the Paris Bar duly authorized to practice permanently legal representation in Switzerland. Expert in crisis management, Jérôme Barbier is highly skilled in matters of pre insolvency proceedings, financial restructuring, distressed merger & acquisition transactions, industrial restructuring and cross-border insolvencies. He also advises and takes part in merger & acquisition transactions, private equity, commercial law and business litigations.
jb@barbier.legal
EDUCATION (France & England)
| 2005 | University of London |
| University of London | |
| 2001 | Bar Examination – Admitted in November 2001 |
| One-year bar vocational course | |
| 2000 | University of Paris X |
| Postgraduate diploma in business law, with honours Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en droit des affaires |
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| 1999 | University of Besançon |
| Maîtrise in Private Law, with honours | |
| 1998 | University of Besançon |
| Licence in Law, with honours |
MEMBERSHIP
- - Licence in Law, with honours
- - Admitted in the public register of the EU member states’ lawyers authorized to practise permanently the representation in justice in Switzerland under his title of origin since 2015
- - Member of INSOL Europe
- - Member of the CCI France Suisse
- - Lecturer at vocational Paris Bar School
EXPERIENCES
| 2017/- Paris-Le Locle-Neuchâtel |  |
Barbier Legal member of LE/AX Avocats, Partner |
| 2015/- Paris-Le Locle | |
Barbier Legal, Founder Partner Trophée d’argent – Firme entrepreneuriale de moins de 5 ans Trophées du Droit 2017 - Leaders League (Paris) |
| 2013/2015 – Paris | |
SEH Legal, Partner |
| 2012 – Paris | |
Poulain & Associés, Partner |
| 2008/2012 – Paris | |
Poulain & Associés, Associate |
| 2006/2008 – Paris | |
Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés, Associate |
| 2001/2004 – Paris | |
White & Case LLP, Associate |
RANKINGS
Me. Jérôme Barbier is frequently quoted in the business lawyer ranking as a key player in insolvency and restructuring matters.
Legal 500 Paris – Insolvency – Recommended
- « Jérôme Barbier is highly competent, anytime available, involved, very good in front of the Courts and with an impressive network ». Legal 500 Paris – 2015
- « Jérôme Barbier is a skilled lawyer, constructive, with a good experience in restructuring and litigation matters, always available in important moments. He is, inter alia, recommended for his capabilities of analyses and synthesis in complex problems ». Legal 500 Paris – 2016
Legal 500 EMEA 2017 – France – Insolvency - Recommended
Leaders League - Décideurs Magazine – Reorganization and Restructuring 2016 –Mid-Cap insolvency and stakeholder protection: highly recommended – Rank 1: « the rising French-Swiss »
Leaders League - Décideurs Magazine – Reorganization and Restructuring 2016 –Mid-Cap insolvency and stakeholder protection: highly recommended – Rank 1: « the rising French-Swiss »
