Philippe DUMEZ is co-head of the LYON office’s “Mergers & Acquisitions – Corporate law” Department.
Alongside standard services in Corporate Law (equity financing), he works from the LYON office in:
- restructurings, mergers, company transfers, leverage operations (LBOs, OBOs and fundraising), supporting external growth, etc.
- drafting specific contracts (industrial subcontracting, distribution, sales of client lists)
- struggling companies: preventive procedures (conciliation, ad hoc authorization), recovery of struggling companies (including collective insolvency proceedings), asset disposal plans
- assistance to Italian companies expanding into FRANCE and French companies for carrying out external growth operations in Italy.
He is co-head of the “Italian Desk” established by DELSOL Avocats to provide Italian clients and professionals with comprehensive services in Italian in connection with their cross-border transactions. In addition, he advises clients—particularly French clients—on their expansions into Italy or acquisitions of targets there.
Philippe DUMEZ holds a DJCE postgraduate qualification in Business Law, a DESS postgraduate qualification in Business Law and Taxation, and an undergraduate qualification in Comparative Law from Jean MOULIN LYON III University. He joined DELSOL Avocats in 1989.
Philippe has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2018 in “Corporate Law”, “Mergers and Acquisitions Law”, “Insolvency and Reorganization Law” (Lawyer of the Year 2023) and “Leveraged Buyouts” (Best Lawyers, in partnership with Les Echos).
He is a director and vice-president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for France in Lyon. He lectures within the DJCE (in Corporate Law) and two-year master’s degree in Management Control and Organizational Audits and Assessments Programme (for struggling companies) at LYON III University. He has written several articles, particularly on procedures for preventing and addressing company difficulties.
