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Bruno Dondero
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Bruno Dondero

Professor of law at Ecole de droit de la Sorbonne (Paris 1 university)

Paris, France
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Italian
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Bruno Dondero joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2018 and became a partner in 2019. 

He heads the firm's legal intelligence department. He practices in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, contract law and financial law. He also represents clients in litigation proceedings and in French and international arbitration proceedings

Awards & Recognitions
01 –
  • Award
    Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Best Lawyer since 2021
    Best Lawyers

Memberships & Roles

  • Head of the firm's legal intelligence department (since 2018) 
  • Professor of private law, Université Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne (since 2012) 
  • Director, Centre for remote learning, legal studies (CAVEJ) (since 2012) 
  • Co-Director, Sorbonne Affaires / Finance (Sorbonne legal research institute, IRJS) (since 2012)
  • Member of the French National University Council (CNU) 
  • Expert, Club des Juristes 
  • Member of Droit & Commerce 
  • Member of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI) 
  • Member of the Scientific Committee and the Editorial Committee, Bulletin Joly Sociétés 
  • Member of the Statutory Auditors Regional Disciplinary Committee (Paris Appeal Court) 
  • Called to the Hauts-de-Seine Bar (2018) 
  • Professor, Université de Picardie (2009-2012) 
  • Professor, Université de la Réunion (2007-2009) 
  • Lecturer, Université Paris II- Panthéon-Sorbonne (2001- 2007)

Education

  • Agrégé in private law and criminal sciences (one of the highest teaching certifications in the French education system) (2007) 
  • Accreditation to supervise research, Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (2003) 
  • Doctorate in law, Université Paris Nanterre (2001) 
  • CAPA (certificate of aptitude for the legal profession) (1997) 
  • DEA (Diplôme d’études approfondies) in business law, Université Nanterre (1996) 
  • Master’s degree in business law, DEJA in Italian law, Université Paris Nanterre (1995)
Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A

Further reading

  • Lettre des fusions-acquisitions et du private equity | Mars 2021

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