Jean-Pierre Viennois was admitted to the Bar in 1997. Doctor in business law, he became a full time professor of law at the University of Lyon in 2003, where he directed for five years the Master in Law and Financial Engineering. He is the founder (2018) and managing partner of Bremens Avocats. Jean-Pierre advises French and foreign corporate groups, industrial, commercial and financial companies, in connection with financial and corporate matters including M&A, external growth transactions, corporate reorganizations, private equity, fund raising and other financial law issues. His areas of expertise also extend to banks, financial institutions and investment funds established within Based in Lyon, Paris and Geneva, the law firm is composed of around fifty people, including thirty Avocats, three university professors and two university lecturers, all of whom are specialised in a specific area of law. The lawyers of the Bremens law firm have also acquired extensive, strong and recognized experience in advising and defending French and foreign clients in matters of financial, corporate and commercial law. In the main sectors of their activities (health, industry, real estate, banking and finance, energy), the company law skills of Bremens Avocats are enriched with professional knowledge which makes it possible to offer solutions that are not only excellent on a technical level but still perfectly adapted to the strategic expectations of their customers. Accustomed to advising a diverse clientele in an international environment on all continents, the Bremens Avocats teams know how to provide a highend and tailor-made service. They can coordinate all those involved in an operation around a single contact, for more efficient management of files. Bremens Avocats is a member of the AEA (European FIRM PROFILE ABOUT JEAN-PIERRE and outside the European Union with regard to their activity linked to France. With a view to training lawyers and sharing knowledge and experience, Jean-Pierre has been teaching courses on French, European and international corporate law and financial law, for fifteen years. He used to teach European and French corporate law for several american universities (Chapel Hill (NC), Athens (GA), Baton Rouge (LA)). He has spoken several times in recent year at academic conferences on international corporate law. He was recognized Best Lawyer in corporate Law for 2025 by the Best Lawyers organisation. Association of Lawyers) an of the Global Referral Network. The law firm is also a member of the EACC (European American Chamber of Commerce), of the FCCGB (French Chamber of Commerce of Great Britain) and of the CCIFS (Chambre de Commerce Internationale Franco Suisse). The quality of their services has earned Bremens Avocats recognition by the Décideurs rating agency as Excellent in Mergers & Acquisitions (2023). Bremens Avocats is ranked by Décideurs magazine as one of the main business law firms in France (ranking 202223). Bremens Avocats has been awarded Law Firm of the year by the Palmarès du Droit Trophy in five fields of expertise, including Corporate M&A Private Equity, Banking Finance Insurance, Health law, Wealth Management and Employment Law (2023). The BREMENS firm was recognized as firm of the year in financial services by Finance Monthly (FM) as part of the 2024 Global Awards. Five of its partners were recognized Best Lawyers by the international Best Lawyers ranking for 2025. Finance Monthly Global Awards 2024. FRANCE 33
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