The Fidal spirit

Knowledge Management Department

Knowledge Management Department

Unique in the market

Unique in the market, our KM department brings together lawyers – both practitioners and academics, at the head office and in the regions – to support the firm’s technical excellence, innovation and client development. 

The KM directors and their teams are broken down into 9 departments encompassing the firm’s 17 business law practice areas. They provide a cross-cutting perspective and analysis of the issues raised by our clients. They guarantee our expertise.

Knowledge Management Department

Secure and develop

Develop Fidal’s technical guidance 

Train lawyers on new laws and regulations 

Ensure same quality of service for our clients throughout France 

Support our clients’ development by devising tailored and scalable service offerings 

Represent and connect

Participate in standard-setting processes to ensure they are in line with the needs of the economy  

Represent the firm before institutions and public administrations  

Propose an overall approach to assisting clients on multidisciplinary and cross-cutting issues

Interpret and innovate

Provide a forward-looking analysis of new standards to better identify the issues at stake and their consequences

Develop innovative solutions to transform legal constraints into opportunities 

Create innovative digital tools to anticipate clients’ needs and support their transformations 
 

The KM directors

Stéphane Béal

Stéphane Béal

Partner Technical Director
Labor law and social security

Stéphane Béal

Langue(s) parlé(es) : English

Area of expertise

Labor law and social security
Alain-François Chéneau

Alain-François Chéneau

Partner Technical Director
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial law and financial services +1

Alain-François Chéneau

Langue(s) parlé(es) : English

Area of expertise

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions Financial law and financial services Capital Markets & Securities Law
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Jean-François Desbuquois

Jean-François Desbuquois

Partner Technical Director
Private client practice

Jean-François Desbuquois

Langue(s) parlé(es) : French

Area of expertise

Private client practice
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Laurence Dreyfuss Bechmann

Laurence Dreyfuss Bechmann

Partner Technical Director
Intellectual property law
Digital, tech & data

Laurence Dreyfuss Bechmann

Langue(s) parlé(es) : French, English

Area of expertise

Intellectual property law Digital, tech & data
Mathilde Dubois

Mathilde Dubois

Partner Technical Director
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions

Mathilde Dubois

Langue(s) parlé(es) : English

Area of expertise

Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Thibaut Geib

Thibaut Geib

Partner Deputy Technical Director
Environmental law
Real Estate

Thibaut Geib

Counsel

Langue(s) parlé(es) : English

Area of expertise

Environmental law Real Estate
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Gaëlle Menu-Lejeune

Gaëlle Menu-Lejeune

Partner Technical Director
Tax law

Gaëlle Menu-Lejeune

Area of expertise

Tax law
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Brigitte Petitdemange

Brigitte Petitdemange

Partner Technical Director
Dispute Prevention & Resolution
Restructuring and turnaround of companies

Brigitte Petitdemange

Langue(s) parlé(es) : English

Area of expertise

Dispute Prevention & Resolution Restructuring and turnaround of companies
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30
Philippe Vanni

Philippe Vanni

Partner Technical Director
Competition Law
Distribution law and consumer law +2

Philippe Vanni

Area of expertise

Competition Law Distribution law and consumer law Intellectual property law Digital, tech & data
Paris La Défense
+33 1 46 24 30 30