Bertrand Delaunay

Partner

Bertrand Delaunay is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and a member of the firm’s Merger and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Energy, Securities Law and Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice Groups.

Bertrand is specialized in mergers and acquisitions, including joint-ventures, and private equity. He is also a specialist of corporate aspects of restructuring, infrastructure, energy and real estate transactions.

He acts on behalf of industrial companies, investment funds and banks.

Legal 500 EMEA recommends Bertrand as a “key lawyer” in both its Mergers and Acquisitions and Insolvency categories. Previous editions noted his ability to handle the corporate aspects of Insolvency operations, with sources highlighting he is a “key practitioner”, a “corporate expert” in connection with restructuring matters, “available and knowledgeable” ; “very technical and a great professional” ; a “key point of contact”.

Best Lawyers in France also consistently recommends him for Corporate Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law as well as Private Equity Law.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn in 2017, Bertrand practiced with a leading Anglosaxon law firm since 1998, where he served as managing partner of the Paris office from 2010 to 2012.

A member of the Paris Bar, Bertrand graduated in 1993 from University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), with a DEA (postgraduate degree) in corporate law, in 1992 from Queen Mary and Westfield College - University of London with a LL.M, and in 1991 from University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), with a Maîtrise in corporate law.

He speaks French and English fluently.

Capabilities

Credentials

Education:
  • Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne - 1993 DEA
  • Queen Mary University of London - 1992 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis - 1989 DEUG
Admissions:
  • France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris