Yannick Le Gall is a partner of the firm and member of the Debt Finance group.

His practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance (senior and junior) and real estate finance and he advises both MLAs and sponsors as well as private equity/debt funds and other institutional investors.

In addition, he assists clients on debt purchase transactions (performing or non-performing portfolios) and ‘loan to own’ transactions and, along with the Restructuring Group, on financing aspects of restructuring transactions. He has developed an extensive experience in major French pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings cases, and several other distressed real estate financings.

Yannick Le Gall joined De Pardieu in 2004 and became partner in 2012.

Education
  • Associate in an international law firm, 2000 – 2004
  • DJCE-DESS in Business and Tax Law – University Jean Moulin Lyon-III, 1999
  • Lawyer since: 2000
  • Bar admissions: Paris
Publications
  • “Banking & Finance (2024) France” by Yannick Le Gall, Alice Gaillard, Clément Maillot-Bouvier and Pauline Larché-Dmitrieff, Chambers & Partners Global Practice Guides, October 2024

Contact

Languages: French, English

Awards

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS FRANCE

  • Real Estate: Finance – France (Band 1)

Yannick Le Gall “is a strong and very knowledgeable real estate finance expert. Yannick’s listening skills and commercial judgement are second to none.”

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS FRANCE

  • Banking & Finance – France (band 1)

” Yannick Le Gall has experience assisting with a range of finance mandates, including real estate and green loan financing.”

LEGAL 500 EMEA

Leading partner

  • Real estate – Tier 1

“A very skilled team with very experienced partners.”

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

Recommended lawyer

  • Transactional work – tier 2

BEST LAWYERS

Recognized since 2016 in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Structured Finance Law

IFLR 1000

Ranked as “Notable practioner” in: 

  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets

LEADER LEAGUE

Leading

  • Promotion & construction – Real estate development 
  • Real estate – Real estate transactions – financing
  • Banking & finance
  • Private Equity – Acquisition financing

LEADER LEAGUE

Highly recommended​

  • Capital Markets – Large-cap share and convertible capital markets 

 

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