Patrick Ledoux Bio

Patrick Ledoux is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson Dunn where he is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups. Patrick's practice is focused on corporate transactions in the broadest sense of the term, including cross-border and domestic, private and public, mergers, acquisitions, private equity and capital development transactions, strategic investments, joint ventures, fund raising transactions, and corporate governance matters. He advises clients in a wide variety of sectors, including media and entertainment, financial services, aerospace, publishing, education, technology, and healthcare. Legal 500 EMEA recommends Patrick for Mergers and Acquisitions and describes him as a key-practitioner, “noting that he is “very committed and highly responsive” and that “his skill and experience in M&A are remarkable”, though he also “knows how to be pragmatic”. Previous editions highlighted how “highly considered” he is. Best Lawyers in France has also consistently recommended him for Corporate law as well as Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Patrick joined Gibson Dunn in November 2006 from the Paris office of a U.S. law firm where he had practiced for eight years. Admitted to the Paris Bar, Patrick holds a PhD (doctorat en droit). His thesis focused on the Shareholders' Right to Vote, and was published in 2002. He received a DESS (post-graduate degree) in corporate and tax law in 1996 and a masters’ degree in corporate and tax law in 1995 both from the University Paris II – Panthéon Assas. Patrick has authored several articles on securities-related matters. He speaks French and English fluently.