Dentons’ Global Real Estate team has boosted its practice in Paris with the addition of a new partner, Alexandre Poupard. Alexandre joins Dentons from Allen & Overy. Prior to that, he worked with Clifford Chance Europe LLP and the Paris and New York offices of Jeantet & Associés.

Alexandre specializes in M&A with a particular focus on real estate projects and joint ventures. He brings to the team deep experience in advising domestic and international commercial real estate and corporate clients on acquisitions and sales of listed and unlisted companies, leveraged buyouts and issues arising out of cross-border transactions

Evan Lazar and Eric Rosedale, European Co-Chairs of Dentons’ Global Real Estate Group, said that they anticipate a unique opportunity to develop and grow the French practice within the firm’s 600-strong real estate team. “We will continue to focus on the institutional side of our business in France, which has been robust in core real estate markets such as Paris.” Lazar and Rosedale added that “Alexandre, with his extensive real estate M&A and joint venture expertise, will give an important boost to our French and global real estate practice.”

Alexandre Poupard remarked: “I am excited to join Dentons’ Paris office and be part of one of the world’s largest real estate teams. I look forward to making a contribution to the Real Estate Group’s continued expansion in France and Europe.”

Tomasz Dąbrowski, the new CEO of Dentons Europe, said: “I am delighted to welcome Alexandre to our Global Real Estate Group in Paris. I am confident that Alexandre’s outstanding M&A experience will contribute to the growth and continuing success of the Global Real Estate Group, and our global clients will appreciate his significant advisory experience which includes a valued focus on real estate, joint ventures and international business law.”