Paris – Mayer Brown announced the arrival of Alexandre Poupard, who joins the firm’s Real Estate practice in Paris as a partner. Alexandre, who was formerly a partner at Dentons, joins with a team of two associates.

Mr. Poupard has more than 15 years of experience advising French and international institutional investors in their investment transactions, including the acquisition and disposal of assets, real estate portfolios and companies with underlying real estate assets. He also advises on the constitution of real estate funds, the development and management of property assets, and joint ventures, particularly those between investors and property developers.

“We are proud and happy to welcome Alexandre and his team, whose competences and experience are widely recognized in the market,” said Jean-Philippe Lambert, the partner-in-charge of Mayer Brown’s Paris office. “Their arrival highlights our ongoing investment in our real estate capabilities and further strengthens our client offering.”

Mr. Poupard, said: “It is a great pleasure to join Mayer Brown, whose reputation is exceptional. I have known the Parisian team well, both professionally and personally, for many years now and I have no doubt that our clients will benefit from the new synergies created by the arrival of me and my colleagues, both on a national and international level.”