Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the
New York firm Debevoise led for the drinks giant in the US and Paris, fielding a team under Manhattan-based M&A co-chair Paul Bird and litigation partner Gary Kubek.
The drinks company also instructed Gide Loyrette Nouel in
The firms worked closely with Pernod’s in-house legal team, which was led by general counsel and vice president Ian Fitzsimons.
Meanwhile Swedish leader Vinge took the lead role for the Kingdom of Sweden, putting together a team under corporate partners Carl Gustaf De Geer and Bertil Villard. They were assisted in the
Vin & Spirit also took separate advice from Dechert and McDermott Will & Emery, with Dechert London corporate partner Douglas Getter advising on corporate and competition matters, while McDermott was instructed on IP and regulatory issues.
