Céline DELFOUR

✉ cdelfour@lexcase.com

☎ 01 40 20 22 22 (Standard Paris)

A business and corporate lawyer with 30 years of experience, I advise French business leaders and family-owned groups on their expansion, restructuring, and succession projects.

I have developed specific expertise in the mass retail sector, working with franchisee entrepreneurs and cooperative members. I assist them with both day-to-day operations and strategic development milestones, including acquisitions, external growth, reorganizations, business transfers, and banner changes.
My practice is grounded in a deep understanding of this sector and its key players, enabling me to address transactions across all their legal, economic, and asset-related dimensions.

I work alongside my clients from the initial project structuring through to completion, placing particular emphasis on negotiation, anticipating key stages, and managing the transaction timeline.

  • 1997–1998: BONTOUX & ASSOCIÉS (Paris) – Lawyer specializing in M&A, corporate law, and tax law
  • 1999–2011: ROUXEL & CHAPALAIN (Paris) – Lawyer specializing in M&A, corporate law, and tax law; Head of Corporate Department (10 years)
  • 2011–2026: QABAN AVOCATS (Co-founded with Guillaume ANFFREY) – Partner specializing in M&A, corporate law, tax law, and distribution law
  • 2026 : LEXCASE – Partner
  • Preparatory classes for Sciences Po and École Normale Supérieure (Lycée Turgot, Paris) (1990–1992)
  • Master’s Degree (Maîtrise) in Business Law – Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1994)
  • DESUP (University Diploma) in Business Law – Paris Bar School (1996)
  • CFPA (Bar Admission Certificate) – Paris (1996)

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