Jones Day welcomes Carine Mou Si Yan to Paris Office as partner in Financial Markets Practice
Carine Mou Si Yan has joined the Firm in Paris as a partner in the Financial Markets Practice.
Ms. Mou Si Yan has more than 15 years of experience advising clients on both cross-border and French finance transactions in the energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. She assists sponsors, lenders, and public entities on a wide range of financing transactions, with particular experience working on large-scale projects involving the development of renewable energy and public infrastructure. Ms. Mou Si Yan also advises on financings of real estate infrastructure, including data centers and sports and health care facilities.
"Carine has a deep understanding of how to get important corporate transactions completed successfully in France and abroad," said Alban Caillemer du Ferrage, chair of the EMEA and APAC regions of the Firm's Financial Markets Practice. "She has particularly deep experience in the finance, energy, infrastructure, and real estate industries, which complements our strengths as a global practice. Carine's business acumen and legal skills will be a tremendous asset to our clients and we are delighted that she has joined Jones Day."
Ms. Mou Si Yan joins a team of nearly 320 lawyers worldwide in the Financial Markets Practice who advise clients on the full range of complex cross-border financial transactions, regulatory matters, investigations, and litigation. She will assist French and international clients with all aspects of corporate transactions, working in close connection with Jones Day lawyers in the European and U.S. offices.
"Carine is a highly respected corporate finance lawyer in Paris and her arrival provides us with additional strength in our ability to serve our clients' transactional needs in France and around the globe," said Sophie Hagège, Partner-in-Charge of the Paris Office. "The lawyers here in our Paris Office advise a large part of the CAC 40 and a number of leading financial institutions across Europe. We are delighted that Carine has chosen to join Jones Day and I'm pleased to welcome her to the team."
Ms. Mou Si Yan earned her LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law, a Masters of Business and Tax Law from Université Paris II Panthéon, and a Certificate in English Law and a D.E.S.S. in Business Law from University Paris XII. She is admitted to practice in Paris and New York. Ms. Mou Si Yan is recognized in the Legal 500 EMEA Guide as a "Key Lawyer" in the category of derivatives and structured finance.
"Jones Day is known around the world as a law firm that has thrived on an exceptional culture of collaboration among its lawyers, where the only consideration is to assemble a team of lawyers who can provide the best possible service to the client on each matter," said Ms. Mou Si Yan. "I am proud to join the Firm and look forward to working with my new colleagues in Paris and around the world."
