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  Gisèle Rosselle
Local Partner
Brussels

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Practice Experience
Gisèle Rosselle concentrates on corporate and corporate finance transactions. Gisèle also has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital market transactions.

She works on domestic and cross-border transactions involving a wide variety of industries including banking, chemicals, paper and pulp, and technology, with a particular focus on renewable energy.

Gisèle Rosselle is recommended as a leading individual for corporate and M&A matters by Chambers Europe, Legal 500, European Legal Experts and PLC Which Lawyer?. Clients single Ms. Rosselle out as an experienced negotiator who "offers clear and to-the-point corporate advice" with "excellent business sense." Chambers & Partners (2011) recommend Ms. Rosselle for her "profound knowledge of the sector, and first-rate responsiveness" as well as her "excellent analytical skills." Legal 500 also notes that Gisèle Rosselle has core expertise in real estate finance and capital markets.

Ms. Rosselle was named Co-Chair of the Corporate and M&A Committee of the International Bar Association for a two-year term from 2009 through 2011, after having served two years as its Vice-Chair. She previously chaired the IBA's Private Equity Subcommittee of the International Bar Association's Corporate and M&A Committee.

Bars and Courts
Brussels Bar, 1994

Education
Post-graduate International Trade Law, University of European Studies (Torino), 1994
Diplôme des Études Approfondies en Droit Communautaire, Université d'Aix-Marseille III, 1993
Degree in Law, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, magna cum laude, 1992

Publications and Speaking Engagements
Co-author, "Renewable Energy in Belgium," in the Global Guide of Renewable Energy, Edited by White & Case, 2010
"Wind Energy – Developing Belgium's Potential," chaired a panel debate on offshore and onshore wind energy potential in Belgium at a seminar organised by White & Case, Brussels March 18, 2010
"Bank bailouts: out on bail for the future?," a session chaired at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Madrid, October 7, 2009
"The Impact of Not Getting it Right: Legal Consequences of Ethical Violations," a presentation given at a seminar organised by the European Council of Chief Audit Executives and European Council of Financial Executives & Controllers in collaboration with the Conference Board, Paris, March 26, 2009
Co-author, "Belgium Takeover Guide," International Bar Association, 2008, as part of the IBA Worldwide Public Take-Over Guide (see www.ibanet.org/images/downloads/lpd/Belgium061008.pdf).
"Vendors' Due Diligence:  How does it affect law firms?," a session chaired at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Singapore, October 17, 2007
"Private Equity: How can the legal profession improve international private equity?," a presentation given at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Chicago, September 18 2006
"Private Equity in the United Europe," a presentation given at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Chicago, September 18 2006
"Private Equity: What to do?  What not to do?," a session chaired at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Prague, September 28, 2005
Co-author of "Artikels 268-269 Wetboek Vennootschappen, Bijeenroeping van de algemene vergadering," (Articles 268-269 Companies' Code, convocation of the general assembly) in Vennootschappen en Verenigingen, Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer (Companies and Associations, comments per article with an overview of case law and doctrine), Antwerpen, Kluwer, 2005
Co-author, "Artikels 165-167 Wetboek Vennootschappen, Individuele onderzoeks- en controlebevoegdheid van vennoten," (Articles 165-167 Companies' Code, Individual power of inspection and control), Vennootschappen en Verenigingen, Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer (Companies and Associations, comments per article with an overview of case law and doctrine), Antwerpen, Kluwer, 2005
Co-author, "Artikels 88-89 Wetboek Vennootschappen, buitenlandse vennootschappen die in België een openbaar beroep op het spaarwezen doen maar er geen bijkantoor hebben," (Articles 88-89 Companies' Code, foreign public companies with no branch office in Belgium), Vennootschappen en Verenigingen, Artikelsgewijze commentaar met overzicht van rechtspraak en rechtsleer (Companies and Associations, comments per article with an overview of case law and doctrine), Antwerpen, Kluwer, 2004
G. Rosselle, "The European Company:  An ugly duckling or a beautiful swan?," lecture held at the annual conference of the International Bar Association, Auckland on October 25, 2004
Co-author, "A Practitioner's Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions of Private Companies in the European Union", City and Financial Publishing, Surrey, 1999/2000

Languages
Dutch
English
French
Spanish

Citizenship
Belgium