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Bertrand Barrier was appointed head of the Kyiv office of Gide Loyrette Nouel.

He will replace Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, who established and headed the firm’s Ukrainian practice for the past five years. The latter will be leaving shortly for the U.S. to represent Gide Loyrette Nouel in New York.

Barrier joined Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris in 2002 and co-headed Gide Loyrette Nouel’s German practice in Paris.

In 2008 Barrier joined GLN Kyiv as head of the corporate and mergers and acquisition practice. Barrier has extensive experience in M&A, corporate law, restructuring and contractual law. He has also participated in numerous investment projects in France and Ukraine.

Barrier graduated from the University of Paris XI in 1999. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001.