Michaël Lévy | Paris | Hogan Lovells

Michaël Lévy

Partner Corporate & Finance

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English, French, Swedish

Levy Michael

Michaël Lévy
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Michaël Lévy is nominated by in-house counsel and peers as a Rising star in Real Estate.

Rising Stars Real Estate guide, 2018

Michaël Lévy advises on all aspects of real estate law.  He has developed a seasoned experience in real estate investments, especially in the acquisition and sale of real estate assets, real estate portfolios and real estate companies relating to all types of assets such as offices, hotels, warehouses or shopping centres. 

He has also acquired a strong expertise  in creating real estate  investment funds and setting up joint-ventures.

He specializes  in commercial leases and advises on real estate  management and more specifically on the drafting and negotiation of asset and property management  agreements and management mandates. His activity also includes construction and development projects.

Finally, his expertise  also  includes  real estate litigation and in particular commercial lease litigation.

Before joining  Hogan Lovells in April 2017, as a partner ,  Michaël was a partner at  Bersay & Associés law firm from 2014 to 2017.  He was also a co-founding partner of Lawington law  firm (2010).  Before  that, he practiced  in the  Clifford Chance's Paris real estate  department  for nine years and for two years as a senior broker with Keops (1999-2001).

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Michaël Lévy is nominated by in-house counsel and peers as a Rising star in Real Estate.

Rising Stars Real Estate guide, 2018

Representative experience

Advising Mata Capital on the acquisition of a real estate complex in Massy and the asset management/leasing of the property.
Advising Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the setting up of a joint venture company and the negotiation of the shareholders agreement with Constructa and CEPAC.
Advising AEW Europe on the acquisition of seven commercial units located in Angers and rented out to several major brands (FNAC, ZARA, Intersport, etc.).
Advising Groupama Gan Reim on the acquisition of an office property located in Toulouse (VEFA – sale on plan agreement) and let to Crédit Agricole Immobilier.
Advising AEW Europe on the acquisition of a retail property located in Lille.
Advising a French Hospitality Fund on the acquisition and the heavy refurbishment of a 4* hotel located in Paris and letting to a major hotel operator.
Advising Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the acquisition of a 49% stake in the company Vacances Bleues Patrimoine.
Advising Groupama Gan Reim on the acquisition of an office property located in Angers and let to ADIM Ouest and SOGEA.
Advising Curzon Advisers Ltd on the sale of various real estate assets (offices and warehouse) in the suburbs of Paris.
Advising AEW Ciloger on the acquisition of a complex real estate property for office, residential and retail use located in Paris.

Advising Sony Music Entertainment France on the negotiation of the commercial lease agreement of the company's registered office in Paris.
Advising FMP on the disposal of a 4* hotel located in French Alps.
Advising Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on the acquisition of Hôtel Le Royal in Nice and Hôtel Le Valfréjus in Modane.

Credentials

Education
  • DESS (Postgraduate degree) in Real Estate Law, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1999
  • DESS (Postgraduate degree) in Commercial Law, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1998
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Law, University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1997
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Paris

Recognition

Real Estate

Legal 500 EMEA

2018-2019
Recommended as a National Leader in Real Estate

Who's Who Legal

2020