Jean-Pierre will continue the office’s development strategy by relying on an active recruitment policy, as illustrated by the recent arrivals of Ilana Smadja in financing, Marie Crumière in restructuring, and Agathe Malphettes in IT and data, and fully aligns with Reed Smith’s international expansion strategy. The firm continues to grow and has recently opened offices in Boston, Denver, Houston, and Riyadh.

“Our goal is to strengthen the office in our transactional practice, following the example of these recent offices which have a strong focus on M&A, Private Equity, and Financing, to continue attracting top-tier lawyers, and to fully leverage Reed Smith’s international platform to serve our clients in France,” says Jean-Pierre Collet, Managing Partner of Reed Smith in France.

Currently composed of 55 lawyers, including 19 partners, the Paris office offers a comprehensive platform covering corporate, financing, banking law, restructuring, tax, employment law, intellectual property, real estate, public and regulatory law, litigation and arbitration, as well as transportation. Its teams notably advise French and international groups, investment funds, and financial institutions on their French and cross-border legal matters. The Paris office benefits from Reed Smith’s international platform, present in 34 offices worldwide, to support its clients on complex cross-border transactions.

The Paris office, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025, is particularly active in the life sciences and healthcare, energy and natural resources, media and entertainment, financial services, and transportation sectors.

About Jean-Pierre Collet

Jean-Pierre Collet is a partner in Reed Smith Paris’s tax department, which he has led since joining Reed Smith in 2017. With over 30 years of experience, he advises major French and international groups as well as investment funds on their acquisition projects and restructuring operations in France, and handles tax audits and disputes. Before joining Reed Smith, he headed the tax department at Winston & Strawn, and had previously served as a partner in the tax department of KPMG France and as a tax lawyer at Arthur Andersen International. Jean-Pierre Collet is ranked in Chambers, Legal 500, and Best Lawyers. He holds degrees from Université Paris Dauphine and Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas.