Isabelle Laurent

Associate

London

ilaurent@sterling-ghold.com

London

Practice areas

Education

M. Droit, Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2018)
LL.M., London School of Economics (2019)

Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Certified Mediator, AAA Commercial Panel

Languages

English
French
German

Isabelle Laurent advises on tax structuring for cross-border M&A, capital markets transactions, and investment fund formations from the firm's London office. Her practice covers EU and UK tax considerations with a particular focus on financial products.

Bar Admissions

England & Wales (2021)

Notable Matters

Represented underwriters in $850M IPO of biotech issuer
Lead counsel in $4.2B cross-border acquisition of MeridianTech (2023)

Cases

United States v. Marshfield Pharmaceuticals, No. 21-cr-00891

Professional

Federal Bar Council
American Intellectual Property Law Association

Community

United Way Young Leaders Council

Board Memberships

Advisory Board, Wharton Center for Securities Law

Benchmark Litigation — Litigation Star (2024)
Chambers USA — Band 1 (2024)
Legal 500 US — Leading Lawyer (2023)

Articles

"Privacy by Design in M&A Due Diligence", IAPP Privacy Advisor (2023)
"After Twitter v. Musk: Drafting MAE Clauses That Hold Up", Harvard Bus. L. Rev. (2024)

Presentations

Keynote, NYU Securities Law Conference (2023)

Podcasts

Guest, "Deal Flow" Podcast, Episode 142 — "Negotiating Earnouts"