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yam-atallah
yatallah@franklin-paris.com
+ 33 1 45 02 79 00

Paris and New York Bars

Languages : English, French

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Yam Atallah

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Yam Atallah co-heads our corporate/M&A and private equity departments.

Yam is US- and French-qualified and for over 30 years has been advising businesses across various industries on domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, strategic commercial alliances and corporate reorganizations. He routinely assists private equity funds, investors, founders and management teams with the negotiation of Private Equity/LBO transactions and in their subsequent relationships with the other parties. Yam also regularly advises large and medium-sized family businesses, with a particular focus on corporate governance and liquidity issues.

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  • Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Yam Atallah is quoted in the categories Mergers & Acquisitions et Private Equity: LBO
    ‘They are very experienced and have a commercial and proactive attitude.’
    ‘Rigour and engagement.’
  • Chambers France 2025 – Yam Atallah is quoted in the category Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
    ‘Franklin has a broad set of skills.’
    ‘The team showed good technical knowledge across a wide range of fields, a sound commercial approach and a strong ability to create and build relationships.’
  • Leaders League – Gold award « Mergers & acquisitions – Mid to large » – 2025
  • Option Droit & Affaires 2025 – Yam Atallah is quoted in the category Equity development and LBOs, the majority of which involve companies with less than €50 million in assets (3 stars)
  • Yam Atallah is individually ranked in the US directory Best Lawyers 2025
  • IFLR 1000 2024 – Private Equity (Tier Five)
  • Leaders League 2024 – Yam Atallah is ranked in the “Transactions between €75m and €500m” (Leading) categorie of the M&A Guide
  • Option Droit & Affaires 2024: Yam Atallah is quoted among the leading firms for M&A deals under 200 million euros ranking (4 stars)
  • Leaders League 2024: Yam Atallah is ranked in the “Mid-cap LBO transactions ” (Excellent) categorie of the Private Equity Guide
  • Leaders League – Silver award « Mergers & acquisitions – Mid to large » – 2024
  • Georgetown University Law School (Washington D.C., USA) : L.L.M
  • University of Paris : postgraduate degree (D.E.S.S.) in Bank and Finance
  • University of Nancy : B.A. (Maîtrise) in Business Law
  • Paris Institute of Political Studies