{"id":1653,"date":"2025-08-12T08:43:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casus-belli.legal\/team\/philippe-cleach\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:09:34","slug":"philippe-cleach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/casus-belli.legal\/en\/team\/philippe-cleach\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Cleach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1653\" class=\"elementor elementor-1653 elementor-1618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a401b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2a401b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5feec79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"5feec79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1341\" class=\"elementor elementor-1341 elementor-682 elementor-682\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708e0910 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"708e0910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc5049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dc5049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than a lawyer, a trusted partner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a86150 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a86150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa4d1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efa4d1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4cefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f4cefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ma\u00eetre Philippe CLEACH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8781e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8781e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>of counsel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f8ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f8ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>philippe.cleach@casus-belli.legal<br>Tel +41 22 839 11 11<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69b5a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d69b5a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1b740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e1b740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/casus-belli.legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/cleach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casus-belli.legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/cleach.jpg 340w, https:\/\/casus-belli.legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/cleach-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a391d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43a391d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11761dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11761dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86fb1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d86fb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fe9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06fe9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Strategy Consulting<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be19e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7be19e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Course<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b242d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b242d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border: 0; width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2025 to date<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Casus Belli Avocats SA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2022 &#8211; 2025<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Strategy Consulting, Mergers &amp; Acquisitions, Financing, Real Estate (Development &amp; Sales)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2013 &#8211; 2021<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Lawyer, founder and head of a firm of 40+ lawyers and 20 employees with offices in Paris, Lyon, Rennes, Rouen, Evreux and Saint Brieuc.<br>Areas of activity: national and international M&amp;A, major development projects, licensing agreements and joint ventures, asset structuring, banking law, insolvency proceedings.<br>Sectors : Fashion, Luxury (Cerruti, Emanuel Ungaro, Fosun, JeanPaul Knott, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, R\u00e9villon, Dries Van Noten, Martine Sitbon, Martin Margiela, AF Vandevorst, Sonia Rykiel, Herm\u00e8s subsidiary, &#8230;), Entertainment (Moulin Rouge, Lido de Paris, Ballet de Marseille, Roland Petit, &#8230;), Retail (Jardiland, VALOTEL Groups, IECH, Adonis, &#8230;).), Entertainment (Moulin Rouge, Lido de Paris, Ballet de Marseille, Roland Petit), Hospitality (Groupe VALOTEL, IECH, Adonis), Retail (Jardiland, System U, &#8230;), Banking (BPCE, Caisse d&#8217;Epargne, Bred, Mercedes Financement, &#8230;), Events &amp; Sport (La Grande Armada Rouen, Brest, French Golf Federation, &#8230;)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2009 &#8211; 2012<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Lawyer, ID Avocats, Partner in charge of the Mergers &amp; Acquisitions and Corporate Law Department<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2011 &#8211; 2012<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Partner Momondo (France) flight and travel comparator (competitor of Kayak, &#8230;)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>2006 &#8211; 2009<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">President of the CERRUTI Group (fashion, luxury goods) present in Europe, Asia, Middle East.<br>Brands: Cerruti, Cerruti 1881, Cerruti Sport, Cerruti 1881 Sport<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>1986 &#8211; 2006<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Founder of business law firm Cleach &amp; Associ\u00e9s (now CLEACH).<br>Areas of activity: international M&amp;A, major development projects, licensing contracts and joint ventures (China, India, USA, Middle East).<br>Sectors : Fashion, Luxury (Cerruti, Martin Margiela &#8211; Diesel, Deal Fendi-LVMH with La Compagnie Financi\u00e8re Edmond de Rothschild, R\u00e9villon, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Marchpole, Martine Sitbon, Muji, &#8230;), Entertainment (Lido, Moulin Rouge, Casino de Paris, La Toya Jackson, Auditel, &#8230;).), Health (Le Couviour, Hill Rom), Industry (Alser, Cerruti, Le Couviour, &#8230;), Events &amp; Sport (24 heures du Mans, Moulin Rouge live shows &#8211; Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, La Toya Jackson, Elton John, &#8230;)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>1990 &#8211; 2000<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Board member, CERRUTI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 138px; vertical-align: top;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><li>1985 &#8211; 2000<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top;\">Director CAMPOTEL Group<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d742543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d742543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa51da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aa51da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Languages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5a6c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5a6c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>French<\/li><li>English<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a1048 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Training<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bc5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bc5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"border: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n \t<li>1977-1979<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Law degree (Paris II)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n \t<li>1979-1980<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Law degree (Paris II)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n 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