White & Case hires Gide partner for Paris base

Mathez joins the US firm after 11 years as a partner at Gide. He spent time in the French giant’s New York office before being made up in 2000.

His practice covers public regulatory law, M&A and restructuring work, focusing on telecoms, energy, real estate and food-processing companies. 

Mathez said he was “thrilled” to be joining White & Case.

The US firm now has 30 partners and more than 120 lawyers in its Paris office, which launched 85 years ago.

The hire follows a busy start to 2011 for French lateral hires, with almost 40 partners moving firm since January.