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Auriane Wessels

Associate
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

Auriane Wessels practices in the Merger & Acquisitions practice group at Baker McKenzie’s Paris office since 2016.

She spent time working in Baker McKenzie’s Frankfurt office in 2016 and 2019, focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Auriane is currently seconded to Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office as part of the Associate Training Program.

Practice Focus

Auriane primarily advises clients on mergers and acquisitions as well as carve-out transactions. Auriane also provides counsel regarding corporate reorganizations, corporate governance and other general corporate matters.

Auriane is a member of the German Desk of Baker McKenzie.

Professional Honors

  • Best Lawyers, "Ones to watch," in France, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024 edition
  • Best Lawyers "Ones to watch," in France, Merger and Acquisitions Law, 2025 edition

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • French-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Admissions

  • France (2018)

Education

  • Paris Bar School (C.A.P.A.) (2017)
  • Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Master in Business Law and Economics) (2014)
  • University of Cologne (LL.M. Business Law) (2014)
  • Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Master in Business Law) (2013)
  • Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Law Degree in Private Law) (2012)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Co-author, "French and German contractual performances in times of COVID-19," Baker & McKenzie M&A Alert, April 2020