Judith Fargeot
Partner
Judith Fargeot co-founded Vivien & Associés in 1999 and brings more than two decades of experience advising on complex, high-stakes transactions. She began her career in the tax department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher before joining the M&A and international departments of Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot and Herbert Smith LLP in Paris.
Renowned for her hands-on approach, Judith is closely involved in every stage of the matters she leads. She has built strong expertise in sophisticated mergers & acquisitions and complex transactions, involving industrial carve-outs, intricate price adjustment mechanisms or sensitive shareholder situations where strategic guidance is critical.
Judith counsels a distinguished French and international clientele across a wide range of industries, including entertainment and media, B2B services, energy, and agribusiness.
• Corporate – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Commercial and International Contracts
• HEC, Master’s Programs (International Legal and Tax Strategies), 1992
• Master I in Business Law and Tax (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas), 1993
• Master II in International Private Law and Arbitration (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas), 1994
• Legal 500 : recognized in Merger & Acquisition category since 2021
• Best Lawyer in Corporate Law Since 2026
• Chambers and Partners France: Individually recognized in the Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market category – Band 1 in since
• Le Point – Palmarès des meilleurs cabinets d’avocats 2024 : Distinguished in Corporate law
• Décideurs – Leaders League 2023 – Mergers & Acquisitions – Operations worth between €75m & €500m : Recognized “Excellent”
• Chambers and Partners Europe : Individually recognized in the Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market category – Band 1 in 2023 and 2024
• Décideurs – Leaders League 2021: Recognized in Mergers & Acquisitions
