Thierry Kouandjeu
Partner (Avocat au barreau de Paris)
Thierry Kouandjeu returns to the firm, which he knew from its foundation, after some fifteen years with insurance companies, in general counsel and then general management roles.
- Bar admissions
- Paris Bar (sworn in in 2000)
- Languages
- French, English
Thierry Kouandjeu advises insurers, reinsurers, mutual insurers (mutuelles), provident institutions (institutions de prévoyance), brokers and banks on acquisitions and disposals, portfolio transfers and restructurings, and on their dealings with the . He also drafts tailored covers: warranty and indemnity, cyber, directors’ and officers’ liability, financial guarantees, unit-linked policies.
Thierry Kouandjeu practised as a lawyer at several US law firms and worked with the firm from its foundation. He also served as general counsel of a major property and casualty insurer, and as group deputy chief executive of a major African insurance group. He knows governance, compliance and anti-money laundering as insurers live them.
Main areas of practice
- 01Corporate transactions and restructuring
- 02Regulation, compliance and the ACPR
- 03Pre-litigation and litigation
Career
- since 2026 Partner Affina Legal
- 2013-2022 Group Deputy Chief Executive A major African insurance group
- 2009-2013 General Counsel A major property and casualty insurer
- 2000-2009 Avocat au barreau de Paris Several US law firms, then Affina Legal from its foundation
Education
- MBA, Centre des hautes études de l’assurance (CHEA), Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
- LL.M., Boston College Law School
- DESS (postgraduate degree) in insurance law, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- DEA (postgraduate degree) in business law, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Memberships
- Les Anciens d’Arthur (Arthur Andersen alumni)
- Les Anciens du CHEA (CHEA alumni)
Email Thierry Kouandjeu
- Telephone
- +33 1 58 36 08 40firm switchboard
- Address
- 121 bis, rue de la Pompe, 75116 Paris, France