Shushana Vardanyan

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Shushana Vardanyan is a Franco-Armenian lawyer, associate within the corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and tax departments of EQA Avocats.

She advises the firm’s clients on both legal and tax aspects of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, LBOs, joint ventures, business restructuring and private equity deals. She is also active in the fields of corporate governance and management packages.

Within the corporate department, she supports the firm’s clients throughout their inorganic growth projects, including audit, negotiations and the drafting and execution of legal instruments (share purchase agreements, investment agreements and shareholder’s agreements).

Prior to joining EQA Avocats, from 2014 onwards Shushana Vardanyan worked in a number of French and international law firms in Paris. Through her former engagements, she gained both a in-depth knowledge of the international legal background and an excellent understanding of international business fundaments.

She practises in French, English, Russian and Armenian, and so is perfectly placed to work on cross-border deals and cases involving multiple jurisdictions.

Experience

2016 – 2018: Sagasser Selas, lawyer
2018 – 2019: Atelier J.A.D (SASU), lawyer
2019 – 2022: ACW Conseil, lawyer
since 2022: EQA Avocats, lawyer

Education

Master’s Degree « Business and European law » – Université Paris Sud Saclay
Master’s Degree « General private law » – Université Panthéon Assas
Bachelor’s Degree – Université Panthéon Assas

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Armenian
  • Russian

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  • Assel Yegemberdiyeva

EQA Avocats Honoured at the Le Monde du Droit Awards 2025

For the first time, EQA Avocats took part in the Le Monde du Droit law firm rankings and had the honour of receiving two distinctions in the category of firms with fewer than 10 lawyers: • Private Equity – Gold• Mergers & Acquisitions < €50 million – Bronze These awards are the result of collective,… Continue reading EQA Avocats Honoured at the Le Monde du Droit Awards 2025

Sanctions: When the Fight for “Our Values” Tramples “Our Values”

Étienne Épron published a column in Omerta magazine on March 5, 2025. The full version in French can be found in the special edition Omerta, Hors-Série No. 2: “Ukraine, la guerre sans fin”.

  • Assel Yegemberdiyeva

Étienne Épron at the Annual Conference of Université Paris Dauphine

On March 13, 2025, at 6:45 PM, Étienne Épron, managing partner at EQA Avocats and a specialist in international sanctions, will take part in the annual conference of the Master 212 program at Université Paris Dauphine, titled: “De-dollarization: Can the World Function Without the Dollar? BRICS and the Dollar: Challenging American Hegemony.” This event will… Continue reading Étienne Épron at the Annual Conference of Université Paris Dauphine

  • Assel Yegemberdiyeva

EQA is hiring a junior associate to join the team

Our firm is currently seeking to hire a junior / mid-level associate with relevant work experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and tax. Ideally, the candidate will show between 1 and 3 years of work experience and demonstrate a side but strong interest in litigation, particularly in proceedings before the courts of the European… Continue reading EQA is hiring a junior associate to join the team