France - Guide to Law Firms 201 - The Legal 500 - John Pritchard

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Legal market overviewThe mood is grey in the City of Lightthese days despite most law firmsreporting a small rise in turnover for2013. Transactional activity is in steadydecline and some believe the Frenchmarket will never be the same again; itis now accepted that overseas deals notably the African market are the newtransactional drivers for French lawfirms.

Anxiety in the market has, however,created a high demand for non-transactional advice. Restructuring and

insolvency work have become the breadand butter of a majority of law firms ascases become larger each year.Litigation is also growing as largecorporations are ensnared in majorproceedings and banks are being calledto account before courts, while globalinvestigations are also increasinglycommon. White-collar crime is anotherconcern across all disciplines and manycompanies are implementing complianceprogrammes.

Employment advice is absolutelythriving one major player in that areareported a 40% increase in 2013 froman already high base as the countrydebates the possibility of Sunday and

late evening work. Tax law also hit theheadlines in 2013 one famous casualtybeing former budget minister JrmeCahuzac, who lost his governmentposition following revelations of taxevasion. In arbitration, Linklaters LLPand Clifford Chance two firms thathad a relatively low profile in the fieldin France considerably boosted theirpractice with major hires, moves whichconfirmed the reputation of Paris as amajor international arbitration platform.

The continuous transactional decline is achallenge to the business model of manylaw firms as clients have adapted andincreased their resources in-house. Feesand remuneration are major issues as

panels and flat fees are becoming therule. Two senior figures at the Paris Barcommented: the lawyer profession issuffering: we work more to earn less;the real challenge now is to survive.

As a result, some law firms areshrinking to specialise and move awayfrom a commoditised market with highlevels of competition. Regulatory law isbecoming a major trend as regulatoryactivity has intensified across the EUand globally. Chasing growth inemerging markets such as Africa hasbecome an alternative strategy for some.

Gide, the leading French law firminternationally in terms of lawyer

numbers, lost many high-profile figuresin 2013 including its top corporate teams with one group creating its ownboutique, BDGS Associs AARPI, andanother joining Lacourte Raquin Tatar.Gide responded by hiring a 19-lawyerteam from Morgan Lewis LLP.

There were also a number of verysignificant individual moves such as thehigh-profile Dominique Bompointleaving Sullivan & Cromwell LLP tojoin Cabinet Bompoint and MauriceLantourne quitting Willkie Farr &Gallagher LLP to create Lantourne &Associs.

Linklaters LLP also lost its leading 15-

lawyer capital markets team to White &Case LLP, which has emerged asarguably the most dynamic playercurrently in France appointing 11partners over a 12-month period. DLAPiper and King & Spalding LLP arealso among the up-and-coming players,with both firms again making major hiresin 2013.

A number of international firms alsorecently opened offices in Parisincluding Pinsent Masons LLP,Osborne Clarke and Brown RudnickLLP. Risk specialised and boutiquefirms are also a major trend, whilemedium-sized French law firms areincreasingly opening offices in the

regions and overseas.

Global mergers have also impacted theFrench market: recent examples includeDentons and King & Wood MallesonsSJ Berwin, which both have offices inFrance.

The podium of law firms in France ismade up of the following: French lawfirms Bredin Prat, Darrois VilleyMaillot Brochier, Gide whichremains the largest French law firminternationally with some 600 hundredlawyers worldwide and De PardieuBrocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I; UK firmsAllen & Overy LLP, Clifford Chance,Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP,

and Linklaters LLP; and US firmsCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLP which is widely regarded as thetop US firm in France along withDavis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Sullivan& Cromwell LLP, Weil, Gotshal &Manges, and White & Case LLP.

France also has a large and expandingmarket of high calibre medium-sizedfirms and boutiques, which addresses areal need, according to clients. Amongthese, the following are particularlynoteworthy: Cotty Vivant Marchisio &Lauzeral, Franklin, De GaulleFleurance & Associs, Scemla LoizonVeverka & de Fontmichel (SLVF) arevery good firms while newly created

BDGS Associs AARPI, CabinetBompoint and Dethomas Peltier KopfJuvigny also stand out, giving high-endadvice.

Administrative and public law

The Legal 500 recommends these lawfirms (click on a law firm name for oureditorial commentary).

Baker & McKenzie SCPClifford ChanceGideOrrick Rambaud Martel

Dentons

Jones DayLinklaters LLPUGGC AvocatsWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Allen & Overy LLPBoivin & AssocisBredin PratCMSDS AvocatsDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierEarth AvocatsFrche & AssocisFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPGibson Dunn

Goutal Alibert & AssocisHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPSeban & AssocisWeil, Gotshal & MangesWhite & Case LLP

AdamasAdDen avocatsAltanaBarraquand Lapisardi, CabinetBignon LebrayBird & BirdCGR LegalCornet Vincent SgurelFranklinLacourte Raquin TatarLefvre Pelletier & associsMcDermott Will & Emery AARPI

RacineReinhart Marville TorreWatson, Farley & Williams LLP

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Other recommended firms


Ashurst LLPAugust & Debouzy

CGCB & AssocisCaraktersClaisse & AssocisDLA PiperDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisEversheds LLPGenesis AvocatsGranrut AvocatsHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHuglo Lepage & Associs ConseilJeantetAssocis AARPIKalliopKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisLysias PartnersMolas et AssocisParme Avocats

Ravetto AssocisSekri Valentin ZerroukSorba PayrauStasi Chatain & AssocisVeil JourdeWilhelm & Associs

AkleaKing & Spalding LLPQuadrigeTaylor Wessing


Leading individuals

The Legal 500 recommends theseleading lawyers (click on a law firmname for our editorial commentary).

Nol Chahid-Noura OrrickRambaud MartelThierry Dal Farra UGGC AvocatsPhilippe Delelis Jones DayThierry Laloum Willkie Farr &Gallagher LLPPaul Lignires Linklaters LLPDavid Prat Clifford Chance

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Aviation


Bird & BirdClyde & Co LLPGarnault Rembauville BureauTassyHMN & PartnersHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPSoulez Larivire et Associs

Allen & Overy LLPbops AvocatsGideHolman Fenwick Willan LLP



The Legal 500 recommends these lawfirms (click on a law firm name for our

editorial commentary).

Clifford ChanceFTPAInce & Co France SCPJones Day


Leading individuals


Maylis Casati-Ollier Clyde & CoLLPVonnick Le Guillou Bird & BirdSimon Ndiaye HMN & PartnersThomas Rouhette Hogan Lovells(Paris) LLPDaniel Soulez-Larivire SoulezLarivire et Associs


Aviation finance


Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLPNorton Rose FulbrightWatson, Farley & Williams LLP

Mayer BrownSimmons & Simmons LLP

Stephenson HarwoodWhite & Case LLP


Leading individuals


Marc Hamilton Norton RoseFulbrightRichard Jadot Hogan Lovells

(Paris) LLPGeorge Paterson Norton RoseFulbrightCharles Viggers Watson, Farley &Williams LLP


Banking and finance


Clifford ChanceGideLatham & WatkinsWhite & Case LLP

Allen & Overy LLP

Ashurst LLPBredin PratCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLinklaters LLPOrrick Rambaud Martel

De Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisJeantetAssocis AARPIJones Day

Kramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPNorton Rose FulbrightShearman & Sterling LLP




Baker & McKenzie SCP

DLA PiperDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierDentonsField Fisher WaterhouseFranklinGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinLefvre Pelletier & associsMayer BrownSimmons & Simmons LLPSpitz & PoulleWeil, Gotshal & MangesWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPWragge & Co

AyacheSalamaBignon LebrayCMSDS AvocatsDuhamel BlimbaumEversheds LLPHolman Fenwick Willan LLPNabarro & HingeOlswang France LLPPaul Hastings LLPRacineReed SmithStephenson HarwoodTaylor WessingVatier & AssocisWatson, Farley & Williams LLP

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Leading individuals


Thierry Arachtingi Clifford ChanceEric Cartier-Millon GideRod Cork Allen & Overy LLPXavier Farde Latham & WatkinsArnaud Fromion Shearman &Sterling LLPOlivier Jauffret Weil, Gotshal &

MangesLaurent Mabilat Ashurst LLPRaphal Richard White & CaseLLP


Leading individuals: Regulatory:financial


Regulatory: financial servicesBrice Henry Allen & Overy LLPFrdrick Lacroix Clifford ChanceAntoine Maffei De Pardieu BrocasMaffei A.A.R.P.IMarc Perrone Linklaters LLPStphane Puel GideMartine Samuelian JeantetAssocisAARPI


Capital markets: debt


Allen & Overy LLPCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPClifford ChanceGideWhite & Case LLP

CMSDavis Polk & Wardwell LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLatham & WatkinsSullivan & Cromwell LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP




Bignon LebrayBredin PratDebevoise & Plimpton LLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLPLinklaters LLPOlswang France LLP


Leading individuals


Cdric Burford Clifford ChanceArnaud Duhamel GideHubert du Vignaux Gide (debtcapital markets)Herv Eku Allen & Overy LLP(debt capital markets)Gilles Endro White & Case LLP(debt capital markets)Philippe Herbelin White & CaseLLP (equity capital markets)Herv Letrguilly Shearman &Sterling LLP (equity capitalmarkets)Sverin Robillard White & CaseLLP

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Capital markets: equity


Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPWhite & Case LLP

Bredin PratGide

Jones DayLinklaters LLPShearman & Sterling LLP




Allen & Overy LLPAshurst LLP

Clifford ChanceDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierDavis Polk & Wardwell LLPDebevoise & Plimpton LLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPJeantetAssocis AARPINorton Rose FulbrightNoury, CabinetOrrick Rambaud MartelPaul Hastings LLPSullivan & Cromwell LLP

Axten Avocats AssocisBrandi PartnersBrunswick Socit dAvocatsDuhamel BlimbaumGramond & Associs

Mayer Brown


Leading individuals


Cdric Burford Clifford ChanceArnaud Duhamel GideHubert du Vignaux Gide (debtcapital markets)

Herv Eku Allen & Overy LLP(debt capital markets)Gilles Endro White & Case LLP(debt capital markets)Philippe Herbelin White & CaseLLP (equity capital markets)Herv Letrguilly Shearman &Sterling LLP (equity capitalmarkets)Sverin Robillard White & CaseLLP


Construction


AltanaKarilaLefvre Pelletier & associs

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bops AvocatsDS AvocatsGideGoutal Alibert & AssocisKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPRacineSorba Payrau



Leading individuals


Christophe Lapp Altana


Derivatives and structured finance


Allen & Overy LLPClifford ChanceFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPGideJones Day

Ashurst LLPCMSDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLatham & WatkinsLinklaters LLP


Leading individuals

The Legal 500 recommends theseleading lawyers (click on a law firm

name for our editorial commentary).

Xavier de Kergommeaux Gide(structured finance)Gilles Saint Marc Gide(securitisation)


Dispute resolution: commerciallitigation


Bredin PratCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierOrrick Rambaud MartelVeil JourdeWeil, Gotshal & Manges

Allen & Overy LLPClifford ChanceFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPGideHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLinklaters LLPReinhart Marville TorreSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &Flom LLP

AltanaAshurst LLP

August & DebouzyBird & BirdBokenbops AvocatsCotty Vivant Marchisio & LauzeralDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyFTPAFranklinGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIJones DayKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLP

Latham & WatkinsLaude Esquier ChampeyPaul Hastings LLPSimmons & Simmons LLPSoulez Larivire et AssocisVigui SchmidtWhite & Case LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP



The Legal 500 recommends these law

firms (click on a law firm name for oureditorial commentary).

AyacheSalamaBaker & McKenzie SCPBersay & AssocisCarreras, Barsikian, Robertson &AssocisDLA PiperDS AvocatsDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDechertDentonsHolman Fenwick Willan LLPK&L Gates LLPLacourte Raquin TatarLefvre Pelletier & associsLysias Partners

Mayer BrownMcDermott Will & Emery AARPINgo Cohen Amir Aslani &AssocisNorton Rose FulbrightRacineReed SmithSTC PartnersSoffer AvocatsStasi Chatain & AssocisStehlin & AssocisSzpiner Toby Ayela SemerdjianTaylor WessingUGGC Avocats

BCW & AssocisBG2VCMS

Cahn Avocats AssocisCourtois LebelEversheds LLPField Fisher WaterhouseFischer Tandeau de Marsac Sur &AssocisFuchs Cohana Reboul & AssocisGranrut AvocatsHeenan BlaikieLmt AvocatsLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisLeXcomOlswang France LLPPech de Laclause, Bathmanabane &AssociesPreel Hecquet Payet-Godel (PHPG& Partners)Renault Thominette Vignaud &

ReeveScemla Loizon Veverka & deFontmichel (SLVF)Squire SandersWilhelm & AssocisWinston & Strawn


Leading individuals


Emmanuel Brochier Darrois VilleyMaillot BrochierJean-Michel Darrois Darrois VilleyMaillot BrochierJean-Yves Garaud Cleary GottliebSteen & Hamilton LLPJean-Pierre Martel OrrickRambaud MartelJean Veil Veil Jourde


Dispute resolution: internationalarbitration


Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPShearman & Sterling LLPWhite & Case LLP

Bredin PratCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDechertDerains & GharaviKing & Spalding LLP

Betto SeragliniClifford ChanceCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &Mosle LLPDentonsEversheds LLPGideHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPHughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Jones DayOrrick Rambaud Martel

Allen & Overy LLPAugust & DebouzyCastaldi Mourre & PartnersDLA PiperGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentHerbert Smith Freehills LLPLazareff Le BarsLinklaters LLPTeynier, Pic & Associs




AltanaBrown Rudnick LLPDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisFTPAFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &Jacobson LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIK&L Gates LLPMayer BrownMeyer Fabre AvocatsProskauerQuinn Emanuel Urquhart &

Sullivan, LLPWinston & Strawn

AragoBMH AvocatsBaker & McKenzie SCPBird & Birdbops AvocatsBryan Cave LLPFischer Tandeau de Marsac Sur &AssocisHolman Fenwick Willan LLPMcDermott Will & Emery AARPIPinsent Masons LLPRavet & AssocisReed SmithSTC PartnersScemla Loizon Veverka & de

Fontmichel (SLVF)Watson, Farley & Williams LLP


Public international law


Eversheds LLP

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPShearman & Sterling LLP


Leading individuals

The Legal 500 recommends these

leading lawyers (click on a law firmname for our editorial commentary).

Emmanuel Gaillard Shearman &Sterling LLPEric Schwartz King & SpaldingLLP


Dispute resolution: stock marketlitigation


Bredin PratDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierLinklaters LLPOrrick Rambaud MartelVeil Jourde





Brandford-Griffith & AssocisCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPClifford ChanceDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyGide

Paul Hastings LLPSimmons & Simmons LLPVigui Schmidt

Cotty Vivant Marchisio & LauzeralHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPMetzner AssocisNavacelle AvocatsOlswang France LLPSpitz & PoulleVisconti & GrundlerWeil, Gotshal & Manges


Dispute resolution: white-collar crime


Bredin PratHerv TemimeSoulez Larivire et AssocisVeil Jourde

Altana

De Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisFischer Tandeau de Marsac Sur &AssocisJeantetAssocis AARPILinklaters LLPMorice, CabinetPierre HakReinhart Marville TorreSzpiner Toby Ayela SemerdjianTaylor WessingWhite & Case LLP




Allen & Overy LLPAugust & DebouzyBenot ChabertBokenCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPClifford ChanceDS AvocatsDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDelecroix Gublin AssocisDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyFarthouat Asselineau & Associs

French Cornut-GentilleGideGutks AvocatsHeenan BlaikieHenri Leclerc & AssocisJean-Yves LeborgneKiejman & MarembertLysias PartnersMetzner AssocisNavacelle AvocatsObadia Stasi & AvocatsOlivier SchnerbPatrick MaisonneuvePaul Hastings LLPThibault de MontbrialThierry HerzogThierry LvyVigo Cabinet dAvocats

AragoBCW & AssocisHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPIngouf AvocatsKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPLefvre Pelletier & associsLeXcomNorton Rose FulbrightSeban & AssocisStasi Chatain & AssocisTamalet AssocisVisconti & Grundler


EU competition and distribution


Bredin PratLinklaters LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Allen & Overy LLPCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

LLPClifford ChanceDarrois Villey Maillot BrochierFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPGideVogel & Vogel

Ashurst LLPBaker & McKenzie SCPBird & BirdDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

JeantetAssocis AARPIJones DayLatham & WatkinsNorton Rose FulbrightOrrick Rambaud MartelWeil, Gotshal & MangesWhite & Case LLP

BDGS Associs AARPICMSCoutrelis & AssocisDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisEversheds LLPFourgoux & AssocisFuchs Cohana Reboul & AssocisGrall & AssocisKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLP

MagentaMayer BrownMcDermott Will & Emery AARPIPaul Hastings LLPReed SmithWilhelm & Associs




AramisAugust & DebouzyDLA PiperDS AvocatsKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinLexCaseRacineSquire SandersWinston & StrawnYGMA

AltanaBersay & AssocisCornet Vincent SgurelCourtois LebelDentonsGranrut Avocats

LMBE AvocatsLmt AvocatsLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisProskauerSimon AssocisTaylor WessingUGGC Avocats


Leading individuals



Hugues Calvet Bredin PratOlivier dOrmesson Linklaters LLPJacques-Philippe Gunther WillkieFarr & Gallagher LLPClaude Lazarus Bird & BirdRobert Saint-Esteben Bredin PratDidier Thophile Darrois VilleyMaillot BrochierAnne Wachsmann Linklaters LLP


Employment


August & DebouzyBredin PratCMSCapstan, member of Ius LaborisFlichy Grang AvocatsFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPFromont Briens

GideLatham & WatkinsProskauer

Chassany Watrelot & Associs(CWA)Clifford ChanceCoblence & AssocisCotty Vivant Marchisio & LauzeralDupir & AssocisHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPJeantetAssocis AARPILa Garanderie & AssocisPaul Hastings LLPRaphalVaughan Avocats

AltanaBaker & McKenzie SCPBardavid TourneurBarthlmy AvocatsBird & BirdDechertDentonsFidalFranklinIDAvocatsLefvre Pelletier & associsRacineReinhart Marville TorreTNDA: Tuffal-Nerson Douarre &AssocisUGGC Avocats

Winston & Strawn

DLA PiperDesanlisEversheds LLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLPJones DayMayer BrownMcDermott Will & Emery AARPIMoisand Boutin & AssocisSea AvocatsSimon AssocisSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &Flom LLPVoltaire AvocatsWhite & Case LLP





AkleaAllen & Overy LLPAstonAxten Avocats AssocisBCW & AssocisBG2VBersay & Associs

Bignon LebrayCornet Vincent SgurelCourtois LebelDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IField Fisher WaterhouseFrdric Chhum, CabinetGalionGranrut AvocatsHolman Fenwick Willan LLPLmt AvocatsLeXcomMGG LegalMarvellNorton Rose FulbrightOrrick Rambaud MartelPinsent Masons LLP

SBKG & AssocisScotto & AssocisSekri Valentin ZerroukSimmons & Simmons LLPStehlin & AssocisTaylor WessingWragge & Co


Leading individuals



Jean-Claude Anisten CMSEmmanuelle Barbara August &DebouzyJacques Barthlmy BarthlmyAvocatsNicolas de Sevin CMSHubert Flichy Flichy GrangAvocatsJol Grang Flichy Grang AvocatsPascale Lagesse Bredin PratLaurent Marquet de Vasselot CMSPierre-Jean Sinibaldi CMSYasmine Tarasewicz Proskauer


Environment


Boivin & AssocisJones DayLefvre Pelletier & associsUGGC Avocats





AdamasBaker & McKenzie SCPFidalGranrut AvocatsHuglo Lepage & Associs ConseilKing & Spalding LLPLaurence Lanoy AvocatsSavin Martinet Associs

AdDen avocatsAllen & Overy LLPAugust & Debouzybops AvocatsCGR LegalCMSField Fisher WaterhouseFranklinGenesis AvocatsGideHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPKalliopLysias PartnersPichavant & ChtritRacineShearman & Sterling LLPVerdier Le Prat AvocatsWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP


Leading individuals


Jean-Pierre Boivin Boivin &AssocisJean-Nicolas Clment UGGCAvocatsChristian Huglo UGGC AvocatsFranoise Labrousse Jones Day

Corinne Lepage Huglo Lepage &Associs ConseilVincent Sol Lefvre Pelletier &associs


Health and life sciences


DechertDentonsIntuityLexCaseSimmons & Simmons LLP

Allen & Overy LLPCMSDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisField Fisher WaterhouseHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPNorton Rose Fulbright




BCW & Associsbops AvocatsBaker & McKenzie SCPLmt AvocatsPDG AvocatsReed SmithSchertenleib, CabinetVatier & AssocisVigui SchmidtWinston & Strawn

August & DebouzyClifford ChanceGideGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentHBC AvocatsHoyng Monegier LLPJones Day

UGGC Avocats


Leading individuals


Alain Decombe Dechert(corporate)Christophe Hnin Intuity(competition)

Bernard Geneste CMS (regulatory)Alain Gorny LexCase (litigation)Jean-Marie Job De GaulleFleurance & Associs (litigation,regulatory)Pascale Poupelin Dentons(litigation, regulatory)Jacques-Antoine Robert Simmons& Simmons LLP (litigation)Mlanie Thill-Tayara Norton RoseFulbright (competition)


IT, telecoms and the internet


Baker & McKenzie SCP

Alain Bensoussan-AvocatsAllen & Overy LLPBird & BirdDLA Piper

Derriennic AssocisFral-Schuhl/Sainte-MarieGideLatham & WatkinsNorton Rose Fulbright

AramisAugust & DebouzyCotty Vivant Marchisio & LauzeralCourtois LebelDS AvocatsFranklinHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPStaub & AssocisStehlin & Associs

Bersay & AssocisDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisField Fisher WaterhouseGramond & AssocisHugotavocatsITLaw AvocatsK&L Gates LLPKahn & AssocisLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisMagentaNomoSPinsent Masons LLPTeissonnire Sardain ChevWatson, Farley & Williams LLPYGMA





Alyanakian AvocatsAstonAsturaAyacheSalamaBG2VBlum AvocatsCMSDentons

Eversheds LLPGilles Vercken Law FirmGranrut AvocatsJones DayLawintLawwaysLefvre Pelletier & associsLexCaseLeXcomOsborne ClarkeRedlinkTaylor WessingWhite & Case LLP



Leading individuals: IT


Alain Bensoussan AlainBensoussan-AvocatsMarc dHaultfoeuille Norton RoseFulbrightChristiane Fral-Schuhl Fral-Schuhl/ Sainte-MarieJean-Luc Juhan Latham & WatkinsStphane Lemarchand DLA PiperBruno Grgoire Sainte MarieFral-Schuhl/Sainte-Marie

Laurent Szuskin Baker & McKenzieSCP


Leading individuals: telecoms


Olivier Cousi GideFrdrique Dupuis-Toubol Bird &Bird

Rmy Fekete GideOlivier Frget Allen & Overy LLP


Insolvency


Ashurst LLPBredin PratDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IOrrick Rambaud MartelWeil, Gotshal & Manges

Clifford ChanceLinklaters LLPSantoni & AssocisWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Allen & Overy LLPAltanaBremond & AssocisHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLatham & WatkinsPaul Hastings LLPVeil Jourde

Cahn Avocats AssocisCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLP

DLA PiperDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyField Fisher WaterhouseGibson DunnRacineShearman & Sterling LLPWhite & Case LLP





AyacheSalamaBird & BirdFTPAFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPFuchs Cohana Reboul & AssocisGideGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisHerbert Smith Freehills LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPLantourne & Associs

Patricia Le Marchand, CabinetPoulain & AssocisRibeyre, David & AssocisSEH LegalSimon Associs

AramisAugust & DebouzyAxten Avocats AssocisBrunswick Socit dAvocatsCornet Vincent SgurelDS AvocatsDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisGranrut AvocatsLmt AvocatsPinsent Masons LLPReed SmithRenault Thominette Vignaud &

ReeveSchultze & BraunThron & AssocisUGGC Avocats


Leading individuals


Reinhard Dammann Clifford

ChanceJean-Dominique Daudier deCassini Weil, Gotshal & MangesPhilippe Druon Weil, Gotshal &MangesPhilippe Hameau Orrick RambaudMartelJacques Henrot De Pardieu BrocasMaffei A.A.R.P.IMaurice Lantourne Lantourne &AssocisOlivier Puech Bredin PratMarc Santoni Santoni & AssocisGabriel Sonier Gide


Insurance


bops AvocatsGideHMN & Partners

Clyde & Co LLPDa Ros Associs

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLPHolman Fenwick Willan LLPInce & Co France SCPNorton Rose FulbrightSullivan & Cromwell LLP




Bird & BirdCaraktersGranrut AvocatsKarilaLefvre Pelletier & associsLinklaters LLPPreel Hecquet Payet-Godel (PHPG& Partners)Reed SmithSorba Payrau

BokenCorusDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisEversheds LLPLmt AvocatsVatier & Associs


Leading individuals: litigation


Christian Bouckaert bops AvocatsGrard Honig HMN & PartnersBernard Mettetal HMN & Partners



Leading individuals: regulatory andcorporate


Richard Ghueldre GideWilliam Torchiana Sullivan &Cromwell LLP


Intellectual property: boutiques


Armengaud GuerlainCasalonga AvocatsCousin & AssocisEscande, CabinetHoyng Monegier LLPSchertenleib, CabinetVron & Associs




ArnaireBouchara Avocats, CabinetClairmont AvocatsDuclos Thorne Mollet-Viville &AssocisHollier-Larousse & Associs

JacobacciKern, Weyl & AndraniLaude Esquier ChampeyLavoix AvocatsNosis AvocatsVincent Varet Avocats


Intellectual property: full-servicefirms


Allen & Overy LLPBird & BirdDentonsGideHogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

August & DebouzyJones DayReed Smith

Baker & McKenzie SCPDLA PiperDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDechertEversheds LLPFTPAHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPOlswang France LLP





AdamasAramisCMSDS AvocatsKahn & AssocisLazareff Le BarsNomoSPinsent Masons LLP

Renault Thominette Vignaud &ReeveTaylor WessingWragge & Co

AltanaAsturaBersay & AssocisClifford ChanceDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IField Fisher WaterhouseGranrut AvocatsK&L Gates LLPLMBE AvocatsLmt AvocatsLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisLefvre Pelletier & associs

Lexington AvocatsLinklaters LLPRacineSBKG & AssocisSimmons & Simmons LLPWhite & Case LLPWilhelm & Associs


Intellectual property: patent andtrade mark attorneys


Beau de Lomnie, CabinetLavoixRegimbeauSantarelli





BrevalexD.A Casalonga-Josse, BureauErnest Gutmann Yves PlasseraudSAS (EGYP)Germain & MaureauLLRMarks & ClerkNovagraaf Technologies SA

Plasseraud, Cabinet

Didier Martin, CabinetDreyfus & AssocisIXAS Conseil


Leading individuals: patents


Latitia Bnard Allen & Overy LLPYves Bizollon Bird & BirdMarina Coust Reed SmithPierre Lenoir Allen & Overy LLPDenis Mongier du Sorbier HoyngMonegier LLPPierre Vron Vron & Associs


Leading individuals: trade marks



Emmanuel Baud Jones DayMichel-Paul Escande Escande,CabinetIsabelle Leroux Dentons


Media and entertainment: boutiques:art


Borowsky & de BaecqueHugotavocatsNeuer, Cabinet



Boutiques: Book publishers


Bauer & BigotGilles Vercken Law FirmHugotavocatsPierrat



Boutiques: Cinema


Borowsky & de BaecqueTurquoise



Boutiques: Music


Gilles Vercken Law FirmNicolas Boespflug



Boutiques: Newspapers andmagazines


Bauer & BigotLaude Esquier ChampeyNicolas Boespflug

PRD AvocatsTeissonnire Sardain Chev


Boutiques: TV/radio


Borowsky & de BaecqueGilles Vercken Law FirmLaude Esquier ChampeyMartine CoisneNicolas BoespflugPRD Avocats


Media and entertainment: boutiques:full-service firms


Carreras, Barsikian, Robertson &AssocisClifford ChanceDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDeprez Guignot & AssocisGranrut AvocatsHogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

NomoSTaylor Wessing




Baker & McKenzie SCPBird & BirdFTPA

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLPJones DayWAN AvocatsWilhelm & Associs

Allen & Overy LLPAstonAugust & DebouzyBersay & AssocisDLA PiperDentonsEversheds LLPGideGoutal Alibert & AssocisGramond & AssocisLmt AvocatsLatournerie Wolfrom & AssocisLysias Partners

RacineUGGC Avocats


Leading individuals


Alain Barsikian Carreras,Barsikian, Robertson & AssocisJean Castelain Granrut Avocats

Eric Lauvaux NomosWinston Maxwell Hogan Lovells(Paris) LLPOlivier Sprung Carreras, Barsikian,Robertson & AssocisChristian Valsamidis TaylorWessingIsabelle Wekstein Wan Avocats


Mergers and acquisitions


Bredin Prat

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPClifford ChanceDarrois Villey Maillot Brochier

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPLinklaters LLPSullivan & Cromwell LLP

Allen & Overy LLPBDGS Associs AARPIGibson DunnGideGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentJones DayLatham & WatkinsOrrick Rambaud MartelShearman & Sterling LLPSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLPWeil, Gotshal & MangesWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Ashurst LLPAugust & DebouzyBaker & McKenzie SCPBrandford-Griffith & AssocisDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IDechertFranklinHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLacourte Raquin TatarPaul Hastings LLPVeil JourdeWhite & Case LLP

AramisAyacheSalamaBird & BirdCMSDLA PiperDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDentonsFTPAFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &Jacobson LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinMayer BrownNorton Rose FulbrightScemla Loizon Veverka & deFontmichel (SLVF)Vigui Schmidt




AltanaBersay & AssocisBichot & AssocisBolze AssocisCarreras, Barsikian, Robertson &Associs

Cotty Vivant Marchisio & LauzeralDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyEversheds LLPField Fisher WaterhouseFuchs Cohana Reboul & AssocisGatienne Brault & AssocisGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPLefvre Pelletier & associsMcDermott Will & Emery AARPIOlswang France LLPPinsent Masons LLPProskauerRacineReed Smith

Reinhart Marville TorreRenault Thominette Vignaud &ReeveScotto & AssocisSolferino AssocisStehlin & AssocisUGGC AvocatsVivien & AssocisWragge & Co

AsturaAxten Avocats AssocisBG2VBignon LebrayCornet Vincent SgurelCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &Mosle LLPDS Avocats

FidufranceK&L Gates LLPKahn & AssocisLmt AvocatsNomoSSimmons & Simmons LLPTaylor WessingWinston & Strawn


Leading individuals



Olivier Assant Bredin PratDominique Bompoint Bompoint,CabinetPierre-Yves Chabert ClearyGottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPOlivier Diaz Darrois Villey MaillotBrochierPatrick Dziewolski Bredin PratMarc Loy Linklaters LLPJean-Pierre Martel OrrickRambaud MartelDidier Martin Bredin PratHerv Pisani FreshfieldsBruckhaus Deringer LLPSbastien Prat Bredin Prat

Private equity


DLA PiperKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinLatham & WatkinsMayer BrownWeil, Gotshal & Manges

Ashurst LLPBredin PratClifford ChanceDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IJones DayLinklaters LLPPaul Hastings LLPScotto & AssocisWhite & Case LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP




Allen & Overy LLPAyacheSalamaBaker & McKenzie SCPChammas & MarcheteauCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &Mosle LLPDechertDentonsFranklinFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPGatienne Brault & Associs

Gibson DunnGideJeantetAssocis AARPILL BergOrrick Rambaud MartelProskauerReed SmithSTC PartnersShearman & Sterling LLP

Axten Avocats AssocisBird & BirdCMSFidufranceField Fisher WaterhouseGramond & AssocisHPMLHerbert Smith Freehills LLP

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLPKahn & AssocisLamartine ConseilNgo Cohen Amir Aslani &AssocisOlswang France LLPSekri Valentin ZerroukWatson, Farley & Williams LLPWragge & CoYds Avocats


Leading individuals: LBO


David Aknin Weil, Gotshal &MangesMaxence Bloch King & WoodMallesons SJ BerwinFabrice de la MorandireLinklaters LLPOlivier du Mottay Latham &WatkinsThomas Forschbach Latham &Watkins



Leading individuals: venture capital


Renaud Bonnet Jones DayOlivier Edwards GideCharles Gavoty Jones Day


Private equity: fund formation


Clifford ChanceKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwin

GideJones Day




Chammas & MarcheteauDechertDentonsMayer BrownProskauer


Leading individuals


Xavier Comaills Clifford ChanceArnaud David King & WoodMallesons SJ BerwinNathalie Duguay King & WoodMallesons SJ Berwin

Project finance and energy: energy


Allen & Overy LLPCGR LegalClifford ChanceGideHerbert Smith Freehills LLPLinklaters LLPNorton Rose FulbrightWatson, Farley & Williams LLP

AdamasCMSCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IEversheds LLPHolman Fenwick Willan LLPJones DayKing & Spalding LLPOrrick Rambaud MartelRavetto AssocisShearman & Sterling LLP





Ashurst LLPDLA PiperDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisFranklinHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPKalliopJeantetAssocis AARPILatham & Watkins

Latournerie Wolfrom & AssocisLefvre Pelletier & associsMagentaSeban & AssocisSimmons & Simmons LLPWhite & Case LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPWinston & Strawn


Leading individuals



Bertrand Andriani Linklaters LLPChristophe Asselineau Shearman &Sterling LLPStphane Brabant Herbert SmithFreehills LLPJohn Crothers GideNikola Eatwell Clifford ChanceAnthony Giustini Clifford ChanceFranois Krotoff GideTim Scales Allen & Overy LLPNicholas Wong Clifford Chance


Project finance and energy: projectfinance


Allen & Overy LLPClifford ChanceGideHerbert Smith Freehills LLPLinklaters LLPOrrick Rambaud MartelWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDentonsFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPJones DayShearman & Sterling LLPWhite & Case LLP




Ashurst LLPBaker & McKenzie SCPBird & BirdCMSDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IEversheds LLPHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPJeantetAssocis AARPILatham & WatkinsMcDermott Will & Emery AARPISimmons & Simmons LLP

Taylor WessingWatson, Farley & Williams LLP


Leading individuals


Bertrand Andriani Linklaters LLPChristophe Asselineau Shearman &Sterling LLP

Stphane Brabant Herbert SmithFreehills LLPJohn Crothers GideNikola Eatwell Clifford ChanceAnthony Giustini Clifford ChanceFranois Krotoff GideTim Scales Allen & Overy LLPNicholas Wong Clifford Chance


Real estate


De Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IGideLefvre Pelletier & associs

Allen & Overy LLP

Baker & McKenzie SCPClifford ChanceFairwayKing & Spalding LLPLacourte Raquin TatarWhite & Case LLP

Ashurst LLPGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPJeantetAssocis AARPIJones DayLinklaters LLPMayer Brown

Paul Hastings LLPWragge & Co

CMSDLA PiperDS AvocatsDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisFranklinFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPK&L Gates LLPOrrick Rambaud MartelRacine





August & DebouzyBG2VCornet Vincent SgurelCourtois LebelDentonsEversheds LLPGibson DunnGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentKalliopKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

LLPNMW AvocatsOlswang France LLPReed SmithReinhart Marville TorreSBKG & AssocisSimmons & Simmons LLPTaylor Wessing


Leading individuals



Franois Bonteil Clifford ChanceDenis Chardigny Lefvre Pelletier& AssocisAubry dArgenlieu FairwayEmmanuel Fatme De PardieuBrocas Maffei A.A.R.P.IBenot Marcilhacy King &Spalding LLPFrdric Nouel GideFrank Peter White & Case LLPJean-Jacques Raquin LacourteRaquin TatarPascal Schmitz King & SpaldingLLP

Shipping


Clyde & Co LLPHolman Fenwick Willan LLPInce & Co France SCP

Lewis & Co AARPIReed Smith

Villeneau Rohart Simon




BCW & AssocisBMC AvocatsGide

Shipping finance


Norton Rose FulbrightStephenson HarwoodWatson, Farley & Williams LLP



Leading individuals


Christine Ezcutari Norton RoseFulbrightAlain Gautron StephensonHarwoodLindsey Keeble Watson, Farley &Williams LLPLaurence Martinez-Bellet Watson,Farley & Williams LLPJean-Marc Zampa Orrick RambaudMartel

Tax


Baker & McKenzie SCPBredin PratCMS

Arsene TaxandClifford Chance

Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPLinklaters LLP

Allen & Overy LLPAshurst LLPCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLLPDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IGideKing & Wood Mallesons SJBerwinLatham & WatkinsMayer BrownPaul Hastings LLP

Sullivan & Cromwell LLPWhite & Case LLP

Darrois Villey Maillot BrochierDentonsGibson DunnHerbert Smith Freehills LLPJones DayMoisand Boutin & AssocisSTC PartnersScotto & AssocisShearman & Sterling LLPSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &Flom LLPWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLPWragge & Co

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt &

Mosle LLPDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDegroux Brugre & AssocisFranklinGGV Grtzmacher GravertViegenerGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPLacourte Raquin Tatar




August & DebouzyBichot & AssocisBird & BirdBrandford-Griffith & AssocisCourtois LebelDLA PiperDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDechertEversheds LLPGranrut AvocatsJeantetAssocis AARPIKramer Levin Naftalis & FrankelLLPLefvre Pelletier & associs

NMW AvocatsOlswang France LLPOrrick Rambaud MartelRacineReinhart Marville TorreScemla Loizon Veverka & deFontmichel (SLVF)Stehlin & AssocisStephenson HarwoodUGGC AvocatsWinston & Strawn

AkleaAlmenide AvocatsAxten Avocats AssocisBG2VBignon LebrayDS Avocats

Genesis AvocatsHPMLHolman Fenwick Willan LLPK&L Gates LLPLeXcomMarccus PartnersMcDermott Will & Emery AARPIReed SmithWatson, Farley & Williams LLP


Leading individuals: litigation


Stphane Austry CMSPhilippe Derouin Skadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPEric Meier Baker & McKenzieSCP


Leading individuals: property


Vincent Agulhon Darrois VilleyMaillot BrochierPierre Appremont Wragge & CoJean-Yves Charriau Allen & OveryLLPEmmanuel Chauve De PardieuBrocas Maffei A.A.R.P.IOlivier Mesmin Baker &McKenzie SCP



Leading individuals: private clients


Jrme Barr FranklinFranois Tripet Franois Tripet,Cabinet


Leading individuals:transactional/corporate tax


Gauthier Blanluet Sullivan &Cromwell LLPEric Davoudet Clifford ChanceNiels Dejean Shearman & SterlingLLPGilles Entraygues Cleary GottliebSteen & Hamilton LLPBruno Gibert CMSJean Guilmoto CMSRenaud Streichenberger BredinPrat

Tax: The Big Four


Ernst & Young Socit dAvocats

FidalLandwell & AssocisTaj

The regions


ASA Avocats Associs Paris,StrasbourgAdamas Lyon, ParisAklea Lyon, ParisAlexandre Lvy Kahn StrasbourgBDH Avocats Angers, Paris,SaumurBignon Lebray Aix-en-Provence,

Lille, Lyon, ParisCamille & Associs ToulouseCornet Vincent Sgurel Lille,Nantes, Paris, RennesDelsol Avocats Lyon, ParisDu Parc Curtil & Associs DijonDuel Lille, ParisDuteil Avocats Lyon, ParisErnst & Young Socit dAvocats10 officesFidal 90 officesFromont Briens Lyon, ParisLamy & Associs Lyon, ParisLamy Lexel Avocats AssocisLyon, ParisLandwell & Associs 10 officesLexCase Lyon, Marseille, ParisMorvilliers Sentenac Toulouse

Oratio Angers, Chartres, Cholet,Dinan, La Rochelle, Le Mans,Nantes, Paris, Saumur, ToursRacine Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille,Nantes, Paris, Saint-Denis de LaRunion, StrasbourgRatheaux Lyon, ParisSimon Associs Lyon, Nantes,Paris, MontpellierTaj Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon,Marseille, Neuilly-sur-Seine,PerpignanThms Arras, Cambrai, Lille,Valenciennes


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ASA Avocats AssocisAshurst LLPAstonAsturaAugust & DebouzyAxten Avocats AssocisAyacheSalamaBaker & McKenzie SCPBardavid TourneurBarraquand Lapisardi, CabinetBarthlmy AvocatsBauer & BigotBCW & AssocisBDGS Associs AARPIBDH AvocatsBeau de Lomnie, CabinetBenot ChabertBersay & Associs

Betto SeragliniBG2VBichot & AssocisBignon LebrayBird & BirdBlum AvocatsBMC AvocatsBMH AvocatsBoivin & AssocisBokenBolze AssocisBompoint, Cabinetbops AvocatsBorowsky & de BaecqueBouchara Avocats, CabinetBrandford-Griffith & AssocisBrandi PartnersBredin Prat

Bremond & AssocisBrevalexBrown Rudnick LLPBrunswick Socit dAvocatsBryan Cave LLPCahn Avocats AssocisCamille & AssocisCapstan, member of Ius LaborisCaraktersCarreras, Barsikian, Robertson &AssocisCasalonga AvocatsCastaldi Mourre & PartnersCGCB & AssocisCGR LegalChammas & MarcheteauChassany Watrelot & Associs(CWA)

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Darrois Villey Maillot BrochierDavis Polk & Wardwell LLPDe Gaulle Fleurance & AssocisDe Pardieu Brocas MaffeiA.A.R.P.IDebevoise & Plimpton LLPDechertDegroux Brugre & AssocisDelecroix Gublin AssocisDelsol AvocatsDentonsDeprez Guignot & AssocisDerains & GharaviDerriennic AssocisDesanlisDethomas Peltier Kopf JuvignyDidier Martin, CabinetDLA Piper

Dreyfus & AssocisDS AvocatsDu Parc Curtil & AssocisDuclos Thorne Mollet-Viville &AssocisDuelDuhamel BlimbaumDupir & AssocisDuteil AvocatsEarth AvocatsErnest Gutmann Yves PlasseraudSAS (EGYP)Ernst & Young Socit dAvocatsEscande, CabinetEversheds LLPFairwayFarthouat Asselineau & AssocisFral-Schuhl/Sainte-Marie

FidalFidufranceField Fisher WaterhouseFischer Tandeau de Marsac Sur &AssocisFlichy Grang AvocatsFourgoux & AssocisFranois Tripet, CabinetFranklinFrche & AssocisFrdric Chhum, CabinetFrench Cornut-GentilleFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerLLPFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &Jacobson LLPFromont BriensFTPA

Fuchs Cohana Reboul & AssocisGalionGarnault Rembauville BureauTassyGatienne Brault & AssocisGenesis AvocatsGermain & MaureauGGV Grtzmacher GravertViegenerGibson DunnGideGilles Vercken Law FirmGinesti Magellan Paley-VincentGodet Gaillard Solle Maraux &AssocisGoutal Alibert & AssocisGrall & AssocisGramond & Associs

Granrut AvocatsGutks AvocatsHBC AvocatsHeenan BlaikieHenri Leclerc & AssocisHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHerv TemimeHMN & PartnersHogan Lovells (Paris) LLPHollier-Larousse & AssocisHolman Fenwick Willan LLPHoyng Monegier LLPHPMLHughes Hubbard & Reed LLPHuglo Lepage & Associs ConseilHugotavocatsIDAvocatsInce & Co France SCP

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Meyer Fabre AvocatsMGG LegalMoisand Boutin & AssocisMolas et AssocisMorice, CabinetMorvilliers SentenacNabarro & HingeNavacelle AvocatsNeuer, CabinetNgo Cohen Amir Aslani &AssocisNicolas BoespflugNMW AvocatsNosis AvocatsNomoSNorton Rose FulbrightNoury, CabinetNovagraaf Technologies SA

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Poulain & AssocisPRD AvocatsPreel Hecquet Payet-Godel (PHPG& Partners)ProskauerQuadrigeQuinn Emanuel Urquhart &Sullivan, LLPRacineRaphalRatheauxRavet & AssocisRavetto AssocisRedlinkReed SmithRegimbeauReinhart Marville TorreRenault Thominette Vignaud &

ReeveRibeyre, David & AssocisSantarelliSantoni & AssocisSavin Martinet AssocisSBKG & AssocisScemla Loizon Veverka & deFontmichel (SLVF)Schertenleib, CabinetSchultze & BraunScotto & AssocisSea AvocatsSeban & AssocisSEH LegalSekri Valentin ZerroukShearman & Sterling LLPSimmons & Simmons LLPSimon Associs

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FTPA1 BIS AVENUE FOCH, 75116 PARIS

The Legal 500 Francerecommends this firm for:

Aviation


FTPA represents prominent Frenchindustrial groups. Key figures in theteam include Serge-Antoine Tchekhoff,

Robert Corcos, Bruno Robin, EdouardFabre and Rajeev Sharma Fokeer.Former justice minister Pascal Clmentalso joined the firm as of counsel.


Insolvency

Intellectual property: full-service firms

FTPAs very committed, eight-lawyerteam has very high litigation and IPexpertise, and is always available torespond to clients queries. Itrepresents prominent clients in theluxury goods, media and industrialsectors. First-class expert Antoine

Gautier-Sauvagnac is recommendedalong with Fabrice Lorvo and PhilippePochet.

Media and entertainment: full-servicefirms


FTPAs very good, business-orientedteam shows great understanding of theindustrial environment. The 17-lawyerteam is particularly recommended forsmall and mid-cap deals and recentlyadvised Salvepar on Tikehaus tenderoffer. Nathalie Younan, Bruno Robin,Alexandre Omaggio and Coralie Ogerare the key figures.

Bignon Lebray14 RUE PERGOLSE, 75116 PARIS

Tel: +33 1 44 17 17 44Fax: +33 1 44 17 98 99Web: www.bignonlebray.com



Bignon Lebrays nine-lawyer practiceadvises on major infrastructure projects.

Litigation and urban law are also strongareas of expertise and the firmsuccessfully defended Lille urbancommunity regarding matters pertainingto the citys new stadium. SbastienPinot and practice head Alain Vamourare recommended along with PhilippeLarivire, who provides an excellentcombination of legal support andindustrial knowledge.

Banking and finance


Employment


Tax

The regions

Bignon Lebray is a solid, full-servicebusiness firm with 60 lawyers and itsmain offices in Paris, Lille and Lyon.The firm also has satellite offices inAix-en-Provence and Shanghai.

Bredin Prat130 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-HONOR, 75008 PARIS

Tel: +33 1 44 35 35 35Fax: +33 1 42 89 10 73Web: www.bredinprat.com



Bredin Prats three-lawyer team is

adept at advising on corporatereorganisations or transactions involvingthe French state or state-controlledcompanies: for example, it advised CDCon the creation of public sectorinvestment bank BpiFrance. It alsohandles key work in the transport andenergy sectors. The practice is headedby counsel Yann Aguila, who is praisedfor his clear and concise analyses.

Banking and finance

Bredin Prat assists large corporationswith financings or refinancings,including LBO restructuring and debtcapital markets (DCM) work, and isincreasingly acting for banks. It recently

assisted the senior lenders withConsolis restructuring and advised PSAPeugeot Citron on Banque PSAFinances financial difficulties. Thenine-lawyer practice includes fourpartners: Raphale Courtier, KarineSultan, Samuel Pariente and AlexanderBlackburn.


Capital markets: equity

Bredin Prat has strong experience inissuer-side representations and notablyassisted FNAC with its IPO. PatrickDziewolski and Olivier Saba are keycontacts, and Raphale Courtier is anexpert in representing banks during

private placements. The practice canalso call on the firms securitieslitigation experts.


Bredin Prats highly professionalteam represents many prominent clientsin major corporate, financial andcommercial disputes. The practicerecently defended Unilever in litigationagainst Nestl. Didier Martin, SbastienPrat and Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyrhave an outstanding ability to handle thetransactional and litigation aspects ofcorporate matters. Jean-Daniel Bretzneris a key contact for commercial

litigation, while Sylvie Morabia andFlorian Bouaziz handle corporate andfinancial cases.


Bredin Prats 11-lawyer practicehandles commercial and investmentarbitration, notably in relation to majorconcession and gas issues in NorthAfrica, Eastern Europe or Central Asia.The team is currently representing one ofthe largest foreign investors inTurkmenistan in ICSID arbitration. Italso represents Egypt and various majorcorporations. Louis Christophe Delanoy,Rad Fathallah, Jos Mara Prez and

Tim Portwood are recommended.

Dispute resolution: stock marketlitigation

Bredin Prat regularly advises onheadline cases and recently representedNYSE Euronext. Didier Martin, SylvieMorabia, Sbastien Prat and FlorianBouaziz are recommended.

Dispute resolution: white-collar crime

Bredin Prat is handling key cases in thepolitical, financial and tax areas. EricDezeuze is widely regarded as Francesmost efficient and modest white-collarcrime lawyer.

EU competition and distribution

Bredin Prats strategic and focusedadvice earns the firm major antitrustinstructions at French and EU levels.The 20-lawyer team recently obtainedseveral annulments or reductions of finesimposed by French and EU institutions.The team is currently representingUnilever in the EU and French laundrycartel cases. Merger control and stateaid matters are other areas of expertise.In the latter, the team represented theFrench government regarding Dexias90bn state aid plan and acted for PSAPeugeot Citron. The remarkable RobertSaint-Esteben heads the practice, whichincludes Hugues Calvet, Olivier Billard,

Marie-Ccile Rameau and Brussels-based Marc Pittie.

Employment

Bredin Prat delivers spot-on andbespoke advice, utilising its greatunderstanding of economic andcompany issues. The 15-lawyer teamadvises major French and internationalcorporations on high-end M&Atransactions as well as collectivedisputes and restructuring issues.Practice head Pascale Lagesse knowshow to handle difficult and uncertainsituations. Nicolas Bouffier and fellowcounsel Cyril Gaillard, who is praisedfor his perseverance and listening skills,

are also significant figures in thepractice.

Insolvency

Bredin Prat handles key matters in theLBO and industrial sectors. While thepractice often advises shareholders, it isalso increasingly assisting lenders anddebtors. Highlights included advisingKKR on Mediannuaires LBO debtrestructuring and acting for Virgin duringits insolvency. The practice is also a go-to firm for complex distressed M&A.The skilful and solution-oriented teamincludes the highly regarded OlivierPuech and Nicolas Laurent.


Bredin Prat is outstanding. In 2012-13, the 50-lawyer practice (whichincludes 19 partners) advised on manylarge and complex transactions.Highlights included assisting Lagardrewith the sale of its stake in EADS andacting for Carrefour on the 2bn sale ofits business in Colombia. Jos MaraPrez has excellent interpersonalskills, Benjamin Kanovitch stands outfor his ability to step into his clientsshoes, and Kate Romain canintuitively respond to the rhythms ofevery transaction. Patrick Dziewolski,Didier Martin, Sbastien Prat, OlivierAssant, Emmanuel Masset, Olivier Saba,Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr,Barthlmy Courteault and Matthieu

Pouchepadass are also recommended.Olivier Rogivue joined FreshfieldsBruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Private equity

Top-quality firm Bredin Prat providesa great level of service. It recentlyassisted KKR with its acquisition ofSMCP. Other clients include BainCapital and Eurazeo. The practice isbased around dealmaker OlivierAssant, Benjamin Kanovitch, SbastienPrat, Emmanuel Masset and BarthlmyCourteault.

Tax

Bredin Prat has extensive technical

knowledge and is well connected interms of knowing what prospective taxlegislation will look like. The team hasfirst-class expertise in tax aspects ofM&A, where it recently assisted Caissedes Dpts et Consignations (CDC) withthe creation of Bpifrance. The 16-lawyerteam also handles high-end tax litigation.Pierre-Henri Durand is praised for hispassion for the job andresponsiveness, and Julien Gayral isvery quick to understand complex UKstructures. The highly regarded RenaudStreichenberger heads the practice,which also includes Edouard Sicot,Yves Rutschmann and Sbastien deMons.

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