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2022

THOUGHT LEADERS

Our WWL Thought Leader Q&A series brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the world’s foremost lawyers and experts, to discuss a range of issues about their careers, their areas of expertise and their plans for the future.

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CONTENTS

Head of research: US Penelope Williams

Leading Firms

Deputy head of research Charlotte Riley

Administrative Litigation

Arbitration

Labour & Employment

Arbitration - Expert Witnesses

Life Sciences

Asset Recovery

M&A and Governance

Banking

Mining

Business Crime Defence

Patent Attorneys

& Investigations

Patents

Capital Markets

Private Client

Commercial Litigation

Private Funds

Commercial Mediation

Product Liability Defence

Competition

Project Finance

Competition Economists

Real Estate

Construction

Restructuring & Insolvency

Corporate Tax

Sports & Entertainment

Data

Trade & Customs

Energy

Trademark Attorneys

Environment

Trademarks

Franchise

Transport - Aviation

Government Contracts

Transport - Shipping

Insurance & Reinsurance

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Leading Firms

LEADING FIRMS This year’s research highlights five French firms renowned for their deep legal expertise.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: FRANCE 2022

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Bredin Prat

CMS

Clifford Chance

White & Case

GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: France - 39

Administrative Litigation

Government Contracts

Arbitration

Insurance & Reinsurance

Banking

Labour & Employment

Business Crime Defence & Investigations

Life Sciences

Competition

M&A and Governance

Construction

Patents

Corporate Tax

Private Funds

Data

Real Estate

Energy

Trademarks

Environment

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Distinguished law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel secures its place among the leading firms in our research, with 39 practitioners listed across 19 different practice areas, demonstrating the breadth of services on offer. The firm performs particularly well in the real estate sector with five individuals listed in the corresponding chapter. The team is well equipped to advise domestic and international clients on transactions, regulatory concerns and financing matters in the real estate sector.

Patent law is a further area of expertise, with four practitioners listed in this chapter for their outstanding work advising clients on patent litigation and licensing issues. The firm also excels in the banking space, where it sees three specialists listed. The team is equipped to advise clients on a range of banking and finance issues, including finance litigation, financing or refinancing transactions, and financial disputes. Key figures at the firm include Global Elite Thought Leader Nadège Nguyen, a top-tier practitioner with experience and expertise

advising domestic and international clients on corporate governance matters. Xavier de Kergommeaux is a leading specialist in project finance, asset-backed finance, and securitisation. Eric Cartier-Millon is highlighted for his expertise in banking and financing matters, including project finance, structured finance, and debt agreements. Frédéric Nouel and Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse are highly regarded by peers as experts in real estate financing.

BREDIN PRAT Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: France - 35 Arbitration

Corporate Tax

Banking

Energy

Business Crime Defence & Investigations

Labour & Employment

Capital Markets

M&A and Governance

Commercial Litigation

Restructuring & Insolvency

Competition

Renowned French firm Bredin Prat is recognised as one of the domestic market’s leading outfits, and accordingly distinguishes itself with 35 listings across 11 different practice areas. The firm stands out in the corporate tax market especially, with six of its practitioners achieving a listing thanks to their experience and expertise advising domestic and international clients in a range of sectors on contentious and non-contentious tax issues. Commercial transactions and corporate governance are another area of strength

for the firm, with five listings for its lawyers who excel at advising clients on competition matters such as complex merger control matters, state aid issues and behavioural investigations by regulatory authorities. A further seven lawyers secure a listing for their work on merger transactions and issues of governance, including shareholder disputes and compliance matters. Outstanding names at the firm include Pascale Lagesse, who is identified as a Thought Leader in labour and employment law thanks to enviable skill and experience

advising on collective bargaining, restructurings and mass layoffs. Sébastien Prat is another market leading name at the firm, who is also selected as a Thought Leader in the M&A and Governance space given his impressive track record with M&A transactions as well as private equity and securities issues. Hugues Calvet and Igor Simic are both singled out for their profound understanding of competition law, while Julien Gayral and Pierre-Henri Durand are highly sought after for their adept handling of corporate tax matters.

CMS Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: France - 27 Administrative Litigation

Labour & Employment

Corporate Tax

Life Sciences

Data

Private Client

Energy

Private Funds

Government Contracts

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CMS is a top-tier law firm with a dominant presence in the French legal market. It is home to some of the most highly regarded leading practitioners, with 27 listings across nine different practice areas. The firm sees 13 practitioners listed as leading individuals for their outstanding work advising domestic and international clients on a range of corporate tax matters, including M&A, taxation of property, financial taxation, mergers and acquisitions.

The firm is also a strong contender in the private client space, where its outstanding lawyers advise clients on taxation, asset management and estate planning. The firm has secured six listings in this chapter for their first-rate work. Leading individuals at the firm include Bruno Gibert, a top-tier specialist who excels in international taxation proceedings. Daniel Gutmann stands out for his exceptional handling of taxation matters while Edouard

Milhac draws high praise for his expertise in mergers and acquisitions. Stéphane Gelin is a top-tier practitioner with experience advising domestic and international clients on corporate tax and financing matters, while Michel Collet comes highly recommended by peers for his practice in M&A, financial investments, and real estate.

CLIFFORD CHANCE Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: France - 25 Arbitration

Government Contracts

Banking

Mediation

Business Crime Defence & Investigations

Mining

Capital Markets

Private Funds

Commercial Litigation

Project Finance

Competition

Real Estate

Corporate Tax

Sports & Entertainment

Energy

International law firm Clifford Chance continues to dominate the market across continents. With 26 listings in France distributed across 16 practice areas, the firm offers an impressive range of services and a wealth of expertise. The firm stands out in the capital markets, competition, and energy fields especially, with three listings in each of these areas. As an international law firm, Clifford Chance offers a holistic service thanks to its

ability to swiftly assemble multi-jurisdictional teams who combine a blend of local and international industry knowledge across a wide variety of practice areas. Outstanding names at the firm include Cédric Burford, who has been named a Thought Leader in capital markets thanks to his excellent understanding of debt issuance programmes, structured debt, and taxfinance issues. In competition, the firm counts on the talents of David Tayar, a Thought

Leader in the field thanks to his impressive work handling challenging merger control investigations. Delphine Siino Courtin is another leading practitioner working under Clifford Chance delivering top-tier transactional work in the energy sector, which has earned her the title of Thought Leader. Global Elite Thought Leader François Bonteil is a go-to name when it comes to real estate matters, from mergers to leasing.

WHITE & CASE Practice Area Breakdown Total listings in WWL: France - 24

Arbitration

Government Contracts

Banking

Labour & Employment

Business Crime Defence & Investigations

Project Finance

Competition

Real Estate

Construction

Restructuring & Insolvency

Data

Transport - Aviation

Energy

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Internationally respected commercial firm White & Case performs impressively in the French market, with 24 listings for its practitioners across 13 different practice areas. Dispute resolution is a key area for the firm, with five listings for its world-leading arbitration specialists, who have distinguished themselves representing clients in international arbitration proceedings under a wide range of institutional rules. The firm has strength and depth of expertise in construction law, with five of

its practitioners achieving a listing for their stellar work on domestic and international construction matters for clients. Real estate and project finance law are further areas of notable expertise, with two listings respectively as a result of their top-tier representation of clients in transactional, financing and development issues. Standout names at the firm include Christopher Seppälä who is selected as a Thought Leader in construction law due to his peerless experience and

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expertise in construction and engineering project disputes. Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall QC, Charles Nairac and Michael Polkinghorne are recognised as Thought Leaders in arbitration, thanks to their formidable success representing clients in ICC and ICDR proceedings.

Administrative Litigation

ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION This chapter identifies the top 27 administrative litigation practitioners in the French market who are highlighted for their remarkable work on a range of administrative matters, from public procurement to environmental regulatory law.

Most Highly Regarded Marc Fornacciari Dentons Paris

Marc Fornacciari from Dentons has significant experience in public law, domains and procurement, including contracts and concessions. Thierry Laloum at Willkie Farr & Gallagher gains widespread recognition for his work on high-profile pre-litigation issues in the public & environmental sectors. Nicolas Nahmias with AdDen Avocats garners praise for advising public entities on the design and organisation of bidding procedures and contracts in the transport, data and software spaces. Elsa Sacksick comes highly recommended for her work in commercial development operations, developing and monitoring

Thierry Laloum

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Paris

of complex projects on all aspects of public law. Philippe Delelis at Jones Day wins plaudits as “an outstanding administrative litigator” in public law, procurement contracts and project financing. Frederic Salat-Baroux from Weil Gotshal & Manges is a highly esteemed name in the French market whose government affairs practice focuses on public, administrative and regulatory law. Thomas Garancher from Frêche & Associés is lauded by peers as “an excellent litigator, especially in energy and environmental sectors”.

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Nicolas Nahmias AdDen Avocats Paris

Thierry Dal Farra from UGGC Avocats is a well-known name in public procurement law thanks to his strong experience in dispute resolution. Romaric Lazerges at Allen & Overy receives widespread plaudits for his administrative litigation practice, focusing on corporate and M&A cases in environmental and climate sectors. Emmanuel Guillaume from Baker McKenzie gains recognition as a formidable litigator, advising on new information technologies, competition law, and public corporate law.

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DIRECTORY An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages. Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Ludovic Babin Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP ludovic.babin@hoganlovells.com Christophe Barthélemy CMS Francis Lefebvre christophe.barthelemy@cms-fl.com Nicolas Baverez Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP nbaverez@gibsondunn.com Jean-Pierre Boivin Boivin & Associés jpboivin@boivin-associes.com Vincent Brenot August & Debouzy vbrenot@august-debouzy.com

Bruno Cantier Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP bruno.cantier@hoganlovells.com Thomas Courtel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI courtel@gide.com Thierry Dal Farra UGGC Avocats t.dal.farra@uggc.com Philippe Delelis Jones Day pdelelis@jonesday.com Marc Fornacciari Dentons marc.fornacciari@dentons.com Thomas Garancher Frêche & Associés t.garancher@freche-associes.fr Emmanuel Glaser Fréget Glaser & Associés emmanuel.glaser@freget-glaser.fr Emmanuel Guillaume Baker McKenzie AARPI emmanuel.guillaume@bakermckenzie.com Vincent Guinot Lacourte Raquin Tatar guinot@lacourte.com Thierry Laloum Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP tlaloum@willkie.com Christophe Lapp ADVANT Altana christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com

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Romaric Lazerges Allen & Overy LLP romaric.lazerges@allenovery.com Franck Lepron UGGC Avocats f.lepron@uggc.com Lionel Levain Reinhart Marville Torre levain@rmt.fr Nicolas Nahmias AdDen Avocats nicolas.nahmias@adden.fr Elsa Sacksick AdDen Avocats elsa.sacksick@adden.fr Frederic Salat-Baroux Weil Gotshal & Manges frederic.salat-baroux@weil.com Henri Savoie Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier hsavoie@darroisvilley.com Olivier Schmitt Schmitt Avocats schmitt@schmittavocats.com Nile Symchowicz Cabinet Symchowicz Weissberg & Associés ns@swavocats.com François Tenailleau CMS Francis Lefebvre francois.tenailleau@cms-fl.com Louis des Cars ADVANT Altana louis.descars@advant-altana.com

Arbitration

ARBITRATION In this chapter, we shine the light on 126 leading arbitration lawyers in the French market who come highly recommended for their expertise in resolving complex domestic and international disputes across a broad range of sectors.

Most Highly Regarded Yas Banifatemi

Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes Paris

Jacob Grierson

Alexander Fessas

Simon Greenberg

ICC International Court of Arbitration’s Secretariat Paris

Clifford Chance Europe LLP Paris

Asafo & Co Paris

King & Spalding International LLP Paris

Laurent Jaeger

Alexis Mourre

Christophe Seraglini

Eduardo Silva Romero

Melanie van Leeuwen

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Paris

Dechert LLP Paris

MCG Arbitrator Paris

Derains & Gharavi Paris

Roland Ziadé Linklaters LLP Paris

Dechert performs well with four listings. Eduardo Silva Romero garners praise as “a go-to for Latin America work in France” and “a tremendous practitioner and arbitrator”. Claudia Annacker receives plaudits from market sources as “a noteworthy arbitrator in French market”. José-Manuel García Represa impresses markets sources as “an outstanding practitioner”, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration. Philip Dunham is extolled by sources as “simply one of the best” when it comes to commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. Derains & Gharavi sees four lawyers listed here. Melanie van Leeuwen comes highly recommended among peers who note “she is the most prominent tribunal member of her generation, she is experienced and highly regarded as arbitrator”. Yves Derains is singled out as a “top arbitrator in France” by market sources who cite his well-known work in complex disputes. Hamid Gharavi is revered by peers as “a winner in the investor state arbitration space”. Bertrand Derains possesses two decades of experience in international arbitration and is particularly active in the energy, construction, M&A and intellectual property spaces. White & Case excels with five listings. Michael Polkinghorne is renowned by peers as “an outstanding and sharp arbitrator” and “a pleasure to work with”.

Christopher Seppälä ranks highly thanks to his work in international commercial arbitration in the construction space and for his work in Islamic law jurisdictions. Charles Nairac is highly respected for his multifaceted arbitration practice, with one source commenting: “He is an expert in Africa, very experienced and technical in construction matters.” Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall QC has a wealth of experience in commercial disputes in the natural resources, construction, and M&A spaces. Christophe von Krause possesses extensive experience as both counsel and arbitrator on pre-arbitration disputes and complex dispute settlement agreements.

Maude Lebois enjoys a strong reputation as a top name for international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, under a variety of institutional rules. Coralie Darrigade is hailed as a go-to lawyer for a range of companies, states and state-owned entities in numerous investor-state and commercial arbitrations. Mohamed Shelbaya is lauded by peers as “a key player in the market, a brilliant and well-rounded practitioner” and “a true star in arbitration”. Benjamin Siino is applauded as “a highly active practitioner, heavily involved in Parisian arbitration pursuits”. One source enthuses that “he has time to do lots of things and to do them well”.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer achieves three listings. Christophe Seraglini is celebrated by market sources as “excellent at every level with an unparalleled knowledge of French law”. Noah Rubins QC is a long-standing name in the French arbitration market in construction and energy disputes, particularly those relating to contracts. Peter Turner QC earns widespread recognition by peers for his practice as counsel and arbitrator under both ad hoc and institutional rules.

Bredin Prat sees three practitioners listed. Raëd Fathallah is cited as “an excellent practitioner” who regularly handles large-scale and complex investment and commercial arbitration cases. Louis Christophe Delanoy is highlighted by peers for “his exceptional intelligence” and is regarded as “one of a kind” for his work under ad hoc, ICC and ICSID arbitration proceedings. Tim Portwood is commended by market sources for being “on top of his game” when it comes to arbitration proceedings involving a broad range of jurisdictions, institutions and rules.

Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes sees five of its top lawyers listed here. Yas Banifatemi ranks highly among peers who comment that she is “an upstanding individual, with absolutely outstanding arbitration experience”.

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Alexis Mourre from MCG Arbitrator is lauded as a “leading arbitration practitioner” in the market thanks to his work on commercial and investor treaty arbitration.

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Roland Ziadé with Linklaters is highlighted as “an excellent arbitrator”, working on a broad range of international arbitration cases.

Dany Khayat from Mayer Brown is praised by market sources for his “excellence in investor arbitration” in the Middle East.

Alexander Fessas from ICC International Court of Arbitration is “an outstanding, prominent and active practitioner in the community”.

Annet van Hooft from Van Hooft Legal has over 20 years of experience as a private arbitrator, earning a strong reputation in the market.

Jacob Grierson with Asafo & Co is a wellrespected name who is lauded as “a smart, competent practitioner” and “a big name in African disputes”.

Nathalie Meyer Fabre at Meyer Fabre Avocats is much-admired as “an excellent, balanced arbitrator” working in sectors spanning engineering projects, energy, and construction.

Jean-Yves Garaud from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton wins plaudits as “an experienced, sharp, smart arbitrator with a wealth of experience”.

Todd Wetmore from Three Crowns comes highly recommend as “a great practitioner, a rarity who is a specialist construction law arbitration”. Georgios Petrochilos QC is hailed by market sources for being “exceptionally bright” and for his expertise in investor-state and commercial disputes.

Simon Greenberg from Clifford Chance is viewed by peers as “the best arbitration lawyer in France” who is “highly creative on cases and is incredibly passionate”. Jason Fry QC is praised by market sources, who cite “he is a very impressive, hardworking, excellent advocate”. The “terrific” Laurent Jaeger from King & Spalding is lauded by peers for his international arbitration and litigation practice. James Castello secures impressive recommendations for his first-class practice and is sought after by many international and high-profile clients. Pierre Mayer from Mayer Greenberg is a respected name in the field who is “hardworking and gets straight to the point”. Nadia Darwazeh at Clyde & Co is commended as an “incredibly articulate, clear and compelling” arbitrator by market sources. Eric Teynier from Teynier Pic is lauded by market sources for his “quick mind and creative thinking”, with one source commending his “outstanding arbitration and dispute resolution practice”. Pierre Pic is an “established” lawyer in the French commercial arbitration space, particularly for corporate-related and insurance-related litigation. Fernando Mantilla-Serrano from Latham & Watkins is cited as “a top lawyer in arbitration” thanks to his work on complex commercial and investor-state disputes. Carine Dupeyron with Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier garners praise from peers for being “outstanding and effective” when it comes to her international arbitration practice.

Michael Ostrove with DLA Piper is highlighted as “a top-tier, incredibly smart practitioner” working in public international law disputes and domestic litigation. Eliseo Castineira from Castineira Law is highly recommended by market sources for his “depth of experience in his arbitration practice”, and for being “especially efficient, effective and dedicated”. Ashurst’s Emmanuelle Cabrol is “a thoughtful, hardworking and quality practitioner” who enjoys a fine reputation having built up and impressive international arbitration practice. Carole Malinvaud from Gide Loyrette Nouel is among France’s top arbitrators, acting as counsel or arbitrator before French courts. Christian Camboulive receives widespread endorsements for his arbitration practice, as well for his knowledge of international contract law. Thomas Clay from Clay Arbitration is “always on top of the latest developments in arbitration, with a critical mind”. He is well respected in the market as “one of the top names for arbitration”. Julien Fouret from Eversheds Sutherland is lauded as “a top name in the field” and “a very respected arbitrator” for his work in international commercial arbitration. Michael Bühler with Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has “a wealth of experience in arbitration” and is considered “a standout practitioner” in international dispute resolution in complex arbitrations.

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Charles Kaplan impresses market sources with his expert handling of investment disputes involving states and state enterprises before ICC and ICSID tribunals. Jennifer Kirby from Kirby is hailed as “an absolutely superb arbitrator” who acts as counsel and sits as arbitrator in a wide variety of arbitration matters. Independent artibrator Sigvard Jarvin is held in high esteem by market sources thanks to his sweeping knowledge of international commercial disputes. Elie Kleiman at Jones Day earns considerable endorsements from peers for his practice in dispute resolution which has a significant focus on international arbitration. Isabelle Michou with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is “a sharp and combative practitioner” with significant international arbitration experience and specialism in international law. Michael Young QC is hailed as “a smart, experienced and very effective” arbitrator when it comes to energy, construction, and infrastructure disputes. Galina Zukova from ZUKOVA Legal is held in high regard for her impressive practice as arbitrator and co-arbitrator and in emergency arbitration proceedings. José Ricardo Feris at Squire Patton Boggs is identified as a top name in the French market for international commercial arbitration, public international law and investment arbitration. Brigitte Stern from the Université PanthéonSorbonne is highlighted by peers as a sterling arbitration lawyer and expert witness. Catherine Kessedjian from the Université Panthéon-Assas wins outstanding endorsements for her work as mediator and arbitrator in transnational disputes. Bart Legum with Honlet Legum Arbitration is an established arbitrator in the French market whose practice spans commercial and investor-state arbitration, particularly with an international component. Audit Duprey Fekl’s Pierre Duprey is “thought very highly of” among peers and is praised as a “very sharp, calm and effective” arbitrator.

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Profiles

Claudia Annacker

Mathias Audit

Julien Fouret

Claudia Annacker is a partner at Dechert LLP in Paris. She focuses her practice on international arbitration and public international law matters, in particular investor-State disputes, inter-State disputes, disputes involving international organizations, and human rights cases. She has represented States, State-owned entities and private investors in more than thirty investment arbitrations, under bi- and multilateral investment treaties, investment contracts, and domestic investment legislation, and under all major arbitration rules. Her arbitration experience includes matters related to the oil and gas, energy, banking, financial services, port operation, telecommunication, and tourism sectors, and sovereign debt. She also has particular expertise in investment arbitrations involving sovereign investments. Holding a Ph.D. and venia legendi et docendi (habilitation) in public international law, she regularly advises States, State entities, international organizations and multinational corporations on public international law matters, including the law of treaties, State responsibility, human rights, State immunity, diplomatic and consular immunities, immunities of international organizations, State succession, the law of the sea and international trade law. Claudia also acts as arbitrator, having first been appointed by the ICC at the age of 33. She is a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and currently serves on the SIAC Court of Arbitration and the board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Vienna where she teaches advanced research seminars in international dispute settlement and international responsibility, and has also been a visiting professor at the University of Paris X (Nanterre). She also teaches at the National University of Singapore, Fudan University and the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad.

Mathias Audit is a founding partner of Audit Duprey Fekl and a Law Professor at the Sorbonne School of Law (University of Paris 1). He is admitted to the Paris Bar. Mr. Audit advises both private companies and sovereign states or foreign state entities. He is regularly solicited by counsel or clients alike for consultations on complex cases. In his capacity as counsel, Mr. Audit advises on contractual arrangements, in particular in the energy and infrastructure sectors. His expertise also covers issues of economic sanctions and extraterritoriality. He represents his clients in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings as well as in judicial litigation with an international dimension. Mr. Audit regularly sits as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or chairman of arbitral tribunals, either in ad hoc proceedings or in arbitrations conducted under the aegis of major institutions (ICC, VIAC, CACI, etc.), including in expedited proceedings. In his academic functions at the Sorbonne School of Law, his teachings focus on private international law, international trade law, arbitration law, foreign investment law and project finance law. He also heads the Sorbonne’s Master 2 in Energy Law, as well as the Sorbonne’s LL.M. in Business Law for Foreign Lawyers. Mr. Audit speaks French and English fluently.

Julien Fouret is a Partner in the International Arbitration and Public International Law Practice of Eversheds Sutherland in Paris. He specializes in international arbitration, with a particular focus on investment arbitration and public international law. Julien is also a former Counsel at the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and was a Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. Julien has a wealth of experience in arbitration proceedings having served as counsel, chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator notably under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, DIAC, CAS/TAS, SCC, PCA, LCIA, CRCICA, CEPANI, DIA or CMAP. He has been involved in many complex arbitration cases mainly in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa, notably in the oil and gas, construction, telecom, sports and financial sectors. A lecturer in law in several French Universities such as the University of Paris Ouest-Nanterre or the University of Paris Est-Créteil, Julien has written extensively on many aspects of arbitration law. His publications include the recently critically acclaimed “The ICSID Convention, Regulations and Rules – A Practical Commentary” (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) which has been described as “an impressive piece of scholarship” and “anyone interested in this field will certainly want to add it to their library”. In 2021, Julien has edited the 2nd edition of his monograph entitled Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards (Globe Law Publications). Finally, he is also the Editor-in-Chief of the ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin. Julien is fluent in French and English. He is a member of the Paris Bar.

32 rue de Monceau Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 57 57 80 80 claudia.annacker@dechert.com www. dechert.com

9, rue Duphot Paris, 75001 Tel: + 33 1 78 95 92 00 mathias.audit@adf-avocats.com www.adf-avocats.com/en

8 Place d'Iéna Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 1 55 73 40 14 julienfouret@eversheds-sutherland.com www.eversheds.com

WWL says: Claudia Annacker garners praise from market sources as “a noteworthy arbitrator in the French market” who focuses her expertise on investor-state disputes, particularly those involving international organisations and human rights issues.

WWL says: Mathias Audit is well versed in commercial and investor-State arbitrations with an international dimension, and is frequently sought after by clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

WWL says: Julien Fouret is widely regarded as "a top name in the arbitration field" by peers and market sources who commend his "outstanding expertise in investment arbitration".

Dechert LLP

Audit Duprey Fekl

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Arbitration

Gustavo Laborde

Gaëlle Le Quillec

Philippe Leboulanger

Gustavo Laborde is the founding partner of Laborde Law, a Paris-based law firm specialised in international arbitration. With over 15 years of professional experience, Gustavo has focused exclusively on investment and commercial arbitration for over 12 years. He has practiced arbitration in New York, Geneva and Paris. Before founding Laborde Law, he worked for more than a decade at leading international law firms and with world-class arbitrators in the United States, Switzerland and France. Gustavo acts as both counsel and arbitrator. As counsel, he has represented investors, States and state-owned entities before various international tribunals, including under the rules of ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA and SCC. Currently, he acts as lead counsel to El Salvador and Romania in treaty-based arbitrations with over USD 2 billion in dispute. Further, he advises investors and acts in arbitration-related litigation in France, e.g. execution and set-aside actions. As arbitrator, he accepts appointments for both investment and commercial matters. He has twice been appointed by leading arbitral institutions— most recently the ICC—to preside over commercial disputes involving State entities. Altogether, Gustavo has been involved in over 40 international arbitrations featuring various seats, applicable laws, and industry sectors. He has particular experience in investment matters, energy and natural resources, manufacturing, finance, licensing, intellectual property and real estate. He is a member of ICC France, LCIA, CEA, ASA and AFA. In 2021, Gustavo prepared and co-lectured a course on parallel proceedings in international arbitration at the Hague Academy, together with Salim Moollan QC. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian; he has conversational knowledge of Portuguese, Russian and German. Gustavo is admitted to practice law in Paris, New York and Buenos Aires.

Gaëlle Le Quillec is a Partner in the International Arbitration and Public International Law Practice of Eversheds Sutherland in Paris. She specialises in international commercial arbitration with a particular focus on the construction, energy, natural resources, defence, transport, aviation, finance and post M&A sectors. She possesses over 20 years of experience as counsel in numerous international arbitrations under the rules of the most prominent arbitral institutions involving various laws and seats. She is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in international disputes. She has also acquired expertise in investment arbitration proceedings. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Gaëlle spent over 15 years in the International Arbitration practices of leading international and French law firms such as Gide, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Hogan Lovells both in New York and Paris where she gained experience in handling complex international arbitration proceedings, together with a business and international approach. Gaëlle was a member of the ICC Task Force on Arbitration of Climate Change Related Disputes. She is admitted to the Paris and New York Bars and holds an LL.M. in International Law from Georgetown University Law Center. She is regularly distinguished in leading directories. Gaëlle is a former member of the Paris Bar Council. Since 2022, she has been elected President of Paris Place d’Arbitrage, the leading not profit association aiming at the promotion of Paris as the world’s leading site for International Arbitration.

Philippe Leboulanger specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration, international trade law, private and public international law. His professional experience includes: appearing as counsel, expert and appointed as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman of arbitral tribunals in numerous international arbitrations (ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICSID, CRCICA, Swiss Arbitration Institution, OHADA-CCJA, Ad-Hoc) concerning state contracts, construction, sales, distribution, investments, oil and gas, transfer of technology and joint-ventures, etc. Philippe appears as counsel before courts in numerous cases relating to international commercial arbitration, international trade law, enforcement of awards, immunity from execution, etc. He is on the following arbitration panels: the International Chamber of Commerce (French Committee); the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Member of the Board of Trustees, President of the Advisory Board); and the London Court of International Arbitration. Philippe holds a Doctor of Laws (Private International Law), an LLM in Private Law, an LLM in comparative law and an LLM in criminal law. He was a lecturer on international commercial arbitration and international trade law at University of Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (France), and a visiting Professor of international arbitration law at University of Cairo (Egypt), Birzeit University (West Bank) and University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law (Romania). Philippe is a member of Comité français de l'arbitrage (past chairman, 2010-2012), the French Committee of Private International Law, the International Law Association, the International Bar Association, the Swiss Arbitration Association and the Egyptian Society of International Law. He speaks French and English.

222, Boulevard Saint-Germain Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 01 73 03 28 50 gustavo.laborde@laborde-law.com www.laborde-law.com

8 Place d'Iéna Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 1 55 73 40 00 gaellelequillec@eversheds-sutherland.com www.eversheds.com

24 Boulevard Saint Germain Paris, 75005 Tel: +33 1 40 70 14 81 phl@leboulanger-avocats.com www.leboulanger-associes.com

WWL says: Gustavo Laborde is hailed as "an incredibly intelligent and switched-on arbitration practitioner" with "great availability".

WWL says: Gaëlle Le Quillec comes highly recommended by peers as “a top-notch arbitrator and counsel” who “not only possesses an excellent legal mind, but is also enjoyable to work with”.

WWL says: Philippe Leboulanger has a sterling reputation among peers as "a prominent figure in commercial and international arbitration".

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Nathalie Meyer Fabre Meyer Fabre Avocats

José Rosell

International Arbitrator

Nathalie Meyer Fabre is the founding partner of Meyer Fabre Avocats, an independent law firm dedicated to the resolution of international commercial disputes. Prior to setting up her firm in 2009, she practised with Jeantet & Associés and was a partner at Salans (now Dentons). Over the past 30 years, Nathalie has acted as arbitrator or counsel in numerous commercial arbitrations, institutional or ad hoc, and in many industry sectors, including energy, construction, mining, telecommunications, military ordnance, aviation, shipbuilding, chemicals, hospitality, commodities, venture capital and private equity. Her most recent assignments as counsel include the representation of a German engineering company in an ICC arbitration relating to the construction of major port facilities in Morocco, and the representation of an Italian energy producer in an arbitration relating to a virtual power plant contract. She has been appointed as arbitrator in 45 cases and has issued 25 awards, applying French, Belgian, Romanian, Swiss, German, Guinean, Congolese, Ethiopian, Algerian and Qatari laws. Nathalie also has a strong practice in arbitration-related court litigation in France regarding requests for interim or conservatory relief, challenges of arbitral awards, challenges of arbitrators and enforcement proceedings. She has been acting for 25 years as counsel for a foreign state to defend its sovereign immunity before French courts, but also represents private parties seeking enforcement against public entities in France. Nathalie is a member of the Paris Bar. She has published extensively and often speaks at conferences on arbitration and sovereign immunities. She has taught arbitration at the Paris Bar School and the University of Paris-Est.

José Rosell is an independent arbitrator. He is a member of the Barcelona Bar and an honorary member of the Paris Bar. He is also a former member of the Danish Bar (EU Directive 98/5/EC). José Rosell has extensive experience in international arbitration. He has been involved in more than 180 arbitration cases. José Rosell has acted as counsel for several state-owned institutions, banks, and multinational companies in several international arbitration proceedings. In addition, he has been serving as an arbitrator in numerous international institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. He has arbitrated on matters relating to energy projects, post M & A disputes, construction, finance, telecommunications, and investment disputes. José Rosell can conduct arbitrations in English, French and Spanish, and has a good working knowledge of Italian and Portuguese. He is on the arbitrator’s panel of the major international arbitration institutions and is a member of the arbitration commission of the ICC. He has been actively involved in the drafting of several institutional arbitration rules and was a member of the ICCA – Queen Mary University task force on third-party funding. José Rosell has written various publications on international arbitration and has participated as a speaker at numerous international conferences. He lectures at several universities.

27-29 rue de Bassano Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 44 38 72 30 nmeyerfabre@meyerfabre.com www.meyerfabre.com

33 rue Galilée Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 6 08 72 67 22 jose.rosell@arb-intal.com www.arb-intal.com

WWL says: Nathalie Meyer Fabre is hailed by peers as "an excellent and balanced arbitrator", who excels in complex domestic and international dispute resolution.

WWL says: José Rosell is an outstanding commercial and investor-state arbitrator, and is particularly adept at handling cases with multilingual parties.

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Laurie Achtouk-Spivak Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP lachtoukspivak@cgsh.com John Adam Squire Patton Boggs john.adam@squirepb.com Claudia Annacker* Dechert LLP claudia.annacker@dechert.com Bernard Audit Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) baudit@gmail.com Mathias Audit* Audit Duprey Fekl mathias.audit@adf-avocats.com Laurent Aynès Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier laynes@darroisvilley.com Yas Banifatemi Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes ybanifatemi@gbsdisputes.com Sylvain Bollée Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne sylvain.bollee@univ-paris1.fr Xavier Boucobza Xavier Boucobza Michael W Bühler Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP mbuehler@orrick.com Emmanuelle Cabrol Ashurst LLP emmanuelle.cabrol@ashurst.com Christian Camboulive Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI camboulive@gide.com James Castello King & Spalding International LLP jcastello@kslaw.com Eliseo Castineira Castineira Law - Independent Arbitrator eca@castineiralaw.com Philippe Cavalieros Simmons & Simmons philippe.cavalieros@simmons-simmons.com Valentine Chessa MGC Arbitration vchessa@mgc-arbitration.com Thomas Clay Clay Arbitration thomas.clay@clayarbitration.com Daniel Cohen Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) profdancohen@gmail.com

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W Laurence Craig Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP wlc@craigarbitration.com Marie Danis August & Debouzy mdanis@august-debouzy.com Coralie Darrigade Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes cdarrigade@gbsdisputes.com Nadia Darwazeh Clyde & Co LLP nadia.darwazeh@clydeco.fr Louis Degos K&L Gates LLP louis.degos@klgates.com Louis Christophe Delanoy Bredin Prat lcd@bredinprat.com Bertrand Derains Derains & Gharavi bderains@derainsgharavi.com Yves Derains Derains & Gharavi yderains@derainsgharavi.com Caroline Duclercq Medici Law caroline.duclercq@medici.law Philip Dunham Dechert LLP philip.dunham@dechert.com Carine Dupeyron Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier cdupeyron@darroisvilley.com Pierre Duprey Audit Duprey Fekl pierre.duprey@adf-avocats.com Jalal (Jil) El Ahdab Bird & Bird AARPI j.elahdab@twobirds.com Ibrahim Fadlallah Université Paris X Nanterre ibrahim.fadlallah@wanadoo.fr Raëd Fathallah Bredin Prat raedfathallah@bredinprat.com José Ricardo Feris Squire Patton Boggs jose.feris@squirepb.com Diego P Fernández Arroyo DPFA Arbitration diego.fernandezarroyo@dpfa-arb.com Alexander Fessas ICC International Court of Arbitration alexander.fessas@iccwbo.org Gaëlle Filhol Betto Perben Pradel Filhol gaelle.filhol@bettolegal.com Clement Fouchard Reed Smith cfouchard@reedsmith.com Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou Eversheds Sutherland athinafouchard@eversheds-sutherland.com Julien Fouret* Eversheds Sutherland julienfouret@eversheds-sutherland.com Jason Fry QC Clifford Chance Europe LLP jason.fry@cliffordchance.com Jean-Yves Garaud Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP jgaraud@cgsh.com José-Manuel García Represa Dechert LLP jose-manuel.garciarepresa@dechert.com

Hamid Gharavi Derains & Gharavi hgharavi@derainsgharavi.com Laurent Gouiffès Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP laurent.gouiffes@hoganlovells.com Thomas Granier Asafo & Co tgranier@asafoandco.com Céline Greenberg Mayer Greenberg celine.greenberg@mayergreenberg.com Simon Greenberg Clifford Chance Europe LLP simon.greenberg@cliffordchance.com Jacob Grierson Asafo & Co jgrierson@asafoandco.com Paul-A Gélinas Paul-A Gélinas pgelinas@pgelinas.com Jean-Pierre Harb Jones Day jpharb@jonesday.com Marc Henry FTMS Avocats mhenry@ftmsavocats.com Jeffrey M Hertzfeld Independent Arbitrator jhertzfeld@hertzfeld.net Jean-Christophe Honlet Honlet Legum Arbitration jeanchristophe.honlet@honletlegum.com Laurent Jaeger King & Spalding International LLP ljaeger@kslaw.com Charles Jarrosson Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) charles.jarrosson@wanadoo.fr Sigvard Jarvin Independent Arbitrator sj@jarvinarb.com Anna Joubin-Bret Anna Joubin-Bret inquiry@joubin-bret.com Raphael Kaminsky Teynier Pic raphael.kaminsky@teynier.com Charles Kaplan Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP ckaplan@orrick.com Catherine Kessedjian Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) ckessedjian@u-paris2.fr Kathryn Khamsi Three Crowns LLP kathryn.khamsi@threecrownsllp.com Dany Khayat Mayer Brown dkhayat@mayerbrown.com Laurence Kiffer Laurence Kiffer lk@laurencekiffer.com Jennifer Kirby Kirby jennifer.kirby@kirbyarbitration.com Elie Kleiman Jones Day ekleiman@jonesday.com Gustavo Laborde* Laborde Law gustavo.laborde@laborde-law.com Anne-Marie Lacoste Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP annemarielacoste@quinnemanuel.com

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Benoît Le Bars Lazareff Le Bars SARL lebars@l-lb.com Gaëlle Le Quillec* Eversheds Sutherland GaelleLeQuillec@eversheds-sutherland.com Maude Lebois Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes mlebois@gbsdisputes.com Philippe Leboulanger* Leboulanger & Associés phl@leboulanger-avocats.com Bart Legum Honlet Legum Arbitration barton.legum@honletlegum.com Alejandro López Ortiz Mayer Brown alopezortiz@mayerbrown.com Carole Malinvaud Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI malinvaud@gide.com Fernando Mantilla-Serrano Latham & Watkins fernando.mantilla@lw.com Pierre Mayer Mayer Greenberg pierre.mayer@mayergreenberg.com Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall QC White & Case LLP amcdougall@whitecase.com Nathalie Meyer Fabre* Meyer Fabre Avocats nmeyerfabre@meyerfabre.com Isabelle Michou Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP isabellemichou@quinnemanuel.com Bassam Mirza PKM Avocats bassam.mirza@pkm-avocats.com Yasmin Mohammad Fortress Investment Group ymohammad@fortress.com Nicolas Molfessis Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) nmolfessis@u-paris2.fr Alexis Mourre MGC Arbitration amourre@mgc-arbitration.com Alexandra Munoz Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI alexandra.munoz@gide.com Sara Nadeau-Séguin Teynier Pic sara.nseguin@teynier.com Charles Nairac White & Case LLP cnairac@whitecase.com Carmen Nuñez-Lagos Núñez-Lagos Arbitration cnl@nunezlagos-arbitration.com Michael Ostrove DLA Piper michael.ostrove@dlapiper.com Diana Paraguacuto-Maheo Foley Hoag AARPI & LLP dparaguacuto@foleyhoag.com Marily Paralika Fieldfisher Marily.Paralika@fieldfisher.com Alain Pellet Université Paris X Nanterre service.communication@u-paris10.fr Georgios Petrochilos Three Crowns LLP georgios.petrochilos@threecrownsllp.com

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Pierre Pic Teynier Pic pierre.pic@teynier.com Andrea Pinna Foley Hoag AARPI & LLP apinna@foleyhoag.com Michael A Polkinghorne White & Case LLP mpolkinghorne@whitecase.com Flore Poloni Signature Litigation AARPI flore.poloni@signaturelitigation.com Tim Portwood Bredin Prat timportwood@bredinprat.com José Rosell* International Arbitrator jose.rosell@arb-intal.com Peter Rosher Reed Smith prosher@reedsmith.com Noah Rubins QC Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP noah.rubins@freshfields.com Shaparak Saleh Three Crowns LLP shaparak.saleh@threecrownsllp.com Friederike Schaefer ICC International Court of Arbitration friederike.schaefer@iccwbo.org Christopher Seppälä White & Case LLP cseppala@whitecase.com

Christophe Seraglini Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP christophe.seraglini@freshfields.com Mohamed Shelbaya Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes mshelbaya@gbsdisputes.com Benjamin Siino Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes bsiino@gbsdisputes.com Eduardo Silva Romero Dechert LLP eduardo.silvaromero@dechert.com Julie Spinelli Le 16 Law julie.spinelli@le16law.com Brigitte Stern Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne brigitte.stern@jstern.org Marie Stoyanov Allen & Overy LLP marie.stoyanov@allenovery.com Eric Teynier Teynier Pic eric.teynier@teynier.com Thierry Tomasi Herbert Smith Freehills LLP thierry.tomasi@hsf.com Peter Turner QC Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP peter.turner@freshfields.com Annet van Hooft van Hooft vanhooft@vanhooft-legal.com

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Melanie van Leeuwen Derains & Gharavi mvanleeuwen@derainsgharavi.com Ana Vermal Proskauer Rose avermal@proskauer.com Thomas Voisin Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP thomasvoisin@quinnemanuel.com Christophe von Krause White & Case LLP cvonkrause@whitecase.com Todd Wetmore Three Crowns LLP todd.wetmore@threecrownsllp.com Peter M Wolrich Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP pwolrich@curtis.com Jennifer Younan Shearman & Sterling LLP jennifer.younan@shearman.com Michael Young QC Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP michaelyoung@quinnemanuel.com Roland Ziadé Linklaters LLP roland.ziade@linklaters.com Galina Zukova ZUKOVA Legal galina@zukova.legal

Expert Witnesses | Arbitration

ARBITRATION | Expert Witnesses In this chapter, WWL identifies 21 outstanding practitioners for their work providing expert testimony in arbitration, dispute resolution and litigation matters.

Most Highly Regarded Andrew Flower

Jean-Luc Guitera

Alvarez & Marsal Paris

Accuracy performs well with seven listings. Nicolas Bourdon impresses market sources as “an outstanding expert”, renowned for his specialised transaction advisory services and litigation support in quantification of damages. Erik van Duijvenvoorde earns praise within the market for his accounting and valuation acumen in arbitration cases. Nicolas Barsalou has a depth of knowledge and great experience in all matters regarding corporate finance, damage assessment and forensic accounting in litigation and arbitration.

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FTI Consulting excels with three excellent practitioners listed here. Juliette Fortin is commended by her peers for being “one of the most seasoned and experienced in France” for her arbitration in M&A contexts, quantification of damages claims investment disputes. Matthias Cazier-Darmois ranks highly among peers thanks to his work assessing damages in judicial or arbitration proceedings, often arising from suspected torts, breaches of contracts and international treaties. Patrick Hebreard maintains a strong practice with a focus on the energy sector, and is lauded by peers for his “very convincing testifying as an expert”.

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Jean-Luc Guitera at KPMG is praised as “one of the most seasoned and experienced international arbitration lawyers in the market” who is active in commercial cases and construction disputes. Andrew Flower at Alvarez & Marsal stands out for his first-rate testimony in complex commercial and investor-state arbitration matters. Anthony Charlton at HKA is renowned for his specialised practice in dispute resolution, where he acts in auditing and insolvency cases spanning the media, telecoms, oil and gas sectors.

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Profiles

Anthony Charlton

Battine Edwards

Andrew Flower

Anthony Charlton is a Chartered Accountant with close to 30 years of professional experience. He has been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic accounting and the assessment of economic loss on over 50 occasions. Anthony has testified in both English and in French for matters before the French and Belgian domestic courts and for numerous investment and commercial arbitration matters. He has acted in disputes ranging from $3 million to $10 billion with one claimant awarded more than $600m in a high-profile matter in arbitration, based on Anthony’s damages testimony (an amount that matched exactly his assessment of the claimant's losses). Anthony has specialised in dispute-type work since 1996, after first gaining professional experience in many auditing and insolvency related assignments. His experience is global and covers a variety of industries including technology media and telecoms, oil and gas, energy, resources, construction, real estate, mining, aviation, infrastructure, hotel & leisure, banking, media, materials. Anthony’s expertise ranges from the quantification of damages claims in international commercial and investment treaty disputes, contentious valuations and expert determinations to shareholder and joint-venture disputes, financial and fraud investigations, and other types of forensic accounting assignments. He is also frequently instructed to prepare preliminary assessments of loss by claimants and law firms in contemplation of launching formal dispute proceedings. Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of their specialist valuation group. He is widely recognised by WWL as a Global Elite Thought Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of damages, arbitration and investigations – forensic experts’ research.

Battine is a Partner in Deloitte’s Forensic practice in Paris, which she co-leads. Battine is in charge of Deloitte’s Disputes practice in France. She specialises in the quantification of economic losses and business valuations in the context of disputes, primarily for international arbitration matters. Battine has significant experience in both commercial and investor-state disputes. Battine has acted as a quantum expert and provided expert evidence (written and oral) in arbitrations conducted under the auspices of most of arbitral institutions (i.e. ICC, ICSID, etc.) brought by European and multinational companies. Additionally, she has participated in hearings in Paris, Singapore and Washington, D.C., as well as virtual hearings, which have often involved an expert witness conferencing (i.e. hot-tubbing) session. Her experience spans across a range of industry sectors, including: aerospace & defence; energy, resources & industrials; technology, media & telecom; and tourism, hospitality & leisure. Although her practice is global, a significant part of Battine’s recent focus has involved assisting French and multinational companies, governments, and leading law firms, in the context of disputes in Africa. Battine has been with Deloitte since 2006, including over five years in the United Kingdom. Prior to focusing on disputes, she spent a number of years in Deloitte’s valuation practice. Battine then performed business valuations in a variety of contexts, including: mergers & acquisitions, tax structuring, corporate restructuring, disputes, as well as for accounting purposes (including intangible asset identification and valuation in the context of purchase price allocations). Before joining Deloitte, Battine worked in London as a sales trader within Goldman Sachs’ convertible bonds team. Battine works fluently in both French and English; she is also proficient in German.

Andrew Flower has over 30 years’ experience providing expert evidence in international arbitration (both commercial and investor-state). He has provided expert evidence in arbitrations conducted under the auspices of many institutions including ICC, ICDR, ICSID, DIAC, NAI, DIS, and under UNCITRAL rules. He has provided written evidence in over 150 disputes and has testified and been cross-examined on his evidence on many occasions before tribunals around the world. Andrew has been listed by Who’s Who Legal as a leading expert in arbitration since inception of the list. He has been recognized as a Thought Leader - Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2021, as a Thought Leader Global Elite - Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2022, and as a Thought Leader - France - Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2022. In the course of his career, Andrew has also provided advice to parties in post-transaction disputes, both in connection with arbitrations and in the context of expert determinations. Andrew has acted both as an advisor to one of the parties and as the appointed determining expert. Andrew has been appointed as an independent expert by the ICC Centre of Expertise. He has also been appointed by a tribunal in an ICC arbitration. Andrew has also acted as mediator in a royalty dispute. In addition to his arbitration related experience Andrew assisted Vivendi as defendant in its long running class actions suits in the New York Courts and has provided written expert evidence in matters before the English High Court. He was also one of the senior advisers to the Kuwait government in the assessment of corporate claims for damages arising from the First Gulf War. Andrew is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and is a native English and fluent French speaker.

33 Rue Galilée Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 6 46 39 72 72 anthonycharlton@hka.com www.hka.com

Tour Majunga - 6, place de la Pyramide Paris La Défense, 92908 Tel: +33 1 55 61 54 75 bedwards@deloitte.fr www.deloitte.fr

15 rue de Laborde Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 44 50 01 11 anflower@alvarezandmarsal.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Anthony Charlton is renowned for his specialised practice in dispute resolution, where he acts in auditing and insolvency cases spanning the media, telecoms, oil and gas sectors.

WWL says: Battine Edwards is "a highly respected expert witness" in the French market, where she is further celebrated for her "consistently timely and diligent responses".

WWL says: Andrew Flower is a “brilliant valuation expert” with experience working on very large cases. He is commended for his ability to “adeptly work through large volumes of data to narrow down the issues”.

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Expert Witnesses | Arbitration

Céline Leroy

Mikaël Ouaniche

Eight Advisory

Céline Leroy is a partner at Eight Advisory, heading up the Financial Expertise - Dispute Resolution department. She has been providing financial expertise for over twenty years in the areas of both financial analysis and investigation in public and private sector (PwC) and as an AMF expert in financial fraud and market regulation. Céline intercedes to provide a quantified and evidence-based assessment of damages to clients and supports them in the definition of a strategic approach (review of relevant financial arguments and supporting documentation, appraisal of damages, assessment sensitivity etc.). She has assisted clients in a wide range of areas including contracting claims, post-acquisition disputes, distressed company disputes, financial investigations, securities disputes and regulatory inquiries. Céline works across a variety of sectors, including Transport and Logistics, Utilities, Energy and Petro-chemistry, Construction, Telecommunications and IT, Media and Entertainment, Public Sector, Real Estate and Retail. Céline supports clients in trial and arbitral proceedings as well as in alternative dispute resolution schemes, in which she is placed to the fore and is called on to provide a robust oral or written defence of her positions. She has been involved in cross-examination and hot-tubbing procedures, acting as a witness expert, inter alia, for the ICC and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in Lausanne. Céline has acted as legal expert at the Cour d’Appel de Paris, a registered arbitrator (CMAP), a chartered accountant, certified fraud examiner, and expert at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. She has also acted as an independent expert appointed by both parties.

OCA - Organisation Conseil & Audit In addition to her work with Eight Advisory, Céline also contributes to several think tanks and has authored several articles. Céline is based in Paris and works both in French and English.

40 rue de Courcelles Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 6 01 20 25 20 celine.leroy@8advisory.com www.8advisory.com

WWL says: Céline Leroy is lauded by peers for her prolific arbitration experience in the telecoms, transport, media, construction and contracting claims sectors.

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Mikaël Ouaniche is Expert at the Court of Appeal of Paris as well as the International Criminal Court. He is chairman of OCA, where he specialises in damage valuation, business valuation, bankruptcy and forensic matters. He has testified on valuations of equity, businesses, and litigation settlements (in English and French). Mikaël Ouaniche regularly appears as an expert in arbitration proceedings under the authority of International Arbitration Centres (ICC, ICSID, SCAI , etc). He has been retained as an expert to address issues relating to valuations, contract disputes, commercial damages litigations and shareholder disputes as well as investment arbitration (expropriation cases). He intervened at the request of states, investors and corporate clients in disputes in many sectors, including mining and port concessions, power plants, railway projects and infrastructure construction. Mikaël Ouaniche has co-authored a reference book titled "Compensation for Damage in International Investment Arbitration" (published in English and in French, Bruylant, 2022) and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed French journals. Mikaël Ouaniche is often appointed by French courts in the context of civil, commercial and criminal matters. Mikaël Ouaniche is a chartered accountant, French certified legal auditor and graduate of EMLYON Business School. He is responsible for training at the Sciences Po Law School and the French National School of Judges. Mikaël Ouaniche is the author of a reference book on corporate fraud and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed French journals. He is secretary general of the French Association of Economic and Financial Litigation Practitioners (www.apcef.com). He speaks French, English and Spanish.

63 Avenue de Villiers Paris, 75017 Tel: +33 1 40 54 98 80 mo@oca-audit.com www.oca-audit.com

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Alexandre Rivière Secretariat

Alexandre Rivière is a managing director with Secretariat’s damages and forensic investigations practice and is based in Paris. Alexandre is a damages and valuation expert acting in international arbitration and litigation cases, with more than 20 years of experience in financial advisory services. Alexandre specializes in the quantification of damages primarily involving issues of lost profits, wasted costs, and valuation of businesses and shareholdings. He has been involved in a variety of disputes arisen between parties in commercial contracts, investment treaties, joint-venture agreements, transactions, construction claims, unfair competition, and other contentious matters. In international arbitration procedures, Alexandre regularly acts as expert witness in commercial and investment treaty cases. Alexandre has testified on numerous occasions before arbitral tribunals in both English and French. Alexandre has also acted as expert witness at advocacy training courses organized by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) and international law firms in Paris. In addition to his expertise in dispute-related matters, Alexandre has also assisted clients in non-contentious engagements mainly in the planning of transactions and other corporate finance operations: business valuation, business plan preparation, as well as financial analysis. Alexandre has assisted client companies in numerous industries including avionics, broadcasting, catering, construction, energy, healthcare, hotels and hospitality, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, telecommunication, transportation, and waste management. Alexandre holds a master’s degree in finance from University Paris-II Assas. He is a member of the French Society of Valuation Experts (SFEV). Alexandre is fluent in English and French.

72, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 40 07 82 16 ariviere@secretariat-intl.com www.secretariat-intl.com

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Nicolas Barsalou Accuracy nicolas.barsalou@accuracy.com Jean-Baptiste de Courcel Accuracy jean-baptiste.de.courcel@accuracy.com Nicolas Bourdon Accuracy nicolas.bourdon@accuracy.com Matthias Cazier-Darmois FTI Consulting matthias.cazier-darmois@fticonsulting.com Anthony Charlton* HKA anthonycharlton@hka.com Battine Edwards* Deloitte bedwards@deloitte.fr Frédéric Elkeslassy Ernst & Young frederic.elkeslassy@fr.ey.com Andrew Flower* Alvarez & Marsal anflower@alvarezandmarsal.com Juliette Fortin FTI Consulting juliette.fortin@fticonsulting.com Damien Gros Accuracy damien.gros@accuracy.com Jean-Luc Guitera KPMG SA jguitera@kpmg.fr Patrick Hebreard FTI Consulting patrick.hebreard@fticonsulting.com Céline Leroy* Eight Advisory celine.leroy@8advisory.com Anton Mélard de Feuardent Fair Links anton.melard.de.feuardent@fair-links.com Maurice Nussenbaum Sorgem Evaluation mnussenbaum@sorgemeval.com Mikaël Ouaniche* OCA - Organisation Conseil & Audit mo@oca-audit.com Alexandre Rivière* Secretariat ariviere@secretariat-intl.com Christophe Schmit Accuracy christophe.schmit@accuracy.com

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Asset Recovery

ASSET RECOVERY This chapter recognises eight outstanding practitioners leading the French market in matters relating to asset tracing and recovery, litigation, and highly complex cross-border investigations.

Most Highly Regarded Stéphane Bonifassi Bonifassi Avocats Paris

At Bonifassi Avocats, Stéphane Bonifassi is “a market-leading expert” in asset recovery according to impressed market sources who praise his adept handling of corporate investigations and related recovery proceedings. At Archipel, Jacques-Alexandre Genet is “a superb strategist” when it comes to asset tracing and interim measures in complex multi-jurisdictional investigations. Emmanuel Kaspereit receives widespread recognition for his first-class asset recovery practice, which is particularly strong in the enforcement of foreign judgements and cross-border investigations.

Jacques Bouyssou with Alerion Avocats is highly experienced in white-collar crime investigations and has notable litigation expertise. Jean-Pierre Grandjean from Grandjean Avocats is a long-standing figure in the French market with decades of experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation.

Kami Haeri at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is a well-established figure in the French market who is highlighted for his business crime defence and government enforcement investigations acumen. Stéphane de Navacelle at Navacelle is “the go-to lawyer for any matter in France” and draws praise for his top-drawer corporate practice, which encompasses litigation, internal investigations, and compliance.

At Gutkès Avocats Olivier Gutkès collects widespread plaudits for his specialist whitecollar crime practice.

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Stéphane Bonifassi Bonifassi Avocats

Stéphane Bonifassi's extensive criminal court experience over nearly 30 years, along with his knowledge of foreign laws and resourcefulness working abroad, has earned him recognition in 2018 as France’s number-one “Thought Leader” for business crime defence. He also holds the number-one spot in France for asset recovery. Bonifassi specialises in business crime and fraud, corruption, asset recovery, forfeiture and confiscation cases, economic sanctions, transnational enforcement of judgments and internal investigations. WWL describes him as “a major player” in the investigations space, with his peers noting his “world-class work handling” of financial and corporate crime matters. Moreover, his work in commercial litigation is recognised, earning international acclaim for his “first-rate” advocacy work. He co-founded the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, a collaboration of experienced public and private litigation professionals and distinguished academics working with the Basel Institute on Governance to expand worldwide access to solutions in economic crime cases. His written contributions are regularly recognised and some have earned him Plume d’Or awards from Les Plumes De L’Économie & Du Droit. Two articles, written for Le Monde, focused on international corruption and on the benefits of deferred prosecution agreements to France’s legal system. He continues to contribute thoughtful commentary to mitigate the risks surrounding financial crime. Bonifassi has served as president of the criminal law commission of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) and as a co-chair of the business crime committee of the International Bar Association. Bonifassi Avocats handles international litigation, involving complex business crimes, with a focus on fraud, corruption and asset recovery.

Stéphane Bonifassi* Bonifassi Avocats s.bonifassi@bonifassi-avocats.com Jacques Bouyssou Alerion Avocats jbouyssou@alerionavocats.com Jacques-Alexandre Genet Archipel jagenet@archipel.law Jean-Pierre Grandjean Grandjean Avocats jean-pierre.grandjean@grandjean-avocats. com Olivier Gutkès Gutkès Avocats og@gutkes.com Kami Haeri Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP kamihaeri@quinnemanuel.com Emmanuel Kaspereit Archipel ekaspereit@archipel.law Stéphane de Navacelle Navacelle sdenavacelle@navacellelaw.com

34 boulevard Haussmann Paris, 75009 Tel: +33 (0)1 82 28 10 80 s.bonifassi@bonifassi-avocats.com www.bonifassi-avocats.com

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Banking

BANKING In this chapter, WWL proudly presents the top 20 banking practitioners in France. They have distinguished themselves advising domestic and international banks, funds and businesses on financing and regulatory issues.

Most Highly Regarded Jean-François Adelle

Thierry Arachtingi

Jeantet AARPI Paris

Clifford Chance Europe Paris

Bredin Prat leads the field with four listings. Alexander Blackburn is a standout name in the domestic banking market and is highly sought after by clients for his skill with M&A, financing and restructuring issues. Raphaële Courtier maintains a top-notch practice in France and has comprehensive expertise in banking, acquisition fiancé, LBOs and restructuring matters. Samuel Pariente comes with numerous peer recommendations for his work in the banking sector, particularly with M&A financing on the borrower side. Karine Sultan is a well-regarded name in the French banking market, with peers readily endorsing her work on acquisition financing, debt restructuring and real estate financing matters.

Xavier de Kergommeaux enjoys extensive acclaim from peers and clients for his practice, which encompasses asset financing, covered bond issuances and securitisations. Stéphane Puel receives impressive endorsements for his banking practice, with extensive experience with regulatory issues pertaining to a variety of funds.

who say he is “one of the best in the market in this area”.

Clifford Chance’s Thierry Arachtingi garners widespread plaudits for his top-tier banking practice which handles acquisition and real estate financing, as well as debt restructuring.

Frédéric Bellanca of DS Avocats is a highly respected name in the market, who heads the firm’s financial services group as well as the crypto finance and fintech group at the firm.

Gide Loyrette Nouel performs impressively with three listings. Eric Cartier-Millon sits among the finest banking lawyers France has to offer and highlighted by peers as “a reference in acquisition finance, corporate finance and LBO transactions”.

Brice Henry at Allen & Overy is identified by market commentators as an outstanding name in the banking space, with immense regulatory and investment fund experience.

Jean-François Adelle at Jeantet is singled out by peers as a go-to for transactional, regulatory and litigious matters in the field.

Raphaël Richard with White & Case heads the debt finance practice, and receives considerable recommendations for his work on average and structured finance as well as syndicated lending.

Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville with Jones Day is an established name in the French banking market, who is sought after for his skill with regulatory issues, financial crime and sanction issues.

Laurent Mabilat of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a favourite of peers and clients,

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Jean-François Adelle Jeantet AARPI jfadelle@jeantet.fr Thierry Arachtingi Clifford Chance Europe LLP thierry.arachtingi@cliffordchance.com Frédéric Bellanca Dartevelle Dubest Bellanca AARPI fbellanca@ddbavocats.com

Alexander Blackburn Bredin Prat alexanderblackburn@bredinprat.com Eric Cartier-Millon Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI eric.cartier-millon@gide.com Pierre-Yves Chabert Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP pchabert@cgsh.com Raphaële Courtier Bredin Prat raphaelecourtier@bredinprat.com Patrice Doat Linklaters LLP patrice.doat@linklaters.com Etienne Gentil Latham & Watkins etienne.gentil@lw.com Brice Henry Allen & Overy LLP brice.henry@allenovery.com Xavier de Kergommeaux Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI kergommeaux@gide.com Laurent Mabilat Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP laurent.mabilat@freshfields.com

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Samuel Pariente Bredin Prat samuelpariente@bredinprat.com Jean-Baptiste Poulle Spitz Poulle Kannan jbpoulle@spitz-poulle.com Sébastien Praicheux DLA Piper sebastien.praicheux@dlapiper.com Stéphane Puel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI puel@gide.com Raphaël Richard White & Case LLP rrichard@whitecase.com Nicolas Spitz Spitz Poulle Kannan nspitz@spitz-poulle.com Karine Sultan Bredin Prat karinesultan@bredinprat.com Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville Jones Day jgdetocqueville@jonesday.com

Business Crime Defence & Investigations

BUSINESS CRIME DEFENCE & INVESTIGATIONS In this chapter, we highlight the top 43 business crime defence practitioners in the French market. They have been selected for their outstanding work representing and providing counsel for corporates and individuals in matters involving fraud, corruption, money laundering, and market abuse.

Most Highly Regarded Stéphane Bonifassi Bonifassi Avocats Paris

Stéphane de Navacelle Navacelle Paris

Eric Dezeuze Bredin Prat Paris

Hervé Temime

Cabinet Temime & Associés Paris

Veil Jourde receives three listings in this chapter. François Esclatine comes highly recommended for his work in business crime and regulatory litigation and arbitration. Emmanuel Rosenfeld enjoys a stellar reputation in the arbitration field thanks to his nearly four decades of experience. Jean Veil is an outstanding player in the French legal market, well respected and well known for his work in business criminal law. Stéphane Bonifassi from Bonifassi Avocats continues to impress market commentators with his substantial experience of highprofile business crime defence proceedings and complex fraud investigations. Stéphane de Navacelle with Navacelle is a much sought-after corporate lawyer with an impressive track-record assisting clients in internal investigations, litigation, compliance, and arbitration proceedings. At Bredin Prat, Eric Dezeuze is acclaimed as “one of the best” business crime defence practitioners in France thanks to his top-notch white-collar litigation practice. Guillaume Pellegrin ranks highly among peers for his expertise and proactiveness in the litigation sector. Hervé Temime at Cabinet Temime & Associés is regarded as “one of the best in the area” with a long-standing practice that specialises in the criminal defence of both individuals and entities.

Philippe Goossens, partner at Advant Altana, is a distinguished financial crime litigator with outstanding expertise in environmental law, cybersecurity and criminal tax law.

Thierry Marembert at Kiejman & Marembert is a highly respected corporate crime lawyer with in-depth expertise in complex international corruption cases.

Antonin Lévy & Associés’ fouding partner Antonin Lévy garners recognition for his work in criminal defence and enjoys an exceptionally strong reputation in the French market.

Herbert Smith Freehills’ Jonathan Mattout receives glowing endorsements from peers thanks to his highly specialised practice in white-collar crimes, including money laundering, corruption, cyber-crime, market abuse, and international sanctions.

At Bougartchev Moyne Associés, Kiril Bougartchev comes highly esteemed for his impeccable work in highly notorious whitecollar crime cases. “Top-notch lawyer” Denis Chemla at Allen & Overy earns glowing praise from peers and market commentators alike for his outstanding work representing international corporations and financial institutions in highly complex litigation matters. Founder of Soulez Larivière & Associés Daniel Soulez Larivière is a long-standing figure in the French legal market. A specialist in white-collar crime and corporate defence, he has assisted clients in major international cases for over 40 years. Emmanuel Marsigny, founding partner at Marsigny Gosset Avocats, is “one of the best” criminal defence lawyers in France, according to peers who cite his stellar track record in high-profile cases.

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Sophie Scemla of Gide Loyrette Nouel is a prominent name in France with considerable expertise in white-collar crimes, international corruption matters, cyber-fraud and internal corporate investigations. With a broad corporate practice that encompasses banking, financial, civil, commercial and criminal litigation as well as M&A related disputes, Bruno Quentin is a leading practitioner in the French market. At August & Debouzy, Astrid Mignon Colombet is known as a consummate white-collar crime specialist among market commentators, with a long track record that includes numerous high-profile cases. Asselineau et Avocats is home to Vincent Asselineau, a long-standing practitioner well versed in complex cross-border litigation cases involving corporate criminal liability.

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Stéphane Bonifassi

Ludovic Malgrain

Ludovic Malgrain is a partner and head of the whitecollar crime and regulatory practice in Paris. He leads a large team of 10 lawyers in Paris and cooperates closely with other departments, notably the arbitration, corporate/M&A, private equity and antitrust teams; and with other offices such as London, New York Moscow, Beijing, etc. A member of the Paris Bar since 1998, Ludovic is a litigator who has developed a recognised expertise in criminal defence and compliance. He is regularly ranked as a leading criminal defence lawyer in France by leading directories. The Legal 500 (2022) ranked him as a "leading individual", while Chambers Europe (2021) ranked him as a "leading lawyer" for corporate compliance and investigations and stated: “Ludovic offers remarkable expertise in criminal risks for legal entities and managers alike, as well as tailor-made training relevant to our activity.” The team is also ranked in band two for corporate compliance and investigations by Chambers Europe (2022), and in the top tier for compliance by The Legal 500 (2022). Ludovic represents French and international high-profile clients, including corporate entities and individuals, from the industrial, oil and gas, banking, and technology sectors before French authorities, agencies and courts. For example, the team handles cases connected to fraud or allegations of bribery in Angola, Nigeria and Russia; and tax fraud through schemes in Luxemburg, Switzerland and Dubai. The team also advises on commercial malpractice in the banking sector. The team can represent and advise clients on all types of criminal offences such as embezzlement, fraud, workplace accident and moral harassment. Ludovic and his team have extensive experience in advising companies in the context of internal or multi-jurisdictional investigations (DOJ, SFO, etc). Ludovic has strong expertise assisting companies in the context of administrative controls launched by the French Anticorruption Agency in relation with the Sapin II law.

Bonifassi Avocats

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With more than 20 years of litigation experience, Ludovic is an expert in prevention of corporate criminal liability, representing clients from top-level management to any criminal liability delegate. He has extensive experience in the implementation of compliance programmes in the banking, healthcare sectors and food sectors (anti bribery, anti-money laundering, M&A, due diligence, etc). He has been appointed by a private party as an expert on Sapin II issues before an arbitration trial. In addition, he has been assisting directors in the context of investigations by the parliamentary commission of inquiry. He is an expert on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues (duty of care, etc). He has a strong expertise on crisis management communication issues. His track record includes high-profile cases, such as the Air France Concorde crash case (Pontoise and Versailles Court of Appeal), the EC Eurostat scandal (Paris), the collapse of the gangway of the Queen Mary II (Saint Nazaire and Rennes Court of Appeal), the Apollonia fraud (Marseille Court of Appeal), the Helvet Immo class action and Dubai Papers (Paris). Ludovic is a lecturer at the Paris Bar School and the HEDAC School of Versailles (criminal business law). For the past five years he has authored the French chapter of GIR’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Investigations Review.

19, Place Vendôme Paris, 75001 Tel: +33 1 55 04 15 25 lmalgrain@whitecase.com www.whitecase.com

WWL says: Ludovic Malgrain is lauded by commentators for an outstanding track-record advising and representing clients in matters relating to compliance and white-collar crime defence.

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Thierry Marembert Kiejman & Marembert

Thierry Marembert co-founded Kiejman & Marembert in 2000; it is now recognised as a leading firm in complex litigations involving major strategic and economic interests, especially in the areas of white-collar criminal defence, corporate and financial law, media and entertainment. Thierry handles all sorts of complex litigation cases, and has a particular focus on international white-collar crime matters including international corruption; tax fraud; money laundering; banking and market rate/index manipulation; insider trading; and complex fraud. He has recently represented first-tier banks in France, Switzerland and the USA, and their top executives, in multi-jurisdictional tax fraud/money laundering cases; billionaires and international stars in the entertainment industry; listed companies; and major and/or international education centres. In most of his cases, he cooperates with leading foreign law firms in multi-jurisdictional defence work. He has strong links with US law firms in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC; and UK law firms and barristers’ chambers. He is a member of 3 Verulam Buildings, one of the UK’s principal sets of chambers. These professional cooperations are paramount in efficiently and skilfully responding to inquiries, investigations and trials carried out by international criminal and regulatory authorities including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Serious Fraud Office, and others. Thierry’s practice is characterised by his reactivity and availability; his in-depth analysis of the relevant facts, and the economic and political environment, of each case; the thorough preparation of his clients for interviews and depositions; and the extreme quality he brings to managing and arguing his cases.

260 Boulevard St Germain Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 1 45 55 09 00 tmarembert@kiejman-marembert.com www.kiejman-marembert.com

WWL says: Thierry Marembert is a highly respected corporate crime lawyer with in-depth expertise in complex international corruption cases.

Emmanuel Marsigny Marsigny Gosset Avocats

Emmanuel Marsigny has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1995. Since then he has developed a recognised expertise in criminal defence, and is regularly ranked as one of the leading criminal defence lawyers in France in the leading directories. Emmanuel Marsigny is a partner of Marsigny Gosset Avocats, a French boutique law firm specialised in white-collar crime, financial and business criminal law including tax fraud, market abuse, insider trading, embezzlement, bribery, bankruptcy crimes, recovery of assets, as well as general criminal law including manslaughter. The firm also provides assistance in the course of transnational criminal proceedings, including extradition, Interpol proceedings, freezing of assets, multi-jurisdictional investigations, embargoes and international sanctions, as well as international corruption and money laundering cases. Emmanuel Marsigny represents both French and international high-profile clients – natural and legal persons (states, heads of state and government, politicians, CEOs of publicly traded companies) – and assists them in the context of French and foreign proceedings. For the past 25 years, Emmanuel Marsigny has taken part in many prominent criminal cases: the case concerning fake jobs at Paris City Hall, the Angolagate case, the Concorde crash case, the "ill-gotten gains" case, the Concorde gambling circle case, the Brétigny train crash and many others. Before founding Marsigny Avocats, became Marsigny Gosset in January 2019 with the arrival of Cyril Gosset as a partner, he was a partner at Metzner Associes, a firm that he co-founded in 1998. Emmanuel Marsigny obtained a law degree from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in criminal law and criminal policy in Europe. He speaks French, English and Spanish.

189 boulevard Saint-Germain Paris, 75007 Tel: + 33 1 53 71 20 00 emarsigny@marsignygosset.eu www.marsignygosset.eu

WWL says: Emmanuel Marsigny is “one of the best” criminal defence lawyers in France according to peers who cite his stellar track record in high-profile cases.

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Vincent Asselineau Asselineau et Avocats vincent@asselineau-avocats.com Thomas Baudesson Clifford Chance Europe LLP thomas.baudesson@cliffordchance.com Charles-Henri Boeringer Clifford Chance Europe LLP charles-henri.boeringer@cliffordchance.com Stéphane Bonifassi* Bonifassi Avocats s.bonifassi@bonifassi-avocats.com Kiril Bougartchev Bougartchev Moyne Associés AARPI kbougartchev@bougartchev-moyne.com Claudia Chemarin Chemarin & Limbour chemarin@chemarinlimbour.com Denis Chemla Allen & Overy LLP denis.chemla@allenovery.com Pierre Cornut-Gentille French Cornut-Gentille & Associés p.cornut-gentille@scpfrench.com Thierry Dalmasso Dalmasso Cabinet d'Avocats tdalmasso@dalmasso-avocats.com Emmanuel Daoud Cabinet d'Avocats Vigo daoud@vigo-avocats.com Christian Dargham Norton Rose Fulbright LLP christian.dargham@nortonrosefulbright.com Jean-Michel Darrois Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier jmdarrois@darroisvilley.com Eric Dezeuze Bredin Prat ericdezeuze@bredinprat.com François Esclatine Veil Jourde f.esclatine@veil.fr Jean-Yves Garaud Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP jgaraud@cgsh.com Philippe Goossens ADVANT Altana philippe.goossens@advant-altana.com Benjamin Grundler Visconti & Grundler bg@visconti-grundler.com Alexis Gublin Cabinet Delecroix-Gublin gublin@delecroix-gublin.com

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Olivier Gutkès Gutkès Avocats og@gutkes.com Kami Haeri Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP kamihaeri@quinnemanuel.com Nicolas Huc-Morel Huc-Morel Labrousse Avocats nhucmorel@hmlassocies.eu Christophe Ingrain Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier cingrain@darroisvilley.com Antonin Lévy Antonin Levy & Associés antonin.levy@alassocies.fr Ludovic Malgrain* White & Case LLP lmalgrain@whitecase.com Thierry Marembert* Kiejman & Marembert tmarembert@kiejman-marembert.com Emmanuel Marsigny* Marsigny Gosset Avocats emarsigny@marsignygosset.eu Jonathan Mattout Herbert Smith Freehills LLP jonathan.mattout@hsf.com

Astrid Mignon Colombet August & Debouzy amignoncolombet@august-debouzy.com Dominique Mondoloni Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP dmondoloni@willkie.com Stéphane de Navacelle Navacelle sdenavacelle@navacellelaw.com Guillaume Pellegrin Bredin Prat guillaumepellegrin@bredinprat.com Charlotte Plantin Solferino Associés cp@solferino.fr Bruno Quentin Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI quentin@gide.com Emmanuel Rosenfeld Veil Jourde e.rosenfeld@veil.fr Sophie Scemla Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI sophie.scemla@gide.com François Serres Francois Serres & Associates fr.serres@avocatline.com

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Bryan J Sillaman Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP bryan.sillaman@hugheshubbard.com Daniel Soulez Larivière Soulez Larivière & Associés dsl@soulezlariviere.com Pierre-Olivier Sur FTMS Avocats posur@ftms-a.com Hervé Temime Cabinet Temime cabinet@temime.fr Caroline Toby Szpiner Toby Ayela Semerdjian ctoby@stasassocies.com Jean Veil Veil Jourde j.veil@veil.fr Julien Visconti Visconti & Grundler jv@visconti-grundler.com

Capital Markets

CAPITAL MARKETS In this chapter, WWL highlights the top 17 capital markets lawyers in France who have distinguished themselves representing clients in complex securities, regulatory, derivates and debt market matters.

Most Highly Regarded Cédric Burford

Clifford Chance Europe LLP Paris

Clifford Chance performs strongly with three listings this year. Cédric Burford is identified by market commentators as a leading name in France for capital markets matters, particularly debt issuance programmes, structured debt and tax-finance issues. Alex Bafi is an established name in the domestic capital markets space, with an outstanding track record representing corporations, private equity investors and investment banks on IPOs, debt offerings and securities matters. Jonathan Lewis comes highly recommended by peers and clients, thanks to his experience and skill with securitisation, structured finance and derivatives issues. Allen & Overy impresses with three listings. Hervé Ekué is a distinguished name in the domestic capital markets space, with over 20 years of experience advising financial institutions and corporates on issuance, debt listing and derivative matters.

Diana Billik sits among the very finest capital markets lawyers the French market has to offer. She heads the firm’s capital markets group and focuses on cross-border debt and equity offers. Dan Lauder enjoys widespread endorsements from peers for his capital markets work. His practice focuses on bond issues, regulatory matters and advising on equity and fund-linked briefs.

Didier Martin at Bredin Prat sits among the finest capital markets specialists in France who focuses on public tenders, securities and privatisations laws.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton sees three of its practitioners secure a listing. Valerie Lemaitre receives impressive recommendations from peers for her capital markets practice. She is well versed in advising on structured financings, leveraged transactions and securities options. Andrew Bernstein is highly sought-after by clients for his expertise in IPOs, equity offerings and capital markets regulations. Pierre-Yves Chabert is singled out as a practitioner who possesses formidable skill in the capital markets space. His practice is

Sharon Lewis with Hogan Lovells receives emphatic endorsements from peers for her work in the capital markets space. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of capital markets transactions.

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geared towards M&A and securities regulations in particular.

Fabrice Grillo of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is highlighted as a leading name in the capital markets space, possessing deep experience advising multinationals and financial institutions on structured finance and debt capital markets issues.

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Bertrand L Andriani Linklaters LLP bertrand.andriani@linklaters.com Alex Bafi Clifford Chance Europe LLP alex.bafi@cliffordchance.com

Andrew A Bernstein Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP abernstein@cgsh.com Diana Billik Allen & Overy LLP diana.billik@allenovery.com Cédric Burford Clifford Chance Europe LLP cedric.burford@cliffordchance.com Pierre-Yves Chabert Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP pchabert@cgsh.com Patrice Doat Linklaters LLP patrice.doat@linklaters.com Hervé Ekué Allen & Overy LLP herve.ekue@allenovery.com Fabrice Grillo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP fabrice.grillo@freshfields.com Linda A Hesse Jones Day lhesse@jonesday.com

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Dan Lauder Allen & Overy LLP dan.lauder@allenovery.com Valerie Lemaitre Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP vlemaitre@cgsh.com Jonathan Lewis Clifford Chance Europe LLP jonathan.lewis@cliffordchance.com Sharon Lewis Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP sharon.lewis@hoganlovells.com Didier Martin Bredin Prat didiermartin@bredinprat.com Gilles Saint Marc Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP gsaintmarc@kramerlevin.com Olivier de Vilmorin Sullivan & Cromwell LLP devilmorino@sullcrom.com

Commercial Litigation

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION This year research cycle recognises 34 prominent commercial litigators for their extraordinary performance in both domestic and cross-border disputes.

Most Highly Regarded Denis Chemla

Didier Malka

Allen & Overy LLP Paris

Veil Jourde excels with four practitioners included in this chapter. Jean Veil is a top-tier practitioner with vast experience in commercial litigation as well as business crime defence proceedings. Eric Deubel is well recognised for his many years of experience as a phenomenal litigator, as well as related arbitration proceedings. . Emmanuel Rosenfeld focuses his top-tier practice primarily on commercial and criminal disputes, both in litigation and arbitration settings. Georges Jourde is well known for his expertise in handling a wide range of commercial litigation cases, including M&A and restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Bredin Prat stands out with three listings here. Jean-Daniel Bretzner is regarded by market commentators as “one of the best practitioners in the Paris market” when it comes to high-value commercial disputes. Florian Bouaziz is recognised by peers for his excellent work in dispute resolution, with a focus primarily on corporate and commercial litigation. Louis Christophe Delanoy is highly praised by respondents who identify him as “a detailed and excellent lawyer”.

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Denis Chemla at Allen & Overy is identified for his excellent litigation work when it comes to cross-border disputes, as well as related arbitration proceedings. Didier Malka with Weil, Gotshal & Manges is recognised among peers for his excellence in commercial litigation and shareholders’ disputes. Thomas Rouhette of Signature Litigation is a first-class litigator, regarded by market commentators as “a great lawyer for product liability claims”. Jean-Yves Garaud with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton receives recognition from peers as “a highly experienced and knowledgeable arbitration practitioner” as well as a top name for commercial litigation proceedings. Stéphane Bonifassi of Bonifassi Avocats is distinguished among peers as a go-to name in France for high-profile corporate and criminal litigation. Philippe Métais at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is acknowledged by market sources for having in-depth legal expertise in in financial, banking as well as regulatory disputes.

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Grandjean Avocats’ Jean-Pierre Grandjean impresses peers who commend him for his “remarkable practice and experience” of commercial disputes, spanning litigation, arbitration and mediation. Stéphane Bénouville with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer receives extensive recognition for his leadership and exemplary work on commercial disputes and enforcement proceedings. Jean-Pierre Martel of Orrick Rambaud Martel is recognised as one of France’s leading commercial litigators, with vast experience advising on complex M&A disputes and regulatory cases. Jacques-Antoine Robert with Simmons & Simmons is regarded by market sources as “a hall of famer”, notably when it comes to disputes relating to product liability defence. Paul Hastings’ Laurent Martinet possesses vast experience of handling complex litigation matters encompassing multi-jurisdictional disputes.

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Profile

Stéphane Bonifassi Bonifassi Avocats

34 boulevard Haussmann Paris, 75009 Tel: +33 1 82 28 10 80 s.bonifassi@bonifassi-avocats.com www.bonifassi-avocats.com

WWL says: Stéphane Bonifassi is distinguished among peers as a go-to name in France for high-profile corporate and criminal litigation.

Thomas Baudesson Clifford Chance Europe LLP thomas.baudesson@cliffordchance.com Stéphane Bénouville Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP stephane.benouville@freshfields.com Patrick Bernard Bernard-Hertz-Béjot pbernard@bhbfrance.com Grégoire Bertrou Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP gbertrou@willkie.com Stéphane Bonifassi* Bonifassi Avocats s.bonifassi@bonifassi-avocats.com Dominique Borde Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP dominiqueborde@paulhastings.com Florian Bouaziz Bredin Prat florianbouaziz@bredinprat.com Jean-Daniel Bretzner Bredin Prat jeandanielbretzner@bredinprat.com Denis Chemla Allen & Overy LLP denis.chemla@allenovery.com David Chijner Brown Rudnick dchijner@brownrudnick.com Jean-Michel Darrois Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier jmdarrois@darroisvilley.com Arnaud de La Cotardière Linklaters LLP adelacot@linklaters.com Louis Degos K&L Gates LLP louis.degos@klgates.com Louis Christophe Delanoy Bredin Prat lcd@bredinprat.com Eric Deubel Veil Jourde e.deubel@veil.fr Clément Dupoirier Herbert Smith Freehills LLP clement.dupoirier@hsf.com Jean-Yves Garaud Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP jgaraud@cgsh.com Jacques-Alexandre Genet Archipel jagenet@archipel.law

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Jean-Pierre Grandjean Grandjean Avocats jean-pierre.grandjean@grandjean-avocats. com Kami Haeri Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP kamihaeri@quinnemanuel.com Marc Henry FTMS Avocats mhenry@ftmsavocats.com Laurent Jaeger King & Spalding International LLP ljaeger@kslaw.com Georges Jourde Veil Jourde g.jourde@veil.fr Antoine Kirry Debevoise & Plimpton LLP akirry@debevoise.com Dimitri Lecat Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP dimitri.lecat@freshfields.com Didier Malka Weil Gotshal & Manges didier.malka@weil.com Jean-Pierre Martel Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP jpmartel@orrick.com Laurent Martinet Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP laurentmartinet@paulhastings.com Philippe Métais Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner philippe.metais@bclplaw.com Dominique Mondoloni Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP dmondoloni@willkie.com Jacques-Antoine Robert Simmons & Simmons jacques-antoine.robert@simmons-simmons. com Emmanuel Rosenfeld Veil Jourde e.rosenfeld@veil.fr Thomas Rouhette Signature Litigation AARPI thomas.rouhette@signaturelitigation.com Jean Veil Veil Jourde j.veil@veil.fr

Commercial Mediation

COMMERCIAL MEDIATION In this chapter, we highlight 16 outstanding mediators who are recognised for their work handling a variety of complex commercial disputes.

Most Highly Regarded Claude Amar

Mediation & Resolution Paris

Claude Amar of Mediation & Resolution is a well-renowned practitioner in the French market and comes highly recommended by market sources as “the best mediator in France without hesitation”.

The “excellent” Diana Paraguacuto-Maheo at Foley Hoag garners praise for her top-notch mediation practice which encompasses enforcement of agreements and complex discovery disputes.

Adeline Guilhen at Mediation Studio receives widespread plaudits as “a pillar of mediation in France” thanks to her experience with individuals, governmental organisations, large corporations.

Fabienne van der Vleugel with VDV Avocats ranks highly among peers thanks to her wideranging, multi-lingual mediation practice. FIDAL’s Isabelle Vaugon comes highly esteemed by market sources for her first-rate mediation practice, specialising in mining

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and energy-related matters in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Ronald Austin with Clifford Chance Europe is a go-to mediator in the French market for real estate and motor sport matters. Antoine Adeline at Squire Patton Boggs garners praise for his wealth of experience and expertise in construction, software and manufacturing-related disputes.

Commercial Mediation

Profile

Patricia Peterson

Independent Arbitrator Patricia Peterson is a member of the Paris, Ontario and Quebec Bars and is a solicitor of the senior courts of England and Wales. Qualified in four jurisdictions, with a common law and civil law background, Patricia specialises in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. During her career, Patricia has also worked on cross-border commercial litigation matters as well as disputes and regulatory investigations in the financial services sector. Having practised for 30 years in the Paris office of Linklaters LLP, Patricia established her own practice in 2017, Peterson//ADR, focusing mainly on work as arbitrator. She has a broad range of experience, including acting as counsel, arbitrator (as chair, co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator) and emergency arbitrator in international arbitration matters under the rules of the major arbitral institutions. She has advised frequently on matters involving mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods. Patricia’s experience spans many different industrial sectors, including mining, natural resources, aeronautics, telecommunications, satellites, construction and engineering, distribution, joint venture projects and banking, in a variety of geographic regions. Patricia is a CEDR accredited mediator; a chartered arbitrator (CArb) and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb); a past president of the International Arbitration Commission of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) (2012–2018); a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and has served on the ICC task forces addressing the following topics: emergency arbitrator proceedings, climate change related disputes, financial institutions and international arbitration, arbitrations involving states or state entities and ADR and arbitration. Patricia is a member of various professional associations, including the ICC Canada, the LCIA European Users’ Council, the Comité français de l’arbitrage, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the ICC Institute of World Business Law. Patricia also serves on the GAR CIArb London Principles Assessment Panel and is a practice leader of the DIS Rules Clinic on settlement facilitation.

Patricia holds the degrees of BA (Hons) from Queen’s University, LLB (common law) from University of Windsor, LLM from University of Cambridge and LLB (civil law) from University of Montreal. In addition to her international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution work, Patricia is a lecturer in the international section of the Master Droit économique programme at Sciences Po Law School in Paris, where she teaches courses in contract law and tort law. Patricia works in English and French.

Peterson//ADR 97 boulevard Malesherbes Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 47 03 94 58 ppeterson@peterson-arbitration.com

WWL says: Patricia Peterson stands out as a leading mediation and arbitration practitioner with substantial cross-border dispute resolution experience.

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Antoine Adeline Squire Patton Boggs antoine.adeline@squirepb.com Claude Amar Mediation & Resolution claude@amar.cc Ronald S Austin Clifford Chance Europe LLP ronald.austin@cliffordchance.com Marion Barbier Bird & Bird AARPI marion.barbier@twobirds.com Louis Degos K&L Gates LLP louis.degos@klgates.com Paul-A Gélinas Paul-A Gélinas pgelinas@pgelinas.com Adeline Guilhen Mediation Studio adeline.guilhen@gmail.com Laurent Jaeger King & Spalding International LLP ljaeger@kslaw.com Bart Legum Honlet Legum Arbitration barton.legum@honletlegum.com Diana Paraguacuto-Maheo Foley Hoag AARPI & LLP dparaguacuto@foleyhoag.com Patricia Peterson* Independent Arbitrator ppeterson@peterson-arbitration.com Catherine Peulvé CP Law cpeulve@cplaw.fr Isabelle Vaugon FIDAL isabelle.vaugon@fidal.com Fabienne van der Vleugel VDV Avocats fabienne@vdvavocats.com Michèle Weil-Guthmann Mediation & Resolution mwg@e-weil.com Peter M Wolrich Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP pwolrich@curtis.com

Competition

COMPETITION In this chapter, WWL presents the top 57 competition lawyers in France who stand out for their skill and experience in representing domestic and international clients in complex merger control, abuse of dominance, cartel and state aid matters.

Most Highly Regarded Olivier Billard

Antoine Choffel

Philippe Guibert

Bredin Prat Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI Paris

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei Paris

Didier Théophile

Maria Trabucchi

Yelena Trifounovitch

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier Paris

Bredin Prat leads the market with five listings. Olivier Billard is an accomplished and respected competition lawyer in the French market. His practice encompasses merger control, state aid and cartel litigation. Yelena Trifounovitch is lauded by respondents as “an excellent competition lawyer” who is “reactive, very smart, and understands complex matters”. Hugues Calvet is identified by peers as a standout name in France’s competition market. He brings over 30 years of experience to clients’ antitrust litigation proceedings. Marie-Cécile Rameau enjoys extensive acclaim for her practice from peers across Europe. Her practice focuses on significant litigation proceedings at the French and EU level. Igor Simic is a well-regarded name in the competition space, with special expertise in cross-border merger control and antitrust proceedings. Linklaters excels with four listings. Pierre Zelenko has built up an impressive competition practice and is praised by sources as “a great lawyer” who is “fantastic to work with”. Anne Wachsmann is a top-notch competition specialist, who secures comprehensive recommendations for her work from market commentators. Thomas Elkins is lauded by respondents as “an excellent competition lawyer”. His expertise spans merger control, behavioural

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practice and private damages matters across the automotive, healthcare and tech sectors. Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson is appreciated by sources for providing “quick and qualified answers” and her “client-oriented approach with the capability to explain issues and concerns to make them accessible”. Gide Loyrette Nouel sees three of its practitioners listed here. Antoine Choffel is a go-to competition lawyer among peers and clients, who identify him as “a star of the domestic market”. Emmanuel Reille gains impressive recommendations from market commentators. He is well versed in European, African and Chinese competition law issues. Dimitri Dimitrov is a respected competition practitioner in the French market who regularly represents clients in matters relating to cooperation agreements, litigation proceedings and merger control issues. Maria Trabucchi at BDGS Associés sits among the foremost competition lawyers the French market has to offer, with sources confirming that she is “a fantastic lawyer”. Philippe Guibert at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei is a distinguished name in the competition market, with commentators endorsing him as “a smart lawyer who is extremely pleasant to work with”. Didier Théophile with Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier is one of the leading minds in

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competition law, and sources laud him as “a knowledgeable and thorough practitioner who is a pleasure to work with”. David Tayar at Clifford Chance is a star of the domestic competition market, with peers rushing to recommend his expertise handling complex merger control investigations. Olivier de Juvigny of Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés is a highly accomplished competition specialist in Europe, who is sought after for his skill with merger control and antitrust litigation briefs. Aurélien Condomines with Aramis has forged and maintained a leading competition practice, and sources recommend him as “a really top lawyer”. Jeantet’s Florent Prunet accrues extensive votes of endorsement from peers and clients for his competition practice, which encompasses antitrust litigation, merger control and state aid matters. Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié at Tactics is nominated for her top-tier competition practice, with clients coming to her for counsel on abuse of dominance, cartels and merger issues. Thomas Picot is a respected competition lawyer with over 25 years of experience in merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance cases.

Competition

Profiles

Jacques Buhart

Aurélien Condomines

McDermott Will & Emery Jacques Buhart focuses his practice on EU competition rules and mergers & acquisitions. He counsels clients on a broad range of complex competition matters as well as contentious proceedings before the European and French courts. His merger experience includes representing Cellnex as the intervening party in the JV between Vodafone and Telecom Italia, advising TUI on its acquisition of Transat Voyages, counselling Mitsubishi Heavy Industry on the restructuring of Areva and the French nuclear industry, and as intervening party in the GE/Alstom merger; advising Canon on its acquisition of OCE in the Netherlands; and counselling TotalFina on its acquisition of Elf (second phase). Jacques has significant experience in cartel defence. He coordinated a Japanese car parts manufacturer's investigation in the EU, the US, Canada, Africa and other jurisdictions. He was also involved in the EU freight forwarding case, vitamins cartel case, and in several cartel investigations in France for GEA and Kuehne + Nagel. In contentious matters, Jacques represented Cascades in the carton board cartel case before the Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg; he counselled Daiichi Pharmaceutical in the vitamins cartel case before the Court of First Instance; and Coca-Cola before the Court of Appeal in Paris against allegations of abuse of dominant position. He represented the IBA in the Akzo case on legal privilege. In compliance matters, Jacques has advised several international companies on their compliance programs, as well as providing counsel in various in-house seminars throughout Europe; such as for NGK, Total, Metsaliitto, Alcatel Lucent and Toyota Motor Corporation.

Aramis Jacques has been a visiting professor of EU competition law at Aix-Marseille University since 1995, and at the University of Tokyo since 2004. He is a Member of the Board of the Sorbonne Law School. He has published widely on EU competition rules, including Leniency Regimes (fourth edition, Thomson Reuters, 2015).

Aurélien Condomines is one of the founding partners of the Aramis law firm and in charge of antitrust and distribution law. He represents the firm’s clients as a trusted adviser in this field and, as a litigator, he represents them before the French and EU courts on matters in his areas of specialty. He is also in charge of the firm's compliance practice. The sectors of activity of his clients are very diverse, including companies in the agro-food, luxury, defence, banking, industrial goods and transportation sectors. Aurélien formerly worked for the firms de Pardieu Brocas Maffei in Paris, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Morgan Lewis in Paris. He has taught on the MBA programme of the HEC Business School in Paris and at the Institute of Political Science of Lille. He has published a book on French competition law in 2014. He speaks fluent French, English and German, and studied in Paris and Cologne, and at the College of Europe in Bruges.

23 rue de l'Université Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 1 81 69 15 01 jbuhart@mwe.com www.mwe.com

9 rue Scribe Paris, 75009 Tel: +33 1 53 30 77 00 condomines@aramis-law.com www.aramis-law.com

WWL says: Jacques Buhart cuts a distinguished figure in merger control, cartel defence and competition compliance matters in the French market.

WWL says: Aurelien Condomines is praised by sources as "an always hands-on, excellent competition lawyer" who is renowned for his work on antitrust, distribution, and customs law.

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Nathalie Jalabert-Doury

Frédéric Pradelles

Nathalie Jalabert-Doury is the head of antitrust and competition in France and co-leader of the Firm’s European Antitrust Practice. Nathalie has developed an extensive practice in all aspects of competition law at both French – including the Polynesian and New Caledonian competition authorities – and European levels, including cartels; concerted practices and abuse of dominance; mergers; horizontal and vertical agreements; and state aids and public procurement. She is recognised as a leading lawyer by a number of Legal publications. Nathalie handles a number of merger cases every year. She notably assists companies in structuring complex transactions (full-function and non-full-function ventures; strategic alliances; build-ups; etc.) and has acquired significant experience in various specific industries such as in the building materials, transport or food sectors. She is a recognised expert in the field of dawn raids, advising companies on the upstream preparation and management of inspections by the European Commission and national competition authorities. She has authored well-known practical guides intended for legal departments on antitrust inspections. Her expertise has developed over 20 years spent advising companies in a number of cartel, resale price maintenance and dominance cases. She has been involved in several high-profile cartel cases in a wide range of industries (building materials and construction, food industry, luxury products) and she also regularly appears before the French Competition Authority including in bid-rigging investigations and resale price maintenance cases. On the dominance side, Nathalie represents leading companies that are investigated by the competition authorities or sued before courts and she advises companies holding exclusive or special rights on their activities in competitive markets.

Frédéric Pradelles focuses his practice on French and European competition law. He regularly advises international clients in abuse of dominance cases, cartel investigations and on distribution matters, notably in the context of litigation before the French and European competition authorities and courts. Frédéric also advises clients in global, European and national merger control cases, including Phase II cases. He has extensive experience in the notification of strategic alliances and joint ventures as well as negotiating innovative remedies to secure antitrust approval for the deals on which he advises. On the litigation side, Frédéric represents clients before the French competition authority, the French Government antitrust agency (DGCCRF) and the European Commission. He also regularly appears as a litigator before the courts in France and the European Courts in Luxembourg. Frédéric has extensive experience in summary proceedings in the field of antitrust, and in interim measures and commitments proceedings before the French Competition Authority. Frédéric advises clients active in various industries, particularly in the banking/finance, services, transportation, media, hospitality, and information technology sectors.

Mayer Brown

McDermott Will & Emery

RECOGNITION · Chambers Europe 2022 · Legal 500 EMEA 2021 · MergerLinks, Top 10 Antitrust Lawyer, EMEA, 2019 COMMUNITY · APDC (Association des avocats Pratiquant le Droit de la Concurrence), Member · AFEC (Association Française d’Etude de la Concurrence), Member

10 avenue Hoche Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 6 80 24 29 24 njalabertdoury@mayerbrown.com www.mayerbrown.com

WWL says: Nathalie Jalabert-Doury has built up an impressive competition practice which regularly handles cartel, abuse of dominance and merger cases.

CREDENTIALS Education · University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Postgraduate Degree European Business Law (DESS), 1996 University of Paris II (PanthéonAssas), Postgraduate Degree Business and Tax Law (Magistère de Juriste d’Affaires - DJCE), 1995 Admissions · Paris Languages · English · French

23 rue de l'Université Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 1 81 69 99 43 fpradelles@mwe.com www.mwe.com

WWL says: Frédéric Pradelles is a leading lawyer for abuse of dominance cases and cartel investigations, as well as international merger control.

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Eric Barbier de la Serre Jones Day ebarbierdelaserre@jonesday.com Olivier Billard Bredin Prat olivierbillard@bredinprat.com François B Brunet Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP francois.brunet@hoganlovells.com Jacques Buhart* McDermott Will & Emery jbuhart@mwe.com Hugues Calvet Bredin Prat huguescalvet@bredinprat.com Julie Catala Marty Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner julie.catalamarty@bclplaw.com Olivier Cavézian Joffe & Associés ocavezian@joffeassocies.com Antoine Choffel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI choffel@gide.com Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson Linklaters LLP charlotte.colin-dubuisson@linklaters.com Aurélien Condomines* Aramis condomines@aramis-law.com Jean Mathieu Cot Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP jean-mathieu.cot@davispolk.com Mathilde Damon BDGS Associés damon@bdgs-associes.com Frédéric de Bure Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP fdebure@cgsh.com Olivier de Juvigny Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés o.dejuvigny@pjmassocies.com Dimitri Dimitrov Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dimitrov@gide.com Loraine Donnedieu de Vabres-Tranié Tactics ldvt@tactics.law

Emmanuel Durand DWF (France) AARPI e.durand@dwf.law Thomas Elkins Linklaters LLP thomas.elkins@linklaters.com Romain Ferla Weil Gotshal & Manges romain.ferla@weil.com Olivier Fréget Fréget Glaser & Associés olivier.freget@freget-associes.fr Frédéric Fuchs AYACHE f.fuchs@ayachelaw.com Adrien Giraud Latham & Watkins adrien.giraud@lw.com François Gordon Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP francois.gordon@freshfields.com Antoine Gosset Grainville BDGS Associés gosset-grainville@bdgs-associes.com Juliette Goyer Independent Jean-Christophe Grall Grall & Associés Avocats jcgrall@grall-legal.fr Philippe Guibert De Pardieu Brocas Maffei guibert@de-pardieu.com Jacques-Philippe Gunther Latham & Watkins jacques-philippe.gunther@lw.com Patrick Hubert Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP phubert@orrick.com Nathalie Jalabert-Doury* Mayer Brown njalabertdoury@mayerbrown.com Sylvain Justier Magenta sylvain.justier@magenta-legal.com Christophe Lemaire Ashurst LLP christophe.lemaire@ashurst.com Florence Ninane Allen & Overy LLP florence.ninane@allenovery.com Michel Petite Clifford Chance Europe LLP michel.petite@cliffordchance.com Jérôme Philippe Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP jerome.philippe@freshfields.com Thomas Picot Tactics tpicot@tactics.law Frédéric Pradelles* McDermott Will & Emery fpradelles@mwe.com Florent Prunet Jeantet AARPI fprunet@jeantet.fr

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Marie-Cécile Rameau Bredin Prat mariececilerameau@bredinprat.com Emmanuel Reille Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI reille@gide.com Dan Roskis Eversheds Sutherland danroskis@eversheds.com Iñaki Saint-Esteben Viguié Schmidt & Associés i.saintesteben@viguie-schmidt.com Katrin Schallenberg Clifford Chance Europe LLP katrin.schallenberg@cliffordchance.com Léna Sersiron Baker McKenzie AARPI Lena.Sersiron@bakermckenzie.com Igor Simic Bredin Prat igorsimic@bredinprat.com Sergio Sorinas Herbert Smith Freehills LLP sergio.sorinas@hsf.com David Tayar Clifford Chance Europe LLP david.tayar@cliffordchance.com Mélanie Thill-Tayara Dechert LLP melanie.thill-tayara@dechert.com Didier Théophile Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier dtheophile@darroisvilley.com Maria Trabucchi BDGS Associés trabucchi@bdgs-associes.com Yelena Trifounovitch Bredin Prat yelenatrifounovitch@bredinprat.com Yann Utzschneider White & Case LLP yutzschneider@whitecase.com Faustine Viala Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP fviala@willkie.com Joseph Vogel Vogel & Vogel jvogel@vogel-vogel.com Louis Vogel Vogel & Vogel louis.vogel@vogel-vogel.com Anne Wachsmann Linklaters LLP anne.wachsmann@linklaters.com Pierre Zelenko Linklaters LLP pierre.zelenko@linklaters.com

Competition Economists

COMPETITION ECONOMISTS This chapter identifies the top 18 competition economists in France and Belgium who excel in complex analyses of merger, state aid and cartel matters.

Most Highly Regarded Antoine Chapsal

Laurent Flochel

Analysis Group Paris

Antoine Chapsal at Analysis Group sits among the finest competition economists in France, with sources describing him as “an excellent economist”. The “excellent” Emmanuel Frot impresses market respondents with his expertise in cartel investigations, mergers and market concentrations. Laurent Flochel of Charles River Associates receives comprehensive endorsements for his practice, with peers commending him as “impressive in both private actions and merger control issues”.

Charles River Associates Paris

David Sevy at Compass Lexecon is identified by peers as a key name in France when it comes to complex competition matters in the automotive, healthcare, telecoms and financial services sectors. Frédéric Palomino has built up an impressive practice spanning competition-related matters across the energy, transport and financial services sectors.

Patrick Rey secures significant recognition form market commentators for his firstrate economics practice and experience in complex competition issues.

Jean Tirole with Toulouse School of Economics is a highly respected name in the French competition market, renowned for contributing “well-known research” in the space.

Laurent Benzoni at Tera Consultants possesses over 30 years’ experience advising firms and public institutions on the gamut of competition and strategy matters.

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David Spector at KPMG Economics is identified as a consummate competition economist by peers, with a strong track record on merger and state aid matters.

Competition Economists

Profiles

Olivier Sautel

Gildas de Muizon

Dr. Olivier Sautel is a partner at Deloitte, in the Economic Advisory team. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2016, he was a vice-President of Microeconomix. Olivier Sautel is an expert in antitrust economics. He provides economic evidence and testimony in all competition matters (mergers, abuse of dominance, horizontal and vertical agreements, state aid, etc.). He is more particularly involved in the antitrust aspects of M&A clearance before the European Commission and national competition authorities. In 2021, among others, he assisted Sarp in the acquisition of Osis, Veolia in the acquisition of Suez and Bouygues in the contemplated acquisition of M6. Olivier Sautel has also wide experience estimating damages and impacts in both a competition and a commercial litigation context. He developed an expertise on the economic assessment of the rebates grid in the retail industry by combining the economic theory and some advanced tools in data management and vizualisation. Olivier Sautel holds a Master's degree in Economics from University of Nice and a PhD in economics from the University of Nice-CNRS.

Dr. Gildas de Muizon is a partner at Deloitte. He leads the Analytics, Value & Asset Advisory platform, which includes Forensic & Dispute Services, Economic Advisory, Valuation & Modeling and Real Estate Advisory. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2016, he was the managing partner of Microeconomix. Gildas de Muizon is an expert in antitrust economics. He provides economic evidence and testimony in all competition matters (mergers, abuse of dominance, horizontal and vertical agreements, state aid, etc.). He is more particularly specialized in the antitrust aspects of M&A clearance. He is regularly involved in some of the largest transactions on the market and has represented numerous clients before the European Commission and national competition authorities. In 2021, among others, he assisted Beaumanoir in the acquisition of Caroll, Veolia in the acquisition of Suez, Derichebourg in the acquisition of Ecore as well as Newrest in the acquisition of Sodexo Maroc. He has extensive experience of complex cases and “Phase II” merger investigations requiring the development of innovative approaches. Gildas de Muizon has also wide experience estimating damages in both a competition and a commercial litigation context. He has worked on significant follow-on actions in cartel as well as abuse of dominant position cases. He regularly testifies before French courts. Since 2015, he has been listed as a court-appointed expert (“expert judiciaire”) by the Paris Court of Appeal. Gildas de Muizon holds a Master's degree in science & executive engineering from Mines ParisTech and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris X.

Tour Majunga - 6, place de la Pyramide Paris La Défense, 92908 Tel: +33 1 55 61 58 84 osautel@deloitte.fr www.deloitte.fr

Tour Majunga - 6, place de la Pyramide Paris La Défense, 92908 Tel: +33 1 55 61 58 80 gdemuizon@deloitte.fr www.deloitte.fr

WWL says: Olivier Sautel is held in high esteem as "a truly brilliant competition economist", with a sterling reputation working alongside large-scale legal teams.

WWL says: Gildas de Muizon comes highly recommended by sources as "an expert at the top of his game", with one adding: "He is my go-to economist in France."

Deloitte

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Laurent Benzoni Tera Consultants benzoni@tera.fr Antoine Chapsal Analysis Group antoine.chapsal@analysisgroup.com Gildas de Muizon* Deloitte gdemuizon@deloitte.fr Laurent Flochel Charles River Associates lflochel@crai.com Emmanuel Frot Analysis Group emmanuel.frot@analysisgroup.com Marc Ivaldi NERA Economic Consulting marc.ivaldi.affiliate@nera.com Frédéric Jenny ESSEC Business School frederic.jenny@gmail.com Bruno Jullien Positive Competition François Lévêque Deloitte fleveque@deloitte.fr David Martimort Paris School of Economics david.martimort@psemail.eu Maurice Nussenbaum Sorgem Evaluation mnussenbaum@sorgemeval.com Frédéric Palomino Compass Lexecon fpalomino@compasslexecon.com Patrick Rey Toulouse School of Economics patrick.rey@tse-fr.eu Olivier Sautel* Deloitte osautel@deloitte.fr Paul Seabright Toulouse School of Economics paul.seabright@tse-fr.eu David Sevy Compass Lexecon dsevy@compasslexecon.com David Spector KPMG Economics dspector@mapp-economics.com Jean Tirole Toulouse School of Economics jean.tirole@tse-fr.eu

Construction

CONSTRUCTION This chapter highlights the top 19 construction lawyers in France who specialise in representing domestic and international clients in a variety of contentious and non-contentious construction matters.

Most Highly Regarded Christopher Seppälä

Christophe von Krause

White & Case LLP Paris

White & Case leads the market with five listings. Christopher Seppälä is recognised by market commentators as “one of the most knowledgeable people in the international construction area”. Christophe von Krause is a favourite among peers and clients in the market, who say he is “an absolutely great construction practitioner”. Charles Nairac receives extensive recommendations for his practice, with peers endorsing him as “a truly impressive lawyer” and “the best of the best”. Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall QC is lauded by respondents as “a brilliant lawyer and leader in the arbitration community”.

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Nicolas Bouchardie enjoys extensive acclaim from peers and is singled out as a go-to for construction matters in the French market. Todd Wetmore with Three Crowns enjoys an outstanding market reputation, with respondents highlighting him as “a top name in the space”. James Castello of King & Spalding is identified by sources as a key name in the French construction market and is recognised as “an excellent and thoughtful practitioner”. David Brown at Clyde & Co sits among the foremost construction lawyers in the French

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market and focuses on complex international construction disputes. ADVANT Altana’s Christophe Lapp has established a top-drawer construction practice and is praised as “one of the top names in France” for construction matters. François Muller impresses peers across the French construction market with his expertise in the space and is described as “one of the best for construction arbitration”. Gaëlle Filhol at Betto Perben Pradel Filhol is identified as a pillar of the construction market in France, especially in the resolution of complex disputes.

Construction

Nicolas Bouchardie White & Case LLP nbouchardie@whitecase.com David Brown Clyde & Co LLP david.brown@clydeco.com Michael W Bühler Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP mbuehler@orrick.com

James Castello King & Spalding International LLP jcastello@kslaw.com Gaëlle Filhol Betto Perben Pradel Filhol gaelle.filhol@bettolegal.com Marc Frilet Frilet - Société d'Avocats avocats@frilet.com José-Manuel García Represa Dechert LLP jose-manuel.garciarepresa@dechert.com Jean-Pierre Harb Jones Day jpharb@jonesday.com Christophe Lapp ADVANT Altana christophe.lapp@advant-altana.com Carole Malinvaud Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI malinvaud@gide.com Alexander Marcopoulos Shearman & Sterling LLP alexander.marcopoulos@shearman.com Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall QC White & Case LLP amcdougall@whitecase.com

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François Muller ADVANT Altana francois.muller@advant-altana.com Charles Nairac White & Case LLP cnairac@whitecase.com Peter Rosher Reed Smith prosher@reedsmith.com Christopher Seppälä White & Case LLP cseppala@whitecase.com Christophe von Krause White & Case LLP cvonkrause@whitecase.com Todd Wetmore Three Crowns LLP todd.wetmore@threecrownsllp.com

Corporate Tax

CORPORATE TAX This chapter presents the leading 54 corporate tax lawyers who have demonstrated the strength and depth of their expertise in advising domestic and international clients on tax matters across a wide range of sectors.

Most Highly Regarded Vincent Agulhon

Gauthier Blanluet

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier Paris

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Paris

Bruno Gibert

Yves Rutschmann

CMS Francis Lefebvre Paris

CMS Francis Lefebvre leads the French market with 13 listings. Bruno Gibert is recognised by peers as one of France’s foremost minds in the corporate tax space. His practice specialises in international tax matters and transfer pricing issues. Daniel Gutmann receives widespread endorsements for his top-notch tax practice which handles the full gamut of corporate tax matters for a diverse range of clients. Edouard Milhac has established a top-tier corporate tax practice and possesses over 30 years of experience in international tax matters. Michel Collet receives extensive acclaim for his tax practice and is a go-to name for investment funds, banks and both public and private companies. Stéphane Gelin is a renowned tax specialist who garners praise for his expert work on transfer pricing and operational restructuring. Bruno Gouthière is a favourite among peers and clients when it comes to corporate tax matters, with sources describing him as “truly an expert on international tax matters”. Pierre-Jean Douvier is a respected name in the domestic tax market with impressive experience advising on private client matters, property law issues and transfer pricing briefs. François Rontani enjoys widespread acclaim in Europe for his tax expertise and comes highly recommended as “a good professional in the market”. Bredin Prat performs well with six listings in our research.

Pierre-Henri Durand Bredin Prat Paris

Bredin Prat Paris

Pierre-Henri Durand sits among the finest corporate tax lawyers in the French market, with sources recommending him as “an extremely high-end tax lawyer”. Yves Rutschmann heads the firm’s tax team and receives extensive recommendations from peers and clients for his work on tax audits and litigation proceedings. Julien Gayral has built up a stellar corporate tax practice and is duly endorsed by commentators as “a very good tax lawyer”. Sébastien de Monès maintains a strong reputation in the French market thanks to his established practice which focuses on transaction-related tax matters as well as tax audits and litigation. Edouard Sicot is a statesman of the French tax market with a wealth of experience in the tax aspects of M&A and real estate transactions. Anne Robert garners praise as “a fantastic tax professional” who regularly advises on audits and M&A-related tax matters. Vincent Agulhon at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier is a prominent name in the domestic market and is described by peers as “an excellent tax lawyer who is in the top ten in France”. Gauthier Blanluet of Sullivan & Cromwell positions himself among the market’s finest corporate tax practitioners, with market commentators enthusing that he is “a very famous tax lawyer in France”.

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom’s Thomas Perrot is an established name in the corporate tax space in Europe and is endorsed as “an excellent tax lawyer” by peers. Laurent Borey at Mayer Brown is a celebrated name in the domestic tax market who is commended by peers as “an extremely good lawyer”. Denis Andres of Arsène – Taxand is held in high esteem by peers in the corporate tax market for his special expertise in matters pertaining to the pharmaceutical and private equity sectors. Eric Davoudet with Clifford Chance is identified as a standout name in the market by respondents who praise him as “an excellent tax lawyer”. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s AnneSophie Coustel receives impressive recommendations from sources who confirm that she is “in the top ten tax lawyers in the jurisdiction”. Jean-Yves Charriau at Lacourte Raquin Tatar has distinguished himself as a leading practitioner in France and is endorsed as “an excellent real estate expert”. Nadine Gelli of Kirkland & Ellis is recognised by market sources as a strong practitioner in the space and “a brilliant tax lawyer”.

Édouard Chapellier with Linklaters secures comprehensive recommendations for his practice and is lauded by sources as “one of the top tax practitioners in France”.

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Claire Acard EY Société d'Avocats claire.acard@ey-avocats.com Vincent Agulhon Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier vagulhon@darroisvilley.com Denis Andres Arsène - Taxand denis.andres@arsene-taxand.com Stéphane Austry CMS Francis Lefebvre stephane.austry@cms-fl.com Lionel Benant EY Société d'Avocats lionel.benant@ey-avocats.com Gauthier Blanluet Sullivan & Cromwell LLP blanluetg@sullcrom.com Laurent Borey Mayer Brown lborey@mayerbrown.com Édouard Chapellier Linklaters LLP edouard.chapellier@linklaters.com Jean-Yves Charriau Lacourte Raquin Tatar charriau@lacourte.com Michel Collet CMS Francis Lefebvre michel.collet@cms-fl.com Antoine Colonna d'Istria Norton Rose Fulbright LLP antoine.colonna@nortonrosefulbright.com Fanny Combourieu DLA Piper fanny.combourieu@dlapiper.com Anne-Sophie Coustel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP acoustel@cgsh.com Olivier Dauchez Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dauchez@gide.com Eric Davoudet Clifford Chance Europe LLP eric.davoudet@cliffordchance.com

Nicolas de Boynes Sullivan & Cromwell LLP deboynesn@sullcrom.com Sébastien de Monès Bredin Prat sebastiendemones@bredinprat.com Allard de Waal Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP allarddewaal@paulhastings.com Agnès de l’Estoile-Campi CMS Francis Lefebvre agnes.delestoile-campi@cms-fl.com Pierre Dedieu CMS Francis Lefebvre pierre.dedieu@cms-fl.com Niels Dejean Shearman & Sterling LLP ndejean@shearman.com Philippe Derouin Philippe Derouin philippe.derouin@cabinet-derouin.com Frédéric Donnedieu de Vabres Arsène - Taxand frederic.donnedieu@arsene-taxand.com Pierre-Jean Douvier CMS Francis Lefebvre pierre-jean.douvier@cms-fl.com Philippe Durand PwC Société d'Avocats philippe.durand@pwcavocats.com Pierre-Henri Durand Bredin Prat phd@bredinprat.com Gilles Entraygues Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP gentraygues@cgsh.com Richard Foissac CMS Francis Lefebvre richard.foissac@cms-fl.com Julien Gayral Bredin Prat juliengayral@bredinprat.com Stéphane Gelin CMS Francis Lefebvre stephane.gelin@cms-fl.com Nadine Gelli Kirkland & Ellis LLP nadine.gelli@kirkland.com Bruno Gibert CMS Francis Lefebvre bruno.gibert@cms-fl.com Dominique Godet Godet & Associés dgodet@stance-avocats.fr Bruno Gouthière CMS Francis Lefebvre bruno.gouthiere@cms-fl.com Yann Grolleaud Villey Girard Grolleaud AARPI ygrolleaud@vggassocies.com Daniel Gutmann CMS Francis Lefebvre daniel.gutmann@cms-bfl.com

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Benjamin Homo Mayer Brown bhomo@mayerbrown.com Anne-Sophie Kerfant Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP akerfant@orrick.com Alexandre Lagarrigue Clifford Chance Europe LLP alexandre.lagarrigue@cliffordchance.com Xenia Legendre Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP xenia.legendre@hoganlovells.com Edouard Milhac CMS Francis Lefebvre edouard.milhac@cms-fl.com Thomas Perrot Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP thomas.perrot@skadden.com Olivia Rauch-Ravisé Latham & Watkins olivia.rauch-ravise@lw.com Xavier Renard Latham & Watkins xavier.renard@lw.com Anne Robert Bredin Prat annerobert@bredinprat.com François Rontani CMS Francis Lefebvre francois.rontani@cms-fl.com Christophe Rontchevsky Benichou & Rontchevsky crontchevsky@scp-ma.com Yves Rutschmann Bredin Prat yvesrutschmann@bredinprat.com Julien Saïac CMS Francis Lefebvre julien.saiac@cms-fl.com Edouard Sicot Bredin Prat edouardsicot@bredinprat.com Frédéric Teper Arsène - Taxand frederic.teper@arsene-taxand.com Pierre Ullmann Cazals Manzo Pichot Saint Quentin pullmann@cazalsmanzo.com Cyril Valentin Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP cyril.valentin@freshfields.com Mathieu Vignon Allen & Overy LLP mathieu.vignon@allenovery.com

Data

DATA In this chapter, WWL proudly presents the top 70 data lawyers in France who have distinguished themselves representing domestic and international clients in a range of IT, data privacy, technology and telecommunications matters.

Most Highly Regarded Claire Bernier

Thierry Dor

ADSTO Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Benjamin May

Ariane Mole

Aramis Paris

Bird & Bird Paris

Stéphane Lemarchand DLA Piper Paris

Alexandra Neri

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Paris

Mahasti Razavi August Debouzy Paris

Bird & Bird performs well with four listings. Ariane Mole enjoys a stellar reputation among peers in the data space and comes highly recommended as a “big expert in the field”. Stéphane Leriche is recognised by market commentators as an impressive international technology lawyer, with a focus on software, cloud computing and communications matters. Merav Griguer is a well-regarded data lawyer in the French market, particularly when it comes to privacy and data protection issues. Marion Barbier receives comprehensive recommendations for her data practice by peers who describe her as “a great litigator” in the space. De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés distinguishes itself in the market with four listings. Louis de Gaulle is identified by peers as a top name in France for technology law and maintains a first-rate practice that encompasses contentious and non-contentious issues. Julien Horn is a go-to for IT and IP litigation and brings over 20 years of experience to clients’ disputes and transactional matters. Cécile Théard-Jallu has built up a top-notch data practice in France which focuses on data security, technology and cybersecurity issues. Charles-Edouard Renault is an established name in the technology market who receives extensive recommendations for his work on contentious and non-contentious digital content and technology issues.

Baker McKenzie sees three of its practitioners listed. Rémy Bricard receives extensive recommendations from peers for his excellent work in the data space, which focuses on crossborder M&A transactions. Laurent Szuskin is an acclaimed practitioner in the space, with commentators readily endorsing him as “a very good IT lawyer”. Yann Padova is a prominent data and IT lawyer in the French market whose practice spans internet law, data privacy and protection and cloud computing matters. Claire Bernier with ADSTO earns widespread recognition for her outstanding data protection and IT practice, with peers describing her as “a thought leader” in the space. Thierry Dor at Gide Loyrette Nouel sits among France’s foremost IT and data lawyers. He advises domestic and international clients on IT projects, internet law and international data transfers. At Aramis, Benjamin May is a highly distinguished lawyer in the data market, with extensive experience advising on regulatory, data protection and IT issues. Herbert Smith Freehills’ Alexandra Neri is highly sought after for her experience and expertise in contentious and advisory matters by international internet and technology companies.

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Mahasti Razavi at August Debouzy wins widespread endorsements from peers across Europe for her representation of clients in the finance, telecoms and luxury industries on IT, e-commerce and digital law issues. Florence Chafiol is an accomplished lawyer in the technology and data sectors, who enjoys comprehensive recommendations from sources for her practice which covers legal and strategic matters, as well as data privacy and protection. Stéphane Lemarchand of DLA Piper is held in high esteem by market commentators who single him out as “a very reputable lawyer” in the space. Emmanuel Michau with Cabinet Michau is a formidable practitioner in the French market, with wide-ranging experience in personal data, telecoms, e-commerce and technology law issues. Caprioli & Associés’ Eric Caprioli is identified as a top data lawyer in France, with peers describing him as “a great IT lawyer who is super technical”. Henri Larmaraud at Clevery Avocats is a key name in the domestic market for data law matters, with peers commending his practice which focuses on M&A transactions and internet issues in the space.

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Profile

Eric Barbry Racine

Eric Barbry specializes in IP, IT and Data protection and assists companies (international groups, large companies and intermediate-sized enterprises) in the framework of their digital transformation. He also advises players operating in the digital sector (online platforms and digital services). Eric possesses recognized expertise in the field of digitization (electronic signatures, archiving, and voting), e-commerce, computing (IT assessments and license reviews) and IT systems security. Eric is also recognized for his intellectual property expertise, both as an advisor and in contentious matters, particularly in the areas of protecting concepts, algorithms, computer and mobile applications, trademarks, domain names and patents, the analysis and protection of intangible assets and safeguarding the use of such IP rights and assets. Eric also is involved in drafting regulatory texts.

40 rue de Courcelles Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 44 82 43 00 ebarbry@racine.eu www.racine.eu

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Ahmed Baladi Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP abaladi@gibsondunn.com Marion Barbier Bird & Bird AARPI marion.barbier@twobirds.com Eric Barbry* Racine ebarbry@racine.eu Alain Bensoussan Lexing Alain Bensoussan Avocats alain-bensoussan@lexing.law Claire Bernier ADSTO clairebernier@adsto.legal Alexander B Blumrosen Polaris Law ablumrosen@polarislaw.eu Rémy Bricard Baker McKenzie AARPI remy.bricard@bakermckenzie.com Michel Béjot Bernard-Hertz-Béjot mbejot@bhbfrance.com Eric Caprioli Caprioli & Associés e.caprioli@caprioli-avocats.com Hervé Castelnau Jones Day hcastelnau@jonesday.com Florence Chafiol August & Debouzy fchafiol@august-debouzy.com Christophe Clarenc Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés clarenc@dtmvparis.com Stephane Coulaux CMG LEGAL (Coulaux-Maricot-Georganta) cmg@cmglegal.net François Coupez implid Legal francois.coupez@implid-legal.com Olivier Cousi Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI cousi@gide.com Anne Cousin Herald a.cousin@herald-avocats.com Raphaël Dana Dana Avocats rdana@dana.law Olivier de Courcel Feral-Schuhl / Sainte-Marie odecourcel@feral-avocats.com Louis de Gaulle De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ldegaulle@dgfla.com

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Béatrice Delmas-Linel Osborne Clarke beatrice.delmas-linel@osborneclarke.com Pierre Deprez Deprez Guignot & Associés deprez@ddg.fr Thierry Dor Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dor@gide.com Bruno Ducoulombier Derriennic & Associés bducoulombier@derriennic.com Rémy Fekete Jones Day rfekete@jonesday.com Frédéric Forster Lexing Alain Bensoussan Avocats frederic-forster@alain-bensoussan.com Olivier Fréget Fréget Glaser & Associés olivier.freget@freget-associes.fr Christiane Féral-Schuhl Feral-Schuhl / Sainte-Marie contact@feral.law Hervé Gabadou Taj hgabadou@taj.fr Christine Gateau Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP christine.gateau@hoganlovells.com Martine Georges-Naïm Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent georges-naim@ginestie.com Merav Griguer Bird & Bird AARPI merav.griguer@twobirds.com Bruno Grégoire Sainte Marie Feral-Schuhl / Sainte-Marie bgregoiresaintemarie@feral-avocats.com Clara Hainsdorf White & Case LLP chainsdorf@whitecase.com Julien Horn De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés jhorn@dgfla.com Olivier Iteanu ITEANU Law Office contact@iteanu.law Bradley Joslove Joslove Digital Law bradley@joslove-digital.law Bernard Lamon Lamon & Associates contact@lamon-associes.com Henri Larmaraud Clevery Avocats h.larmaraud@cleveryavocats.com Eric Lauvaux Nomos elauvaux@nomosparis.com Denise Lebeau-Marianna DLA Piper denise.lebeau-marianna@dlapiper.com Stéphane Lemarchand DLA Piper stephane.lemarchand@dlapiper.com Stéphane Leriche Bird & Bird AARPI stephane.leriche@twobirds.com Bertrand Liard White & Case LLP bliard@whitecase.com Sabine Lipovetsky Harlay Avocats slipovetsky@harlaylaw.com

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Olivia Luzi Luzi Avocats oluzi@luzi-avocats.com Benjamin May Aramis may@aramis-law.com Christopher Mesnooh Fieldfisher christopher.mesnooh@fieldfisher.com Nathalie Métallinos Idea Advocates contact@idea-avocats.com Emmanuel Michau Cabinet Michau emmanuel.michau@michau.com Ariane Mole Bird & Bird AARPI ariane.mole@twobirds.com Fabrice Naftalski EY Société d'Avocats fabrice.naftalski@ey-avocats.com Patrice Navarro Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP patrice.navarro@hoganlovells.com Alexandra Neri Herbert Smith Freehills LLP alexandra.neri@hsf.com

Yann Padova Baker McKenzie AARPI yann.padova@bakermckenzie.com Fabrice Perbost Harlay Avocats fperbost@harlaylaw.com Anne-Sophie Poggi Poggi Avocats IT aspoggi@poggiavocats.com Lucien Rapp Watson Farley & Williams lrapp@wfw.com Mahasti Razavi August & Debouzy mrazavi@august-debouzy.com Charles-Edouard Renault De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés cerenault@dgfla.com Annabelle Richard Pinsent Masons LLP annabelle.richard@pinsentmasons.com Gilles Rouvier Lawways gilles.rouvier@lawways.com Guillaume Seligmann Cohen & Gresser gseligmann@cohengresser.com

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Sylvain Staub DS Avocats staud@dsavocats.com Laurent Szuskin Baker McKenzie AARPI laurent.szuskin@bakermckenzie.com David Taylor Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP david.taylor@hoganlovells.com Cécile Théard-Jallu De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ctheardjallu@dgfla.com Marie-Hélène Tonnellier Latournerie Wolfrom Avocats mh.tonnellier@latournerie-wolfrom.com Frank Valentin DLA Piper Frank.Valentin@dlapiper.com Anne-Laure Villedieu CMS Francis Lefebvre anne-laure.villedieu@cms-bfl.com Isabelle Wekstein WAN Avocats i.wekstein@wan-avocats.com

Energy

ENERGY This year’s research reveals 40 outstanding energy practitioners who display first-rate expertise in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters arising from the energy sector.

Most Highly Regarded Alexandre Ancel Allen & Overy LLP Paris

François April Linklaters LLP Paris

Thierry Lauriol Jeantet AARPI Paris

Delphine Siino Courtin Clifford Chance LLP Paris

Norton Rose Fulbright excels with four listings. With vast expertise advising in the project financing side of both the renewables and conventional energy industries, Anne Lapierre is a leading figure in the French market. Christophe Asselineau is a top-tier M&A practitioner with an invaluable wealth of experience in the energy sector, particularly when it comes to complex investments in the African continent. Simon Cudennec is distinguished among peers for his excellent work advising companies on energy projects in France and Frenchspeaking Africa, particularly in the solar, wind, hydro, and fuel industries. Working from both Casablanca and Paris, Alain Malek is renowned for his top-tier advisory work in natural resources and infrastructure. Clifford Chance Europe earns three listings. Delphine Siino Courtin maintains a sterling reputation as a transactional lawyer within the energy sector. Nikolaï Eatwell receives widespread praise for his excellent project finance work in the mining, metals, oil, gas, and telecommunications sectors.

With a wealth of experience in the oil and gas, mining, and petrochemical sectors, Anthony Giustini is an “outstanding project finance lawyer”. Thierry Lauriol at Jeantet is “a pleasure to work with and an endless source of knowledge when it comes to energy laws and regulations”. At Linklaters, François April is “one of the usual players in the energy sector”, with market sources praising him for being “excellent and very constructive”. Bertrand Andriani earns plaudits for his exceptional practice, which encompasses structured finance, banking, secured and unsecured syndicated loans in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Allen & Overy is home to Alexandre Ancel, who comes highly recommended for M&A matters in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Mehdi Haroun from King & Spalding excels at handling disputes arising from energy projects in France and North Africa. Qualified to practice in France and Algeria, market sources say “he is great for arbitration”.

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A highly reputed international arbitrator, Laurent Jaeger is an undisputed leader in the French market. Rebecca Major with Herbert Smith Freehills is “one of the most important players in the Parisian market” when it comes to energy-related transactional work. Nina Bowyer is a well-established practitioner who focuses on single and multi-jurisdictional mergers, acquisitions, project development, and joint venture structuring, and is “particularly recognised for African matters”. At White & Case, Michael Polkinghorne is a “very well-known and very good lawyer” and comes highly recommended for arbitration proceedings. Stéphane Brabant with Trinity International is a long-standing player in the French market. With a practice that spans over 30 years, he is highly experienced in the structuring of complex investments and well versed in dispute resolution. Eduardo Silva Romero from Dechert receives effusive praise for his top-drawer work as an arbitrator, particularly in disputes arising from Latin America.

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Alexandre Ancel Allen & Overy LLP alexandre.ancel@allenovery.com Bertrand L Andriani Linklaters LLP bertrand.andriani@linklaters.com François April Linklaters LLP francois.april@linklaters.com Christophe Asselineau Norton Rose Fulbright LLP christophe.asselineau@nortonrosefulbright. com Yves Baratte Simmons & Simmons yves.baratte@simmons-simmons.com Christophe Barthélemy CMS Francis Lefebvre christophe.barthelemy@cms-fl.com Laurent Battoue Watson Farley & Williams lbattoue@wfw.com Nina Bowyer Herbert Smith Freehills LLP nina.bowyer@hsf.com Stéphane Brabant Trinity International LLP stephane.brabant@trinityllp.com

Fabrice Cassin LPA CGR Avocats fcassin@lpacgr.com Simon Cudennec Norton Rose Fulbright LLP simon.cudennec@nortonrosefulbright.com Louis Christophe Delanoy Bredin Prat lcd@bredinprat.com Nikolaï Eatwell Clifford Chance Europe LLP nikolai.eatwell@cliffordchance.com Paul Elfassi BCTG Avocats p.elfassi@bctg-avocats.com Barthélemy Faye Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP bfaye@cgsh.com Hélène Gelas LPA CGR Avocats hgelas@lpacgr.com Anthony Giustini Clifford Chance Europe LLP anthony.giustini@cliffordchance.com Michel Guénaire Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI guenaire@gide.com Mehdi Haroun King & Spalding International LLP mharoun@kslaw.com Leila Hubeaut August & Debouzy lhubeaut@august-debouzy.com Laurent Jaeger King & Spalding International LLP ljaeger@kslaw.com Kathryn Khamsi Three Crowns LLP kathryn.khamsi@threecrownsllp.com Anne-Marie Lacoste Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP annemarielacoste@quinnemanuel.com Anne Lapierre Norton Rose Fulbright LLP anne.lapierre@nortonrosefulbright.com Thierry Lauriol Jeantet AARPI tlauriol@jeantet.fr

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Christine Le Bihan-Graf De Pardieu Brocas Maffei le-bihan-graf@de-pardieu.com Rebecca Major Herbert Smith Freehills LLP rebecca.major@hsf.com Alain Malek Norton Rose Fulbright LLP alain.malek@nortonrosefulbright.com Olivier Mélédo Mayer Brown omeledo@mayerbrown.com Georgios Petrochilos Three Crowns LLP georgios.petrochilos@threecrownsllp.com Michael A Polkinghorne White & Case LLP mpolkinghorne@whitecase.com Christine Poyer-Rufenacht PRA Avocat christine.poyer@allenovery.com Simon Ratledge Asafo & Co sratledge@asafoandco.com Paul Ravetto Ravetto associés paul.ravetto@ravetto-avocats.com Delphine Siino Courtin Clifford Chance Europe LLP delphine.siinocourtin@cliffordchance.com Eduardo Silva Romero Dechert LLP eduardo.silvaromero@dechert.com Laurent Vandomme SINCLAIR laurent.vandomme@sinclair-legal.com Jean-Pierre Vignaud Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP jvignaud@cgsh.com Todd Wetmore Three Crowns LLP todd.wetmore@threecrownsllp.com Michael Young QC Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP michaelyoung@quinnemanuel.com

Environment

ENVIRONMENT This year’s research recognises 27 outstanding practitioners who lead the French market in issues arising from environmental law, including contractual matters, litigation, and disputes.

Most Highly Regarded Jean-Pierre Boivin Boivin & Associés Paris

Boivin & Associés excels with four listings. A specialist in public and environmental law, Jean-Pierre Boivin comes highly recommended for his experience advising both French and international clients in matters relating to oil, gas, and nuclear energy. Manuel Pennaforte is renowned for his detailed understanding of environmental law and his expertise across industries that include oil, nuclear energy, and the steel industry. Malik Memlouk is renowned for his wealth of experience advising clients on contractual matters across the energy sector. Steve Hercé is an expert in regulatory matters around environmental law and is experienced in renewables and in the management of pollution accidents and other critical situations. DS Avocats sees three of its practitioners listed in this chapter. With a holistic practice focused on the field of industrial risks, Yvon Martinet is a

Vincent Brenot August Debouzy Paris

Jean-Nicholas Clément Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

renowned figure in the field of environmental law. Patricia Savin is identified as an authority on biodiversity, sustainable real estate, and circular economy among others. Frédéric Lévy is an expert in transactional and contentious matters and has significant experience in environmental and sustainable development law.

investigations relating to soil and groundwater contamination, air emissions, climate change, waste management, exposure to asbestos and other environmental matters.

Vincent Brenot at August Debouzy is a renowned authority in public and environmental law with deep expertise in renewables, polluted sites, circular economy and transactional work relating to M&A and real estate.

Independent practitioner David Desforges is identified as an authority on environmental and public law, with a top-tier practice that encompasses air emissions, mining, nuclear, oil and gas, and water and soil contamination.

Gide Loyrette Nouel is home to mining expert Jean-Nicolas Clément, who comes highly recommended by market sources for his outstanding track record in litigious matters. Françoise Labrousse at Jones Day is singled out for her adept handling of complex

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Frêche & Associés have a “true environmental expert” in Thomas Garancher, who comes highly recommended for his first-rate advice on environmental and energy law.

Laurent Deruy with LDE Avocat is a specialist in public administrative and environmental law with over 30 years of experience in the sector, particularly in contractual and litigious matters.

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Jean-Pierre Boivin Boivin & Associés jpboivin@boivin-associes.com Vincent Brenot August & Debouzy vbrenot@august-debouzy.com Arnaud Cabanes Baker McKenzie AARPI arnaud.cabanes@bakermckenzie.com Frédérique Chaillou LPA CGR Avocats fchaillou@lpalaw.com Corentin Chevallier Foley Hoag AARPI & LLP cchevallier@foleyhoag.com

Jean-Nicolas Clément Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI jean-nicolas.clement@gide.com Frédéric Defradas Frederic Defradas fd@fredericdefradas.fr Laurent Deruy LDE Avocat deruy@lde-avocat.com David Desforges David Desforges david.desforges@desforgeslaw.com Paul Elfassi BCTG Avocats p.elfassi@bctg-avocats.com Laurence Esteve de Palmas EdP Avocats laurence@edp-avocats.com Thomas Garancher Frêche & Associés t.garancher@freche-associes.fr Steve Hercé Boivin & Associés sherce@boivin-associes.com Joëlle Herschtel King & Spalding International LLP jherschtel@kslaw.com Christian Huglo Huglo Lepage Avocats christian.huglo@huglo-lepage.com Françoise S Labrousse Jones Day flabrousse@jonesday.com

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Laurence Lanoy Laurence Lanoy - Avocats llanoy@laurencelanoy.com Carine Le Roy-Gleizes Foley Hoag AARPI & LLP cleroygleizes@foleyhoag.com Frédéric Lévy DS Avocats levy@dsavocats.com Marie-Pierre Maitre Atmos Avocats marie-pierre.maitre@atmos-avocats.com Yvon Martinet DS Avocats martinet@dsavocats.com Malik Memlouk Boivin & Associés mmemlouk@boivin-associes.com Manuel Pennaforte Boivin & Associés mpennaforte@boivin-associes.com Patricia Savin DS Avocats savin@dsavocats.com Vincent Sol LPA CGR Avocats vsol@lpalaw.com Patrick Thieffry Patrick Thieffry Marie-Laetitia de la Ville-Bauge LPA CGR Avocats mlvb@lvb-avocats.fr

Franchise

FRANCHISE Here we identify 11 leading franchise lawyers, renowned for their expertise in licensing, distribution and other matters arising from franchising.

Most Highly Regarded Olivia Gast

Grégoire Toulouse

Gast Avocats Paris

At Taylor Wessing, Grégoire Toulouse is “responsive, very precise and accurate in his analysis” with impressed market sources adding “he is dedicated to his clients, always available, and has excellent interpersonal skills”. Managing partner of Gast Avocats Olivia Gast is a transactional expert and well regarded for her holistic and innovative approach to franchise law. Olivier Binder at Herald is a top name in the market who excels at advising clients in a variety of transactional and litigious matters arising from franchising. Allium’s founding partner Julien Rivet is a distinguished practitioner, highlighted for his deep knowledge of franchising and distribution matters.

DIRECTORY Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

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Simon Hotte at Fidal is widely endorsed for his thorough understanding of business contracts, including distribution, logistics, and subcontracting.

Cécile Peskine comes highly recommended as a franchise and networks specialist.

Frédéric Fournier, a founder partner of Redlink, is a top-notch distribution expert whose practice also encompasses IP and competition matters.

GM Avocats’ founder Gilles Menguy has built an outstanding reputation in the franchising space thanks to his dedicated practice covering contractual matters, litigation, and counselling.

Simon Associés’ managing partner Francois-Luc Simon is renowned in local and international markets for his distribution know-how.

Joseph Vogel at Vogel & Vogel is a renowned distribution and competition specialist with extensive expertise in national and EU-level franchising matters.

With over 30 years of experience, Olivier Deschamps at Cabinet Linkea is a highly respected franchise practitioner with extensive expertise in distribution and commercial law.

Olivier Binder Herald o.binder@herald-avocats.com Olivier Deschamps Cabinet Linkea odeschamps@linkea-avocats.com Frédéric Fournier Redlink fournier@redlink.fr Olivia Gast Gast Avocats oliviagast@gastavocats.com Simon Hotte FIDAL simon.hotte@fidal.com Gilles Menguy GM Avocats gmenguy@gm-avocats.com

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Government Contracts

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS In this chapter, WWL presents the 12 foremost government contract lawyers who have demonstrated immense skill and experience advising clients on PPP, public procurement and regulatory issues.

Most Highly Regarded Thomas Courtel Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Marc Fornacciari of Dentons enjoys a stellar reputation in the French market thanks to his work on infrastructure and project finance issues. Thomas Courtel at Gide Loyrette Nouel sits among the very best government contracts lawyers in the French market and holds extensive experience in public M&A and infrastructure matters. Thierry Laloum with Willkie Farr & Gallagher heads the public and environmental law group at the firm and receives extensive acclaim for his handling of contentious and non-contentious matters. Allen & Overy’s Romaric Lazerges is a pillar of the public law space in the French market and is highly sought after for his work on PPP as well as public procurement and regulatory matters. David Preat with Clifford Chance has built a standout government contracts practice

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and is praised as a master of PPP and public procurement in the infrastructure sector. Philippe Delelis at Jones Day is an established name in the government contracts space and is well versed in public procurement and project finance matters. Pierre Guillot of Linklaters receives extensive recommendations for his work in the space, with over 15 years of experience handling major PPP, M&A and public procurement matters. White & Case’s Jean-Luc Champy is a well-regarded practitioner who maintains a first-rate infrastructure, PPP and concessions practice.

Thierry Laloum

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Paris

Nil Symchowicz of Cabinet Symchowicz Weissberg & Associés receives emphatic endorsements from peers for his government contract experience, with special expertise in PPP and public contract issues. CMS Francis Lefebvre’s François Tenailleau is identified as a consummate public law specialist by commentators, who are impressed with his skill and experience in public procurement contracts, PPPs and concessions. Thierry Dal Farra with UGGC Avocats is a highly respected name in France for government contract work and brings significant experience from the Ministry for Economy and Finance to his clients’ cases.

Arnaud Cabanes at Baker McKenzie is singled out as a top-notch lawyer when it comes to government contracts matters. He possesses a wealth of experience in construction, environmental, procurement and competition law.

Arnaud Cabanes Baker McKenzie AARPI arnaud.cabanes@bakermckenzie.com Jean-Luc Champy White & Case LLP jean-luc.champy@whitecase.com Thomas Courtel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI courtel@gide.com Thierry Dal Farra UGGC Avocats t.dal.farra@uggc.com Philippe Delelis Jones Day pdelelis@jonesday.com Marc Fornacciari Dentons marc.fornacciari@dentons.com

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Pierre Guillot Linklaters LLP pierre.guillot@linklaters.com Thierry Laloum Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP tlaloum@willkie.com Romaric Lazerges Allen & Overy LLP romaric.lazerges@allenovery.com David Preat Clifford Chance Europe LLP david.preat@cliffordchance.com Nile Symchowicz Cabinet Symchowicz Weissberg & Associés ns@swavocats.com François Tenailleau CMS Francis Lefebvre francois.tenailleau@cms-fl.com

Insurance & Reinsurance

INSURANCE & REINSURANCE This chapter identifies the leading 31 insurance and reinsurance lawyers in France who have demonstrated the strength and depth of their expertise advising domestic and international clients on contentious and regulatory issues.

Most Highly Regarded Gérard Honig HMN & Partners Paris

HMN & Partners leads the market with five listings. Gérard Honig enjoys a stellar reputation among peers in the domestic insurance and reinsurance space thanks to his notable expertise in matters across the aviation and construction sectors. Bernard Mettetal is a respected statesman of the insurance market in France, with over 50 years of experience in contentious matters in the space. Sarah Xerri-Hanote receives extensive endorsements from clients across Europe for her top-notch practice which focuses on insurance and reinsurance issues. Simon Ndiaye is singled out by respondents as a consummate disputes specialist who is highly sought after for his skill with litigation and arbitration proceedings for clients in a variety of sectors. Juliette Vogel has built up a leading insurance and reinsurance practice which focuses on domestic and international litigation proceedings in the space. Clyde & Co performs well with three listings. Yannis Samothrakis possesses a strong track record in the insurance and reinsurance

Rémi Passemard

SELARL Ormen Passemard Paris

sector. He is appreciated by sources for giving “clear, custom-tailored advice that is easy to implement”. David Méheut is a rising star of the French market, having forged an impressive track record with insurance and reinsurance disputes as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings. Gildas Rostain is identified as “an excellent lawyer” by market commentators. He advises clients on insurance law and industrial risk disputes. Carole Sportes at Squire Patton Boggs sits among the finest insurance and reinsurance specialists, with peers endorsing her as “a good litigator” in the space. Rémi Passemard with SELARL Ormen Passemard - ORPA Legal is an accomplished name in France when it comes to insurance and reinsurance matters, with sources applauding his “precise and meticulous work, which leaves nothing to chance”. Pascal Ormen gains extensive recommendations from peers and clients who report that he provides “an effective defence that focuses on the essential points of a case”.

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Carole Sportes

Squire Patton Boggs LLP Paris

Guillaume Brajeux of HFW is counted among the top insurance and reinsurance lawyers in the domestic market thanks to his notable expertise in the shipping and industrial sectors. Signature Litigation’s Thomas Rouhette is a leading light of the French insurance and reinsurance market, with sources confirming that he is “an excellent lawyer”. Christophe Adrien of Adrien & Associés distinguishes himself in the domestic insurance market with over 30 years of experience across Europe in the pharmaceutical, energy, automobile and construction sectors. Richard Ghueldre with Gide Loyrette Nouel is a go-to name among peers and clients in the insurance space whose expertise lies in advisory and litigious matters, as well as regulatory compliance.

Insurance & Reinsurance

Profiles

Vladimir Rostan d'Ancezune

Alexis Valençon

Vladimir Rostan d’Ancezune is a partner at DAC Beachcroft (DACB) as well as co-founder and Head of Location of DACB’s France office. He started his career in 2003 as in-house counsel at SCOR in the UW and Claims department for global programs. He is an Insurance and Industrial Risks specialist with extensive expertise in large & complex litigations, mass claims and monitoring defence for claims internationally. He advises major French and foreign insurance and reinsurance companies, and represents their large insureds mainly in industrial risks, product liability, environment, energy construction and PI. He also provides services in the Review & Compliance policy wording process under French law. Vladimir taught French and European insurance Law at Panthéon-Assas University for over 14 years, is a regular contributor at La Tribune de l’Assurance (French insurance magazine), is a member of the Association of Corporate Risk and Insurance Management (AMRAE) and of its Scientific committee. He is regularly invited to speak at the annual AMRAE Convention on insurance topics. Vladimir is French and Argentinian, was partly raised in California and Argentina, and is fluent in French, English and Spanish. Amongst his comprehensive experience, Vladimir has advised and represented insurers in a fire claim that exceeded €500 million, dams collapses in South-East Asia and South America, water pollution mass claims that exceeded US$10 billion in the US, and a property claim that exceeded €120 million in an aluminium factory in France. Most recently Vladimir has been involved in advising insurers in COVID-19 Business Interruption related claims of over €600 million.

Alexis Valençon is a partner at Kennedys and co-founder and managing partner of the Paris office. He is an insurance and reinsurance specialist with extensive expertise in complex litigation and arbitration. He advises leading French and foreign insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, major policyholders, manufacturers and industrial companies on a broad range of issues, ranging from insurance and reinsurance disputes (litigation and arbitration) to product liability, financial lines, construction and professional liability. He also assists his clients in complex court-appointed investigations relating to industrial risks and in drafting insurance contracts that comply with French law. He teaches judicial procedure and insurance litigation and arbitration at Paris Dauphine University’s insurance institute and at the law faculty of Montpellier and Le Mans. He is also regularly invited to speak at conferences and colloquiums on matters of (re)insurance law and litigation. He is a regular contributor to a variety of industrypublications linked to (re)insurance law and commercial litigation. In this respect, he is, inter alia, a co-author of Le Lamy Assurances (one of France’s leading textbooks on (re)insurance law) and the French chapter of various international reference books of insurance and reinsurance law and product liability, such as for instance The Insurance & Reinsurance Law Review and The Class Action Law Review.

DAC Beachcroft

Kennedys France AARPI Alexis is a member of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA), the Association of Corporate Risk and Insurance Management (AMRAE), the International Bar Association (IBA), the French Arbitration Committee (CFA) and the Association of Reinsurance Professionals in France (APREF). He speaks French, English and Spanish.

43-45, avenue Kléber Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 1 56 43 45 31 vdancezune@dacbeachcroft.com www.dacbeachcroft.com

31 Rue de Lisbonne Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 84 alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com www.kennedyslaw.com

WWL says: Vladimir Rostan d'Ancezune regularly advises insurance companies and large insureds in domestic litigation crossborder issues, with particular expertise in global insurance programmes.

WWL says: Alexis Valençon is a renowned insurance and reinsurance specialist with deep knowledge of and expertise in complex arbitration.

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Christophe Adrien Adrien & Associés christophe.adrien@adrien-avocats.com Guillaume Brajeux HFW guillaume.brajeux@hfw.com Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan Tamaris Avocats acohen@tamaris-avocats.com Frédérique de La Chapelle Dentons frederique.delachapelle@dentons.com Bénédicte Denis Norton Rose Fulbright LLP benedicte.denis@nortonrosefulbright.com Romain Dupeyré DWF (France) AARPI r.dupeyre@dwf.law Richard Ghueldre Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI ghueldre@gide.com

Sébastien Gros Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP sebastien.gros@hoganlovells.com Solën Guezille SQUADRA AVOCATS s.guezille@squadra-avocats.com Gérard Honig HMN & Partners ghonig@hmn-partners.com Severine Hotellier Dentons severine.hotellier@dentons.com Jean-Pierre Karila Karila jpkarila@karila.fr Laurent Karila Karila lkarila@karila.fr Emmanuèle Lutfalla Signature Litigation AARPI emmanuele.lutfalla@signaturelitigation.com Bernard Mettetal HMN & Partners bmettetal@hmn-partners.com David Méheut Clyde & Co LLP david.meheut@clydeco.fr Simon Ndiaye HMN & Partners sndiaye@hmn-partners.com Pascal Ormen SELARL Ormen Passemard – ORPA Legal pascal.ormen@orpa.legal Rémi Passemard SELARL Ormen Passemard – ORPA Legal remi.passemard@orpa.legal Matthieu Patrimonio SCP Raffin & Associés m.patrimonio@scp-raffin.com

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Jean-Marie Preel Preel Hecquet Payet-Godel phpg@phpg-avocats.com Olivier Purcell HFW olivier.purcell@hfw.com Sylvain Rieuneau Rieuneau Avocats cabinet@rieuneau-avocats.com Gildas Rostain Clyde & Co LLP gildas.rostain@clydeco.fr Vladimir Rostan d'Ancezune* DAC Beachcroft vdancezune@dacbeachcroft.com Thomas Rouhette Signature Litigation AARPI thomas.rouhette@signaturelitigation.com Yannis Samothrakis Clyde & Co LLP yannis.samothrakis@clydeco.com Carole Sportes Squire Patton Boggs carole.sportes@squirepb.com Alexis Valençon* Kennedys France AARPI alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com Juliette Vogel HMN & Partners jvogel@hmn-partners.com Sarah Xerri-Hanote HMN & Partners sxerri-hanote@hmn-partners.com

Forensic Experts | Investigations

INVESTIGATIONS | Forensic Experts This year’s research shines a light on six of France’s most revered forensic experts. They are recognised for their unmatched expertise in areas ranging from fraud and corruption to compliance and quantum of damages.

Most Highly Regarded Jean-Luc Guitera KPMG SA Paris

At KPMG, Jean-Luc Guitera earns plaudits for his exceptional ability under cross-examination and is highly regarded for his sound reliability and counsel. Yousr Khalil with Forensic Risk Alliance is singled out by sources for her considerable experience working on and leading complex investigations involving fraud and corruption.

Anthony Charlton from HKA enjoys an excellent reputation among peers for his outstanding analytical skills and his in-depth expertise in quantum of damages and forensic analysis. George Fife at EY is an expert in compliance matters who regularly advises and guides companies operating in Western Europe and French-speaking Africa in their internal investigation processes.

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At FTI Consulting, Karl Payeur is a leading figure in the French market with nearly three decades of experience managing complex investigations involving fraud and corruption. Erik van Duijvenvoorde at Accuracy is widely endorsed for his authoritative expertise in valuation and quantification of damages.

Investigations | Forensic Experts

Profiles

Anthony Charlton

Yousr Khalil

Karl Payeur

Yousr Khalil is a partner at FRA and head of FRA’s Paris office. She is a forensic accountant with almost 20 years' experience in matters involving fraud and corruption, government contracts litigation, internal investigation, due diligence, compliance, and governance and risk management in the US, Latin America, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. She is a certified public accountant (CPA), certified internal auditor (CIA), certified fraud examiner (CFE) and is certified in financial forensics (CFF). She is fluent in English, Arabic and French, and has a working knowledge of Portuguese. Yousr led and managed a fully integrated FRA client service team in the landmark Airbus €3.6billion global settlement. Leading a team of 70 professionals across FRA offices in Europe and the United States, she was responsible for the forensic accounting and eDiscovery review within the context of the company’s multinational, multiyear investigation, reporting to four investigative authorities: UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of State (DOS) and French Parquet National Financier (PNF). Yousr led the forensic accounting structured data analysis, involving analysis of large volumes of financial data and liaising with international legal teams across multiple jurisdictions. In 2018, Yousr assisted counsel through the first French Anti-corruption Agency compliance monitorship on a review which included the collection and analysis of financial and accounting data, high-risk transaction testing and interviews. Prior to FRA, Yousr worked for Kroll in Dubai in their Middle East financial investigations practice. Yousr was part of the team engaged by the Bahraini public prosecutor to investigate complaints submitted by the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Algosaibi family related to the collapse of The International Banking Corporation and Awal Bank.

Karl Payeur leads a multidisciplinary team of experts in France to help clients navigate their most complex issues. He has a wide range of experience in forensic investigation, compliance, regulatory, financial crime, and forensic technology. He has led many high-profile complex global matters during his 25+ year career. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Karl was a big 4 partner and held a variety of senior leadership roles in different countries, including acting as the regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa of the forensic practice. Karl has led large corruption and fraud investigations for international corporations involving evidence gathering and analysis, complex data and analytics, and interviews throughout North America, Europe, French-speaking Africa, and Asia, as well as liaising with multiple white-collar crime lawyers in France, Asia, the UK, and the US. Over the years, Karl had been involved with assisting French lawyers and their clients collect, process, and analyze a significant volume of data for internal investigations or in response to regulatory requests with allegations of wrongdoing. Some of these allegations include antitrust behavior or suspected violations of anti-corruption regulations. Karl has also served as an expert witness on litigation and commercial dispute matters related to damages assessments in ICC arbitration and other court venues. In addition, Karl provides strategic advice to clients to help them anticipate, navigate crises, and leverage technology in a constantly changing regulatory environment.

33 Rue Galilée Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 6 46 39 72 72 anthonycharlton@hka.com www.hka.com

44, avenue George V Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 74 88 05 42 ykhalil@forensicrisk.com www.forensicrisk.com

86 Boulevard Hausmann Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 47 03 65 57 Karl.payeur@fticonsulting.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Anthony Charlton enjoys an excellent reputation among peers for his outstanding analytical skills and his in-depth expertise in quantum of damages and forensic analysis.

WWL says: Yousr Khalil is singled out by sources for her considerable experience of working on and leading complex investigations involving fraud and corruption.

WWL says: Karl Payeur is a leading figure in the French market with nearly three decades of experience managing complex investigations involving fraud and corruption.

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Anthony Charlton* HKA anthonycharlton@hka.com George Fife Ernst & Young George.fife@fr.ey.com Jean-Luc Guitera KPMG SA jguitera@kpmg.fr Yousr Khalil* Forensic Risk Alliance ykhalil@forensicrisk.com Karl Payeur* FTI Consulting Karl.payeur@fticonsulting.com Erik van Duijvenvoorde Accuracy erik.van.duijvenvoorde@accuracy.com

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Labour & Employment

LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT In this chapter, we identify the top 53 labour and employment practitioners in France who are recognised for their outstanding work advising employers across a wide variety of industries in all matters relating to their labour, employment, and HR matters.

Most Highly Regarded Florence Aubonnet

Philippe Durand August Debouzy Paris

Flichy Grangé Avocats Paris

Pascale Lagesse

Patrick Thiébart

Claire Toumieux

Flichy Grangé Avocats Paris Bredin Prat Paris

Capstan excels with seven listings. Bruno Serizay is deemed “a leading figure in the market” by impressed sources who note his unmatched expertise in the social protection area. Pascal Lagoutte is a standout name in the French market who possess an allencompassing employment practice. Jean-Michel Mir earns accolades as a labour expert who provides outstanding counsel to French and international companies across a wide variety of industries. Guillaume Bordier wins plaudits for his adept handling of issues arising from business transfers and restructurings. August Debouzy performs brilliantly with five practitioners in this chapter. Philippe Durand enjoys a stellar reputation thanks to his extensive experience assisting corporate clients in contentious and non-contentious matters arising from redundancy plans and compensation issues. Fabienne Haas is widely endorsed for her adept handling of issues arising out of individual and collective labour relations and bargainings. Emmanuelle Barbara is a leading employment specialist who expertly assists companies in their HR strategies. Actance Avocats sees five of their practitioners featured in this chapter. Laurent Jammet wins acclaim for his outstanding expertise in collective bargaining, restructuring, and business transfers. Loïc Touranchet is recognised as an excellent labour practitioner with sound

Franklin Paris

Joël Grangé

Allen & Overy Paris

expertise handling complex restructuring matters. Philippe Chapuis is distinguished by sources as a “leading figure” whose top-tier practice encompasses all aspects of labour and employment matters.

the labour and employment field thanks to her deep understanding of whistle-blowing matters. Gilles Briens enjoys a sterling reputation in the French market, with sources hailing him as a “leading figure in the market”.

Flichy Grangé Avocats earns four listings. Joël Grangé collects glowing praise from impressed market sources who hail him as “the most technical employment law professional in France”. Olivier Kress is heralded as an excellent labour practitioner with fantastic interpersonal and communication skills. Florence Aubonnet is a standout specialist widely endorsed as “the employment lawyer you need in M&A deals”. Hubert Flichy is a long-standing fixture in the French market with colossal experience in labour and employment law.

From De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, Deborah David is a “tremendous professional” with impressive expertise in contentious and non-contentious corporate restructuring matters.

Patrick Thiébart with Franklin is applauded for his excellent work advising companies at a national and international level in all aspects of employment, labour, and HR matters. At Bredin Prat Pascale Lagesse has built up an impressive practice and earns widespread plaudits from peers who call her “the queen of employment law”. At Allen & Overy, the “excellent” Claire Toumieux is a top specialist in human resources management strategies. At Fromont Briens/ Littler, Sophie PélicierLoevenbruck is a distinguished figure in

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Karine Audouze from UGGC Avocats secures recognition from peers thanks to a wellrounded practice with a special focus on the restructuring of international groups operating in France. Ernst & Young’s Roselyn Sands ranks highly among peers thanks to a lengthy trackrecord advising international employers on all aspects of French labour and employment matters. Mathilde Houet-Weil with Weil & Associés is awarded glowing praise thanks to her “keen insights, fast responsiveness, deep understanding of employment law, and creative thinking”. Chantal Giraud-Van Gaver from Coblence et Associés is commended for her significant experience advising companies on high-risk litigation, management packages, and other employment matters.

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Caroline André-Hesse AYACHE c.andrehesse@ayachelaw.com Paul-Henri Antonmattei Barthélemy Avocats paris@jacques-barthelemy-associes.com Florence Aubonnet Flichy Grangé Avocats aubonnet@flichy.com Karine Audouze UGGC Avocats k.audouze@uggc.com Emmanuelle Barbara August & Debouzy ebarbara@august-debouzy.com Emmanuel Bénard Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP ebenard@orrick.com Marie-Hélène Bensadoun August & Debouzy mbensadoun@augdeb.com Guillaume Bordier Capstan Avocats gbordier@capstan.fr Gilles Briens Fromont Briens | Littler gilles.briens@fromont-briens.com Philippe Chapuis Actance Avocats p.chapuis@actanceavocats.com Romain Chiss Vivant Chiss r.chiss@vivantchiss.com Philippe Danesi DLA Piper philippe.danesi@dlapiper.com Deborah David De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ddavid@dgfla.com Philippe Desprès Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP philippe.despres@skadden.com

Pierre-Alexis Dumont Actance Avocats dumont@actanceavocats.com Philippe Durand August & Debouzy pdurand@august-debouzy.com Benjamine Fiedler Bird & Bird AARPI benjamine.fiedler@twobirds.com Mary Daphné Fishelson August & Debouzy mdfishelson@august-debouzy.com Hubert Flichy Flichy Grangé Avocats hubert@flichy.com Florence Froment-Meurice Karman Associes f.froment-meurice@karman-associes.com Chantal Giraud-Van Gaver Coblence et Associés cvg@coblence-avocat.com Joël Grangé Flichy Grangé Avocats grange@flichy.com Fabienne Haas August & Debouzy fhaas@augdeb.com Mathilde Houet-Weil Weil & Associés mhweil@weil-paris.fr Laurent Jammet Actance Avocats jammet@actanceavocats.com Alexandre Jaurett White & Case LLP ajaurett@whitecase.com David Jonin Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI jonin@gide.com Olivier Kress Flichy Grangé Avocats kress@flichy.com Pascale Lagesse Bredin Prat pascalelagesse@bredinprat.com Pascal Lagoutte Capstan Avocats ltl@capstan.fr Aurélien Louvet Capstan Avocats alouvet@capstan.fr Jean-Michel Mir Capstan Avocats mir@capstan.fr Mohamed Oulkhouir Chassany Watrelot & Associes mohamed.oulkhouir@cwassocies.com Nicolas de Sevin CMS Francis Lefebvre nicolas.desevin@cms-fl.com

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Béatrice Pola Proskauer Rose bpola@proskauer.com Sophie Pélicier-Loevenbruck Fromont Briens | Littler sophie.pelicier@fromont-briens.com Anne-Laure Périès Capstan avocats alperies@capstan.fr Emma Rohsler Herbert Smith Freehills LLP emma.rohsler@hsf.com Roselyn Sands EY Société d'Avocats roselyn.sands@ey-avocats.com Deborah Sankowicz Kepler Legal d.sankowicz@kepler-legal.com Gwen Senlanne Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP gwen.senlanne@freshfields.com Bruno Serizay Capstan Avocats serizay@capstan.fr Emeric Sorel Actance Avocats sorel@actanceavocats.com Alexandra Stocki Proskauer Rose astocki@proskauer.com Viviane Stulz 5QB Avocats v.stulz@5qbavocats.com Yasmine Tarasewicz Proskauer Rose ytarasewicz@proskauer.com Arnaud Teissier Capstan Avocats ateissier@capstan.fr Patrick Thiébart Franklin pthiebart@franklin-paris.com Philippe Thomas Dechert LLP philippe.thomas@dechert.com Claire Toumieux Allen & Overy LLP claire.toumieux@allenovery.com Loïc Touranchet Actance Avocats l.touranchet@actanceavocats.com François Vergne Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI f.vergne@gide.com Antoine Vivant Vivant Chiss a.vivant@vivantchiss.com

Life Sciences

LIFE SCIENCES This chapter highlights 50 of France’s top life sciences practitioners. They are recognised for their exceptional expertise in regulatory, transactional, product liability and trademark matters across the life sciences sector.

Most Highly Regarded Laëtitia Bénard

Alain Gorny

Alexandre Regniault

Jacques-Antoine Robert

Allen & Overy LLP Paris

Simmons & Simmons Paris

Simmons & Simmons stands out with four listings. Jacques-Antoine Robert enjoys a spectacular reputation among peers thanks to an impressive national and cross-border practice which handles contract-related disputes in the life sciences sector. Alexandre Regniault receives widespread plaudits for his encyclopaedic regulatory knowledge and razor-sharp expertise in medical and pharmaceutical devices. Marina Cousté stands out as a first-rate patent and trade secrets specialist with vast experience working at the national and international level. A specialist in dispute resolution, Etienne Kowalski has significant expertise representing companies in the healthcare sector in complex contentious matters. Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron is home to four top-tier practitioners. Sabine Agé excels as a top-class litigator with extensive experience in complex crossborder patent disputes. Denis Monégier du Sorbier enjoys a strong standing thanks to his exceptional work litigating in patent and trademark disputes arising from infringement, unfair competition and parasitic behaviour matters. Benoît Strowel is celebrated for his strong multi-jurisdictional patent litigation practice and is applauded for his extensive experience advising bio-pharmaceutical companies in regulatory matters.

Intuity Paris

Isabelle Lucas-Baloup Cabinet Lucas-Baloup Paris

Simmons & Simmons Paris

Amandine Métier is singled out for her dedicated patent litigation practice, heavily focused on the licencing and supplementary protection of medical and pharmaceutical devices. Dentons sees four practitioners recognised in this chapter. Pascale Poupelin is “highly recommended for regulatory issues, in particular French-specific matters such as market access”. Jean-Marc Grosperrin is a seasoned practitioner with significant transactional expertise, particularly in matters relating to M&A. François Vignaud is well versed in handling complex mergers and acquisitions, as well as joint ventures in the healthcare sector. Anne-Laure Marcerou’s transactional and strategic expertise benefits her clients in the pharmaceutical, medical and biotech industries. Dechert sees three practitioners recognised in this chapter. Sophie Pelé is renowned for her deep knowledge and understanding of regulatory matters arising from the life sciences sector. Alain Decombe is held in high esteem for his strong transactional track record and his outstanding work advising multinational corporations in complex deals.

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Mélanie Thill-Tayara earns widespread plaudits from peers and is “highly recommended for antitrust and competition law in life sciences”. Intuity’s Alain Gorny is a highly revered professional with unmatched expertise in product liability matters and is praised for his “efficiency, creativity, and reactivity”. Allen & Overy’s Laëtitia Bénard is an acclaimed litigator with notable experience handling complex cross-border patent disputes pertaining to the tech and pharmaceutical industries. Isabelle Lucas-Baloup of Cabinet LucasBaloup is a longstanding name in the life sciences space who is highly sought after by healthcare professionals for her sweeping knowledge on health law. At Bird & Bird, long-standing patent litigator Yves Bizollon continues to impress market sources thanks to his rigorous work across the entire spectrum of intellectual property. Thomas Rouhette at Signature Litigation wins commendations for his exceptional work in product liability defence and is regarded as “one of the best in the field”.

Life Sciences

Profile

Emmanuelle Trombe McDermott Will0 & Emery

Emmanuelle Trombe represents pharmaceutical, medical device and bio-pharmaceutical companies globally in transactional matters in relation to M&A and divestitures, joint ventures and strategic partnerings, large-scale projects, outsourcing projects, product development, licensing agreements and regulatory matters. She also advises venture capital funds and bio-pharmaceutical companies in connection with a broad range of financing activities. Emmanuelle Trombe is distinguished in Chambers Europe and Legal 500 EMEA in life sciences transactions, where she is highly recommended for her expertise in the pharmaceutical, health care, biotech and medical devices industries. Chambers reports that she is described by peers and clients as “very responsive, smart, flexible and business-minded” and a “pragmatic, efficient and an outstanding negotiator”.

23 rue de l'Université Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 1 81 69 15 35 etrombe@mwe.com www.mwe.com

WWL says: Emmanuelle Trombe ranks highly among peers who “highly recommend her for life sciences and M&A deals”.

Sabine Agé Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron sabine.age@hoyngrokh.com Yves Bizollon Bird & Bird AARPI yves.bizollon@twobirds.com Thomas Bouvet Jones Day tbouvet@jonesday.com Laëtitia Bénard Allen & Overy LLP laetitia.benard@allenovery.com Marina Cousté Simmons & Simmons marina.couste@simmons-simmons.com Olivier de Juvigny Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés o.dejuvigny@pjmassocies.com Alain Decombe Dechert LLP alain.decombe@dechert.com Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dequire-portier@gide.com Grégoire Desrousseaux August & Debouzy gdesrousseaux@august-debouzy.com Thomas Devred Osborne Clarke thomas.devred@osborneclarke.com Paule M Drouault-Gardrat PDG Avocats pdrouaultgardrat@pdgavocats.com Olivier Fréget Fréget Glaser & Associés olivier.freget@freget-associes.fr Bernard Geneste CMS Francis Lefebvre bernard.geneste@cms-bfl.com Marta Giner Asins Norton Rose Fulbright LLP marta.ginerasins@nortonrosefulbright.com Alain Gorny Intuity agorny@intuity-legal.com Etienne Gouesse Viguié Schmidt & Associés egouesse@vs-a.fr Jean-Marc Grosperrin Dentons jeanmarc.grosperrin@dentons.com Christophe Henin Intuity chenin@intuity-legal.com Jean-Marie Job De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés jmjob@dgfla.com

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Daniel Kadar Reed Smith dkadar@reedsmith.com Etienne Kowalski Simmons & Simmons etienne.kowalski@simmons-simmons.com Olivier Lantrès Fieldfisher olivier.lantres@fieldfisher.com Laure Le Calvé LCH laure.lecalve@lcheurope.com Isabelle Lucas-Baloup Isabelle Lucas-Baloup isabelle@lucas-baloup.com Anne-Laure Marcerou Dentons anne-laure.marcerou@dentons.com Denis Monégier du Sorbier Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron denis.monegierdusorbier@hoyngrokh.com Amandine Métier Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron amandine.metier@hoyngrokh.com Karen Noël Partech knoel@partechpartners.com Catherine Paley-Vincent Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent paley@ginestie.com Sophie Pelé Dechert LLP sophie.pele@dechert.com François-Maxime Philizot Mercure Avocats fm.philizot@mercure-avocats.com François Pochart August & Debouzy fpochart@augdeb.com Pascale Poupelin Dentons pascale.poupelin@dentons.com Valérie Ravit Squire Patton Boggs valerie.ravit@squirepb.com Alexandre Regniault Simmons & Simmons alexandre.regniault@simmons-simmons.com Jacques-Antoine Robert Simmons & Simmons jacques-antoine.robert@simmons-simmons. com Thomas Roche Life Avocats troche@life-avocats.com Thomas Rouhette Signature Litigation AARPI thomas.rouhette@signaturelitigation.com Stanislas Roux-Vaillard Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP stanislas.roux-vaillard@hoganlovells.com Mikael Salmela Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP mikael.salmela@hoganlovells.com Olivier Samyn Lmt Avocats osamyn@lmtavocats.com Denis Schertenleib Cabinet Schertenleib ds@schertenleib-avocats.com Agathe Simon Mercure Avocats a.simon@mercure-avocats.com

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Benoît Strowel Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron benoit.strowel@hoyngrokh.com Mélanie Thill-Tayara Dechert LLP melanie.thill-tayara@dechert.com Grégoire Triet Taliens triet@taliens.com

Emmanuelle Trombe* McDermott Will & Emery etrombe@mwe.comEveline Van Keymeulen Latham & Watkins Eveline.vankeymeulen@lw.com François Vignaud Dentons francois.vignaud@dentons.com

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Julie Yeni Baker McKenzie AARPI julie.yeni@bakermckenzie.com

M&A and Governance

M&A AND GOVERNANCE In this chapter, WWL presents the leading 38 M&A and corporate governance lawyers in France. They have distinguished themselves with their work on complex cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, securities issues and corporate governance matters.

Most Highly Regarded Dominique Bompoint Cabinet Bompoint Paris

Bertrand Cardi

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier Paris

Didier Martin Bredin Prat Paris

Nadège Nguyen Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel achieves four listings in this chapter. Nadège Nguyen holds a formidable track record on domestic and international M&A transactions, especially in the industrial, hotel, agribusiness and private equity sectors. Stéphane Puel heads the firm’s investment fund and asset management group and is a go-to name for financial institutions seeking advice on regulatory matters. Christophe Eck receives impressive recommendations from peers for his work on M&A matters. He advises listed and unlisted companies in a range of transactional and restructuring issues. Olivier Diaz secures widespread praise for his sterling M&A practice. He brings over 25 years of practice to his clients’ transactions, private equity projects and securities issues.

Kate Romain is a skilled and valued corporate law specialist among peers, who is sought after for her work on cross-border transactions involving public and private companies. Benjamin Kanovitch is a pillar of the French M&A market, with respondents reporting that he is “one of the main names in the space” and is also “a really the top name for governance issues”. Patrick Dziewolski receives impressive recommendations from commentators for his work in the M&A market, with special expertise in the energy, construction and finance sectors. Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr is singled out as a consummate M&A specialist in the domestic market who is well versed in advising French listed companies on governance issues, as well as M&A and securities matters.

Bredin Prat excels with seven listings, including the following. Didier Martin sits among the finest M&A lawyers in the domestic market and has an impressive track-record working on complex litigation proceedings relating to securities and takeover issues. Sébastien Prat is identified as a key name in the French M&A market, and brings enviable expertise and experience to his clients’ M&A transactions and private equity matters. Olivier Assant is a highly accomplished M&A lawyer whose expertise lies in highstakes transactions, private equity and securities matters.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier sees five lawyers listed, including the following. Jean-Michel Darrois is a pillar of France’s M&A market, with peers and clients rushing to recommend his practice, enthusing that he is “such a big name in the space”. Marcus Billam enjoys a stellar reputation for his M&A practice, having distinguished himself representing listed and unlisted companies on cross-border transactions and stock exchange issues. Bertrand Cardi receives extensive praise for his M&A practice, with sources confirming that he is “a leader in corporate practice”.

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Alain Maillot is a statesman of the French corporate law space, with peerless experience advising clients on both sides of transactions and international joint venture projects. Hugo Diener is a well-regarded name among peers in the M&A market thanks to his extensive experience with M&A, joint venture and governance matters. Pierre-Yves Chabert from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton stands out for his notable experience handling high-value transactions, as well as capital markets and securities regulations. Dominique Bompoint at Cabinet Bompoint is counted by peers among the leading names in France for M&A matters. He has over 30 years of experience with M&A, corporate litigation, governance and financing issues. With over 35 years of experience in M&A and corporate law, Youssef Djehane of BDGS Associés is a renowned name in the French market who advises clients on takeovers, capital restructurings, and corporate governance issues. Jeantet’s Yvon Dreano ranks highly among peers thanks to his first-rate practice which encompasses M&A deals, complex restructurings, joint ventures and strategic alliances.

M&A and Governance

Profiles

Jacques Buhart

Hubert Segain

Jacques Buhart focuses his practice on cross border mergers and acquisitions, and competition law. He has represented Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the restructuring of Areva and the French nuclear industry, as well as in its bid alongside Siemens to jointly acquire Alstom. Jacques’ additional experience on complex mergers include TUI’s acquisition of Transat Voyages, Nidec’s joint venture with Peugeot, Canon’s acquisition of OCE in the Netherlands and various acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures of public and private companies in France. Jacques has a wealth of experience in the energy, telecommunications, pulp & paper and automotive industries, and more recently in the rail transport sector in France. Jacques has held the post of visiting professor of French Corporate Law & Securities at the University of Tokyo since 2004. He is a Member of the Board of the Sorbonne Law School. He has published widely in law journals on M&A, defense against takeover bids, insider trading and shareholders rights.

A partner at Herbert Smith Freehills since 2008, Hubert Segain heads the firm's corporate practice in Paris. He also served as the managing partner of the Paris office for four years. His practice primarily concerns cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, stock exchange regulations and corporate governance. Hubert works with both French and international clients, with a focus on industrial groups, financial institutions and investment funds. He works for listed companies as well as for private ones, for the private sector as well as for the public sector. His recent transactions include Generali on its acquisition of La Médicale, BNP Paribas on its acquisition of Floa Bank, Korian on the conclusion of a long-term real estate investment agreement with several BAE Systems Pension Funds, and several shareholders of Suez in the context of the proposed takeover of Suez by Veolia. Hubert has published more than 40 papers on M&A and financial markets regulation. He regularly collaborates with regulatory bodies (such as the AMF) and other professional organisations on matters affecting corporate and financial regulations and regularly publishes papers on these topics. He was named « Lawyer of the year » by Option Droit & Affaires (ODA) in 2020 and was ranked in the Forbes magazine ranking "Top 40 CAC 40 lawyers" in 2021. Chambers Europe/Chambers Global, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyers, Acritas, Lexology Client Choice and Corporate Law Experts list him as a leading lawyer. Hubert is a member of the Paris Bar and the New York State Bar. He studied in France (Sorbonne and Assas) and the US (Yale Law School).

23 rue de l'Université Paris, 75007 Tel: +33 1 81 69 15 01 jbuhart@mwe.com www.mwe.com

66 avenue Marceau Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 53 57 78 34 hubert.segain@hsf.com www.herbertsmithfreehills.com

WWL says: Peers identify Jacques Buhart as a sterling M&A practitioner in matters pertaining to the energy, technology and transport sectors.

WWL says: Hubert Segain is highly sought after by a range of domestic and international clients for his guidance on M&A and corporate governance matters, with notable expertise in shareholder activism and crisis management.

McDermott Will & Emery

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

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David Aknin Weil Gotshal & Manges david.aknin@weil.com Jean-Marie Ambrosi Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP jambrosi@cgsh.com Gilles Amsallem Taylor Wessing g.amsallem@taylorwessing.com Olivier Assant Bredin Prat olivierassant@bredinprat.com Marcus Billam Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier mbillam@darroisvilley.com Dominique Bompoint Cabinet Bompoint dbompoint@bompoint-avocats.com Thierry Brocas De Pardieu Brocas Maffei brocas@de-pardieu.com Jacques Buhart* McDermott Will & Emery jbuhart@mwe.com Bertrand Cardi Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier bcardi@darroisvilley.com Marc Castagnède Allen & Overy LLP marc.castagnede@allenovery.com Pierre-Yves Chabert Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP pchabert@cgsh.com Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr Bredin Prat sophiecornettedesaintcyr@bredinprat.com Jean-Michel Darrois Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier jmdarrois@darroisvilley.com Olivier de Vilmorin Sullivan & Cromwell LLP devilmorino@sullcrom.com Olivier Diaz Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI olivier.diaz@gide.com Hugo Diener Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier hdiener@darroisvilley.com Youssef Djehane BDGS Associés djehane@bdgs-associes.com Yvon Dreano Jeantet AARPI ydreano@jeantet.fr Patrick Dziewolski Bredin Prat pdz@bredinprat.com

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Christophe Eck Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI eck@gide.com Reid Feldman Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP rfeldman@kramerlevin.com Armand Grumberg Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP armand.grumberg@skadden.com Daniel Hurstel Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP dhurstel@willkie.com Benjamin Kanovitch Bredin Prat bk@bredinprat.com Marc Loy BDGS Associés loy@bdgs-associes.com Alain Maillot Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier amaillot@darroisvilley.com Jean-Pierre Martel Orrick Rambaud Martel SCP jpmartel@orrick.com

Didier Martin Bredin Prat didiermartin@bredinprat.com Frederic Moreau Allen & Overy LLP frederic.moreau@allenovery.com Jacques Naquet-Radiguet Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP jacques.naquet-radiguet@davispolk.com Nadège Nguyen Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI nguyen@gide.com Herve Pisani Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP herve.pisani@freshfields.com Sébastien Prat Bredin Prat sebastienprat@bredinprat.com Stéphane Puel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI puel@gide.com Jean-Claude Rivalland Allen & Overy LLP jean-claude.rivalland@allenovery.com

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Kate Romain Bredin Prat kateromain@bredinprat.com Hubert Segain* Herbert Smith Freehills LLP hubert.segain@hsf.com Guillaume Touttée De Pardieu Brocas Maffei touttee@de-pardieu.com

Mining

MINING In this chapter, we present 13 leading lawyers in the French market who excel at advising on the full gamut of miningrelated matters.

Most Highly Regarded Christophe Asselineau

Rebecca Major

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Paris

Herbert Smith Freehills achieves three listings in this chapter. Rebecca Major is a respected name in the market, regularly working on cross-border acquisitions, sales and joint ventures in the natural resources and energy sectors. Bertrand Montembault possesses great knowledge on Africa’s legal and regulatory systems when it comes to oil, gas, and mining cases. Nina Bowyer ranks highly among peers thanks to her expertise in M&A and project development, with a particular focus on the EMEA region. Christophe Asselineau from Norton Rose Fulbright excels in M&A and project transactions in the energy and natural resources sectors, particularly in North and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Stéphane Brabant from Trinity International has over 30 years of experience in the mining and energy sectors in Africa, particularly with complex investments and crisis prevention. Thierry Lauriol at Jeantet is lauded by peers as a specialist in natural resources, mining and energy matters, regularly working on a range of commercial and investment arbitration cases. Barthélemy Faye from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is singled out for his work on corporate and financial matters in transactions involving energy and natural resources. Anthony Giustini with Clifford Chance Europe has a specialised and renowned practice, working on project development and finance transactions in the oil, gas, mining and petrochemical sectors.

Pascal Agboyibor Asafo & Co pagboyibor@asafoandco.com Bertrand L Andriani Linklaters LLP bertrand.andriani@linklaters.com Christophe Asselineau Norton Rose Fulbright LLP christophe.asselineau@nortonrosefulbright. com Philippe Auzas Bonna Auzas Lawyers philippe.auzas@bonna-auzas.com Yves Baratte Simmons & Simmons yves.baratte@simmons-simmons.com Nina Bowyer Herbert Smith Freehills LLP nina.bowyer@hsf.com Stéphane Brabant Trinity International LLP stephane.brabant@trinityllp.com

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Asafo & Co’s Pascal Agboyibor frequently advises governments, multilateral companies and private investors on a range of strategic and complex matters, particularly in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors in Africa. Simon Ratledge has over 25 years of experience representing major financial institutions, commercial lenders and sponsor groups in the renewables and mining sectors. Simmons & Simmons’ Yves Baratte advises international corporate clients, financial institutions and governments on a range of matters around complex power, water and natural resource cases. Philippe Auzas at Bonna Auzas Lawyers is heralded by peers for his depth of experience and expertise in all matters related to natural resources, energy, oil, gas and mining.

Barthélemy Faye Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP bfaye@cgsh.com Anthony Giustini Clifford Chance Europe LLP anthony.giustini@cliffordchance.com Thierry Lauriol Jeantet AARPI tlauriol@jeantet.fr Rebecca Major Herbert Smith Freehills LLP rebecca.major@hsf.com Bertrand Montembault Herbert Smith Freehills LLP bertrand.montembault@hsf.com Simon Ratledge Asafo & Co sratledge@asafoandco.com

Patent Attorneys

PATENT ATTORNEYS Here, WWL highlights 31 leading patent attorneys in France for their outstanding work handling the full gamut of patent-related matters, including filings, disputes and infringement cases.

Most Highly Regarded Pierre Balesta

Cabinet Beau de Loménie Paris

REGIMBEAU performs well with seven lawyers listed in this chapter. Thomas Moisand works with an array of clients, start-ups, SMEs, public research institutions and major industrial corporations in telecoms, digital, microelectronics and energy-related patent cases. Emmanuel Potdevin earns plaudits for his work on patents and intellectual property, where he acts for clients on seizures, infringement law, patent infringement actions and litigation. Stéphanie Celaire is endorsed by peers for her patent engineering reputation, and has vast experience in European oral proceedings and infringement litigation, particularly in the pharma and agribusiness sectors. Cyra Nargolwalla from PLASSERAUD IP impresses market sources with her specialised practice in the biotech and pharma sectors, where she frequently works on vaccine, hormonal therapy and cancer treatment cases.

Cyra Nargolwalla PLASSERAUD IP Paris

François Pochart August & Debouzy Paris

Bertrand Loisel expertly handles infringement cases before both French and foreign courts, working on patent cases in the mechanical, electrical engineering and digital tech sectors.

Santarelli’s Luc Santarelli ranks highly among peers thanks to his IP strategy and patent practice and is highly sought after by start-ups and large corporate clients during patent infringement disputes.

Didier Intès at Cabinet Beau de Loménie has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in contract and patent law, and regularly advises on IP strategy for clients in the engineering space. Pierre Balesta is well versed in all matters regarding patents in the aeronautic and civil engineering sectors.

Frederic Gaillarde from FGPI gains recognition by market sources for his notable expertise in patent litigation, having worked in partnership with intellectual property lawyers in numerous litigation cases.

Philippe Ahner with Brevalex is lauded by peers for his practice which encompasses patent applications, tracking issuance, opposition proceedings, freedom to operate and counterfeiting studies.

Bertrand Domenego at LAVOIX France has extensive experience in developing IP strategies, conducting freedom to operate studies and audits, negotiating licences, and handling issues with employee inventions and patent ownership.

François Pochart from August & Debouzy often acts for domestic and international clients in a range of patent-related cases, in both oral proceedings and litigation before French courts.

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Philippe Ahner Brevalex philippe.ahner@brevalex.com Carol Almond-Martin PLASSERAUD IP Lyon almond@plass.com Marie Audren REGIMBEAU audren@regimbeau.eu Pierre Balesta Cabinet Beau de Loménie pbalesta@bdl-ip.com Didier Boulinguiez PLASSERAUD IP boulinguiez@plass.com Gérald Brunelli Marks & Clerk France gerald.brunelli@fr.marks-clerk.com Thierry Caen Santarelli thierry.caen@santarelli.com

Jean-Robert Callon de Lamarck REGIMBEAU callon@regimbeau.eu Stéphanie Celaire REGIMBEAU celaire@regimbeau.eu Jérôme Collin REGIMBEAU collin@regimbeau.eu Damien Colombie LAVOIX dcolombie@lavoix.eu François Delumeau Cabinet Beau de Loménie fdelumeau@bdl-ip.com Eric Denjean Laurent Charras eric.denjean@laurentcharras.com Anne Desaix PLASSERAUD IP desaix@plass.com Bertrand Domenego LAVOIX bdomenego@lavoix.eu Pierre-Louis Désormière Cabinet Beau de Loménie pldesormiere@bdl-ip.com Frederic Gaillarde FGPI contact@fgpi.biz Didier Intès Cabinet Beau de Loménie dintes@bdl-ip.com Gabriel de Kernier Cabinet Netter gkernier@cabinetnetter.com Bertrand Loisel PLASSERAUD IP loisel@plass.com

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Thomas Moisand REGIMBEAU moisand@regimbeau.eu Cyra Nargolwalla PLASSERAUD IP nargolwalla@plass.com Laurent Nuss Cabinet Nuss contact@nuss.fr Stéphane Palix Laurent Charras stephane.palix@laurentcharras.com François Pochart August & Debouzy fpochart@augdeb.com Emmanuel Potdevin REGIMBEAU potdevin@regimbeau.eu Luc Santarelli Santarelli luc.santarelli@santarelli.com Ina Schreiber PLASSERAUD IP schreiber@plass.com Hélène Stankoff Santarelli helene.stankoff@santarelli.com Christian Texier REGIMBEAU texier@regimbeau.eu Philippe Verriest Germain & Maureau philippe.verriest@germainmaureau.com

Patents

PATENTS This chapter highlights 32 outstanding individuals for their first-class handling of a range of complex domestic and international patent disputes.

Most Highly Regarded Sabine Agé

Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron Paris

Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron excels with four lawyers listed here. Sabine Agé ranks highly among peers for her expertise in matters regarding standard-essential patents, particularly in the electronic and telecoms sectors. Amandine Métier earns recognition from market sources for her specialised patent litigation practice, spanning medical devices and pharmaceutical products. Benoît Strowel has a depth of knowledge and experience in complex cross-border patent cases, and regularly co-ordinates multilateral patent litigations for bio-pharmaceutical companies. Denis Monégier du Sorbier is a well-established figure in the market and a go-to name for cross-border patent disputes, particularly those involving infringement, invalidity, and preliminary injunction actions. Alexandra Neri from Herbert Smith Freehills is cited as “an outstanding patent lawyer who is very well-known within the market”.

Grégoire Desrousseaux August & Debouzy Paris

At August & Debouzy, Grégoire Desrousseaux advises clients on all patent-related matters regarding tech, media and intellectual property, and possesses extensive experience as opposition before the European Patent office. Laëtitia Bénard from Allen & Overy ranks highly among peers for her work in complex patent disputes, patent portfolios, patent validity, and freedom to operate issues in the pharmaceutical and tech sectors. David Por is renowned for his work on patent cases dealing with validity, freedom to operate and defamation disputes for high-profile clients in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical sector. Stanislas Roux-Vaillard from Hogan Lovells is acclaimed for his experience in patent litigation, mediation and arbitration, often representing clients in the life sciences, telecoms and pharma sectors.

Stanislas Roux-Vaillard Hogan Lovells LLP Paris

Emmanuel Larere of Gide Loyrette Nouel has over 20 years of experience in patent litigation and focuses his top-tier practice on the biotech and pharma industries. Julien Fréneaux with Bardehle Pagenberg has built up a strong reputation for his work on complex international litigation regarding patents, infringement and validity matters. Pauline Debré from Linklaters maintains a first-rate practice which encompasses cross-border patent and trademark litigation, preliminary injunctions and infringement actions. Denis Schertenleib at Cabinet Schertenleib is a leading figure in the market, renowned for his work on patent litigation proceedings and for applying European competition law to intellectual property cases in the pharmaceutical space.

Grégoire Triet with Taliens is a highly experienced patent law practitioner, regularly handling patent infringement and validity disputes.

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Sabine Agé HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON sabine.age@hoyngrokh.com Yves Bizollon Bird & Bird AARPI yves.bizollon@twobirds.com Thomas Bouvet Jones Day tbouvet@jonesday.com Sandrine Bouvier-Ravon Cousin & Associés s.bouvier@cousin-associes.com Laëtitia Bénard Allen & Overy LLP laetitia.benard@allenovery.com Jean-Martin Chevalier Cousin & Associés jm.chevalier@cousin-associes.com Frédéric Chevallier Herbert Smith Freehills LLP frederic.chevallier@hsf.com

Marina Cousté Simmons & Simmons marina.couste@simmons-simmons.com Thomas Cuche Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés cuche@dtmvparis.com Pauline Debré Linklaters LLP pauline.debre@linklaters.com Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dequire-portier@gide.com Grégoire Desrousseaux August & Debouzy gdesrousseaux@august-debouzy.com Julien Fréneaux Bardehle Pagenberg freneaux@bardehle.fr Jean-Frédéric Gaultier Taliens jeanfrederic.gaultier@taliens.com Emmanuel Gougé Pinsent Masons LLP emmanuel.gouge@pinsentmasons.com Emmanuel Larere Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI larere@gide.com Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan Bird & Bird AARPI anne.charlotte.le.bihan@twobirds.com Catherine Mateu Armengaud Guerlain c.mateu@armengaud-guerlain.com Benjamin May Aramis may@aramis-law.com Amandine Métier Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron amandine.metier@hoyngrokh.com

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Arnaud Michel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI michel@gide.com Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI mitry@gide.com Thierry Mollet-Vieville Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés tmv@dtmvparis.com Denis Monégier du Sorbier Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron denis.monegierdusorbier@hoyngrokh.com Alexandra Neri Herbert Smith Freehills LLP alexandra.neri@hsf.com David Por Allen & Overy LLP david.por@allenovery.com Stanislas Roux-Vaillard Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP stanislas.roux-vaillard@hoganlovells.com Marianne Schaffner Reed Smith mschaffner@reedsmith.com Denis Schertenleib Cabinet Schertenleib ds@schertenleib-avocats.com Benoît Strowel Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron benoit.strowel@hoyngrokh.com Dariusz Szleper Szleper Henry Avocats d.szleper@szleper-henry.com Grégoire Triet Taliens triet@taliens.com

Private Client

PRIVATE CLIENT This year, WWL presents 22 exceptional lawyers in the private client space who have distinguished themselves for their adept handling of asset management, real estate and tax matters.

Most Highly Regarded Jérôme Barré

Maryse Naudin

Barré & Associés Paris

Tirard Naudin’s Maryse Naudin is hailed for her deep expertise in advising multinational corporations and HNWI, as well as foreign investors, on a wealth of private client issues. Jean-Marc Tirard has over 50 years of experience in domestic and international corporate tax issues and negotiating with tax authorities on behalf of private clients and foreign companies. Jérôme Barré from Barré & Associés ranks highly among peers thanks to his specialised practice and expertise in the full gamut of private client issues. Luc Jaillais of CMS Francis Lefebvre earns acclaim for his practice specialising in direct

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taxation, working with corporations and private clients on all related matters. Pierre Dedieu garners plaudits from peers for his practice in personal tax, estate planning and cross-border tax advice for entrepreneurs, fund managers and senior executives. Arkwood’s Stephanie Auferil ranks highly among peers for her well-known practice advising families on cross-border wealth management and tax matters. Marine Dupas is lauded by market sources for her wealth of experience within the private client sector, particularly when it comes to taxation and investment structuring.

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Line-Alexa Glotin at UGGC Avocats is highly sought after by managers, families, foreign investors, artists and athletes for her advice on a broad range of matters, from real estate to wealth management. Marc Bornhauser with Cabinet Bornhauser is cited by peers as “a strong litigator with a good name in the market” thanks to his work with private clients on tax, expatriation, asset management, and international wealth transfers.

Private Client

Profiles

Maryse Naudin

Jean-Marc Tirard

Maryse Naudin is a lawyer of the Paris Bar and the founding partner, with Jean-Marc Tirard (in 1989) of the law firm Tirard Naudin, a highly reputed Parisbased boutique law firm which specialises in international tax and estate planning (including trusts), tax representation and litigation in all aspects of French taxation with a particular emphasis on international tax issues. Ms Naudin began her career in the tax department of one of the major international accounting firms, where she was specifically in charge of the real estate practice and the South East Asia clientele. She now has 35 years' experience in advising and defending a varied clientele, from multinational corporations to high-net-worth individuals, in relation to cross-border tax issues. She has a particular expertise in advising foreign investors acquiring French real estate property as well as French clients with foreign interests, and is specialised in matters relating to trusts in a civil law environment. Maryse Naudin is also experienced in tax litigation, in particular with respect to European community freedoms and fundamental principles. Ms Naudin is the co-founder and former secretary of the French branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and a former chair of the international estate planning commission of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA). She is a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Maryse Naudin is a frequent speaker at seminars dealing with international tax planning in the context of various matters, such as European holdings and structuring investments in French real estate.

Jean-Marc Tirard is a lawyer of the Paris Bar. In 1989 he co-founded, with Maryse Naudin, the law firm Tirard Naudin, a highly reputed Paris-based boutique law firm which specialises in international tax and estate planning (including trusts), tax representation and litigation in all aspects of French taxation with a particular emphasis on international tax issues. Mr Tirard has more than 45 years’ experience advising French and non-French companies as well as private clients on French and international corporate and individual tax issues, negotiating with tax authorities and handling tax litigation. Jean-Marc has advised on numerous high-profile corporate transactions and has extensive experience in tax and estate planning for French and non-French high net worth individuals. Originally specialising in French and international corporate tax through his unique knowledge of trusts in France, in the past two decades his practice has developed into an international private client practice. He has published many articles and books on these subjects, both in French and in English. Mr Tirard is a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL) and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is a former chairman of the tax commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) French committee, and former co-chairman of the ICC’s international tax committee. He is rated as one of the leading tax and private client French lawyers in various surveys.

9 rue Boissy d'Anglas Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 53 57 36 00 maryse.naudin@tirard-naudin.com www.tirard-naudin.com

9 rue Boissy d'Anglas Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 53 57 36 00 lawfirm@tirard-naudin.com www.tirard-naudin.com

WWL says: Maryse Naudin is hailed for her deep expertise in advising multinational corporations and HNWI, as well as foreign investors, on a wealth of private client issues.

WWL says: Jean-Marc Tirard has over 50 years of experience in domestic and international corporate tax issues and negotiating with tax authorities on behalf of private clients and foreign companies.

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Jérôme Assouline Sekri Valentin Zerrouk jassouline@svz.fr Stephanie Auferil Arkwood SCP stephanie.auferil@arkwood.fr Jérôme Barré Barré & Associés jbarre@barreassocies.com Marc Bornhauser Cabinet Bornhauser mbornhauser@bornhauser-avocats.fr Olivier de Saint Chaffray CMS Francis Lefebvre olivier.desaint-chaffray@cms-fl.com Pierre Dedieu CMS Francis Lefebvre pierre.dedieu@cms-fl.com Jean-Francois Desbuquois FIDAL jean-francois.desbuquois@fidal.fr Pierre-Jean Douvier CMS Francis Lefebvre pierre-jean.douvier@cms-fl.com Marine Dupas Arkwood SCP marine.dupas@arkwood.fr Eric Ginter Altitude Avocats ginter@altitude-avocats.com Line-Alexa Glotin UGGC Avocats la.glotin@uggc.com Bruno Gouthière CMS Francis Lefebvre bruno.gouthiere@cms-fl.com Marie-Lorraine Henry FIDAL marie-lorraine.henry@fidal.com Luc Jaillais CMS Francis Lefebvre luc.jaillais@cms-bfl.com Michael Khayat Arkwood SCP michael.khayat@arkwood.fr Gilbert Ladreyt De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés gladreyt@dgfla.com Sylvie Lerond CMS Francis Lefebvre sylvie.lerond@cms-fl.com Maryse Naudin* Tirard Naudin maryse.naudin@tirard-naudin.com Julien Riahi Arkwood SCP julien.riahi@arkwood.fr

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Jean-Marc Tirard* Tirard Naudin

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François M Tripet Tripet Cabinet f.tripet@kleberavocats.com

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Private Funds

PRIVATE FUNDS In this chapter, WWL proudly presents the leading 11 private funds lawyers in France. They have proven the strength and depth of their experience and expertise in advising domestic and international clients on a variety of transactional, regulatory and contentious issues.

Most Highly Regarded Florence Moulin Jones Day Paris

Florence Moulin at Jones Day is singled out as a key name in the French private funds market, with peers confirming that she is “very well regarded”. Goodwin’s Arnaud David is a standout name in the French market for private funds and is described as “a very well-recognised lawyer”. Xavier Comaills with Clifford Chance receives emphatic endorsements from market commentators who report that he is “a great practitioner” in the private funds space. Nathalie Duguay of Willkie Farr & Gallagher is a highly respected name in the private

funds space, with over 20 years of experience advising private equity funds on a variety of transactions. Olivier Dumas at Joffe & Associés is identified as a go-to figure in the space by domestic and international investment funds for financial regulatory and M&A issues. Édouard Chapellier of Linklaters is identified by sources as a top-notch practitioner in the private funds space who is well versed in advising corporates, private equity firms and financial institutions on joint ventures, LBOs and capital markets matters.

Édouard Chapellier Linklaters LLP edouard.chapellier@linklaters.com Xavier Comaills Clifford Chance Europe LLP xavier.comaills@cliffordchance.com Arnaud David Goodwin adavid@goodwinlaw.com Nathalie Duguay Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP nduguay@willkie.com Olivier Dumas Joffe & Associés odumas@joffeassocies.com Florence Moulin Jones Day fmoulin@jonesday.com

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Agnes Rossi with Simmons & Simmons is lauded by commentators as “a no-brainer inclusion for funds work” and “an excellent hedge fund lawyer”. Stéphane Puel of Gide Loyrette Nouel is an established name in the private funds market, whom peers endorse as “a great fund and regulatory lawyer”. Jean-Baptiste Poulle at Spitz Poulle Kannan enjoys extensive acclaim from sources who say he is “among the best financial services lawyers you can find in France”.

Nadège Nguyen Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI nguyen@gide.com Jean-Baptiste Poulle Spitz Poulle Kannan jbpoulle@spitz-poulle.com Stéphane Puel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI puel@gide.com Agnes Rossi Simmons & Simmons agnes.rossi@simmons-simmons.com Jérôme Sutour CMS Francis Lefebvre jerome.sutour@cms-fl.com

Product Liability Defence

PRODUCT LIABILITY DEFENCE This chapter recognises the top 25 practitioners in the French market who are sought after for their exceptional work across the full spectrum of product liability defence.

Most Highly Regarded Christine Gateau Hogan Lovells Paris

Signature Litigation achieves three listings in this chapter. The “great” Thomas Rouhette comes highly recommended as “one of the best in the field of product liability” by impressed market sources. Commentators praise Sylvie GallageAlwis for her “perseverance and strategic thinking” and note her “resilience and capacity to help business mitigation strategy”. Emmanuèle Lutfalla earns high praise for her exceptional handling of complex product liability and insurance cases. HMN & Partners performs well with three listings. Simon Ndiaye is “a first-rate product liability lawyer” and comes highly recommended for his work in complex litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Jacques-Antoine Robert Simmons & Simmons Paris

Gérard Honig is revered for his specialist knowledge of insurance and reinsurance, as well as for his significant expertise in product liability. Bernard Mettetal is a seasoned insurance specialist with a deep focus on litigation and arbitration, in particular. Allen & Overy’s Denis Chemla enjoys an “unrivalled reputation” thanks to his dedicated litigation practice and his significant experience handling product liability in the aviation sector. Erwan Poisson is highly sought after by domestic and international companies for his wealth of experience in dispute resolution. With a practice focused on dispute resolution, Valérie Ravit from Squire Patton Boggs comes highly recommended for her expert handling of product liability cases in the health industry.

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Carole Sportes earns glowing praise from market commentators who describe her as “a talented litigator who thinks outside the box”. “Hall of famer” Jacques-Antoine Robert at Simmons & Simmons is a well-known player in the French market, especially for his work within the healthcare, pharma, and high-tech industries. At DLA Piper Vonnick le Guillou enjoys a sterling reputation thanks to her first-rate work in product liability claims relating to the aviation industry. Christine Gateau with Hogan Lovells is regarded as “one of the best product lawyers in France” and is “extremely knowledgeable, skilled, responsive and smart”.

Product Liability Defence

Profiles

Aurélia Cadain

Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

Kennedys France AARPI Aurélia Cadain is a partner at Kennedys and co-founder of the Paris office. She has extensive expertise in complex litigation matters of aviation law, industrial risk, insurance, construction and product liability, including health products. She acts for major players in the insurance industry and assists well-known airlines both in their day-to-day operations and in important litigation. Aurélia also acts for pharmaceutical companies and assists her clients in complex court-appointed investigations relating to medical malpractice and industrial risks. She is the current contributor to the French chapter for GTDT: Aviation Liability and the co-contributor for GTDT: Insurance Litigation. Aurélia is a member of the International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA), the French Society of Air and Space Law (SFDAS), the French Risk and Insurance Management Association (AMRAE), of ISC France and of the International Bar Association (IBA). Aurélia holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Paris X – Nanterre as well as a master’s degree in international law and management from HEC Business School, Paris. Aurélia also holds an LLM in European law from the University of Canterbury University. She speaks French, English and Spanish. Representative recent/current matters include regularly assisting and representing foreign airlines in litigations and negotiations relating to both passengers and cargo claims; and assisting and representing an insured and its insurers, both in the civil and criminal instances, following a major loss caused by a fire that took place in a sub-aquatic international tunnel. Aurélia also represents airlines or insurers in maintenance disputes. She has also represented a foreign airline in judicial investigations and criminal proceedings following a crash in the Mediterranean Sea in Perpignan; an insurer following the crash of an aircraft in the

Signature Litigation AARPI judicial coverage dispute; an insurer following the crash of a helicopter; one of the largest tyre manufacturers in both civil and criminal instances; an insurer in expert appraisal related to a major warehouse fire in the Paris region; and pharmaceutical laboratories in disputes relating to the marketing of health products and devices.

31 Rue de Lisbonne Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 82 aurelia.cadain@kennedyslaw.com www.kennedyslaw.com

WWL says: Aurélia Cadain is heralded among peers for her top-notch product liability defence practice. Her impressive roster of clients includes those in the aviation and health products industries.

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Sylvie Gallage-Alwis is a partner and head of the product liability/product compliance practice in Paris. She is a litigator specialised in all disputes linked to products, namely product liability, product safety, toxic tort, mass litigation/class action, regulatory compliance and environment. Her team is one of the largest in the Paris market focused on these issues. Sylvie is both an avocat à la cour in France, and a solicitor in England and Wales. She is described by WWL as a “dynamic and determined litigator” who is “a firm favourite among clients” as “she always goes the extra mile to support her clients, and is proactive in seeking commercial solutions to disputes”. WWL: France further notes that she “stands out in the market for her highly respected product liability, toxic tort and mass litigation expertise”. She has been recognised as a “rising star” for product liability in France by LMG Expert Guides (2015 to 2018) and won the Best in Product Liability award at the 2019 LMG Euromoney Europe Women in Business Law Awards. Sylvie represents a variety of globally recognised manufacturers from industries such as automotive, electronic products, cosmetics, new technologies, steel, energy, food and toys. In this scope, she has developed strong regulatory knowledge, putting together innovative defences and representing her clients before the French market surveillance authorities should they question the compliance of a product or service. She has worked on countless product recalls and negotiations with authorities and distributors/retailers on behalf of manufacturers. Her team also provides regulatory assistance before a product is placed on the market to ensure compliance.

Product Liability Defence

Benoît Javaux

Alexis Valençon

Benoît co-chairs the “Business Litigation / Industrial Risks & Insurance” practice of Squadra For the past 15 years, Benoît has represented French and foreign companies in their complex litigation matters (corporate and post-acquisition disputes, IT projects, banking & finance litigation, liability claims, etc.) before domestic courts and arbitral tribunals. His pugnacity and strategic prowess have been recognised by several French and international rankings. He was in particular named a “Rising Star” in France by Legal 500 EMEA in 2020. Adept at deploying aggressive litigation strategies, Benoît complements this skill with his specific expertise in the field of mediation (as both counsel and mediator). He was trained in Intercompany Mediation by the Centre for Mediation and Arbitration of Paris (CMAP). Benoît is widely recognised for his academic activity stemming from his professional practice: he notably co-authored a handbook on ADR published by LexisNexis and has authored a variety of academic publications on the emergence of new types of litigation, including the French class action and trade secret disputes. For several years, Benoît has also dedicated time to imparting his knowledge, through seminars for clients and legal professionals, and by lecturing at universities and business schools. Prior to joining Squadra, Benoît practiced business litigation for over a decade with the French full-service law firm August Debouzy, before moving on in 2017 to create, alongside four colleagues, the Commercial Litigation, White Collar and Compliance department of the Paris office of the US litigation firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Squadra Avocats Sylvie is further known in the French market as a leading toxic tort/mass litigation lawyer. She has been involved in most pro-company case law rendered in recent years, notably in asbestos-related cases, with some cases mentioned in the French Civil and Social Security Codes because of the significant reversal in case law they represent. Sylvie has been the lead counsel in hundreds of cases where the plaintiffs claim for damages on the grounds that either they had developed a disease, or they suffered from anxiety around developing a disease in the future. This second ground is recognised by French courts and lies at the origin of high-stakes litigation, which started first with asbestos and is now extended to any hazardous substance or product. Sylvie is involved in the most sensitive of such cases that will impact future case law in this area. Her experience in both mass litigation and consumer-related issues made her one of the go-to litigators in class actions in France, but also in cases where new legal grounds are explored, such as matters involving diesel, air pollution, planned obsolescence of electronic products and civil liability of a manufacturer exposing to a risk via imported products. Sylvie is an active member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA). She also regularly attends meetings of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO).

49/51 avenue George V Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 70 75 58 00 sylvie.gallage-alwis@signaturelitigation. com www.signaturelitigation.com

24 rue de Prony Paris, 75017 Tel: +33 (0)1 44 29 32 80 b.javaux@squadra-avocats.com www.squadra-avocats.com

WWL says: Market sources praise Sylvie Gallage-Alwis for her “perseverance and strategic thinking” and praise her “resilience and capacity to help businesses mitigate risk".

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Alexis Valençon (cont.)

Alexis is a member of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA), the Association of Corporate Risk and Insurance Management (AMRAE), the International Bar Association (IBA), the French Arbitration Committee (CFA) and the Association of Reinsurance Professionals in France (APREF). He speaks French, English and Spanish.

Ozan Akyurek Jones Day oakyurek@jonesday.com Aurélia Cadain* Kennedys France AARPI aurelia.cadain@kennedyslaw.com Benoit Charot Reed Smith bcharot@reedsmith.com Denis Chemla Allen & Overy LLP denis.chemla@allenovery.com Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan Tamaris Avocats acohen@tamaris-avocats.com Florian Endrös Endrös-Baum Associés florian.endros@eba-avocats.com Simon Foreman Courrégé Foreman sf@courrege-foreman.com Sylvie Gallage-Alwis* Signature Litigation AARPI sylvie.gallage-alwis@signaturelitigation.com Christine Gateau Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP christine.gateau@hoganlovells.com Alain Gorny Intuity agorny@intuity-legal.com

31 Rue de Lisbonne Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 84 alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com www.kennedyslaw.com

WWL says: Alexis Valençon has extensive experience in industrial risk investigations, as well as in complex product and medical liability litigation.

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Etienne Gouesse Viguié Schmidt & Associés egouesse@vs-a.fr Gérard Honig HMN & Partners ghonig@hmn-partners.com Benoît Javaux* Squadra Avocats b.javaux@squadra-avocats.com Emmanuèle Lutfalla Signature Litigation AARPI emmanuele.lutfalla@signaturelitigation.com Laurent Martinet Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP laurentmartinet@paulhastings.com Bernard Mettetal HMN & Partners bmettetal@hmn-partners.com Simon Ndiaye HMN & Partners sndiaye@hmn-partners.com Marc Pichon De Bury De Bury Avocats mdebury@deburyavocats.com Erwan Poisson Allen & Overy LLP erwan.poisson@allenovery.com Valérie Ravit Squire Patton Boggs valerie.ravit@squirepb.com Jacques-Antoine Robert Simmons & Simmons jacques-antoine.robert@simmons-simmons. com Thomas Rouhette Signature Litigation AARPI thomas.rouhette@signaturelitigation.com Carole Sportes Squire Patton Boggs carole.sportes@squirepb.com Alexis Valençon* Kennedys France AARPI alexis.valencon@kennedyslaw.com Vonnick le Guillou DLA Piper vonnick.leguillou@dlapiper.com

Project Finance

PROJECT FINANCE This year, 13 lawyers are presented for their expertise in project finance matters for a range of high-profile clients across Europe, Africa and Asia.

Most Highly Regarded Stéphane Brabant

Anthony Giustini

Trinity International LLP Paris

Stéphane Brabant from Trinity International is revered among peers for his exceptional work as a project and transactional lawyer with a unique niche servicing Africa-based industry clients. He is cited as a “very experienced and extremely well-respected oil and gas attorney”. Anthony Giustini at Clifford Chance Europe earns acclaim in the project development and finance sectors with a focus on complex matters involving oil & gas, petrochemical, as well as in the mining and infrastructure realms with a focus in Africa serving multinational clients. Nikolaï Eatwell is heralded by market sources as “one of, if not the best in project finance work in Western Africa”. Bertrand Andriani from Linklaters has a well-established and renowned practice in the structured finance practice area, including major projects involving insolvency and corporate restructuring. François April is a leading name in France, focusing on project finance for the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.

Bertrand L Andriani Linklaters LLP bertrand.andriani@linklaters.com

Clifford Chance Europe LLP Paris

Market sources praise him as “a very good and constructive practitioner, who is one of the most familiar players in the energy sector”. Paule Biensan at White & Case is lauded by market sources for her depth of knowledge in the project finance, merger and acquisition finance sectors, working with financial institutions and government authorities. Olga Fedosova ranks highly among peers, advising corporations, financial institutions and sovereigns across Europe and Africa on issuances of debt and equity capital markets products. Christophe Lefort with Herbert Smith Freehills gains plaudits from peers for his specialist practice in infrastructure, construction and energy, where he advises clients on the construction and financing of large-scale projects. Christophe Asselineau from Norton Rose Fulbright has over 25 years of experience advising on projects and M&A in Africa, particularly within energy, natural resources and infrastructure industries.

François April Linklaters LLP francois.april@linklaters.com Christophe Asselineau Norton Rose Fulbright LLP christophe.asselineau@nortonrosefulbright. com Paule Biensan White & Case LLP pbiensan@whitecase.com Stéphane Brabant Trinity International LLP stephane.brabant@trinityllp.com Nikolaï Eatwell Clifford Chance Europe LLP nikolai.eatwell@cliffordchance.com Olga Fedosova White & Case LLP olga.fedosova@white&case.com

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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei’s Antoine Maffei remains a prominent figure within the market, focusing on capital markets, banking, finance and asset recovery cases. Christine Poyer-Rufenacht from PRA Avocat regularly advises domestic and international clients, sponsors, lenders and public authorities on a wide range of projects within the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. Adrian Mellor with Allen & Overy is an established figure in the financing space. He regularly represents both banks and borrowers in a vast range of intricate matters, such as acquisitions, structured finance, securitisations and asset finance. Simon Ratledge at Asafo & Co has over 25 years of experience on projects in major power, energy and infrastructure industries, frequently working for a range of high-profile clients across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Anthony Giustini Clifford Chance Europe LLP anthony.giustini@cliffordchance.com Christophe Lefort Herbert Smith Freehills LLP christophe.lefort@hsf.com Antoine Maffei De Pardieu Brocas Maffei maffei@de-pardieu.com Adrian Mellor Allen & Overy LLP adrian.mellor@allenovery.com Christine Poyer-Rufenacht PRA Avocat christine.poyer@allenovery.com Simon Ratledge Asafo & Co sratledge@asafoandco.com

Real Estate

REAL ESTATE This chapter highlights the top 38 real estate lawyers in France who excel at advising clients on transactional, regulatory, financing and development matters.

Most Highly Regarded Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris

François Bonteil Clifford Chance LLP Paris

Jean-Dominique Casalta Allen & Overy LLP Paris

Emmanuel Fatôme

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei Paris

Gide Loyrette Nouel leads the market with five listings. Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse enjoys extensive endorsements from market commentators for his real estate practice and provides clients with masterful expertise in transactional and financing matters. Frédéric Nouel is identified by peers as one of the leading real estate lawyers in France, with a practice that focuses on transactional and financing matters. Eric Martin-Impératori “is one of the top practitioners in the real estate field for development work” and comes highly recommended by market commentators. Bertrand Oldra is singled out by respondents as a go-to name in France for a variety of real estate acquisition, development and restructuring issues. Christopher Szostak is a highly respected name in the market and regularly advises clients in the retail, residential and hospitality sectors on real estate matters. De Pardieu Brocas Maffei sees three of its lawyers secure a listing.

Emmanuel Fatôme is an internationally recognised real estate lawyer and receives comprehensive recommendations for his real estate practice, which spans transactional and finance issues. Paul Talbourdet is highlighted as an established name in the domestic real estate market, with standout expertise in real estate investment and finance briefs. Pierre Gebarowski impresses peers with his expertise and experience in real estate matters, including financing, development and transactions. Lacourte Raquin Tatar impresses in the research with three listings. Jean-Jacques Raquin is recognised as a pillar of the French real estate market by commentators and brings over 30 years of experience to his practice. Jean-Yves Charriau is a favourite among peers and clients, who describe him as “a very good real estate expert” in the market. Damien Grosse is a well-respected practitioner in the domestic market, with peers readily recommending his work on real estate transactions and development work.

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François Bonteil of Clifford Chance is singled out as one of France’s most distinguished real estate lawyers, receiving widespread recommendations for his skill in real estate M&A, joint ventures and financing matters. Jean-Dominique Casalta at Allen & Overy sits among the leading real estate lawyers in France today and receives impresses endorsements for his work on a variety of complex contentious and non-contentious matters. Jean-Maurice Gaillard with Archers has carved out a leading real estate practice in the French market and brings extensive banking and finance expertise to real estate cases. Erwan Le Douce-Bercot at Jones Day enjoys a sterling reputation among peers in the domestic real estate market and possesses over 20 years of experience working on acquisitions, leases and construction matters.

Real Estate

Profile

Nicolas Boytchev Racine

For over 25 years, Nicolas Boytchev has advised French and international groups in connection with their real estate projects. Nicolas is head of Racine’s Real Estate – Construction department. He is involved in all stages of real estate transactions, both as a legal advisor and a litigator, notably with respect to commercial leases, real estate transactions, construction/development and real estate asset management.

40 rue de Courcelles Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 (0)1 44 82 43 00 nboytchev@racine.eu www.racine.eu

Guillaume Aubatier August & Debouzy gaubatier@august-debouzy.com Renaud Baguenault de Puchesse Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI baguenault@gide.com François Bonteil Clifford Chance Europe LLP francois.bonteil@cliffordchance.com Nicolas Boytchev* Racine nboytchev@racine.eu Juliette Bril Fairway AARPI jbril@fway.fr Jean-Dominique Casalta Allen & Overy LLP jean-dominique.casalta@allenovery.com Jean-Yves Charriau Lacourte Raquin Tatar charriau@lacourte.com Brice Engel White & Case LLP bengel@whitecase.com François-Régis Fabre-Falret LPA CGR Avocats frfabrefalret@cgrlegal.eu Olivier Fages DS Avocats fages@dsavocats.com Emmanuel Fatôme De Pardieu Brocas Maffei fatome@de-pardieu.com Jean-Maurice Gaillard Archers - AARPI jmgaillard@archers.fr Pierre Gebarowski De Pardieu Brocas Maffei gebarowski@de-pardieu.com Damien Grosse Lacourte Raquin Tatar grosse@lacourte.com Erwan Le Douce-Bercot Jones Day eledoucebercot@jonesday.com Frédéric Lefébure Fairway AARPI flefebure@fway.fr Michaël Lévy Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP michael.levy@hoganlovells.com

Françoise Maigrot Linklaters LLP francoise.maigrot@linklaters.com Marc Mariani Baker McKenzie AARPI marc.mariani@bakermckenzie.com Jean-Louis Martin Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP jeanlouismartin@paulhastings.com Eric Martin-Impératori Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI martinimperatori@gide.com Antoine Mercier DLA Piper antoine.mercier@dlapiper.com Olivier Mesmin Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP olivier.mesmin@bclplaw.com Philippe None Ashurst LLP philippe.none@ashurst.com Frédéric Nouel Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI frederic.nouel@gide.com Bertrand Oldra Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI oldra@gide.com Franck Peter White & Case LLP fpeter@whitecase.com Géraldine Piedelièvre LPA CGR Avocats gpiedelievre@lpalaw.com Pierre Popesco Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner pierre.popesco@bclplaw.com Antonia Raccat AREA Avocats antonia.raccat@dlapiper.com Henry Ranchon Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP henry.ranchon@bclplaw.com Jean-Jacques Raquin Lacourte Raquin Tatar raquin@lacourte.com Catherine Saint Geniest Jeantet AARPI csaintgeniest@jeantet.fr Pierre-Nicolas Sanzey DWF (France) AARPI PN.Sanzey@dwf.law Pascal Schmitz Dentons pascal.schmitz@dentons.com Christopher Szostak Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI szostak@gide.com Paul Talbourdet De Pardieu Brocas Maffei talbourdet@de-pardieu.com Edouard Vitry Addleshaw Goddard LLP edouard.vitry@aglaw.com

WWL says: Nicolas Boytchev is a go-to real estate and construction practitioner, who advises high-profile clients on strategic purchase options and business developments. whoswholegal.com

Restructuring & Insolvency

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY This chapter singles out 22 outstanding practitioners for their leading work in the restructuring and insolvency field.

Most Highly Regarded Alexandra Bigot

Latham & Watkins LLP Paris

BMH Avocats counts on Anja Droege Gagnier’s lengthy track-record assisting distressed companies across a wide variety of industries in their restructuring proceedings. Alexandra Bigot at Latham & Watkins is a top tier restructuring specialist, praised by market sources for her exceptional handling of large transactions and complex multi-jurisdictional restructuring proceedings. At White & Case, Saam Golshani draws plaudits as a highly respected lawyer thanks to his experience assisting companies in some of France’s most high-profile bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. Reinhard Dammann with Dammann is a long-standing figure in the French market and well respected for his expertise in insolvency and cross-border restructuring. Hoche Avocats counts on Catherine Ottaway’s litigation and mediation skills to

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assist distressed companies in insolvencyrelated matters. Guilhem Bremond at Paul Hastings Europe comes highly recommended for his vast expertise in insolvency proceedings and solvent restructurings, both in and out of the court. At De Pardieu Broca Maffei, Philippe Dubois enjoys a stellar reputation thanks to an outstanding practice dedicated to assisting banking and financial institutions in their restructuring, litigation and arbitration proceedings. Joanna Gumpelson is a standout insolvency and debt-restructuring specialist with vast experience representing creditors in their proceedings. Founding partner of PLM Avocats Patricia Le Marchand earns glowing praise for her thorough, hands-on approach to court insolvency proceedings.

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Saam Golshani White & Case LLP Paris

At Bredin Prat Olivier Puech earns acclaim for his exceptional work advising clients across a variety of industries in the judicial and litigious aspects of insolvency proceedings. Nicolas Laurent is a go-to name for financial restructurings as well as collective insolvency proceedings. Maurice Lantourne with Lantourne & Associés is highlighted for his adept handling of corporate reorganisations and insolvency proceedings. Peers speak highly of Pierre-Alain Bouhenic from Brown Rudnick, who maintains a prominent standing thanks to his “technicality, professionalism and availability”.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Profile

Laurent Jourdan Racine

Laurent Jourdan has over 20 years’ experience in advising distressed companies and in commercial litigation. He advises companies and creditors in the framework of ad hoc mandates, conciliations, safeguard proceedings, restructurings and court-ordered liquidations. Laurent is particularly active in LBO restructurings and the turnaround of distressed companies. He has advised on most of the matters implementing the European Union regulation. Finally, Laurent is widely recognized as an expert in high-stakes litigation in the areas of liability, post-acquisition disputes, disputes among shareholders and commercial agreements.

Alexandra Bigot Latham & Watkins alexandra.bigot@lw.com Pierre-Alain Bouhenic Brown Rudnick pabouhenic@brownrudnick.com Guilhem Bremond Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP guilhembremond@paulhastings.com Reinhard Dammann Dammann reinhard.dammann@dammann-avocat.com Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini Weil Gotshal & Manges jean-dominique.daudierdecassini@weil.com Aymar de Mauléon Linklaters LLP aymar.demauleon@linklaters.com Isabelle Didier Selarl CID & Associés administrateur judiciaire contact@cidavocats.com Anja Droege Gagnier BMH Avocats adroege@bmhavocats.com Philippe Druon Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP philippe.druon@hoganlovells.com Philippe Dubois De Pardieu Brocas Maffei dubois@de-pardieu.com

Sandra Esquiva-Hesse Simmons & Simmons sandra.esquiva-hesse@simmons-simmons. com Jean-Pierre Farges Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP jpfarges@gibsondunn.com Saam Golshani White & Case LLP saam.golshani@whitecase.com Joanna Gumpelson De Pardieu Brocas Maffei gumpelson@de-pardieu.com Philippe Hameau Norton Rose Fulbright LLP philippe.hameau@nortonrosefulbright.com Laurent Jourdan* Racine ljourdan@racine.eu Maurice Lantourne Lantourne & Associés mlantourne@lantourne.fr Nicolas Laurent Bredin Prat nicolaslaurent@bredinprat.com Patricia Le Marchand PLM Avocats plemarchand@plm-avocats.fr Catherine Ottaway Hoche Avocats ottaway@hocheavocats.com Olivier Puech Bredin Prat op@bredinprat.com Marc Santoni Santoni et Associés msantoni@scp-santoni.com

40 rue de Courcelles Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 (0)1 44 82 44 34 ljourdan@racine.eu www.racine.eu

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Sports & Entertainment

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT This chapter identifies 19 highly esteemed practitioners operating in the French market who stand out for their top tier work in the sports and entertainment industries.

Most Highly Regarded François Klein

Patricia Moyersoen

KGA Avocats Paris

François Klein at klein wenner earns widespread plaudits thanks to a pioneering sports practice with a focus on arbitration. Patricia Moyersoen of Moyersoen Avocats enjoys a stellar reputation thanks to her outstanding track-record advising clients in the entertainment and sports industries on matters arising from copyright law, entertainment law and sports law. Nicolas Bône is held in high esteem thanks to his extensive experience handling contentious and non-contentious matters on behalf of stakeholders across the full spectrum of the sports space.

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describe her as “the reference of the highest level in entertainment law”. Bertrand & Associé‘s Jean-Jacques Bertrand earns acclaim thanks to his dedicated sports practice and his arbitration expertise. Philippe Cavalieros at Simmons & Simmons enjoys a sterling reputation for his firsttier work as an arbitrator and as a sports specialist with a focus on rugby. At Wilhelm & Associés Pascal Wilhelm earns acclaim for his deep understanding of communication law, especially in the fields of advertising and intellectual property.

WAN Avocats’ founding partner Isabelle Wekstein is an expert in intellectual property and regularly represents clients in the creative industries. Romain Soiron with Joffe & Associés is a top-tier practitioner who is well versed in commercial law and data protection issues in the sports and media industries. DWF’s Emmanuel Durand commands a strong reputation for his impressive work in the sports space representing rights holders such as organising bodies and professional leagues.

Anne-Marie Pecoraro at UGGC Avocats earns glowing praise from market sources who

Christophe Bertrand Bertrand & Associé c.bertrand@bertrand-sport-avocat.com Jean-Jacques Bertrand Bertrand & Associé jj.bertrand@bertrand-sport-avocat.com Nicolas Bône Moyersoen Avocats bone@moyersoen.fr Philippe Cavalieros Simmons & Simmons philippe.cavalieros@simmons-simmons.com

Nicholas Dalton Dalton Sandoval info@dalton.fr Héléna Delabarre Nomos hdelabarre@nomosparis.com Guillaume Denis-Faure Simmons & Simmons guillaume-denis.faure@simmons-simmons. com Emmanuel Durand DWF (France) AARPI e.durand@dwf.law François Klein klein wenner f.klein@kga.fr Eric Lauvaux Nomos elauvaux@nomosparis.com Jacques Messeca AYACHE j.messeca@ayachelaw.com Cédric Monnerie Intervista c.monnerie@intervistalaw.com

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Patricia Moyersoen Moyersoen Avocats cabinet@moyersoen.fr Anne-Marie Pecoraro UGGC Avocats am.pecoraro@uggc.com Romain Soiron Joffe & Associés rsoiron@joffeassocies.com Christian Valsamidis Taylor Wessing c.valsamidis@taylorwessing.com Yves Wehrli Clifford Chance Europe LLP yves.wehrli@cliffordchance.com Isabelle Wekstein WAN Avocats i.wekstein@wan-avocats.com Pascal Wilhelm Wilhelm & Associés pwilhelm@wilhelmassocies.com

Trade & Customs

TRADE & CUSTOMS In this chapter, we recognise 9 of France’s most outstanding trade and customs practitioners, revered for their expertise in litigious and regulatory matters across the full spectrum of the field.

Most Highly Regarded Jean-Marie Salva DS Avocats Paris

At DS Avocats, Jean-Marie Salva is an “extremely experienced” customs practitioner who enjoys a stellar reputation among peers. Thérèse-Anne Amy with Arcade Avocats is well known and widely endorsed as a “customs law specialist” thanks to her impressive work in the field over the last 20 years. Raphaël Barazza at Customs Lawyer has built an outstanding reputation among peers as “one of the very few true experts in export controls & sanctions in France”.

Peers herald Marc Brocardi with Arsène – Taxand as “an excellent lawyer and litigator in customs and trade”. Olivier Dorgans from Ashurst is singled out by peers thanks to his exceptional knowledge of economic sanctions and export control rules. At Harving Avocats, Fabien Foucault earns widespread endorsements from market sources thanks to his specialist customs and tax law practice.

expertise in the regulatory and litigious aspects of customs and excise duties. Co-founder of Ledru & Moreau Avocats René Ledru is a first-rate customs practitioner with an exceptional practice devoted to customs law, international trade regulation, and indirect taxation. Jonathan Mattout with Herbert Smith Freehills earns praise as a trustworthy practitioner with considerable experience in compliance, money laundering, and international sanctions.

Stéphane Le Roy with Godin Associés comes highly recommended for his unmatched

Thérèse-Anne Amy Arcade Avocats amy@arcade-avocats.com Raphaël Barazza Customs Lawyer rb@customs-lawyer.fr Marc Brocardi Arsène - Taxand marc.brocardi@arsene-taxand.com Olivier Dorgans Ashurst LLP olivier.dorgans@hugheshubbard.com Fabien Foucault Harving Avocats ff@harving-avocats.com

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Stéphane Le Roy Godin Associés avocats@godinassocies.com René Ledru Ledru & Moreau Avocats contact@ledru-moreau.com Jonathan Mattout Herbert Smith Freehills LLP jonathan.mattout@hsf.com Jean-Marie Salva DS Avocats salva@dsavocats.com

Trademark Attorneys

TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS This year’s research into the trademark attorneys in France highlights 13 individuals for their outstanding work in the field.

Most Highly Regarded Aurélia Marie

Cabinet Beau de Loménie Paris

Evelyne Roux with REGIMBEAU wins plaudits for her trademark attorney practice, where she implements creation, defence and valuation strategies of international trademark and design portfolios. Martine Bloch-Weill is a highly sought after practitioner, with over 30 years of experience in trademarks particularly in regulatory issues, labelling and packaging. Aurélia Marie from Cabinet Beau de Loménie is greatly praised by market sources as “a highly experienced trademark attorney and excellent communicator”. Christine Fraud is a renowned practitioner when it comes to protecting, securing and optimising the immaterial assets of local and international Companies.

Francois Deschamps from Tmark Conseils astonishes French market sources for his top-tier handling of all trademark related cases, and protection of various immaterial assets. Jean-Baptiste Duranton with Brevalex is highly recognised for his stellar work in the communications sector on trademark cases, internet law and copyright work. Lionel Lapeyre from Sodema Counseils SA is well regarded among peers for his practice in industrial property and trademarks. Eric Le Bihan at Santarelli excels in complex trademarks infringement disputes, with a particular focus in the Middle East and Asia.

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Nathalie Rey stands out in the French market for her stellar work and vast experience handling both trademarks and IP litigation matters. William Lobelson with Germain & Maureau is praised by market commentators for his expertise in European trademark and design work. Hugues Pouzet impresses his peers for expertise in trademarks, designs and designations of origin.

Trademark Attorneys

Profile

Nathalie Dreyfus Dreyfus & associés

Nathalie Dreyfus practices as a French and European Trademark Attorney as she founded Dreyfus Law Firm in 2004, which is specialized in Intellectual Property Law. She advises clients on a broad range of intellectual property law matters and specifically on protection and enforcement of trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, appellations of origin, plant varieties, and domain names. She is also involved in drafting intellectual property and know-how contracts at an international level. Nathalie and her team are working in France and internationally as one of the leaders of intellectual property firms with expertise in the digital economy. More recently, the Dreyfus law firm has specialized in online brand enforcement and compliance. Nathalie Dreyfus is an appointed expert at the Paris Court of Appeal, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, and at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). She advises her clients in regards with the protection of their intellectual property rights both in the real world and on the Internet, including namely dispute resolution, infringement actions, technology transfer operations and UDRP-type arbitration proceedings. Moreover, Nathalie Dreyfus has extensive expertise in all issues related to the Internet and new technologies such as phishing, cybersquatting, social media, domain names, and online sales platforms. She is most specifically specialized in defending companies on the Internet. Dreyfus law firm is working on web 3.0., NFT and blockchain domains issues to advise their clients on how to set a project in the metaverse and establish the right strategy to secure their IP rights. As far as recent accolades go, Nathalie has been referenced in the 2021 edition of Legal 500, the client guide for the legal profession in Europe. She was ranked among the top trademark professionals in the last edition of the “WTR 1000” 2021, amongst the category “Trademark Agents and Lawyers” in the ranking of Who’s Who Legal IP 2021, as well as in the “Trademark Law Expert of the Year – France” at the Leaders in Law Global Awards Winner 2021. Nathalie has also received the award for “Trademark Law Firm of the Year” at the 2021 Global Law Experts Annual Awards.

In addition to her work as an IP lawyer, Nathalie has been organizing webinars on topics related to IP on various sectors. She is often consulted for her views and expertise on the latest developments in IP and digital law. As an active contributor to the profession, Nathalie and her team regularly take on speaking engagements at specialized French and international conferences. She also has written several books, as well as articles for legal journals specialized in IP and IT. She writes for the Dreyfus blog, which publishes articles on legal news relating to trademark, patent, copyright, Internet, and new technology law.

Martine Bloch-Weill REGIMBEAU blochweill@regimbeau.eu Francois Deschamps Tmark Conseils deschamps@tmark.fr Nathalie Dreyfus* Dreyfus & associés nathalie.dreyfus@dreyfus.fr Jean-Baptiste Duranton Brevalex jb.duranton@brevalex.com Christine Fraud Cabinet Beau de Loménie cfraud@bdl-ip.com Lionel Lapeyre Sodema Counseils SA team-ll@sodemaconseils.fr Eric Le Bihan Santarelli eric.lebihan@santarelli.com William Lobelson Germain & Maureau william.lobelson@germainmaureau.com Sophie Marc Santarelli sophie.marc@santarelli.com Aurélia Marie Cabinet Beau de Loménie amarie@bdl-ip.com Hugues Pouzet Germain & Maureau hugues.pouzet@germainmaureau.com Nathalie Rey Santarelli nathalie.rey@santarelli.com Evelyne Roux REGIMBEAU roux@regimbeau.eu

78 avenue Raymond Poincaré Paris, 75116 Tel: +33 1 44 70 07 04 nathalie.dreyfus@dreyfus.fr www.dreyfus.fr

WWL says: Nathalie Dreyfus is held in high esteem for her practice which spans the gamut of IP law matters, including trademark enforcement, design and appellations of origin.

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Trademarks

TRADEMARKS This year, we recognise 34 practitioners for their excellence in handling a range of trademark law cases and a range of intellectual property matters.

Most Highly Regarded Patrice de Candé

Candé-Blanchard-Ducamp Paris

Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés presents three leading lawyers. Eléonore Gaspar impresses market sources with her litigation practice in IP contacts, and international copyright issues in sectors spanning cinema, e-commerce and travel. Pascal Lefort is a trusted adviser and litigator, working with clients in trademark disputes, design and unfair competition cases. Thierry Mollet-Vieville is a respected figure in France for international patent and trademark litigation in chemical, electronics and pharmaceutical sectors. Thomas Cuche is lauded by peers for his outstanding practice in trademarks, design law and trade secrets mainly for clients of the pharmaceutical industries. Valérie Dorey from Tmark Conseils stands out for her work in IP strategy and development, including prosecution of trademark and design applications and enforcement of IP rights. Patrice de Candé from Candé Blanchard Ducamp is a prominent lawyer in trademark and patents as well as in law design and modelling.

Valérie Dorey Tmark Conseils Paris

Catherine Mateu at Armengaud Guerlain gains plaudits for her experience in strategic analysis of French and EU IP law, litigating on cases related to trademarks and patents. Grégoire Triet from Taliens is well respected within the market for his trademark law practice, with extensive experience in European disputes involving patent infringement and validity disputes. Alexandra Neri from Herbert Smith Freehills receives accolades for her practice in national and international infringement cases involving trademarks, domain names, and breach of licensing agreements. Emmanuel Larere from Gide Loyrette Nouel has over 20 years of experience in trademark law where he defends and advises high-profile brands in the luxury goods, sports and fashion sectors. Caroline Casalonga from Casalonga is heralded by peers for her work in trademarks and IP rights litigation, she is cited as one of France’s “great leaders and attorneys”.

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Catherine Mateu Armengaud Guerlain Paris

Rebecca Delorey with Bardehle Pagenberg excels in all matters regarding protecting, exploiting and enforcing trademarks, industrial designs and copyright, where he frequently faces national trademark offices. Marie-Aimée de Dampierre from Hogan Lovells is commended by peers for her work in the life sciences, consumer and media industries involving the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Vanessa Bouchara with Cabinet Bouchara Avocats is highly praised for her involvement in all matters regarding trademarks, design law, literary and artistic property. Jehan-Philippe Jacquey excels at advising high-profile clients in contentious copyright, trademark and unfair competition matters. Joanne Quirin at Gilbey Legal garners substantial praise for her deep knowledge of trademark and patent law. Her vast experience spans clearance searches and licensing issues.

Trademarks

Profiles

Jehan-Philippe Jacquey

Joanne Quirin

Jehan-Philippe Jacquey is a member of the Paris Bar since 2005. He holds a post-graduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Strasbourg - Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) and a post-graduate degree in Business law from the University of Burgundy. He joined Gilbey legal in January 2010 and became a partner in 2016. Since the firm founder’s retirement in 2019, he is leading the firm with Joanne Quirin, with the same spirit and philosophy, aiming at providing prompt, thorough and pragmatic solutions. He previously worked as in-house trademark counsel for a multinational food and beverages company, and as associate lawyer in an IP litigation boutique law firm. Jehan-Philippe focuses on soft IP litigation dealing primarily with trademarks, copyright, designs, and unfair competition matters in all sectors, including Pharmaceutical, Tobacco, Alcoholic beverages, Internet, Household cleaning supplies, and Fashion industries. He has also developed an expertise in Customs surveillance and enforcement, providing both domestic and international clients with strategic anti-counterfeiting solutions. Jehan-Philippe works within a closely knit and dynamic team with three avocats, all members of the Paris Bar (Joanne Quirin - partner, and Constance Guillemot - associate), and an experienced and professional prosecution and paralegal staff headed by Cécile Chabane. Jehan-Philippe Jacquey is a member of INTA (International Trademark Association, current member of the Copyright Committee, and previously member of the FWKM Committee), ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association), Association of Practitioner of Trademark and Design Law (APRAM) and Association of CEIPI graduates (AACEIPI).

Joanne Quirin has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2011. She holds a postgraduate degree in intellectual property law from the University of Strasbourg – Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI). She joined Gilbey Legal in March 2012 and became a partner in 2016. She previously worked as associate lawyer in a patent litigation boutique law firm. Joanne focuses on soft IP non-contentious intellectual and industrial property matters, dealing primarily with preliminary advice and clearance searches, filing and prosecution for trademarks and designs and domain names internationally, as well as licensing aspects of IP matters. She works in all sectors, including household cleaning supplies, regulated markets, software, automobile, food, Internet, temporary accommodation, cosmetics and fashion industries. Her practice includes representing French and foreign clients before the EUIPO, the French IP and domain name offices, and the EU Court of Justice. Joanne works within a closely knit and dynamic team of avocats, all members of the Paris Bar (partner Jehan-Philippe Jacquey, and associate Constance Guillemot), and an experienced and professional prosecution and paralegal staff headed by Cécile Chabane. All staff deal with soft IP prosecution and litigation (including customs and unfair competition). The firm provides a full range of services in the field of soft IP matters and ancillary issues. Joanne is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Marques (the European association representing the interests of brand owners) and the Association of Trademarks and Design Rights Practitioners (APRAM). A native French speaker, she is also fluent in English and speaks some German.

43 Boulevard Haussmann Paris, 75009 Tel: +33 1 56 02 62 00 mail@gdhlegal.com www.gdhlegal.com

43 Boulevard Haussmann Paris, 75009 Tel: +33 (0)1 56 02 62 00 mail@gdhlegal.com www.gdhlegal.com

WWL says: Jehan-Philippe Jacquey excels at advising high-profile clients in contentious copyright, trademark and unfair competition matters.

WWL says: Joanne Quirin garners substantial praise for her deep knowledge of trademark prosecution and non-judicial trademark matters. Her vast experience spans clearance searches and licensing issues.

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Muriel Antoine-Lalance AL Avocats mantoine@alavocats.com Sarah Bailey Simmons & Simmons sarah.bailey@simmons-simmons.com Sylvie Benoliel-Claux Benoliel Avocats sylvie.benoliel@benoliel-avocats.com Julien Blanchard Candé Blanchard Ducamp jblanchard@cbdavocat.com Vanessa Bouchara Cabinet Bouchara Avocats vb@cabinetbouchara.com Sandrine Bouvier-Ravon Cousin & Associés s.bouvier@cousin-associes.com Caroline Casalonga Casalonga c.casalonga@casalonga.com Thomas Cuche Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés cuche@dtmvparis.com Charles De Haas Guillot de Haas cdehaas@pgdh-avocats.com Rebecca Delorey Bardehle Pagenberg delorey@bardehle.fr Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte Casalonga k.dimidjian@casalonga.com Valérie Dorey Tmark Conseils dorey@tmark.fr Michel-Paul Escande Cabinet Escande escande@cabinet-escande.com Eléonore Gaspar Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés gaspar@dtmvparis.com Aurélie Guetin Novagraaf France tm.fr@novagraaf.com Alexis Guillemin Guillemin Flichy ag@guilleminflichy.com Marc-Roger Hirsch Hirsch & Associés mrh@cabinet-hirsch.com Jehan-Philippe Jacquey* Gilbey Legal mail@gdhlegal.com Emmanuel Larere Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI larere@gide.com

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Pascal Lefort Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés lefort@dtmvparis.com Isabelle Leroux Dentons isabelle.leroux@dentons.com Catherine Mateu Armengaud Guerlain c.mateu@armengaud-guerlain.com Myriam Moatty Cousin & Associés m.moatty@cousin-associes.com Thierry Mollet-Vieville Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés tmv@dtmvparis.com Denis Monégier du Sorbier Hoyng Rokh Monegier Véron denis.monegierdusorbier@hoyngrokh.com

Guillaume Mortreux IPSIDE g.mortreux@ipside.com Alexandra Neri Herbert Smith Freehills LLP alexandra.neri@hsf.com Joanne Quirin* Gilbey Legal mail@gdhlegal.com Franck Soutoul Inlex Conseil fsoutoul@inlex.com David Taylor Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP david.taylor@hoganlovells.com

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Grégoire Triet Taliens triet@taliens.com Patrice de Candé Candé-Blanchard-Ducamp pdecande@cbdavocat.com Marie-Aimée de Dampierre Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP marie.aimee.dedampierre@hoganlovells.com Emmanuel de Marcellus de Marcellus & Disser e.demarcellus@demarcellus-disser.com

Aviation | Transport

TRANSPORT | Aviation This year we present 22 distinguished lawyers practicing in transport aviation, for their experience and expertise in matters regarding, aviation, aircraft, and business-aviation.

Most Highly Regarded Simon Foreman Courrégé Foreman Paris

Vonnick le Guillou from DLA Piper is “a wellknown figure” in the transport aviation space, peers describe her as “a star”. Fabrice Pradon at Clyde & Co ranks highly among market peers, reflecting his reputation in defending a manner of aviation cases, relating to passenger claims, cargo, sports and leisure aviation. Simon Foreman from Courrégé Foreman gains plaudits for his esteemed work in the product liability litigation in the aviation sector.

Vonnick le Guillou DLA Piper Paris

he is cited as “a go to lawyer for aviation finance in Paris”. Marc Hamilton is a highly respected practitioner within aviation for his work regarding aircraft finance, rail finance, cross-border leasing, and structure finance transactions. Jean Chevrier at Cabinet d’Avocats Chevrier is lauded by his peers for his experience in civil and criminal proceedings relating to aircraft accidents. Simon Ndiaye from HMN & Partners ranks highly among peers for his practice related to aviation and space law.

Fabrice Pradon Clyde & Co Paris

Richard Jadot from Ravet & Associés is a well-known name in the aviation space, for work in international finance matters, acquisitions, assets, and project finance matters. Alexander Premont at Hogan Lovells comes highly recommended by peers for his work in asset financing, including aircraft, business-jets, ships and super-yachts among other big-ticket assets. Aurélia Cadain at Kenedys Law is a leading aviation and product liability lawyer, with peers saluting her as “efficient, reliable and well versed in the matters at hand”.

George Paterson from Norton Rose Fulbright is heralded by peers for his work in aviation,

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Transport | Aviation

Profile

Aurélia Cadain

Kennedys France AARPI Aurélia Cadain is a partner at Kennedys and co-founder of the Paris office. She has extensive expertise in complex litigation matters of aviation law, industrial risk, insurance, construction and product liability, including health products. She acts for major players in the insurance industry and assists well-known airlines both in their day-to-day operations and in important litigation. Aurélia also acts for pharmaceutical companies and assists her clients in complex court-appointed investigations relating to medical malpractice and industrial risks. She is the current contributor to the French chapter for GTDT: Aviation Liability and the co-contributor for GTDT: Insurance Litigation. Aurélia is a member of the International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA), the French Society of Air and Space Law (SFDAS), the French Risk and Insurance Management Association (AMRAE), of ISC France and of the International Bar Association (IBA). Aurélia holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Paris X – Nanterre as well as a master’s degree in international law and management from HEC Business School, Paris. Aurélia also holds an LLM in European law from the University of Canterbury University. She speaks French, English and Spanish. Representative recent/current matters include regularly assisting and representing foreign airlines in litigations and negotiations relating to both passengers and cargo claims; and assisting and representing an insured and its insurers, both in the civil and criminal instances, following a major loss caused by a fire that took place in a sub-aquatic international tunnel. Aurélia also represents airlines or insurers in maintenance disputes. She has also represented a foreign airline in judicial investigations and criminal proceedings followinga crash in the Mediterranean Sea in Perpignan; an insurer following the crash of an aircraft in the judicial coverage dispute; an insurer following the

crash of a helicopter; one of the largest tyre manufacturers in both civil and criminal instances; an insurer in expert appraisal related to a major warehouse fire in the Paris region; and pharmaceutical laboratories in disputes relating to the marketing of health products and devices.

31 Rue de Lisbonne Paris, 75008 Tel: +33 1 84 79 37 82 aurelia.cadain@kennedyslaw.com www.kennedyslaw.com

WWL says: Aurélia Cadain is a leading aviation and product liability lawyer, with peers saluting her as "efficient, reliable and well-versed in the matters at hand".

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Guillaume Brajeux HFW guillaume.brajeux@hfw.com Aurélia Cadain* Kennedys France AARPI aurelia.cadain@kennedyslaw.com Edward Campbell Stephenson Harwood edward.campbell@shlegal.com Jean Chevrier Cabinet d'Avocats Chevrier jean.chevrier@avocaweb.tm.fr Matthieu de Varax Odi-sé Avocats mdevarax@odise.com Simon Foreman Courrégé Foreman sf@courrege-foreman.com Fernand Garnault Garnault Rembauville Bureau Tassy fernand.garnault@rbm2l.com Marc Hamilton Norton Rose Fulbright LLP marc.hamilton@nortonrosefulbright.com Laurence Hanley Ince & Co France SCP laurence.hanley@incelaw.com Gérard Honig HMN & Partners ghonig@hmn-partners.com Vonnick le Guillou DLA Piper vonnick.leguillou@dlapiper.com Richard Jadot Ravet & Associés r.jadot@ravet-associes.com Isabelle Lelieur Cabinet d'Avocats Chevrier Thomas McDonald White & Case LLP tmcdonald@whitecase.com Simon Ndiaye HMN & Partners sndiaye@hmn-partners.com George Paterson Norton Rose Fulbright LLP george.paterson@nortonrosefulbright.com Benjamin Potier DS Avocats POTIER@dsavocats.com Fabrice Pradon Clyde & Co LLP fabrice.pradon@clydeco.fr Alexander Premont Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP alexander.premont@hoganlovells.com

Aviation | Transport

Thomas Rouhette Signature Litigation AARPI thomas.rouhette@signaturelitigation.com

Carole Sportes Squire Patton Boggs carole.sportes@squirepb.com

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Victoria Westcott Reed Smith vwestcott@reedsmith.com

Transport | Shipping

TRANSPORT | Shipping This year’s research into the transport shipping market in France highlights 17 individuals for their outstanding work in the field.

Most Highly Regarded Stanislas Lequette

Henri R Najjar

HFW Paris

Mathieu Croix from Stream Avocats & Solicitors has developed a renowned practice concerning international maritime labour law, frequently acting in many litigation cases in salvage, collision, accident and pollution incidents.

HFW excels with three practitioners included in this year’s chapter. The “outstanding” Stanislas Lequette ranks highly among peers for his top-tier work advising and representing major oil companies, shipyards and shipowners in crisis management and major casualties. Guillaume Brajeux is lauded by peers for his practice specialising in shipping, acting mainly in dispute resolution cases regarding shipbuilding, collisions, charterparties and more. Olivier Purcell is an outstanding practitioner who excels in shipping disputes, particularly those with an insurance and reinsurance element.

Henri Najjar at Richmont DelViso is a wellknown practitioner, specialising in all matters regarding maritime law, representing shipowners and charterers. Henri de Richemont is “well known in the market” for his practice in all matters regarding transport, shipping, aviation and international trade.

Bertrand Courtois with Lexline is endorsed by market sources for “his excellent work” in shipping and transport, as well as his connections across the market.

Sébastien Lootgieter with Villeneau Rohart Simon & Associés impresses market sources with his “high professional knowledge and straightforward approach” when it comes to maritime law and international trade.