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Baker McKenzie

France

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Key practice areas
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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Latham & Watkins
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Notable

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
2 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Nabarro Béraud Avocats
2 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
68 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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BDGS Associés
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 6

Aramis
3 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Notable

ARCHERS
1 practice area
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Degroux Brugère
1 practice area
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Desfilis
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
2 practice areas
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HERALD
1 practice area
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
6 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 4
63 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Scotto Partners
6 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Notable

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Berry Avocats
1 practice area
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Crefovi
4 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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Duroc Partners
1 practice area
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Moncey Avocats
1 practice area
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Nova Avocats
1 practice area
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Project finance
Notable
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Bentam Société d’Avocats
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Notable
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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ADVANT Altana
2 practice areas
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Boché Dobelle
2 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Rescue
2 practice areas
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Simon Associés
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Valoren
2 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
7 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Viguié Schmidt & Associés
4 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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8 results8 results
Gonzague Basso
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Stéphane Davin
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Michael Foundethakis
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
Banking
Project finance
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Ireland
England & Wales
Eric Lasry
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Illinois
Marc Mariani
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Paris
François-Xavier Naime
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Hugo Sanchez de la Espada
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Alain Sauty De Chalon
Firm:
Baker McKenzie
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Deal Highlights
23 results23 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Thales SA - M&A
2021-08-04
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Thales SA
Seller
Embracer Group AB - M&A
2021-12-15
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Embracer Group AB
Buyer
Claranova SA - M&A
2021-08-11
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Claranova SA
Buyer
Société Générale - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Baker McKenzie
France
Bond issue
Société Générale
Issuer
Bluegreen - M&A
2022-02-17
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Alain De Chalon, Auriane Wessels
Bluegreen
Target
Suez SA - M&A
2022-09-21
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Jannan Crozier
Suez SA
Buyer
Yageo Corp. - M&A
2022-10-27
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Antoine Caillard, Devin Muntz, Lawrence Lee, Louis Hsieh, Nicolas Woo, Saveria Laforce, Stephane Davin
Yageo Corp.
Buyer
GMG - M&A
2022-04-05
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Aqsa Sadiq, Jaanzeb Khan, Marco Marazzi, Nabeel Sarwar, Neil Williams
GMG
Buyer
Keesing Media Group BV - M&A
2022-11-08
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Dominique Maes, Laurie Offredo, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Marine Boissy, Marlyse Lissan, Nathalie Marchand, Paul Nury
Keesing Media Group BV
Buyer
Abriso-Jiffy NV - M&A
2023-01-23
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Arnaud Cabanes, Dominique Maes, Fabien Hecquet, Fabrice Varandas, Paul Nury, Pauline Abbouche, Philippe Frieden
Abriso-Jiffy NV
Buyer
Groupama Assurances Mutuelles SA - M&A
2023-01-19
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Caner Elmas, Idil Arda, Sila Pinar
Groupama Assurances Mutuelles SA
Seller
Groupe SEB - M&A
2023-07-04
Baker McKenzie
France
M&A
Hugo de la Espada
Groupe SEB
Buyer
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Corporate
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This week’s people moves: Kirkland & Ellis, Cleary, Eversheds and more
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Banking
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Asia Pacific: private credit hot spots in 2026
Partners at Hogan Lovells Hong Kong, Allen & Gledhill Singapore, and Baker McKenzie Japan share insights on the 2026 outlook for private credit market in the APAC region
Nancy Ping, March 02 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, DLA Piper and more
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
Noemi Distefano, December 18 2025
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Latham, Baker McKenzie and more
New hires and promotions were made across the PE, corporate, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York and São Paulo
Noemi Distefano, December 11 2025
M&A
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Baker McKenzie partner: “we help clients achieve goals that shape the world”
After more than 26 years at the firm, M&A partner Dominique Maes talks purpose, people and the art of closing deals
November 18 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Winston & Strawn, Sullivan & Cromwell and more
New hires were made across the financial regulation, M&A and investment funds practices in London, New York and Chicago
Karry Lai, June 19 2025
ESG
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Law firms see ESG due diligence opportunities grow in Asia
As clients’ ESG demands expand, Paul Hastings and Baker McKenzie’s multidisciplinary practices prepare for an increase in workflow
Karry Lai, April 22 2025
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