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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

France

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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is an international white shoe law firm headquartered in New York. Cleary is one of most well-rounded firms in the US, with strong debt capital markets, equity capital markets, derivatives, financial services regulatory, M&A, private equity and private equity funds practices.

Address:
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Rue de Tilsitt
Paris
75008
Tel:+33 1 40 74 68 00 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.clearygottlieb.com/
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a leading international law firm headquartered in New York, with approximately 14 offices around the major financial hubs worldwide, including Paris. The firm's presence in France dates back to 1949, when it opened its Paris office. The Paris office boasts both French-qualified and US-qualified lawyers with extensive international expertise. The team advises clients across a broad range of practice areas, including banking, capital markets, financial services regulation, M&A, and project development and financing.
 
Key clients 

Attestor, Artémis, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Roquette.

Highlights

The firm notably advised MAIF regarding the €1.55 billion financial restructuring of Orpea. The firm also advised Artémis in its acquisition of a majority stake in the creative Artists Agency.

The firm also advised the Republic of Senegal on the €370 million facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank for the acquisition of equity stake in DP World Dakar.
 
Testimonials

“Good in large-cap M&A.” – M&A
14 results14 results
Andrew Bernstein
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Laura Birène
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
France
John Brinitzer
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Pierre-Yves Chabert
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Amélie Champsaur
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Financial services regulatory
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Paris
Anne-Sophie Coustel
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Sophie de Beer
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Rodolphe Elineau
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Barthélemy Faye
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Financial restructuring
Project finance
Capital markets : Debt
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Energy
Industrials and manufacturing
Utilities
Oil and gas
Mining
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Jean-Yves Garaud
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Valérie Lemaitre
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Charles Masson
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Marie‑Laurence Tibi
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Jean-Pierre Vignaud
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Expert consultant
Practice Area:
Project finance
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Energy
Government and public policy
Industrials and manufacturing
Transport
Oil and gas
Mining
Bar Admission:
Paris
Deal Highlights
16 results16 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Groupe BPCE - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Groupe BPCE
Issuer
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, Citigroup, Nomura
Underwriter
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
Crédit Agricole - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole
Issuer
Latour Capital Management SAS - M&A
2021-02-19
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anne-Sophie Coustel, Augustin Aoudjhane, Bruno Valenti, Charles Masson, Frederic De Bure, Jules Troubat, Valentin Lefebvre, Valerie Lemaitre, Victoria Blanc
Latour Capital Management SAS
Buyer
Apollo Global Management Inc. - M&A
2022-02-21
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Apollo Global Management Inc.
Buyer
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Veolia Environnement SA - M&A
2022-05-06
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anna N’diaye, Anne-Sophie Coustel, Barthélemy Montpezat, Blanche d'Aramon, Hugo Gilli, Hugues Tabardel, Ines Fernandez, Jules Le Roux, Mathilde Philippe, Maud Lesaffre, Pierre-Yves Chabert, Rodolphe Elineau, Saverio Valentino, Severine Schrameck
Veolia Environnement SA
Seller
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BMO Capital Markets, CIBC, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICBC, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Lloyds Banking Group, Mitsubishi Corp, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, Nikkon Holdings Co, Nordea, Nykredit, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered Bank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UniCredit, Wells Fargo, Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH, Westpac Banking Corporation
Underwriter
Groupe Artemis - M&A
2022-09-30
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Groupe Artemis
Buyer
Thales SA - M&A
2022-07-29
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anita Oliver, Chris Gollop, David Friedman, Francesco Iodice, George Taylor, Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini, James Langston, Jon Polanec, Joseph Destribois, Matteo Montanaro, Patrick Bock, Pierre-Yves Chabert, Richard Sultman, Rodolphe Elineau, Valentin Lefebvre
Thales SA
Seller
Loxam SAS - M&A
2022-07-29
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Camille Delaisse, Jerome Hartemann, Thierry Diouf, Valerie Lemaitre
Loxam SAS
Buyer
Tikehau Capital Advisors - M&A
2023-02-16
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anne-Sophie Coustel, Guillaume Le Masson, Pierre-Yves Chabert
Tikehau Capital Advisors
Target
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: US firms chase capital markets and finance firepower
Among top hires, Orrick added a Kirkland & Ellis capital markets duo, Paul Weiss brought in NY capital markets partners, while King & Spalding, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Lowenstein Sandler expanded their structured finance and securities benches
Noemi Distefano, August 13 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary returns to Goldman Sachs for partner hire
Lin Yu’s move marks Cleary’s second Goldman Sachs partner hire in New York in 14 months
Noemi Distefano, July 27 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: Simpson Thacher dominates transatlantic hiring
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
Noemi Distefano, July 16 2026
Banking
London skyline glowing at sunset, featuring iconic skyscrapers and modern architecture
This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Cleary, Fieldfisher and more
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
Noemi Distefano, July 02 2026
M&A
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, blurred motion of people walking on the street with binary code double exposure, concept for digital data and global business.
This week’s people moves: Cleary, Simpson Thacher, Willkie and more
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Noemi Distefano, May 21 2026
Corporate
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Kirkland pulls four veteran antitrust partners from Cleary
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
Noemi Distefano, May 18 2026
M&A
Milan, Italy - September 15, 2024: architectural skyline of Piazza Gae Aulenti during sunset.
This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Noemi Distefano, May 07 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary’s managing partner: ‘Continuity with momentum’
Jeff Karpf, who took on the role of managing partner in January, discusses his first 90 days, capital markets trends amid tensions, and lateral hiring priorities
April 27 2026
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