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Capital Markets: Equity - France

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The French team of this international law firm covers the full spectrum of capital markets matters. The practice remains a market leader in debt and structured finance, often dealing with complex hybrid bond issuances and securitisation transactions, and is additionally active on ECM and derivatives matters. The team acts for an impressive range of clients including banks, insurers and corporates, and it benefits from US and UK law capabilities based locally in Paris. Clifford Chance's lawyers can access the firm's wider European resources to offer further support to clients.

Work Highlights

  • Clifford Chance acted for Elior on the implementation of securitisation of trade receivables in several European countries.

Strengths

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Clifford Chance has a very good team and the lawyers are very pragmatic.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

The Clifford Chance team offers in-depth knowledge of each of the legislations and local relays if necessary.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

Clifford Chance is very competent and always available.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

It is an excellent team with very good knowledge of the market. The lawyers are very efficient, very available and pertinent.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

The law firm offers responsiveness, adaptation, efficiency and a good knowledge of the ecosystem.

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Global

Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Lewis
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Jonathan Lewis
S
Senior Statespeople

Jonathan Lewis is triple-qualified in France, New York and England and Wales, and his practice spans structured finance and derivatives. An experienced figure in the market, he has expertise in trade receivables as well as compliance and securitisation regulations. His clients include a roster of large financial institutions.

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Cedric Burford
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Cedric Burford
1
Band 1

Cedric Burford maintains an exceptional reputation for his work in debt capital markets. He advises on the issuance of senior notes, green bonds and social bonds, in addition to the establishment of medium-term note programmes. He is qualified in France and the UK.

Cedric Burford is an expert on these subjects.

We work with him a lot. He is excellent.

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Julien Rocherieux
2
Julien Rocherieux
2
Band 2

Julien Rocherieux is recognised for advising leading French banks on domestic and cross-border trade receivables securitisations.

With his broad track record of securitisation transactions and related subjects, Julien is always offering solutions to defend his client's interests.

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Aline Cardin
3
Aline Cardin
3
Band 3

Aline Cardin assists key French corporates and banks with capital increases and share bookbuild offerings and IPOs.

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Olivier Plessis
4
Olivier Plessis
4
Band 4

Olivier Plessis is a dual-qualified partner in New York and Paris, and is recognised for his expertise in US securities deals in the French market.

He has strong client relationship skills, is assiduous and committed.

Olivier Plessis is very client-minded and client-centred. He acts quickly upon clients’ questions or requests and shows an outstanding willingness to help.

Olivier Plessis is a rising star. He is very good, very sharp on debt and equity.

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Auriane Bijon
U
Up and Coming

Auriane Bijon is establishing herself as a strong player in the DCM market. She advises international financial institutions on hybrid bond issuances and ETMN programmes.

Auriane Bijon is impressively agile and knows how to manage complex cases perfectly.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Clifford Chance LLP

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France

Capital Markets
Jonathan Lewis
F
Jonathan Lewis
F
Foreign expert for UK
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Olivier Plessis
F
Olivier Plessis
F
Foreign expert for USA
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Capital Markets: Debt
Cedric Burford
1
Cedric Burford
1
Band 1
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Auriane Bijon
U
Up and Coming
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Capital Markets: Equity
Aline Cardin
3
Aline Cardin
3
Band 3
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Olivier Plessis
4
Olivier Plessis
4
Band 4
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Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Jonathan Lewis
S
Jonathan Lewis
S
Senior Statespeople
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Julien Rocherieux
2
Julien Rocherieux
2
Band 2
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