Spitz Poulle Kannan A.A.R.P.I.

Entirely dedicated to regulatory and compliance practices, Spitz Poulle Kannan has one of the largest teams of lawyers in this field in France and Europe. Managed by three partners recognized for the excellence of their expertise -Arut Kannan, Jean-Baptiste Poulle and Nicolas Spitz- the firm deals with complex cases on behalf of international financial institutions (investment firms, banks, insurance companies, etc.) and large corporations.

ADVISORY

Regulatory (Financial services) :

- In banking and finance, our firm deals with issues of approvals, notifications and reporting obligations, as well as change of control. We also deal with specific regulatory aspects such as those related to prudential issues, post-trade activities or payment services, etc. Our firm also has extensive expertise in matters relating to the marketing of banking, financial and insurance products.

- Our team also regularly assists clients in the structuring and negotiation of capital market transactions (derivatives and structured transactions).

- We also perform regulatory due diligence in M&A transactions.

Compliance: The firm regularly assists its clients in bringing their organisation and activities into compliance with the new applicable regulations, particularly those relating to the fight against corruption, money laundering, international sanctions and export controls. Our team has extensive expertise in developing and implementing compliance programs tailored to the company's business and risk profile.

LITIGATION

Regulatory (Financial Services): The firm's lawyers have extensive experience in litigation and pre-litigation matters. They assist clients in managing regulatory risk during controls or investigations by regulators (AMF, ACPR, ECB). They also intervene before civil courts.

The firm has particular expertise in market abuse and mis-selling of financial products.

Compliance: Our firm assists its clients on all compliance issues (anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, international sanctions), whether as part of preventive audits or during disciplinary proceedings before the authorities (AMF, ACPR, AFA) in the event of breaches of organisational rules and good conduct.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

We offer our clients the opportunity to advise them on ongoing reforms and help them anticipate future reforms. To this end, our firm closely monitors all legislative initiatives or areas of concern to the regulator. If necessary, we draft notes for the authorities to inform them of the concerns of market participants and to indicate avenues for reform. The firm also participates in the animation of the Paris financial centre by working with professional associations.

The firm maintains close relationships with international law firms with expertise in financial services law (Regulatory & Compliance) in their countries, which allows us to collaborate to address the cross-border issues of our respective clients under the best conditions.

Contact:

Arut Kannan

Jean-Baptiste Poulle

Nicolas Spitz

Number of partners: 3

Number of lawyers: 13