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Amélie Champsaur

Amélie Champsaur

France 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Amélie Champsaur’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and investigations, particularly in the financial sector.

Amélie leads the firm’s EU financial regulatory practice and is active in the fast developing area of EU-level financial regulation, advising EU and non-EU banks, infrastructures, sovereigns, investment funds, and other market participants on a broad range of matters, including prudential regulation, governance and compliance (including cyber-security), bank resolution, state aid in the financial sector, and derivatives regulation, in the context of M&A, capital markets transactions, emerging risks, ESG, as well as enforcement and litigation.

She has also advised clients on the cross-border aspects of U.S. regulatory reforms, enforcement, and litigation matters, including on privacy matters.

Career

Amélie joined the firm in 2003 and became a partner in 2012. She was a resident in the New York office from 2005 to 2006.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar of Paris.

Personal

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

2005

Université de Paris IX - Paris-Dauphine

D.E.S.S.

2001

Université de Paris XI - Paris-Sud

Maîtrise en Droit

2001

Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC Paris)

H.E.C.

2000

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Financial Services Regulation - France

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Amélie Champsaur of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton displays a strong practice in financial service regulations, advising on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions as well as securitisation mandates and disputes.

Editorial individuel

Amélie Champsaur de Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton a une solide expérience en matière de réglementation des services financiers, intervenant sur les aspects réglementaires des acquisitions ainsi que sur les mandats de titrisation et les contentieux.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Amélie Champsaur's knowledge is excellent across different areas. She is an expert.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France
  • Amélie Champsaur has outstanding expertise, structuring and negotiation skills.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France
  • Amélie Champsaur really knows the regulation inside and out and is very commercial in her advice. I really value her opinion.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France
  • Amélie Champsaur connaît parfaitement la réglementation et ses conseils sont très pragmatiques. J'accorde beaucoup d'importance à son avis.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France
  • Amélie Champsaur possède d'excellentes connaissances dans différents domaines. C'est une experte.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France
  • Amélie Champsaur possède une expertise, des compétences en structuration et en négociation exceptionnelles.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers France

Ranked Individuals at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (22)

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