Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Fabrice Cohen

Global

Practice Areas

Fabrice Cohen serves as a trusted advisor to prominent private equity investment funds, sovereign wealth and pension funds, industrial groups, and listed companies. He is managing partner of Ropes & Gray’s Paris office. Widely respected for his extensive experience in private capital, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and securities law, Fabrice counsels on all aspects of public and private M&A, as well as on corporate reorganizations.

Fabrice advises across a range of today’s most dynamic sectors, including aerospace and defense, technology, automotive, healthcare and life sciences, business services, and consumer and retail. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in private equity and M&A by Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 EMEA, which describes him as “go-to for several high-profile corporates” and “especially formidable when it comes to M&A, securities law, private equity deals and reorganizations.” Clients further describe Fabrice as “clever, tactical and a good adviser,” “calm but firm in negotiations,” and “able to think out of the box and find solutions.”

Career

Admitted at the Paris Bar 1997.

Salans Hertzfeld & Heilbronn, Paris 1996.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris 2000; Partner 2005 and Head of the Corporate Practice, 2010.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Paris, Partner 2012.

Clifford Chance, Paris, Partner 2014.

Ropes & Gray, Partner, 2025.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Fabrice Cohen has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border matters, including acquisitions, disposals and corporate reorganisations. He joined Ropes & Gray in March 2025.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Discover other Lawyers at
Ropes & Gray

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

China

Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

2
Andrew J Dale
2
Band 2
4
Geoffrey Atkins
4
Band 4
Intellectual Property (International Firms)

Geoffrey Lin
China, expertise based abroad in USA
Investment Funds (International Firms)

3
Vincent Ip
3
Band 3
4
Chune Loong Lum
4
Band 4

France

Banking & Finance

1
Thierry Arachtingi
1
Band 1
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

4
Fabrice Cohen
4
Band 4

Global Market Leaders

Business & Human Rights Law

2
Michael R Littenberg
2
Band 2

Italy

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

4
Cataldo Piccarreta
4
Band 4
U
Giorgia Lugli
U
Up and Coming

Japan

Banking & Finance: International

3
Ben Morris
3
Band 3
3
Tsuyoshi Imai
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A: International

3
Tsuyoshi Imai
3
Band 3

Latin America - International Counsel

Corporate Crime & Investigations

2
María González Calvet
2
Band 2

South Korea

Corporate/M&A: International Firms

1
Jaewoo Lee
1
Band 1

UK

Banking & Finance

6
Alexander Robb
6
Band 6
U
Benoit Lavigne
U
Up and Coming
Capital Markets: Derivatives

3
Anna Lawry
3
Band 3
Competition Law

4
Ruchit Patel
4
Band 4
Private Equity: Buyouts

4
Elizabeth Todd
4
Band 4
20 of 72 results