Frédérick Lacroix
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Financial Services Regulation
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About
Provided by Frédérick Lacroix
Practice Areas
Frédérick Lacroix is head of Clifford Chance's financial services and asset management practice in Paris. He advises under EU and French laws on banking and investment services regulatory matters (including on regulatory capital), asset management and funds, insurance investment regulations, clearing and settlement, and financial/securities litigations, e-money and payment services, financial institution M&A, restructuring and resolution. He advises fintech clients on financial regulatory issues, relating to investment advice, asset management, payment services and banking.
Frédérick also co-heads the structured finance/debt practice of the firm in Paris and advises financial institutions and corporates on a wide range of structured finance, capital market and derivative products. In particular, Frédérick has an extensive experience in cash and synthetic securitisations.
Frédérick is an active contributor to legal reviews and publications and is also regularly consulted on the drafting of pieces of legislation in the financial sector.
Career
Institut Supérieur de Gestion (Diploma in Finance) 1992
University of Panthéon-Assas (Master in Private Law) 1995
Institut de Droit des Affaires (Diploma in Business Law) 1995
University of Panthéon-Assas (postgraduate in Business Law) 1996
University Paris XII and School of Engineers Ecole Centrale Paris (postgraduate in Management Sciences) 1996
Crédit Lyonnais - Paris - Securitisation Group 1996
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris 1997
Admitted as an avocat in Paris 1998
Joined Clifford Chance 2003
Counsel since 2005
Partner since 2009
Chambers Review
Europe
Frédérick Lacroix has impressive expertise in financial regulatory matters such as prudential regulations, investment services and distribution agreements. He also assists with the launch of platforms in the fintech sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a good reputation."
"Frédérick is really one of those advisors with whom we feel in good hands because of his profound understanding of our risk approach."
"Frédérick is really one of those advisers where we feel that we are in good hands because of his profound understanding of the risk approach."
"He has a good reputation."
"Frédérick is really one of those advisors with whom we feel in good hands because of his profound understanding of our risk approach."
"Frédérick is really one of those advisers where we feel that we are in good hands because of his profound understanding of the risk approach."
