Guillaume Goffin
Global Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Financial Services Regulation
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Guillaume Goffin
Practice Areas
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2009, partner Guillaume Goffin specialises in financial services law and regulation, with a particular focus on investment funds (UCITS and all types of alternative investment funds including real estate funds, infrastructure funds, private equity funds and debt funds).
Guillaume acts for investment managers, banks and fund promoters, insurance companies and other institutional investors in connection with the structuring, setting up and distribution of investment funds and investment mandates. His areas of expertise cover transactional and regulatory matters, including local business licensing. Guillaume also represents financial institutions in investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory bodies.
Career
LLM International Business Law - University of Exeter (2006)
Master in banking and financial law, Université Paris II (2005)
Chambers Review
Global
Guillaume Goffin is noted for his regulatory advice on fund management activities, including AMF licensing. He also assists financial institutions with regulatory aspects in the context of M&A transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a very good versatility and knowledge of many areas, including tax. He's always very on top of his files and responsive too. He always finds time for us."
"Guillaume is extremely reactive and available, and that is much appreciated. Also, he didn't leave any stone unturned in order to provide practical guidance for our team to make the commercial decisions."
"He has a very good knowledge of many areas, including tax and finance. He is always very on top of his work and is responsive too. He always finds time for us."
"He is extremely reactive and available, and that is much appreciated. Also, he is very good technically and he had the time to respond to all our specific questions. He made real progress where others hadn't before and didn't leave any stone unturned, in order to provide practical guidance for our team to take the commercial decisions."
"He has a very good versatility and knowledge of many areas, including tax. He's always very on top of his files and responsive too. He always finds time for us."
"Guillaume is extremely reactive and available, and that is much appreciated. Also, he didn't leave any stone unturned in order to provide practical guidance for our team to make the commercial decisions."
"He has a very good knowledge of many areas, including tax and finance. He is always very on top of his work and is responsive too. He always finds time for us."
"He is extremely reactive and available, and that is much appreciated. Also, he is very good technically and he had the time to respond to all our specific questions. He made real progress where others hadn't before and didn't leave any stone unturned, in order to provide practical guidance for our team to take the commercial decisions."