LAWYER PROFILE

Laurent Mabilat

France 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Banking & Finance

France

20 years ranked

Restructuring/Insolvency

France

13 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Avocat à la cour, Laurent is a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team.

Laurent is one of the leading restructuring and finance practitioners in France and has considerable experience of advising financial institutions, corporate clients, private equity funds, debt funds and distressed investors on complex restructuring matters involving highly leveraged companies. He has been acting on some of the most challenging and high profile restructurings and finance transactions in the French market.

Laurent is fluent in English and French.

Professional Memberships

Paris Bar.

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Banking & Finance - France

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Laurent Mabilat advises on a range of financing and restructuring mandates. He acts on behalf of leading French and international banking clients.

Editorial individuel

Laurent Mabilat intervient dans le cadre de différents mandats de financement et de restructuration. Il intervient pour le compte de banque françaises et internationales de premier plan.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - France

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Laurent Mabilat advises creditors and financial institutions on large restructuring operations, conciliation proceedings and bankruptcies.

Editorial individuel

Laurent Mabilat conseille les créanciers et les établissements financiers dans le cadre d’opérations de restructuration d’envergure, de procédures de conciliation et de faillites.

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Strengths

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Laurent Mabilat is a trusted person, beyond his technical skills. He negotiates in tense environments with absolute calm and unfailing endurance.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France
Laurent Mabilat is a great lawyer. He is detail-oriented and highly knowledgeable. He provides thorough and very high quality leadership to creditors in complex multi-party restructurings.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France
Laurent has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the French market and is our go-to lawyer for difficult and complex cases in France.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France
Laurent possède une connaissance et une expérience approfondies du marché français et est notre avocat de référence pour les dossiers difficiles et complexes en France.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France
Laurent Mabilat est un excellent avocat. Minutieux et très compétent, il offre un leadership rigoureux et de grande qualité aux créanciers dans le cadre de restructurations complexes impliquant de multiples parties.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France
Au-delà de ses compétences techniques, Laurent Mabilat est une personne de confiance. Il négocie dans des contextes tendus avec un calme absolu et une endurance sans faille.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers France