LAWYER PROFILE

Valérie Lemaitre

Global 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Capital Markets: Debt

France

11 years ranked

Banking & Finance

France

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Global

Practice Areas

Valérie Lemaitre’s practice focuses on corporate and financial matters, including acquisition transactions involving public companies, structured financings, leveraged transactions and securities offerings.

Career

Valérie joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2002.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bars of Paris and New York.

Personal

Columbia Law School

LL.M.

1994

Université de Paris II - Panthéon-Assas

Magistere/D.E.S.S.

1990

Languages Spoken

French (native)

English (fluent)

Spanish (rudimentary)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Debt - France

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Valérie Lemaitre is highly appreciated for her debt advice. She assists with bond offerings and medium-term note programmes for large financial institutions.

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Banking & Finance - France

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Valérie Lemaitre of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is recognised for her experience in corporate financing deals.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She is an excellent lawyer with a very good knowledge of capital markets and our company's broader issues.
Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide
Discussions with her on the commercial side have always been carried out with a high level of responsiveness and service to the needs of our company, regardless of the complexity of the project.
Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide
Valérie Lemaitre is good at defending points and has great expertise.
Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide
She has good reflexes when it comes to opportunities and doesn't just look at the legal arguments.
Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide
Valérie has allowed me to close several deal in record time. Her experience, understanding of the market, technical expertise and high responsiveness were the main assets of this success.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Valérie Lemaitre is an excellent professional. She is very pragmatic, she looks for balanced solutions.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide