International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

The Freshfields Paris team is often identified as a standout choice in the market for its capabilities in handling international and cross-border work. Offering a range of transactional and contentious services in France, the team is viewed as an excellent option for clients involved in major cross-border M&A, private equity and banking transactions as well as international arbitration, litigation and competition cases.

A&O Shearman offers a full-service platform in Paris, well known for its strong international and cross-border capabilities across a wide-range of practice areas and sectors. The Paris office serves as a key hub for the firm's wider network, which has a strong appeal for national and international clients in equal measure and provides close links to experts across Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The Paris office is well known for handling cross-border issues involving other multiple other countries, including emerging markets, and is recognised by clients for offering seamless coordination across jurisdictions.

The law firm maintains excellent relationships with various international banks, also frequently advising large corporations on inbound and outbound matters. It is renowned for cross-border transactional work, particularly in DCM and structured finance. Clients also admire the firm's wide-ranging expertise in corporate/M&A and banking, which enables the team to lead deals from Paris in conjunction with the firm's wider network. Another key strength is the firm's intellectual property practice, which is frequently commended for its work on international matters, while the litigation group is also noted for its ability to translate and apply legal issues to different jurisdictions.

Gide Loyrette Nouel is an independent law firm headquartered in Paris with a network of international offices that has built up a significant international pedigree. With a team of highly reputable lawyers that has occupied a long-standing high-end position in the French market, the firm serves a large and broad array of French and international clients. Its full-service practice has a strong appeal for clients across a wide range of cross-border transactional and contentious matters.

Recognised as a prestigious independent law firm in France, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier excels in cross-border transactional and contentious matters. It has maintained a reputable status in the market for high-end work and has developed strong relationships with international and multinational clients. Darrois serves clients in cross-border matters through collaborative relationships with leading firms in other jurisdictions around the world, including top independent firms in New York and London. Its ability to act both independently and cooperatively with other firms, in either lead or co-counsel roles, makes Darrois a popular choice to handle cross-border mandates, particularly for large corporations that are headquartered in France.

The Paris practice contributes to the overall global strength of the firm, both acting as French counsel on inbound matters and leading cross-border deals into other jurisdictions, regularly utilising the breadth of its overseas offices in its network. The law firm's international network covers the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, making it a popular choice for international and French multinational clients that require a well-equipped and versatile team in Paris.

The advantage of links to the firm's US centre is noted as an added value for transatlantic work; however, the firm's Paris team is also recognised for regularly taking on the role of lead counsel on international transactions and driving deals involving multiple jurisdictions. The firm's broad global presence reaches across Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, while strong links between the Paris office and Jones Day's teams elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East are cited as an important attraction for clients.

Mayer Brown has a strong focus on serving the financial sector globally, and its Paris office demonstrates strong international capabilities within that core area of expertise. The Paris team's particular aptitude in tax and good reputation in banking, M&A and private equity deals mean that cross-border transactions are a key area for the Paris office. The firm is known for leading high-stakes outbound deals from Paris as well as acting as co-counsel on inbound work. The practice typically advises major international financial institutions and large French companies with overseas business, and they also benefit from the law firm's international network in important financial centres worldwide.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is a highly regarded US law with with a strong offering in France. The Paris team is highly experienced in handling all manner of complex dispute work. Its experienced lawyers are adept at leading on high-profile commercial and corporate disputes, as well as significant arbitrations. The team has expertise across a number of sectors, and counts leading financial services and technology companies as key clients.

Willkie's Paris office is particularly renowned as a key hub in the law firm's wider global transactions practice and holds significant appeal for clients in need of support on cross-border issues in private equity buyouts, corporate restructuring and M&A. The team has a strong track record of assisting both French multinational and international companies on outbound and inbound mandates, and is best known for its popularity with private equity funds and asset managers in mid to large-cap private equity transactions. While close cooperation with the firm's impressive US base holds significant appeal for transatlantic work, the Paris team also regularly operates in a coordinating role in conjunction with the firm's other European offices and receives praise for its well-established position in the French market.