International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

Deeply rooted in the French market, Cleary Gottlieb's Paris office is a high-end and well-developed practice. The law firm is revered for its M&A work, and it frequently leads impressive cross-border transactions for its client base of French multinational and international corporations, supplemented by a well-regarded merger control team and strong capabilities across other key pillars for cross-border transactions including equity capital markets and tax. The team also holds an admirable reputation for its contentious work, particularly in international arbitration and other key cross-border practices include litigation and corporate compliance.

The law firm's thriving hub in Paris fulfils an important role in the firm's wider international strength. It is an important location for the firm's African expertise and it is particularly well equipped to lead pan-European cross-border matters, as well as in a global context. A broad range of clients refer to the firm's international capabilities in Paris and value both the team's role as French counsel on inbound work and its strength in managing outbound mandates.

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.

The excellent TMT and IT sector group is a major attraction of the law firm, and the team works with numerous clients from technology-based industries to manage cross-border projects that involve a number of jurisdictions. Its capabilities extend across corporate transactions, banking, private equity, international arbitration and litigation matters, creating a comprehensive cross-border service.

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.

The Paris office has cultivated a strong reputation for orchestrating cross-border work and providing French law support on global mandates across litigation, M&A, structured finance, and energy and infrastructure projects. It acts for an impressive array of French and global corporations and financial institutions. The law firm is particularly recognised for its respected practice in Africa, supporting clients in projects across various African jurisdictions through coordination with its own international offices and a solid network of local law firms.

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.