Rankings – Chambers France & Global 2025

 

CHAMBERS GLOBAL:

France:

. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

. Litigation: Elite

 

Individual Rankings :

.  Bertrand Barrier – France – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability – Foreign Expert for Ukraine Spotlight

.  Cyril Deniaud – Capital Markets: Equity

.  Karl Hepp de Sevelinges – France – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability – Foreign Expert for Germany Spotlight

.  Thierry Lauriol:

         . Africa Wide – Corporate/Commercial: OHADA Specialists

         . Africa Wide – Projects & Energy

         . France – Projects & Energy: International

         . France – Projects & Energy: International – Foreign Expert for Africa-wide Spotlight

.  Benjamin May – Intellectual Property: Patents

.  Philippe Malléa – Maroc – Corporate/Commercial – Foreign Expertise based abroad in France Spotlight

.  Xavier Pernot – Litigation: Elite (France)

 

CHAMBERS FRANCE:

.  Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

.  Litigation: Elite

.  Employment

.  Projects & Energy : Domestic

 

Individual Rankings :

Caroline André-Hesse – Employment

. Cyril Deniaud – Capital Markets : Equity

Hélène Gelas – Projects & Energy: Energy: Regulatory

Thierry Lauriol – France – Projects & Energy: International

. Nicolas Mancret – Employment

Benjamin May – Intellectual Property: Patents

Xavier Pernot – Litigation: Elite

. Martine Samuelian – Financial Services Regulation

Our last publications

International Journal of Banking and Financial Law : Ordinance transposing CRD VI directive in France enacted : Navigating impact on cross-border lending by third-country institutions

Our partner Jean-François Adelle has published an in-depth analysis in the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law (July 2026), examining how France’s transposition of the CRD VI Directive reshapes the landscape for cross-border lending by third-country institutions. Enacted through Ordinance No. 2026-255 of 8 April 2026, the reform sets forth the new framework […]

Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY

+

CRD VI in France: publication of the transposing ordinance

Following the European Commission’s letter of formal notice dated 27 March 2026 regarding France’s failure to transpose the CRD VI Directive by the deadline of 11 January 2026, France swiftly adopted Ordinance No. 2026-255 dated 8 April 2026, published on 9 April 2026. The Ordinance clarifies and completes the draft transposition framework, following review by […]

| BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY

+

Revu Banque – L’action de la DGCCRF dans le contrôle des établissements de crédit – Compétences, pratiques de contrôle et procédure de sanction

Longtemps cantonnée à la protection des consommateurs dans les secteurs de la consommation courante, l’action de la Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) s’étend désormais de manière significative au secteur bancaire et des paiements. A la croisée du droit de la consommation et de la régulation […]

Paris

+

News Flash: Draft ordinance transposing CRD VI Directive in France on track: Navigating impact on cross-border lending by third-country institutions

The draft French ordinance transposing the CRD VI Directive is on track! Jean-Francois Adelle and Chuanyu Fan examine the impact on non-EU institutions providing cross-border lending in France, highlighting in particular the new set of exemptions from the French banking monopoly, including reverse solicitation. This News Flash streamlines : • The new framework applicable to third-country institutions […]

+

Chambers and Partners – Insurance & Reinsurance 2026

The French insurance market showed upward momentum in 2025. In life insurance, flows reached an exceptional level in the first half of 2025, with net inflows into redeemable products exceeding the amount collected for the whole of 2024, while in non-life insurance, the increase in premiums (+5.4%) exceeded that of claims (+2.3%), improving technical profitability. […]

Paris

+

“Middle East – A Region in Motion” – Insight from the Middle East Desk: MENA Legal & Market Overview, Second Semester 2025

The Middle East continues to transform at an unprecedented pace. With bold regulatory reforms, strategic investments in energy, transport, and technology, and a strong drive to diversify Gulf economies, the region remains a key player on the international stage. Discover our MENA Legal & Market Overview – Second Semester 2025, featuring insights from Joséphine Hage […]

+