Martine Samuelian specializes in banking, investment and payment services as well as in insurance regulation.
She also advises clients on banking and financial litigation (civil and criminal courts or independent administrative authorities such as the AMF and ACPR Sanctions Commissions, the ECB).
This regulatory specialist leads a strong team dedicated to compliance, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, prudential requirements, governance and blockchain issues, and has been assisting banks, investment firms, portfolio management companies, insurance companies, payment service providers and French and international fintechs, as well as their managers, with applicable regulations for over 30 years. Her clients recognize her technical expertise in financial matters and her knowledge of the markets, stakeholders, products and regulators, which has made her a key contact for the general, legal and compliance departments of these institutions.
She also provides her expertise to the firm’s other clients, particularly in the areas of governance, risk management, compliance and anti-corruption.
Skills
Lawyer since : 1984
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- Master’s Degree in Private Law – University of Aix-Marseille
- Certificate in specialised studies in Economic Law.
Member of :
- Association Nationale des Juristes de Banque – National Association of Banking Lawyers (ANJB)
- Involvement in seminars organised by LexisNexis, by the supervisory authorities (AMF, ACPR)
- Conferences for the Postgraduate Degree (Master 2) in Financial Criminal Law at Cergy Pontoise.
Publications
- La position AMF DOC-2023-07 confirmant les orientations de l’ABE sur l’utilisation de solutions d’entrée en relation d’affaires à distance : une étape de plus vers l’harmonisation des pratiques en matière de LCB-FT, Bulletin Joly Bourse, 29/09/2023
- Foreign investment control deserves greater transparency – L’Agefi, 08/06/2023 – Quote by Karl Hepp de Sevelinges and Ruben Koslar
- MergerMarket: European Legal Advisory Viewer: AI ascendancy offers activity hotspot as watchdog expertise drives mandate wins
- “Companies must take the measure of strengthening the rights of whistleblowers” – LJA Magazine, June 2023 – ITW by Martine Samuelian, Florent Prunet and Olivier Lyon Lynch
- Control of foreign investments in France: continuity, but a delicate balance between sovereignty and attractiveness – Le Monde du droit, 10/05/2023
- Recent case law of the Court of Cassation concerning a “Distress M&A” transaction: good news for the transferring shareholders, but vigilance is still required! – Le Monde du droit, 12/04/2023
- The CJEU puts an end to public access to the register of beneficial owners opened by the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive – Bulletin Joly Bourse – n°01, 01/01/2023
- Elliott case: a final lap for obstruction – Bulletin Joly Bourse, 07/01/2022
- AMF et ACPR : analyse comparative des procédures de contrôle et de sanction – Bulletin Joly Bourse, 01/01/2022
- LCB-FT : vers la création d’une autorité de supervision européenne ad hoc – Bulletin Joly Bourse, 01/09/2021
- AMF Position DOC-2021-04 on compliance function requirements: a long-awaited clarification since the entry into force of MiFID II – Bulletin Joly Bourse, July 2021
- Flash German Desk – January 2021
- Décisions de la Commission des sanctions de l’AMF à l’encontre des sociétés SGAM et SGAM AI, avec la collaboration d’Alice Noizet, Option Finance, n°1153-1154, 19/12/2011
- Les enseignements de l’arrêt Maurel et Prom, Note sous Cour de cassation (com.), 27 avril 2011, F-D, n°10-12125, Bulletin Joly Bourse, n°9, septembre 2011, en collaboration avec Guillaume Berruyer
- Où sont les risques ?, Bulletin Joly Bourse, n°7-8, juillet-Août 2011
- Ventes à découvert, l’AMF lève l’interdiction, Option finance, n°1112, 14 février 2011
- 3ème Colloque de la Commission des Sanctions de l’AMF : Table ronde consacrée aux manquements d’initiés (2010)
- L’AMF se lance dans les « achats mystère », Revue de Droit Bancaire et de la Bourse N°3 (2010)
- Ordonnance n°2010-76 du 21 janvier 2010, pour une autorité de contrôle unique et efficace, Revue Banque, N°723 (2010 )
- Loi de régulation bancaire et financière : les nouveaux pouvoirs de l’AMF pour lutter contre le risque systémique et encadrer la spéculation, Option Finance N°1099 du 8 novembre 2010
- Note sur l‘Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel, Option Finance, 1er mars 2010, avec Dominique Léger
- Lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux : impact de l’ordonnance du 30 janvier 2009, Décideurs : Stratégie, Finance, Droit, n° 103 (2009)
- Abus de marché / Manipulation de Cours, Décideurs : Stratégie, Finance, Droit, n°95 (2008)
- Le Manquement d’Initié, Décideurs : Stratégie, Finance, Droit, n°92 (2008)
- La fonction de contrôle de la conformité, Décideurs : Stratégie, Finance, Droit, n° 87 (2007)
- Lutte antiblanchiment : la connaissance du client et l’arrière plan économique, Décideurs : Stratégie, Finance, Droit, N°79 (2006)
Guidance:
- Structuring of the BPI France (Banque Publique d’Investissement – Public Investment Bank) on behalf of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC).
- Regularly assisting various financial, banking and insurance institutions regarding their governance, compliance and risk management procedures.
- Providing assistance in ensuring the compliance of new financial products at the time of their creation or structuring, and involvement in the drafting of their documentation.
- Review and updating of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures or the detection of market abuse or anti-corruption on behalf of various French and foreign banking and financial groups.
- Assistance in the implementation of new regulations (AML Directive, loi Sapin 2 …).
Investigations and litigation proceedings:
- Several cases of administrative settlement negotiation with the AMF.
- Defending various institutions before the AMF Enforcement Committee.
- Providing assistance in connection with AMF investigations regarding market abuse with detailed letters responses.
- Assisting French banks with respect to the application of various US regulations.
- Many responses to formal notices or follow-up letters from the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority [ACPR] with the follow up of remedial action plans.
- Defending various institutions before the ACPR Enforcement Committee and review procedures.
- Assisting banks in connection with a notification of complaint issued by SICCFIN (authority dedicated to anti-money laundering and the fight against terrorism and corruption in Monaco).
- Litigation relating to the collapse of Icelandic banks, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Madoff fraud, etc.
La position AMF DOC-2023-07 confirmant les orientations de l’ABE sur l’utilisation de solutions d’entrée en relation d’affaires à distance : une étape de plus vers l’harmonisation des pratiques en matière de LCB-FT, Bulletin Joly Bourse, 29/09/2023
In its position of July 28, 2023, the AMF declares that it is applying all the guidelines issued by the EBA concerning “the use of remote business relationship entry solutions”, published on November 22, 2022 and applicable from October 2, 2023. Here’s what our teams have to say.
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
Jeantet advises Susi Partners in the acquisition of a majority stake in french renewable energy developer Apal MW
Paris, on July 18, 2023, Jeantet advises SUSI Partners in the acquisition, through the SUSI Energy Transition Fund, of a majority stake in newly formed APAL MW (APAL), a French clean energy development company born out of the merger of French wind and solar developers 3N Développement and L’Agence de Développement des ENR (ADE). By […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises LBO France in connection with Siparex’s acquisition of a majority stake and Andera Partner’s reinvestment in the Passman Group
Paris, July 18, 2023 – Jeantet has assisted the shareholders of the Passman Group in the acquisition of a majority stake in its capital by Siparex. Andera Partners reinvests alongside founding managers. Passman is one of the leaders in connected solutions in France and Belgium, equipping nearly 7,000 establishments in the traditional and open-air hotel, […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 23 of its lawyers in the following categories: Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
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Foreign investment control deserves greater transparency – L’Agefi, 08/06/2023 – Quote by Karl Hepp de Sevelinges and Ruben Koslar
Quel que soit le nom employé – autonomie stratégique, souveraineté économique, reconquête industrielle, etc. -, les investissements étrangers en France figurent en bonne place dans le débat. La révision des lignes directrices de leur contrôle pourrait donner l’occasion à Bercy de préciser ses exigences. Explications avec Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, associé et Ruben Koslar, counsel […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
MergerMarket: European Legal Advisory Viewer: AI ascendancy offers activity hotspot as watchdog expertise drives mandate wins
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“Companies must take the measure of strengthening the rights of whistleblowers” – LJA Magazine, June 2023 – ITW by Martine Samuelian, Florent Prunet and Olivier Lyon Lynch
Transposant la directive européenne du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union, la loi Waserman de mars 2022 a sensiblement renforcé les marges de manœuvre des lanceurs d’alerte en France. Alors que le Défenseur des Droits vient d’actualiser son guide pratique consacré à ce statut, Florent Prunet, avocat […]
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Control of foreign investments in France: continuity, but a delicate balance between sovereignty and attractiveness – Le Monde du droit, 10/05/2023
Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, partner, and Ruben Koslar, counsel, decipher for Le Monde du Droit the 2023 annual report on the control of foreign investments in France (IEF).
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Recent case law of the Court of Cassation concerning a “Distress M&A” transaction: good news for the transferring shareholders, but vigilance is still required! – Le Monde du droit, 12/04/2023
À propos de l’arrêt de la Cour de cassation, 1er mars 2023, n° 21-14.787 par Karl Hepp de Sevelinges, Laïd Estelle Laurent et Ruben Koslar.
| M&A AND CORPORATE LAW | INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
Jeantet advises Sartorius on acquisition of Polyplus for approximately 2.4 B euros
Paris, April 3, 2023, Jeantet has advised the life science group Sartorius AG (“Sartorius”), on its signing on 31 March 2023 of an agreement to acquire France-based Polyplus for approximately 2.4 billion euros from private investors including ARCHIMED and WP GG Holdings IV B.V., an affiliate of Warburg Pincus. Polyplus, with around 270 employees, develops […]
| CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Otium Capital in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech
Paris, March 10, 2023, Jeantet has advised Otium Capital, an evergreen investment company managing the assets of Pierre-Edouard Stérin, founder of Smartbox, in connection with the acquisition of Atraltech, the security division of Hager Group, the European specialist in professional security solutions. Atraltech, the French specialist and leader in alarm systems, is becoming once again […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Sabena technics in connection with the acquisition of part of the activities of Akkodis (ex-Akka technologies)
Paris, February 16, 2023, Jeantet has advised the Sabena technics group, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modifications, on the acquisition of part of the activities operated by Akkodis (ex – AKKA Technologies), an engineering company. The Sabena technics group, taken over in 2019 by the Sagard and Towerbrook […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY