Banking and finance: Bank regulatory

Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Stéphane Puel
Hall of fameGide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Stéphane Puel heads the Investment Funds & Asset Management team. He advises French and international financial institutions on all regulatory matters, and in particular on structuring, setting up, documenting and distributing regulated and non-regulated French and foreign law open-end and closed-end investment funds, such as hedge funds, REITs, private equity funds, infrastructure funds and distressed debt funds. Stéphane is in regular contact with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on all matters relating to licensing management companies, setting up investment funds, and distributing French and foreign investment funds and structured products. Stéphane also advises these entities on the conduct of business rules applicable to them and assists them with court or disciplinary proceedings linked to their activity. He is a member of the Gide team which assisted the ASPIM since 2004 on the revamping of the regulations applicable to French real estate funds (OPCI).
Martine Samuelian
Hall of fameJeantet
Partner - Banking and finance (litigation & regulation), Business criminal law, Investment funds and UCITS, Listed companies and capital markets law
Brice Henry
Hall of fameA&O Shearman
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Olivier Bernardi
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Olivier Bernardi is a partner within Gide's Banking and Finance practice group in Paris. He specialises in banking and finance law, with particular focus on financial services. Olivier advises credit and financing institutions, as well as investment firms, payment institutions and electronic money establishments on the legislation and regulations applicable to their activity. He assists and represents these financial bodies in dispute proceedings before the French supervisory authorities (French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) and French Financial Markets Authority (AMF)), as well as before ordinary courts of law. In this regard, Olivier handles issues pertaining to the structure of financial institutions, bank operations, investment services, payment services, new banking technologies and the distribution of banking and financial products. He also advises regulated financial institutions on the implementation of their internal procedures (internal control and compliance, risk management, AML/CTF issues, international economic and financial sanctions). He has extensive expertise in payment systems and services, and works with a number of companies in the sector. He is regularly involved with the French (Ministry of Finance, ACPR, AMF) and European authorities (European Commission, European Parliament) as regards the drafting of banking and financial regulations, or certain specific topics.
Hugues Bouchetemble
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Partner focusing on regulatory banking and financial transactions, and assists banks, investment firms, and life insurers for questions related to the creation of regulated institutions, internal organization, compliance, distribution of financial products, and cross-border banking and financing. Hugues regularly represents clients before the Sanctions Commission of French regulators (AMF and ACPR). He advises major corporates, both at the investigation level and at the disciplinary level, and also acts in judicial litigation involving the responsibility of regulated institutions.
Hubert Blanc-Jouvan
Ashurst LLP
Amélie Champsaur
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Benjamin Delaunay
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Counsel Benjamin Delaunay practises within Gide's Investment Funds and Financial Services team. He assists management companies, credit institutions and French and foreign investors on all issues pertaining to banking and financial regulations, in particular in the areas of financial services and asset management law. His three main areas of specialisation are: - Structuring, and drafting documentation for investment funds (OPCVM, FIA), in particular in the real estate (SCPI and OPCI), private equity and infrastructure (FCPR, FCPI, FIP, FPCI, FPS, holding) sectors; - Banking and finance disputes before the French financial markets authority (Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)) and the French prudential supervision and resolution authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (ACPR)) during inspection, enquiries, and disciplinary procedures before the sanction commission; - Advising French and foreign financial entities on the regulatory aspects of their activities, in particular on issues of licence, European passport, internal organisation and control, compliance, KYC/money-laundering, marketing financial products, and implementing corporate operations (restructuring, acquisition, transformation, liquidation) carried out by these entities or investment funds.
Guillaume Goffin
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2009, partner Guillaume Goffin specialises in financial services law and regulation, with a particular focus on investment funds (UCITS and all types of alternative investment funds including real estate funds, infrastructure funds, private equity funds and debt funds). Guillaume acts for investment managers, banks and fund promoters, insurance companies and other institutional investors in connection with the structuring, setting up and distribution of investment funds and investment mandates. His areas of expertise cover transactional and regulatory matters, including local business licensing. Guillaume also represents financial institutions in investigations and enforcement actions by regulatory bodies.
Ngoc-Hong Ma
Linklaters
Ngoc-Hong is a Partner in our Financial and Regulation Group (FRG) in Paris. She has more than 15 years’ experience in Financial Regulation. Ngoc-Hong advises large banks, brokers-dealers, asset managers, insurance companies on complex regulatory compliance matters under French and EU laws as well as on regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, in particular with the French banking and insurance regulator, the ACPR. She notably advises financial institutions on the implementation of numerous EU regulatory reforms initiatives such as MiFID II, CRD IV/CRR, CRD V/CRR II, UCITS, AIFMD, PRIIPS, IFD/IFR, AML IV/AML V, ESG transition and regulations and impact of Brexit for most of the banking clients of the firm. Ngoc-Hong has developed particular expertise advising investment funds, private equity houses and banks on the financial regulatory environment around funds and fund management. She also has unique expertise advising financial institutions on regulatory remuneration rules and has extensive experience in M&A transactions involving financial institutions groups.
Mia Dassas
A&O Shearman
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

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