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‘I am used to working with Julie Schwartz (personal data counsel). The team thus constituted allows to have a complete and coherent approach to data issues in the field of health. Their combined expertise allows to have a sharp and avant-garde expertise of the constantly evolving pharmaceutical sector.’

‘Julie Schwartz is my preferred point of contact for any high value-added questions I face in the context of my business. Her  responsiveness and pragmatic approach to topics allows my company to benefit from precise and tailor-made assistance while being a facilitator for the implementation of innovative projects and the understanding of risks.’

‘A team of experts on Privacy topics, available, probably the most expert team on the French market.’

‘Etienne Drouard is a recognized expert in Privacy in France. His strengths are: His understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, His vision of the evolution of the market and the players. His knowledge of case law. His ability to develop a defense strategy.’

‘Close-knit team. People contribute to solving problems, wherever they are located and respond professionally and constructively to questions related to specificities in their jurisdiction. Good pan-European expertise of this team, able to provide innovative solutions on certain subjects, particularly ESG’.

‘Katia Merlini is exceptional, an outstanding lawyer. Sharon Lewis has perfect knowledge of law and of her clients.

‘This team is very rigorous and attentive. Management is very attentive to the client and their constraints. They intervene appropriately when they think that discussion points are necessary. Day-to-day relations are fluid and efficient. Knowledge of securitization operations is very high (well above average). The quality of deliverables is excellent.’

‘Laura Asbati is particularly professional. She is always available and reacts very quickly and efficiently. Her advice has proven to be excellent.’

‘Laura Asbati is an extremely experienced lawyer and precise in her interventions.’

‘A dedicated team specialising in securitization that has extensive knowledge of laws and regulatory aspects. They know how to manage complex projects within tight deadlines. It is always a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Laura Asbati is clearly a high-caliber professional in her field, known and highly respected by her peers and clients for her work. Julie Toux demonstrates exceptional dedication and professionalism.’

‘A high-performing team, with excellent mastery & knowledge of securitisation and structured financing.’

‘Expertise in life sciences and their mastery of different disciplines (price and reimbursement, regulations and Public Health Code, taxation, litigation and public law in particular).’

‘I greatly appreciate Charlotte Damiano’s expertise in pharmaceutical taxation, market access and drug regulatory law. She has an excellent command of these subjects and communicates clearly and concisely, including on technical subjects and by anticipating the client’s objectives and constraints, which makes discussions fluid and productive.’

‘The Hogan Lovells Life Sciences team in France is of exceptional quality with two leading experts, Charlotte Damiano and Mikael Salmela. Charlotte is a distinguished expert in regard to pricing and market access.’

‘The team has long and deep experience in the life sciences area. They are particularly strong in working with multinational clients.’

‘Charles-Henri Caron is particularly noteworthy for his skill, responsiveness and ability to help multinational companies navigate the French legal system.’

‘Charlotte Damiano is ultra competent, pragmatic and up to date with the latest trends and practices on the market. Always available and attentive to the needs of the client.’

‘Charles-Henri Caron defends us in complex and sensitive litigation (life sciences product liability). Always available and responsive, his expertise is excellent. He has our full trust, as does Emmanuelle Burkic.’

‘Charlotte Damiano is an exceptional partner in the field of market access specific to the pharmaceutical industry.’

‘Hogan Lovells has a specialised global domain name practice run out of its Paris office (part of their global IPMT practice), that handles a significant volume of work for us.  To my knowledge this global domain name practice is unique. No other firm can compete with them in terms of the breadth and depth of their services and for industry knowledge. They are easily our preferred outside counsel and we trust them with our high value, time sensitive and mission critical domain name work.  ’

‘Jane Seager is outstanding. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of domain name dispute procedures and case law which she brings to bear on a daily basis.

‘Jane always available to answer questions, provide advice, and to react to urgent matters. She is more than just an outside counsel; she is a commercially minded thought partner which makes her invaluable resource for her clients.’

‘The practice is highly competent and works seamlessly with other practices within the firm (e.g., corporate law and banking law), which is a huge plus for us as a customer. Everyone is always ready to go the extra mile to provide support.’

‘My main contact in the insolvency practice has been Astrid Zourli. Astrid is supporting us in a complex situation; she has been able to educate us about the specificities of a legal framework we were not familiar with (not being used to operate on the French market) in a very clear and effective manner, gaining our trust. She is highly competent, well connected in the local ecosystem, which is critical in the French market, and highly referenced.’

‘The team was able to mobilise a range of skills on all the issues encountered during the process with remarkable situational awareness.’

‘Astrid Zourli is one of the partners who leads the department with great accuracy in the approach to cases. She has the market’s and representatives’ trust and manages to create consensus and be authoritative when she agrees to take on a case. She is particularly responsive and available to aid companies in difficulty. She manages to reassure managers and find them legal room for manoeuvre. Astrid has a significant capacity for work and analysis and knows how to conduct difficult negotiations at several levels.’

‘Each team member has always been attentive, available, and responsive to the different subjects.’

‘A very high-level team, close to the clients’ needs, provides unstoppable legal solutions in acute crisis contexts. One of the best teams in the Paris market.’

‘Available, clear in communication and guidance and with plenty of relevant knowledge.’

‘An excellent IP team. Good quality advice that is fomulated to deal with complex situations and trials that have lasted for many years. They are creative in making template documents that align with the interests of clients.’

‘Marie-Aimee de Dampierre – personally involved in cases and has a command of subjects spanning from A to Z. Her strategies are always clear and pertinent with an understanding of the business challenges of the client. Thank you!’

‘The personalities and personal touch from Partners on down, make working with the team pleasant and effortless even when dealing with touch matters and tight timelines.’

‘Professionalism, flexibility, work ethics, customer care, respect for deadlines and budgets.’

‘Helene Parent – technical excellence, ability to mobilize the international network for cross-border subjects. Top-ranking team in the field of VC. The firm is very innovative and has created a legaltech that uses artificial intelligence to meet customer needs.’

‘Very friendly team, which approaches each subject that we brought to them with seriousness and professionalism. We also greatly appreciated their personal approach in the reports.’

‘Matthieu Grollemund who is always very knowledgeable; work executed wonderfully by Gautier Valdiguié.’

‘Dynamic team. Alexander Prémont pays attention to the commercial component of transactions. It is also pleasant to work with the team’.

‘Very good knowledge of the market and very responsive team. They defend the interests of lenders very well.’

‘Excellent availability and knowledge of the sector. Alexander Premont’s team is particularly professional, responsive and attentive to its customers.’

‘Alexander Premont shows excellent business sense and is always focused on the objective of the transaction. Stephanie Saunders shows great rigor and has an encyclopedic knowledge of the sector.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the needs of the sector, responsiveness, pragmatism, homogeneous team composed of members who work well together. Constructive dialogue aimed at finding solutions’.

‘Sébastien Gros: has great analytical skills, is rigorous and is appreciated by his team, his clients and other key players. He combines technical expertise and a strong listening ability. Franck Dupret is experienced and responsive; he knows his clients and their needs very well. He is very pleasant. ‘

‘The financing team is dynamic, commercial, highly technical and works on market files with a multi-jurisdictional component. It is a top team, particularly in the field of acquisition financing.’

‘Alexander Prémont, Sabine Bironneau and Cassandre Porges form a team who are highly recognized in the market. Alexander Prémont is particularly recognized for his ability to manage highly complex international cases and for his great negotiating skills.’

‘The team has perfect knowledge of the market and the essential technical skills to advise on the most complex operations. The lawyers are good listeners and know how to remain proactive in suggesting pragmatic solutions. They are responsive and involved in all their files. The work is qualitative and completed within the allocated time. ‘

‘The team is very professional and is greatly appreciated for its drive on commercial and recovery issues, the quality of the renderings and its network with international firms.’

‘Alexander Premont: Alexander does everything to successfully complete a transaction using a proven process and great calm’.

‘Great availability and responsiveness.’

‘Guergana Zabonova is calm and quick to manage the unexpected methodically in all circumstances.’

‘Ouassila El Asri is professional and fully involved. She provides good advice and makes herself available when necessary.’

‘A very competent and available team’.

‘Katia Merlini is an outstanding lawyer, who is technically excellent. Sharon Lewis has boundless energy and is very present for her clients, and knowledgeable on varied subjects’.

‘Excellent Capital Market team in Paris. Katia Merlini is one of the best derivatives specialists in the market. She adapts as much to ad hoc requests as to large reparpering projects such as EMIR. Excellent knowledge of the regulations. Constant updating’.

‘A professional team, excellent in product liability’.

‘Christelle Coslin and Christine Gateau are very competent’.

‘Responsiveness, speed of intervention. Expertise, understanding of needs and adaptation to our problems. Pragmatism. Pedagogy. Professionalism.’

‘They are an extremely professional team. They are always available and provide very good advice, exploring all possible options, particularly taking into account the constraints of our company, which is really appreciated.’

‘Their professionalism, attentiveness, availability, their adaptability to our business constraints.’

‘The responsiveness of the Social Law team is incredible and the solutions are always innovative.’

‘Excellent advice.’

‘Practical and business-oriented legal advice, always putting the client in the center and assuming the client’s problems as if they were their own problems.’

‘Thierry Meillat: rigorousness, empathy, global vision of legal problems, availability.’

‘Hogan’s competition team stands out for its extensive legal expertise, which it uses to establish intelligent and skilful strategies. Collaboration with the team is simple and fluid. The team quickly identifies the strategic issues of cases, particularly in the context of M&A transactions. This is a team capable of advancing or unblocking complex situations before the competition authorities. The humility of the team members is also appreciated.’

‘Eric Paroche is an exceptional practitioner who knows how to combine his expertise in the field with a consistently pragmatic approach and can place himself in the mind of a supervisory authority to advance cases in the client’s interest. Victor Levy can also be recommended for his unfailing expertise in competition law.’

‘Without hesitation, I would recommend Victor Levy, who has unrivalled, high-level analytical abilities, coupled with a capacity for a detailed understanding of his client’s field and, the cherry on the cake, a real skill in simplifying topics in the best sense of the term!’

‘Great legal expertise and knowledge of business issues. Advice tailored to the client’s needs and background. The team is attentive to the client on issues related to invoicing. Flexibility, availability and responsiveness.’

‘We are delighted to work with and benefit from the advice of Eric Paroche, Céline Verney and Victor Levy, who form a very complementary team and are experts in competition law. All three are attentive to the client, responsive and very flexible.’

‘Responsive, solution-oriented and very skilful.’

‘Eric Paroche and Victor Levy work very well together, and are accessible, available and inventive in the search for solutions.’

‘A small but agile team. Its strength lies in its ability to listen to and understand the client, the quality of the work provided and the very high level of availability and responsiveness.’

‘Hogan Lovells combines an understanding of the issues and the sector, responsiveness, great service, and legal anticipation.’

‘A team fully committed to working alongside its clients.’

‘What stands out is the great availability and responsiveness of the team, as well as its great sectoral expertise on energy issues.’

‘Dynamism, availability and great competence in the energy field.’

‘Christine Le Bihan-Graf and Laure Rosenblieh have a very high level of expertise in energy markets, companies in the sector and regulation. They also have an excellent knowledge of the functioning of the energy sector regulator and the workings of the central administration. Their responsiveness and efficiency make them essential advisors for players in the sector.’

‘Laure Rosenblieh is extremely responsive, very professional with a sharp expertise in the energy sector. She also skillfully knows how to defend the interests of her client during negotiations.’

‘The team, and especially Sébastien Gros and Ghina Farah, have an extremely quick turnaround time, providing detailed but also practical answers. Their industry knowledge is quite unique, especially for reinsurance matters.’

‘Sébastien Gros and Ghina Farah are always available, and very knowledgeable in (re)insurance matters, be it regulatory, corporate or transactional, providing precise advice. They are leading lawyers for (re)insurance matters.’

‘Technical excellence and thorough knowledge of the regulations and their practical applications.’

‘Stanislas Roux-Vaillard has provided excellent support in French infringement proceedings. He always sees the needs of the client and guides the client well through all proceedings. I highly recommend him and his team for infringement proceedings.’

‘Very strong involvement, responsiveness and availability. Strong competence and wide range of practices. Very good in negotiation. Very good reliability of work.’

‘Alexander Premont’s expertise is recognised in the market.’

‘The team is very reactive.’

‘Alexander Premont has a problem solving approach.’

‘Excellent availability and knowledge of the sector. Alexander Premont’s team is particularly professional, responsive, and attentive to its customers.’

‘Alexander Premont  has excellent business sense, and extensive experience. Stephanie Saunders has great rigor and encyclopedic knowledge of the sector.’

‘An exceptional quality of service.’

‘We have been working with Alexander Premont and his team for several years and recently entrusted them with a major file. The involvement of Alexander and his team has been flawless. They are efficient and rigorous and we always feel supported. Alexander does not hesitate to take the lead when the transaction requires it or goes beyond the initial issues. We are regularly kept informed of the progress of the files and the prospects. He knows how to adapt his assistance proposal. It is a tailor-made service.’

‘They are perfectly bilingual and have a quick and precise understanding of legal and technical issues. They are quite responsive and define litigation strategies that reassure clients both in the context of expert procedures and arbitrations.’

‘Laurent Gouiffès’ significant experience is crucial to clarify issues in a dispute, and to ensure an effective litigation strategy, particularly in the context of cases in Africa. Lucas Aubry is very effective’.

‘Very strong esprit de corps. Super nice people that are a pleasure to work with.’

‘Good expertise in the Middle East with knowledge of the specific aspects of this region; good mastery of the arbitration procedure and ability to intervene at all stages ; good collaboration and ability to adapt the strategy to any unforeseen changes’.

‘Laurent Gouiffès is a true leader: very intelligent, very dedicated, expert in Middle Eastern affairs, very convincing in his communication with the client, open to new ideas, an excellent strategist who masters the subject of arbitration.’

‘Invaluable in terms of experience with the ICC arbitration, depth of expertise in complex commercial and investment disputes, and hands-on approach on cases.’

‘Thomas Kendra is able to devise effective advocacy strategies, covering all relevant legal and factual aspects of complex cases. He is one of the most effective lawyers in cross examinations and tackle open issues in cases.’

‘The team always presents acceptable solutions while maintaining the necessary legal security. They can adapt to very short deadlines.’

‘Jean-Pierre Picca has great knowledge of the legal authorities, is accessible, attentive, pragmatic, and provides very clear opinions.’

‘A tight-knit but very efficient and responsive team.’

‘Jean-Pierre Picca, whose vast experience and excellent knowledge of his practice in the United States make him a lawyer of exceptional stature. Jean-Lou Salha provides work of excellent quality.’

‘Extremely dynamic team, modern in its approach and extremely close to customers, available, reliable. Intelligence, imagination and talent’.

‘Arthur Dethomas is of rare vivacity and intelligence. He never gives up and always finds innovative and original solutions even when the battle seems lost.’

‘Good understanding, responsiveness and great client communication’.

‘Arthur Dethomas is perfectly familiar with the procedures and always choose the best path to defend his client’s interests.’

‘The team stands out above all for the quality of its work and its great availability. I also appreciate their flexibility in terms of invoicing.’

‘Bruno Cantier has a perfect knowledge of public law subjects; Olivier Fille-Lambie is very experienced in financing subjects; Marie-Michèle Banzio is an excellent lawyer who does remarkable support work.’

‘The team is innovative.’

‘Excellent: involvement, availability, technical mastery, creativity, quality of advice from Xenia Legendre and her team, in particular Maximilien Schmitt. Collaboration method adapted to our needs.’

‘A team that listens and is available. Excellent technicians and practitioners in tax matters. They are pragmatic and they know how to adapt their advice and analyses to the needs of the company.’

‘Ludovic Geneston: effective and pragmatic approach combined with an excellent command of tax law. Substance and form are there. Great availability. Clarity of explanations and pleasant contact.’

‘Very good team, great modelling work for the structuring of a particular operation involving a large number of participants.’

‘Responsive, on top of their files which they have been following for several years, cost efficient, friendly!’

‘Ludovic Geneston is friendly, direct and efficient, understands the issues and is independent.’

‘Ludovic Geneston is an excellent professional – pragmatic and agile.’

‘Full service, responsive, proactive, constructive in negotiations and securing the interests of its clients.’

‘Efficient and pragmatic team’.

‘Xavier Doumen is particularly dedicated, responsive and relevant.’

‘A great M&A team, excellent advice, great ability to adapt to all situations, great one stop shop expertise for domestic or cross-border mid to large cap deals.’

‘Stéphane Huten is one of the best of his generation: an excellent technician and remarkable negotiator.  And a very nice person.’

‘The team is particularly attentive to understanding the business and operating methods of its client.’

‘There is strong synergy in the team, which is a significant asset in understanding the client’s global needs. They are a skilled team, they provide reliable advice, and they have good availability.’

‘They have great responsiveness and unfailing professionalism.’

‘They have a great combination of thorough analysis with a deal-oriented mindset.’

‘They are very reliable, delivering on tight deadlines whilst maintaining the highest standards for outputs on every real estate legal matter.’

‘Michaël Lévy has creative thinking and excellent negotiation skills and Alice Houdart is extremely knowledgeable. They deliver outstanding quality outputs under very tight deadlines, and are very proactive and business-oriented.’

‘Michaël Lévy and Alice Houdart are 100% reliable. Their expertise covers construction, leasing, capital transactions, and property development.’

‘Laure Nguyen is able to cover all issues arising from environmental or construction and planning laws, providing helpful additional support.’

‘Fantastic expertise in terms of both engineering, cross border issues, international arbitration. Their expertise in subject matter and arbitration meant that they foresaw issues and handled them well from a strategic and practical perspective. Partners are readily accessible and engaged and they are supported by a team of fantastic associates. It really is a team approach and that makes a huge difference in the level of service. Junior and female associates are given opportunities to shine.’

‘Daniel Gonzalez, Richard Lorenzo and Sam Zimmerman were the partners involved in the day to day running of a large international arbitration. All three are standouts in their profession and also a pleasure to deal with. Support from Catherine Bratic, Alina Fernandez-Portela, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido who were all exceptional. Bilingual skills were an absolute must have and, beyond that, they handled cross borders very well.’