Roberto Cristofolini > Norton Rose Fulbright > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Norton Rose Fulbright Offices
PARISEIGHT
40 RUE DE COURCELLES
75008 PARIS
France
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Roberto Cristofolini
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Corporate, M&A and securities, Regulations and investigations
Position
Partner
Career
https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-fr/people/121756
Lawyer Rankings
France > Derivatives and structured finance
(Firms to watch)Norton Rose Fulbright hired financial services regulatory and derivatives expert Sébastien Praicheux from DLA Piper in early 2022 to strengthen its existing derivatives practice; he heads the team alongside Roberto Cristofolini. The group notably assists financial institutions with regulatory capital and BRRD advice, as well as with derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions.
France > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
Norton Rose Fulbright‘s financial regulatory group is closely integrated with the firm’s derivatives practice and is led by Roberto Cristofolini, who divides his time between Paris and Casablanca, and Sébastien Praicheux. The group acts for major French and international banks, asset management companies, insurance groups and corporate companies. Its workload includes advising on European regulations, assistance with regulatory licensing and passporting, and anti-money laundering requirements, among other matters.
Morocco > Banking, finance and capital markets
Norton Rose Fulbright is a market leader in operations, project financing, financial restructuring, and corporate lending transactions. Alain Malek leads the Morocco and North African practice. Malek is a seasoned practitioner with a strong track record handling cross-border transactions across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with particular expertise in the insurance, energy, and telecoms sectors. Additionally, Roberto Cristofolini specialises in banking and stock exchange law in Morocco and France and recently advised the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco on the private equity funds adopted by the Council of Government.
Morocco > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Casablanca office has particular strength within the infrastructure, transport, telecoms, and construction sectors. Notably, the firm also has a strong antitrust and compliance practice. Co-leading the team is Alain Malek, based in Casablanca, whose expertise is reflected in his high-profile clients. Malek is currently advising the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Digital Economy in an investment agreement with several Chinese construction corporations. Working alongside Malek is practice co-head Roberto Cristofolini, who focuses on corporate law and finance.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory France
- Firms to watch France > Derivatives and structured finance
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- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Data privacy and data protection
- Insurance
- Tax
- EU, competition and distribution
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Project finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Derivatives and structured finance