Racine assists a number of major French credit institutions, insurance companies, investment services providers and payment services institutions, as well as fintech and other financial services startups. Headed by David Masson , the practice handle a whole range of work: compliance and regulatory advice; launch of new businesses or setting up of new regulated entities.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Fine knowledge of European banking regulations. Their advice and analyses are always relevant and elegant.’
- ‘David Masson stands out for his great availability and responsiveness, but also his deep knowledge of the banking and payment market and finally his ability to impose his views when he thinks it is necessary.’
- ‘The team is extremely responsive and has a highly competent regulatory team, providing a tailor-made and pragmatic service, always adapted to its client's regulatory environment.’
- ‘Competent and organized team. Good listeners and very willing’.
- ‘Attentive listening, quality and availability.’
- ‘Lena Chemla is available, seeks to understand her client’s activity and its specificities in order to provide pragmatic advice and tailor-made support.’
- ‘Team committed and experienced’.
- ‘David Masson's team shows strong ability to mobilize and great availability.’
Key clients
- Crédit Agricole SA
- Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole
- Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
- Mazars
- iGraal
- Fortunéo
- Crédit Agricole AUTO BANK
- BMW Finance
- Fipto
- Ibionext
- Pennylane
Work highlights
- Advising Crédit Agricole on the transposition of the Consumer Credit Directive II.
- Advising the French unicorn Pennylane on its regulatory issues and relations with the French Banking Supervision Authority (ACPR).
- Advising BMW Finance on the implementation of the European Union Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Masson