Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP assists a large and prominent client base comprising leading banks, financial entities and private banks as well as fintech companies on regulatory matters including retail banking, payment services, e-money, credit operations and prudential requirements. The team also assists client in the context of transactional and corporate reorganisation projects, including cross-border ones. Sébastien Gros is in charge and is supported by counsel Franck Dupret, who is highly involved.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Great availability’.
- ‘The team is very proactive and solution oriented, well aware of market practice. The members of the team are all a pleasure to work with and show high professionalism.’
- ‘High quality, experience, and ability to provide clear, concrete and concise legal advice. They understand the underlying technology of innovative products very well, as well as the challenges their clients face.'
- ‘Deep financial industry knowledge which makes them a perfect fit to solve complex legal needs.'
- ‘The team is flexible and is very good at understanding practical risks that it can help quantify.’
- ‘Sébastien Gros is solution oriented, pragmatic in his recommendations, innovative and creative. He understands clients’ needs extremely quickly and is super responsive.’
Key clients
- Accel
- Banque PSA Finance
- CNH
- Crédit Agricole Group
- Deliveroo
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
- La Banque Postale Consumer Finance
- La Française des Jeux
- Lakestar
- Neuflize OBC
- Northzone
- Opel
- PayPal
Work highlights
- Advising Crédit Agricole Group entities in relation to several banking regulatory issues.
- Advising Accel on the increase of their participation in French e-money institution Swan.
- Advising Goldman Sachs on a acquisition of share capital into French regulated financial institutions.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sébastien Gros