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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP advises a prominent client base of French and European banks as well as corporations on banking and finance regulatory matters (MIFID II, IDD CRD IV notably) and also provides support during regulators’ audits and investigations. Additionally, the team is very active in the fintech and cryptocurrency space where it helps new players and financial institutions to launch and register new businesses, notably as DASPs. The practice is jointly headed by Hubert de Vauplane and Hugues Bouchetemble.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Hughes Bouchetemble is an expert in regulatory, his advice is always extremely precise and he provides solutions.’
  • ‘Hughes Bouchetemble is a true specialist in banking and financial regulation, he stands out for his very attentive and keen listening skills which allows him to accurately measure the issues and needs in order to provide appropriate responses.’
  • ‘The team is an expert in its field and finds solutions proportionate to the size and activity of its clients.’
  • ‘The team is always available and reachable, which allows great agility in managing projects within tight deadlines. Beyond their responsiveness, we particularly appreciate their ability to find innovative solutions within our strict regulatory framework, while taking into account our real operational constraints.’
  • ‘The team combines the qualities of listening, responsiveness and reliability. In an increasingly complex banking environment, the team responds in a manner that is both pragmatic and specific to our needs.’
  • ‘Hugues Bouchetemble’s availability and attentiveness are very reassuring and his team is also very competent.’
  • ‘The team has strong compliance and legal expertise characterized by a pragmatic, operational approach and a deep understanding of issues.’
  • ‘Hugues Bouchetemble stands out in a remarkable way. His expertise, his always sound advice, his availability, his ability to quickly understand the issues as well as many other qualities make him an essential contact.’

Key clients

  • BCB Group
  • Bitpanda
  • Bloks Holding
  • BNP Paribas France
  • BNP Paribas Suisse
  • Bricks
  • Crédit Agricole Indosuez
  • Defacto
  • Eleva Capital
  • Finary
  • Generali France
  • Hero
  • HSBC Bank
  • Inter Invest
  • JP Morgan
  • LBPAM
  • Ledger
  • Ledgity
  • Litebit
  • Neuflize
  • Oddo
  • Realt
  • Saxo Bank
  • Smartbox
  • Summit Mining
  • Suravenir
  • Swissborg
  • Swisslife Gestion Privée
  • Trade Republic
  • UBS
  • UFF

Work highlights

  • Advising BINANCE on adapting its business organisation to local laws and regulation.
  • Advising  HSBC on adapting its organisation with the digitalisation of the services.
  • Advised BNP PARIBAS on the restructuring of its offers in the overseas departments.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hubert de Vauplane, Hugues Bouchetemble