Led by Emilie Rogey, White & Case LLP's acts for a prominent client base and is retained by leading French and international banks, asset management firms and a high number of fintech companies. It handles a high amount of work assisting with the setup of services in France and advised on the first euro stablecoin launched by a regulated player on a public blockchain. The team also provides strategic support in the context of M&A deals concerning financial institutions, while many banks and financial institutions also seek advice on a wide range of compliance and regulatory issues from banking and anti-money laundering to crowdfunding and other fintech-related projects. The team also assists its clients in dealing with regulators’ compliance audits and investigations.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very competent team. Strong network. Strong partner’

  • ‘Emilie Rogey: great professional knowledge. Very available. Understands business issues well.’

Key clients

  • Jefferries Finance LLC
  • Macquarie Capital Ltd
  • Deutsche Bank
  • JP Morgan
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Santander
  • Société Générale Private Banking
  • Natixis
  • Meta
  • Klarna
  • Trade Republic
  • ModulR
  • Qonto
  • Lydia
  • Luko
  • BNP Paribas Personal Finance
  • Aema Group
  • Wilmington Trust
  • Edmond de Rothschild
  • Groupe Casino
  • Mérieux Equity Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised French insurance mutual group Aéma Group on the reorganisation of its asset management division following the acquisition of Aviva.
  • Advised Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE), a regulated subsidiary of the Société Générale group dedicated to digital assets, on the launch of EUR CoinVertible, a digital asset developed and administered to maintain a stable value (stablecoin).
  • Advised BPCE / Natixis on the combination of its subsidiary BIMPLI and the leading French payment fintech SWILE to create a global leader in worktech.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Emilie Rogey