White & Case LLP
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.
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‘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
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Emilie Rogey