A&O Shearman hosts one of the market’s most regarded teams, especially when it comes to advising banks on large DCM issuances conducted by leading French corporations and financial institutions including insurers. The practice can deal with a whole range of DCM work including ESG, complex hybrid and convertibles issuances. Its regularly handles innovative work such as recently advising on the issuance of inaugural blockchain bonds recorded on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. Its French expertise is complemented by excellent cross-border U.S. securities law capabilities, including sovereign debt issuances. The practice is co-headed by the excellent trio made of the firm’s managing partner Hervé Ekué , US law expert Diana Billik and Julien Sébastien. They are supported by counsels Soline Louvigny , Lorraine Miramond and senior associate Quentin Herry.
Testimonials
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- ‘Friendly, competent and dynamic team. Very pleasant to work with’.
- ‘Strong team. Strong legal expertise, pragmatic approach with excellent commercial focus, excellent partner engagement with a wealth of associate experience to complement that.’
Key clients
- Accor
- ACMN Vie