The ‘friendly, creative and mobilised team’ at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is highly experienced in advising on the enforcement of anti-corruption mandates, in addition to designing and conducting risk assessments of anti-corruption compliance programmes. Counting financial institutions and multinational corporations among its key roster of clients, the team also advises on matters concerning anti-money laundering and economic sanctions, in addition to audits conducted by the AFA. Guillaume de Rancourt, who focuses on anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and sanctions matters, leads the team alongside leading litigator Jean-Yves Garaud, financial regulatory specialist Amélie Champsaur and Delphine Michot.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Guillaume de Rancourt listens very closely to his clients and always presents pragmatic solutions.’

  • ‘The team is certainly innovative, but it remains attentive to the client. A friendly, creative and mobilised team.’

  • ‘Cleary Gottlieb is a trustworthy firm.’

  • ‘Jean-Yves Garaud and Guillaume de Rancourt are excellent.’

Key clients

  • IDEMIA
  • Crédit Lyonnais
  • Sixth Street

Work highlights

  • Advised IDEMIA on the conclusion of a CJIP with the Office of the National Financial Prosecutor.
  • Represented Crédit Lyonnais S.A. in long-running, high-value litigation under the US Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA).
  • Advised Sixth Street on the compliance issues arising from its $272.5 million investment in Series F convertible, non-redeemable contractual preferred shares issued by Content Square S.A.S.

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.

Jean-Yves Garaud, Guillaume de Rancourt, Delphine Michot, Amélie Champsaur