Simmons & Simmons
Client SatisfactionTestimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team has an excellent grasp of French corporate law and really understands the key French legal issues to structure and execute M&A transactions. They are also user friendly and responsive.’
- ‘Christian Taylor is excellent and provides sensible and pragmatic advice.’
- ‘Very attentive team offering personalised, innovative and relevant solutions.’
- ‘Thierry Gontard is excellent, very available and always efficient. He is very close and very committed to his clients. ’
- ‘Very pleased with the level of expertise and collegiate approach the team took to a particularly complex transaction. ’
- 'The team is consistent over the years. Great team spirit and ability to deliver advice from multiple practices in an efficient manner.'
- 'Simonetta Giordano is an exceptional lawyer; her advice is always to the point and takes into consideration the specific business needs and regulatory environment, also anticipating potential changes.'
Key clients
- Diploma plc
- Ecocem Materials Limited
- UK Government Investments
- Brookfield
- Nomadia
Work highlights
- Advising the UK Government on the $3.4bn combination between OneWeb and Eutelsat.
- Advising Ecocem Materials on its joint venture with Carrières du Boulonnais to produce limestone fillers for low carbon cement.
- Advising Brookfield Infrastructure on its acquisition of data centre operator Data4 from AXA IM.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jérôme Patenotte