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Bredin Prat’s Eric Dezeuze is one the finest white-collar crime lawyers of his generation. The firm represents leading corporations (EADS, Veolia).

Metzner Associés’ Olivier Metzner acts in all the most high-profile cases. He defended Continental in the Concorde case, and is also Françoise Bettencourt-Meyer and Jérôme Kerviel’s lawyer.

Veil Jourde’s Jean Veil represents Jacques Chirac and successfully acted for Société Générale in the Kerviel case. The team also includes prominent litigators Emmanuel Rosenfeld, Georges Jourde and Pierre-François Veil.

The ‘very friendly’ Philippe Goossens leads Altana’s three-lawyer practice. The team has wide experience dealing with environment, construction and financial cases and crisis management situations. The practice recently obtained a major decision regarding the criminal liability of legal entities within holding companies.

Through the ‘very good’ Aurélien Boulanger and ‘procedural expert’ Bruno Quentin, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is involved in high-profile subprime, financial, fraud, pollution, liability and fraud cases. The firm acts for blue-chip corporations and prominent individuals in cases in France and abroad. It is representing the federation of employers, UIMM, in the eponymous case.

‘Remarkable litigator’ Hervé Témime represents high-profile figures, such as Roman Polanski.

Kiejman & Marembert is recommended for ‘complex cases in which technical efficiency goes with interpersonal skills’. Georges Kiejman and Thierry Marembert’s ‘natural authority’ ‘weights on the outcome of cases’. The firm recently handled corruption and money-laundering cases.

At Linklaters LLP, the ‘very proactive’ Kiril Bougartchev is praised for his ‘very high quality of work’. He represents a major client in one of the country’s most high-profile cases, and is selected by major corporations and financial institutions to act in fraud and securities-related criminal investigations.

Morgan Lewis’ Thierry Dalmasso has particular experience dealing with financial, economic, environmental and employment cases. Dalmasso acted in high-profile cases including the Concorde and Clearstream cases.

Philippe Lemaire defended a magistrate in the Clearstream case.

Soulez Larivière et Associés has a strong-track record in the field of criminal liability, the firm gaining two additional victories in 2010 in the Concorde and AZF cases. The practice is led by Chantal Bonnard, Daniel Soulez-Larivière and Mauricia Courrégé. The firm has particular experience in the financial, environment, industry and health areas.

Taylor Wessing’s Paul-Albert Iweins acted for Jean-Louis Gergorin in the Clearsteam case.

Thierry Herzog is Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyer. He successfully acted in the Clearstream case.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ Bernard Casanova and Francis Teitgen act for CAC 40 companies, executives and high-profile personalities.

The ‘very good’ Wilhelm & Associés raised its profile in 2010 through its involvement in two high-profile cases. The firm represented Patrick de Maistre in the Bettencourt case, and Jean-Marie Messier in a major dispute initiated by the shareholders of Vivendi Universal. The four-lawyer team is led by Pascal Wilhelm and Arnaud Péricard.

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