Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Firm Profile

‘The team combines high-level technical expertise, deep understanding of our industry and a very friendly approach that allows them to integrate with our organisation, understand the issues and provide spot-on advice.’

‘Patrice Navarro is exceptional.’

‘Patrice Navarro regularly demonstrates expert technical skills, which provides us with effective and relevant support in an environment where few firms have such expertise.’

‘Patrice Navarro has a very good understanding of the practicalities of the pharmaceutical environment, as well as that of data protection and new technologies.’

‘I have an excellent relationship with this team. They know how to make themselves available and bring extensive expertise in the subject matter, including in very recent issues.’

‘Both commercial and practical, and take the time to understand our business, providing excellent advice.’

‘The team has broad and deep experience in life sciences litigation. I have worked with them in cross-border pharmaceutical and vaccine litigation for close to two decades. I find them to be smart, responsive, and collaborative.’

‘Charles-Henri Caron is strategic and a good communicator.’

‘Practical spirit, innovative solutions based on knowledge of the healthcare sector and the practices of different stakeholders.’

‘Very strong life sciences expertise.’

‘Mikael Salmela and Charlotte Damiano are very practical and understand our business needs.’

‘Philippe Druon offers flashes of genius, while Cristina Marin has an excellent knowledge of the files and quality of advice.’ 

‘The team is certainly the best in the area.’

‘A very strong team in all key dimensions: technical, strategic and relational with all stakeholders in these complex and difficult subjects.’ 

‘Philippe Druon is our main contact. We have worked with Philippe for over 15 years, and he has always been key in helping us find a solution in the complicated situations we have faced.’ 

‘Very helpful practical information and guidance.’ 

‘There is no other law firm that offers the same range of services to the consistently high standard as Hogan Lovells.’

‘Jane Seager is outstanding. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of domain name dispute procedures and case law which she brings to bear on a daily basis.’

‘Jane Seager is always available to answer questions, provide advice, and to react to urgent matters. She is more than just an outside counsel; she is a commercially minded thought partner which makes her invaluable resource for her clients.’

‘Great market knowledge and experience of VC transactions.’

‘Hélène Parent – very responsive and delivers a quality client-friendly product.’

‘Hélène Parent is our go-to contact for French matters. She’s great to work with.’

‘The strength of the firm lies in its international network or experts in different areas of law (regulatory, etc.)’

‘Hélène Parent is a great lawyer, very relevant both on aspects such as deal structure, legal documentation, preparation of negotiations, and on the human side – great strength, mastery and creativity during negotiations. Very good knowledge of market standards (constantly evolving).’

‘Hogan Lovells is one the most well-established law firms in Paris with an outstanding aviation finance team which is committed to deliver no matter what. Alexander Premont and his team are responsive and demonstrate pro-active and straight to the point advice at each step of our transactions.’

‘They are market-aware and have a good understanding of the commercial demands of our clients and of our own internal requirements and concerns. They always manage to find the right solution with clear advice on complex legal issues.’

‘Alexander Premont is a talented lawyer who has a strong experience. He knows the industry inside-out as well as our internal requirements. He helps us with decisions-making and always provides good advice during cross-border transactions. He is reliable and has good leadership and negotiation skills.’

‘Tam Tran is incredibly efficient and very dedicated to clients. She has an eye for details and we really appreciate her technical expertise and how she makes legal documentation straightforward and clear so that we can focus on key points.’

‘The team is involved, motivated and provides quality work and advice. It is also pleasant to work with.’

‘Alexander Premont is an involved partner, with a constructive approach, capitalising on his experience and expertise not only in aeronautical financing but in various other areas to highlight the real issues of this or that point subject to discussion and propose, if relevant, an alternative solution.’

‘It is a great support to work with a firm with an excellent aviation industry practice as they invariably make the whole process of any financing as easy as possible. Alexander Premont’s team members are clearly used to work together considering the speed and ease of communication across team members.’

‘Alexander Premont always has a thorough knowledge of the sector and a clear understanding of the issues at stake whatever the deal is. This combination of excellent technical and commercial expertise makes him a very good advisor and negotiator.’

‘Great availability’.

‘The team is very proactive and solution oriented, well aware of market practice. The members of the team are all a pleasure to work with and show high professionalism.’

‘High quality, experience, and ability to provide clear, concrete and concise legal advice. They understand the underlying technology of innovative products very well, as well as the challenges their clients face.’

‘Deep financial industry knowledge which makes them a perfect fit to solve complex legal needs.’

‘The team is flexible and is very good at understanding practical risks that it can help quantify.’

‘Sébastien Gros is solution oriented, pragmatic in his recommendations, innovative and creative. He understands clients’ needs extremely quickly and is super responsive.’

‘ An available and competent team ’.

‘Katia Merlini: always available, competent, friendly, very hardworking; she delivers work on time and shows excellent understanding of issues. Vincent Fidelle is accessible, friendly and delivers quality work on time’.

‘Responsive and educational team.’

‘Responsive and professional.’

‘Katia Merlini is very attentive, very professional, very available and has in-depth knowledge of the world of capital markets. It’s a real pleasure to talk with her, she always manages to find a pragmatic approach.’

‘The team is great to work with. They are very knowledgeable in trade receivables securitizations and are able to represent both clients and funding sources well. They truly try to resolve issues in a practical manner. They also have a big global reach and are very efficient from a timing perspective’

‘Laura Asbati is our a go-to partner for trade receivables securitizations in Europe. She is very knowledgeable and fair, and in general very good to work with.’

‘A global network able to support multiple jurisdictions and a very client-focused approach that helps navigate the complexities effectively and efficiently.’

‘Laura Asbati is personally invested in the success of her clients’ deals and is readily available seemingly at all hours. Clients’ interests and questions receive the highest level of attention.’

‘Laura Asbati demonstrates innovation and pragmatism when new subjects arise. She remains fully involved in these matters and works in perfect transparency and fluidity. ’

‘Real expertise from the French and English teams and a real ability to find solutions quickly, in the context of very complex transactions. These teams are naturally among the best on the market.’

‘Very available and very responsive team. The advice is of excellent quality. Very good time management.’

‘The team includes experts who can navigate a complex field and present the required qualities such as legal knowledge, strong understanding of commercial law and procedures. They also have the ability to analyze complex commercial and technical issues. Moreover, they have great communication skills.’

‘Arthur Dethomas is a seasoned litigation expert with strong negotiation skills and valuable ability to navigate alternative dispute resolution methods. He has a deep understanding of the client’s needs. His team is always available and responsive, business friendly and client oriented. They are creative and show great attention to detail.’

‘Very professional and experienced team, with a hands-on attitude. Flexible.’

‘Relevance, technicality, creativity, availability, speed, humility, empathy.’

‘The litigation practice is very good. A talented team whether at partner or associate level.’

‘Christine Gateau explains proposed strategies and associated risks effectively so as to arrive at a final position measured and understood by all stakeholders.’

‘The team has a perfect command of all aspects of commercial litigation and knows how to offer its clients innovative litigation strategies enabling them to best defend their interests.’

‘The team is a very competent and particularly responsive, offering innovative solutions adapted to legal and practical issues.’

‘The team is able to process large quantities of data within tight deadlines.’

‘Its mastery of available technological resources allows it to offer comprehensive services.’

‘Arthur Dethomas and counsel Marine de Montecler are available, attentive and have extensive expertise in stock market law and AMF litigation. ’

‘Excellent expertise and responsiveness in the different areas where we were able to consult them. The team systematically offers us clear choices with an excellent analysis of the situation. Our main contact is constantly listening and ensures that the means put in place correspond to our requests, without being excessive. ’

‘Marion Guertault for her availability, responsiveness, listening and excellent advice. She is our main contact and ensures the coordination of our legal issues.’

‘Hogan Lovells is a partner for us on our complex social issues. Excellent advice with an operational vision and understanding of our business activity which makes a real difference.’

‘Marion Guerthault: Very good advice, strong responsiveness and understanding of the business and operational issues. Very good advice, securing our approaches and our litigation management. A true partner.’

‘We had a great experience with the Hogan Lovells team in France. Any service is well prepared and easy to use in practice, always reflecting the business needs and practical life. ’

‘We especially are fans of Marion’s advice in legal and practical matters which is outstanding and always given in a way that even if coming from another jurisdiction we could easily understand.’

‘Extremely good international awareness and competencies, ability to find information through their international network and capacity to explain and translate local complex legislations into easy to understand legal English language. Very professional team.’

‘Marion Guertault is very professional, highly knowledgeable, reactive and reliable. She is able to explain complex legislations to people who don’t know a country-specific legislation and the habits or customs on top of the law. This is a real strength compared to lawyers I’ve worked with in the past.’

‘The team has a broad antitrust and merger control practice. They’re customer focused and always willing to better understand how we operate in order to provide us with the best possible advice. The antitrust team is well integrated within a strong worldwide antitrust practice and the Hogan Lovells Paris office. This allows the team to work in coordination with other teams such as data/IT or the commercial team to provide us with cross-practice/country advice. ’

‘Hogan Lovells really works as a team with complementary skills – the junior lawyers are very detailed oriented and able to process data and information very efficiently, which gives more time to senior lawyers to provide strategic advice based on precise facts.’

‘My key points of contact are Eric Paroche and Victor Levy. Eric Paroche is very experienced. He’s always able to take a step back and see the global picture to find the best solutions. He provides strategic advice that is really tailored to our needs. Victor Levy is both responsive and sharp. Both of them are very easy to work with.’

‘Eric Paroche’s team is exceptional, available and professional.’

‘Eric Paroche is very experienced, strong and pragmatic.’

‘Professionalism, close relationships with clients, attention to detail, pragmatism.’

‘The team is experienced, organised and responsive. They offer pragmatic solutions with clear advice, whatever the degree of complexity of the operation or the difficulty of the deadline.’

‘Available, very responsive, and provides targeted and relevant responses.’

‘We love Thierry Meillat’s precise, pragmatic and yet knowledgeable approach, his ability to adapt to the client, his sense of humour and his support in all circumstances, including in difficult meetings. We also love his loyal and efficient team.’

‘The team take the time to connect with the client in order to understand the client’s needs and how to best serve them. From what I’ve seen, Hogan Lovells puts great importance on diversity when it comes to both the age and background of its employees, which is very important and positive. The team is very professional but at the same time very relaxed with the client, something that I appreciate.’

‘Sébastien Gros and Ghina Farah have been excellent with us. They take our requests seriously and deliver high-quality work in a timely manner.’

‘The Hogan Lovells insurance team knows the sector and the regulatory issues of this industry very well, both theoretically and practically. They are very responsive.’

‘Sébastien Gros and Ghina Farah are very competent in the field of insurance. Their practical knowledge is an asset compared to the competition.’

‘A large and diverse team with quick response times and in-depth knowledge.’

‘The team is as competent as it is pleasant. As a client, it is very important that our lawyer quickly understands the issues at stake, and the insurance team has proven to be very efficient in this regard. The advice provided was of rare quality, combining precision, clarity and pragmatism, allowing us to move forward quickly. It is rare for a firm to provide advice so adapted to the client’s problem and use. Finally, a firm that truly puts itself in the place of the corporate lawyer!’

‘Sébastien Gros and his team demonstrated great availability and great speed of execution, while producing advice of exceptional quality. Furthermore, from the point of view of prices, they are very reasonable compared to their colleagues for the quality and speed of the service rendered.’

‘Sébastien Gros is always on hand and is very knowledgeable in (re)insurance matters, be it regulatory, corporate or transactional, providing precise advice. Value for money is good! He is a leader in (re)insurance matters in France.’

‘Excellent team capable of managing very complex files with excellent peace of mind.’

‘Stéphane Huten – excellent understanding of the issues, creativity, responsiveness, negotiation skills.’

‘Ali Chegra – rigour, attention to detail, ability to grasp and monitor all the aspects of a transaction.’

‘In-depth knowledge of the different market players and competitive practices. One-stop shop with experts in each specificity.’

‘Stéphane Huten – combines technical expertise and sense of dealmaking to bring positions together.’

‘Arnaud Deparday – great technical mastery and broad experience.’

‘The Paris office team is completely bilingual; the firm also has a network of offices around the world, which greatly facilitates cross-border operations.’

‘Alexander Premont is an excellent negotiator who always manages to find fair solutions to complex legal issues and who makes it a point of honor to always best satisfy his clients and their interests.’

‘Large firm with numerous areas of expertise, resources and relevant shipping finance experience which were instrumental in the successful closing, under tight timeline, of a yacht financing involving jurisdictions that raised specific challenges.’

‘Stephanie Saunders – very pedagogic and clear in explaining legal concepts and wording.’

‘A high level of service is something you expect from all major law firms, but what you get on top of that from HL is a true sense of partnership between lawyers and their clients.’ 

‘We have worked with Alexander Premont for many years and particularly appreciate his ability to coordinate and manage difficult, sometimes delicate files, involving numerous actors with divergent interests. He is involved in all aspects of the transaction and has excellent market knowledge. He works hard to give us the best outcome and we know that having him on our side of the negotiating table is a real asset.’

‘Tam Tran is a detail-oriented attorney who is incredibly effective. She knows perfectly the documentation of the files she handles regardless of the number of deals in progress, and this is visible during negotiations. She knows how to anticipate our requests and needs, which is a real time saver. It’s a real pleasure to work with her.’

‘Hogan Lovells Paris is one of the well-established firms in the transportation sector in Paris and internationally. I highly recommend them for any transaction, especially the ones involving complex negotiations with a cross-border element.’

‘Dynamic and very available team.’

‘Sabine Bironneau-Loy is particularly involved, listens and looks for solutions.’

‘Very detail-oriented, good at completing projects.’

‘Great negotiation skills’.

‘Very responsive team that is proactive when situations are complex. Impeccable quality of service.’

‘The exceptional Sabine Bironneau is surrounded by a very competent team and very involved.’

‘Exceptional availability, multiple skills of the team, very good listening skills.’

‘Alexander Premont is certainly the most efficient and competent lawyer in his field in the area. His ability to follow all his clients’ files down to the smallest detail is extraordinary, he always remains present and committed despite the large and efficient team that accompanies him.’

‘A great team full of wonderful individuals. Their collaborative approach makes them stand out. They keep track of every detail and have great communication with the client.’

‘Melissa Ordoñez stands out not only for her professionalism and great control over every detail, but also for her great personal qualities. She is always willing to help.’

‘The team is outstanding, composed of very professional and experienced lawyers who provide clear, practical and strategic advice and argue the case extremely well. They are also very approachable and responsive. ’

‘Laurent Gouiffès uses his wide experience to excellent effect: he is a master of strategy and sees the interlocking impact of every detail as well as the wider picture. Thomas Kendra is a very sharp advisor, truly hands-on, and an extremely talented advocate both in oral argument and cross-examinations.’

‘Strong dedication to the client; strong team spirit; super nice people, a pleasure to work with.’

‘A very good ability to analyze cases both at a strategic and practical level and deliver on the strategy accordingly. They work closely with the client to achieve desired results and are easy to cooperate with. They also cooperate very well. They are always prepared for a fight, but also recommend commercial settlement as appropriate.’

‘Laurent Gouiffès is a very strategic thinker with long experience who has the ability to extract the core of the cases. Thomas Kendra is very analytical and quickly gets an overview of a case. He works very efficiently with clients and is easy to cooperate with. Melissa Ordoñez is a very talented young arbitration lawyer with strategic talent and a great working capacity. All three have the stamina it takes and are excellent in dispute resolution both in preparations and in court during cross examinations etc.’

‘Thomas Kendra is well prepared and conducts cross examination that is second to none. A brilliant person.’

‘Excellent knowledge of law and practices.’

‘Responsiveness, strength of proposal, good understanding of customer needs.’

‘The team led by Etienne Drouard is very expert on very specific subjects and very aware of short and medium term developments in regulations. Response times are always correct and Etienne and his team are always available to support their clients on urgent matters.’

‘Etienne Drouard is an undeniable expert in data and privacy protection.’

‘Excellent’.

‘Xavier Doumen is very professional, competent and pleasant. He remains calm and courteous in all circumstances, including during tricky negotiations. Xavier listens very closely to his customers and responds quickly and in a precise manner.’

‘Top quality service; high availability, legal creativity and finesse in negotiations. Ability to be proactive and high responsiveness.’

‘Excellent collaboration and teamwork with the M&A teams, which allows for coordinated and high-quality execution. Very strong market experience and practices for effective advice, respected by all parties.’

‘A team that is both formidable and also very professional and friendly, using all the most advanced tools.’

‘Xenia Legendre is the lawyer who impressed me the most with her knowledge and mastery of highly technical cases.’

‘Ludovic Geneston provides advice with high added value, availability, provider of solutions, proactivity,’

‘Maximilien Schmitt stands out for his quality of execution.’

‘Good team that can be trusted and with good stability over time / good level and good pricing’

‘Ludovic Geneston is friendly, practical and efficient’

‘Thomas Claudel demonstrates great professional qualities: mastery of subjects, clarity of explanations, pragmatism of solutions, good coordination with other themes.’

‘The Hogan Lovells team has great expertise and experience in the financing of infrastructure projects. I give a lot of credit to the team’s continuous efforts in supporting their clients and achieving their goals. A hard-working and dedicated team with an impressive track record and experience. ’

‘Olivier Fille-Lambie: his experience and deep understanding of Africa is a fantastic combination for clients.’

‘Alexandre Salem: his dedication and hard-working behaviour is everything a client wants to see in their legal counsel. He is a talent to watch and I am sure he will grow into a great lawyer under the supervision of Olivier.’

‘A very pleasant and very competent team. We call on HL for our construction matters but also commercial leases as well as disputes. The people we speak to always provide very good advice and are very responsive.’

‘Michael Levy is noted for his commercial approach and his ability to find solutions and compromises in difficult situations; Margot Derumaux, for her work and involvement; and Alice Houdart, for the speed of response, execution and flawless presence in moments of tension.’

‘We’ve been working with Michael Lévy for several years now. Michael Lévy is always extremely responsive and involved, and helps us with legal issues and negotiations. We’ve won a number of deals thanks to his negotiating skills. Michael Lévy is a lawyer who understands financial issues like a businessman.’

‘The team combines thorough analysis and great negotiation skills. They are available any time and able to deliver excellent output in very tight deadlines on all real estate matters.’

‘Michael Lévy is an excellent lawyer, proactive and business-oriented. He is a creative thinker and a great negotiator. Alice Houdart is extremely knowledgeable and delivers outstanding quality outputs under very tight deadlines. It is very reassuring for clients to know they are both 100% reliable.’