The Legal 500

Within Administrative and public law, Paul Hastings LLP is a third tier firm,

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s four-lawyer team is led by Pascal Cuche, an expert who ‘understands what matters are at stake on a deal for industrial clients and also knows how to tone down negotiations while adding his strategic vision to the debates’, and Marc Lordonnois whose ‘reactivity breaks every record’. The firm has become a leading player in PPP, acting for the main sponsors (Vinci, Bouygues) on the largest public sector projects, assisting Eiffage on its bid for the A63 motorway concession and Orange and ETDE on the eco-tax project. The practice also acts for public law entities, assisting the MAPP (the Economy Ministry department in charge of PPP), and the Urban Community of Nancy on its stadium project.

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Within Capital markets, Paul Hastings LLP is a third tier firm,

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP handles public offering, public listing and private placement work in Europe, the US and Asia. The 13-lawyer team assists major underwriters and issuers, with Aline Poncelet, Erwan Barre, Joel Simon and Samia Sellam leading the practice. Highlights included assisting Cegedim, Calyon and Société Générale on Cegedim’s rights offering, and Infovista on the issuance of BSAAR.

Within Dispute resolution Commercial litigation , Paul Hastings LLP is a third tier firm,

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s Dominique Borde, Philippe Bouchez El Ghozi and Sylvie d’Arvisenet handle high-profile financial, commercial, securities and criminal cases – Michel Jéol left the firm for Desfilis & McGowan while Nicolas Faguer joined from Proskauer. The firm represents large companies, financial institutions and auditors. It acted for Hachette Livre on Google’s US agreement in the publishing sector.

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Within EU competition and distribution, tier 5

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s Pierre Kirch leads the three-lawyer Paris practice. The group advises on large cross-border cases and has experience dealing with the EU Commission. It acted for UTI in a worldwide freight cartel case, and Disney-Marvel Entertainment on the merger aspects of its sale to Walt Disney.

Within Employment , Paul Hastings LLP is a third tier firm,

Deborah Sankowicz heads Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s three-lawyer team. The practice handled high-profile work in 2010, representing Monoprix on the issue of Sunday work and UTI on the closing down of a business unit.

Within Insolvency, tier 4

At Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP, the ‘smart’, ‘very dedicated’ and ‘really skilled’ Sandra Esquiva-Hesse is in charge of the restructuring practice. The busy team handled major cases in the automotive and industrial sectors, representing Huit Diffusion on its insolvency proceedings.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 5

The newly merged Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP now has a large eight-partner team. The practice is led by Isabelle MacElhone, and includes key partners Pierre Todorov and Jean-Marc Franceschi. The team advised Edenred on the demerger of Accor’s two core businesses, and the management of Sperian on Honeywell’s takeover offer. The financial, retail and life-science sectors are notable areas of focus for the team. Pascal de Moidrey joined Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP in 2011.

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Within Project finance and energy: Energy Project finance and energy: Energy

Within Project finance and energy: Project finance, Paul Hastings LLP is a second tier firm,

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s ‘deep knowledge of legal matters, experience of the public sector and strong reactivity brings significant value’ for PPP deals in France. The four-lawyer team is led by Pascal Cuche, an expert who ‘understands what matters are at stake on a deal and also knows how to tone down negotiations while adding strategic vision’, and Marc Lordonnois, whose ‘reactivity breaks all-time records’. The firm handles a high volume of PPP mandates in the infrastructure and transport fields, representing leading sponsors such as Vinci and Eiffage, which it assisted on the bid for the Canal Seine Nord Europe project. The practice also acts for public sector entities and the lenders, which it notably advised on the renovation of the Vincennes Zoo. The team is also involved in the renewable, while Liubomir Roglev has a strong international oil and gas practice, assisting Bulgarian Energy Holding on the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline.

Within Real estate, Paul Hastings LLP is a third tier firm,

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s David Lacaze leads a three-lawyer practice combining investment and finance expertise, acting for funds and financial institutions (JPMorgan, Crédit Mutuel-CIC). The team completed high-profile work in 2010, assisting Ivanhoe Cambridge on the sale of Simon Ivanhoe, and the setting up of a joint-venture with Unibail-Rodamco.

Within Tax, tier 5

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP’s two-lawyer team, led by the experienced and versatile Allard de Waal, focuses on transactional, fund structuring (Candover, Montagu Private Equity), litigation and restructuring tax matters. The practice represented Acument on its restructuring.