The Legal 500 > Europe, Middle East & Africa > France > Derivatives and structured finance

‘They provide high-quality advice thanks to a very professional and experienced team.’

‘They have a strong track record In this market so they can find solutions by making parallels with precedents.’

‘Talented younger partner Julien Rocherieux is diligent and pragmatic, being able to balance technical knowledge with the ability to explain it to somebody who does not yet have that knowledge.’

‘The team provides a comprehensive service, from audit to negotiation of derivatives products, through to more general financing matters such as structured finance, capital markets and securitisation.’

‘They are an excellent day-to-day legal partner for a corporate.’

‘They listen a lot to the clients and are available when needed. When there is a very specific question, they are able to find the right person very quickly.’

‘Solid and recognised expertise. Clear about what they know and what they don’t know. Very reliable advisors providing tailor-made solutions to their clients.’

‘They always find availability to work, even with short deadlines, and the quality is always there.’

‘Xavier Chassin de Kergommeaux is an outstanding lawyer.’

‘Arnaud Duhamel has a very business-oriented and customer-focused approach.’

‘Laurent Vincent has spectacular expertise on all derivative documentations (French and UK), FBF and ISDA.’

‘I work a lot with Laurent Vincent and I find him very accessible for people who are not in the law field. He is able to explain issues in very simple words and makes contracts as simple as possible. He also takes a position.’

‘Their capital markets practice is innovative and creates benchmarks in the market and, most importantly, provides us with commercially viable structures in the increasingly regulated international markets, making them essential when you want to undertake a transaction in France.’

‘Team members communicate well with others; they are very responsive and work collaboratively for better efficiency. They share responsibility and are accountable to each other.’

‘Hogan Lovells’ securitisation teams in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris are very keen, constructive and able to solve problems.’

‘Great knowledge of multi-country securitisation transactions, the technicalities of complex transactions and asset specifics.’

‘We value lawyers’ commitment and ability to manage and co-ordinate transactions with numerous parties.’

‘Laura Asbati has been very helpful and is down to earth and good to work with.’

‘Laura Asbati demonstrates a balance between being academically up-to-speed and fully aware of the latest developments, as well as being pragmatic about the available business solutions. She is also easily reachable and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team provides high-quality advice at an acceptable price.’

‘We’ve worked with a few law firms in the credit risk transfer space, and I think that in terms of representing investors, Latham is by far the best.’

‘Thomas Vogel and Suzana Sava-Montanari are very competent, experienced, smart and pleasant to work with.’

‘Suzana Sava-Montanari is incredible. On both drawn-out and highly compressed timelines she has excelled.’

‘We can trust Suzana to be highly detail-oriented, spotting inconsistencies in mechanics that are often difficult to pick up and highlighting all issues for us to review from a commercial stand-point. At the same time, we also trust her judgement, and her insight on when to give and when to press.’

‘Suzana’s demeanour in negotiations is consistently one of calm, and of reasonableness, but also of firmness. These attributes, combined with keen organisational skills, consistent hard work, and availability to her clients, make Suzana exceptionally effective.’

‘Suzana is very much our favoured legal counsel for credit risk transfer transactions.’

‘We retain this team for our most complex files because they bring real added value. This is probably the best team in the Paris securitisation market.’

‘The whole team is experienced, proactive and strong. It delivers high-quality legal documentation on time.’

‘Very efficient and rigorous team that has a very good knowledge of the marketplace.’

‘By far the best securitisation team in Paris in terms of expertise and efficiency.’

‘Good knowledge of multi-country securitisations and the technicalities of complex transactions, combined with the ability to manage and co-ordinate transactions with numerous parties.’

‘Since Hervé Touraine and Olivier Bernard joined Orrick, they have assisted us with our securitisation and covered bond transactions, as well as regulatory issues concerning securitisations. The team brings real expertise, know-how and solutions to complex subjects, and has an excellent knowledge of the legal and regulatory aspects, as well as the market.’

‘Hervé and Olivier are excellent lawyers — very technical and fine connoisseurs of the market. They know how to make themselves available and bring solutions in difficult situations. An interesting point is that they are also interchangeable because there is no competition between them and they keep themselves informed of their respective files.’

‘Olivier Bernard is a partner with remarkable availability and sangfroid.’

‘Olivier Bernard is always available, finds solutions, and draws upon an excellent record of previous deals and negotiations, which is very useful.’

‘Olivier Bernard has remarkable expertise in securitisations, dealing with top and cutting-edge transactions.’

‘Olivier is an excellent negotiator and has become a partner essential to our activity.’

‘The team I work with is headed by Julien Bacus. His team is responsive and cost effective.‘

‘Julien himself brings vast experience through his prior roles in both London and Paris. Julien is a commercially focused French derivatives lawyer. He understands the products and the market and importantly the pressures faced by in house counsel.‘

‘True partner-level dedication. Pascal Jouannic is one of the best lawyers of his generation.‘

‘A team that has been constituted from some of the best professionals in the industry.‘

‘Very good technical and strong interpersonal skills.‘