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Norton Rose Fulbright > The Legal 500 Rankings

France > Aviation finance Tier 1

In a league of its own,  Norton Rose Fulbright has been dominating the French aviation finance market for decades, owing to its large and highly experienced dedicated team that combine French and UK expertise. With access to a large international network, the team assists all the main French banks active in the field as well as international banks and French and international ECAs. It runs a very busy practice, regularly advising on the setting up of complex credit tax leases and ECA-backed transactions pertaining to commercial aircrafts as well as airline engines operated by major international airlines. The team also recently worked on the rehabilitation proceedings of a major international airline. The practice is headed by the highly regarded George Paterson. Also recommended are Sébastien Allain, Alexandre Roth and Alex Wass.

Practice head(s):

George Paterson

Other key lawyers:

Sébastien Allain; Alexandre Roth; Alex Wass

Testimonials

‘By far, the 1st team in the market in aircraft financing. They have great experience, ECA references, in-depth knowledge and a depth of team that allows them to carry out missions within tight deadlines and to assist on complex missions, including on aspects bordering on “commercial”. They also have local support through their worldwide offices.’

‘George Paterson is the reference in the market and one of the main international references.’

‘Always willing to go extra mile for their clients’.

‘The attention to detail, resourcefulness, and overall value that they provide has made them almost irreplaceable. Recommended to anyone looking for aviation counsel on either the lending or operator side of the transaction. ’

‘Alex Wass is highly respected in the industry. Great responsiveness, quality of advice. ’

Key clients

CACIB

Société Générale

Toronto Dominion Bank

BNP Paribas

JP Morgan

Bank of America

Citibank

UKEF

Euler Hermes

BPI France

Natixis

Export Development Canada

Crédit Industriel et Commercial

La Banque Postale

MUFG

Work highlights

  • Advising Natixis and Nord LB on the Itasca-supported limited recourse financing of one 330-900 aircraft for Condor.
  • Advised on the French optimised lease entered into between a Natixis SPV as lessor and Virgin Atlantic as lessee.
  • Advising Euler Hermes in the support of Jolco financing of three Airbus a350 aircraft to Turkish airlines.

France > Compliance Tier 1

Noted for its expertise across the energy, financial services, transport, technology and healthcare sectors, the ‘knowledgeable, pragmatic and adaptable’ team at Norton Rose Fulbright advises on matters concerning business ethics, fraud prevention, anti-corruption, sanctions and export controls, compliance programmes and audits, in addition to whistleblowing cases and internal and government-led investigations. Christian Dargham leads the practice and stands out for his experience in business ethics and investigations involving corruption, fraud and international sanctions. Rita Nader-Guéroult is praised for her ‘in-depth expertise in compliance issues’ and Solène Sfoggia advises on ethics, anticorruption, human rights and fraud prevention mandates.

Practice head(s):

Christian Dargham

Other key lawyers:

Rita Nader-Guéroult; Solène Sfoggia; Guillaume Rudelle

Testimonials

‘Knowledgeable, pragmatic and adaptable.’

‘The Norton Rose Fulbright team is an essential partner for our company in terms of compliance, investigations and conformity. The team demonstrates great availability and responsiveness. The support that each member of the team provides us is of high quality and allows the company’s employees to improve their skills.’

‘Christian Dargham, whose ability to respond to my requests is extremely strong and within very short deadlines. His support and the solutions he provides are always relevant and pragmatic, taking into account the specificities of my company.’

‘Rita Nader-Guéroult has in-depth expertise in compliance issues, is very responsive and available.’

‘Expertise and availability.’

‘Excellent knowledge of issues and trends, and great availability of the team.’

France > Shipping finance Tier 1

The highly regarded shipping practice at Norton Rose Fulbright boasts a full-service global offering, and is particularly active in cruise, ferry, industrial shipping, and offshore energy matters. The team is led by banking law expert Christine Ezcutari, who is versed in restructuring, tax, corporate, regulatory, and risk advisory issues. Banking lawyer Ayaka Millet is also a key contact, advising on export financing, infrastructure, and acquisition finance.  

Practice head(s):

Christine Ezcutari

Other key lawyers:

Ayaka Millet

Testimonials

‘They have strong innovation, availability, and work capacity.’

‘They have very strong knowledge of the sector.’

Key clients

Credit Agricole CIB

ABN Amro Bank NV

UniCredit Bank AG

The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited

Citibank NA

General Society

X-Press Feeders

Work highlights

France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright is recommended for its vast knowledge of competition issues within the life sciences sector, and personal data mandates concerning early access and clinical trials. Practice co-lead Marta Giner Asins is known for her expansive expertise in antitrust and competition issues within the life sciences and healthcare sector, while co-lead Karine Montagut specialises in M&A and investment issues. Christian Dargham is an expert in all matters concerning compliance, particularly investigations and compliance programmes, while Nadège Martin often assists with early access authorisations and licensing transactions.

Practice head(s):

Marta Giner Asins; Karine Montagut

Other key lawyers:

Christian Dargham; Nadège Martin; Marie-Adélaïde de Fleurieu

Testimonials

‘Responsiveness, rigour and customer orientation characterise Karine Montagut and her team, who have strong expertise in M&A in the field of health and life sciences.’

‘Karine Montagut – beyond her expertise, her negotiation skills and her experience, Karine perfectly coordinates the various advisors involved in the files and positions herself as the client’s preferred point of contact.’

‘Marie-Adélaïde de Fleurieu has strong M&A expertise, and is a very good negotiator, showing rigour and a sense of organisation.’

Key clients

Pfizer

Seqens

Ramsay Générale de Santé

Sanofi

Abbott

Medtronic

SYNLAB

Embecta

Work highlights

  • Advising SEQENS on the acquisition, from Novartis, of the pharma site of CELLforCURE located in Les Ulis (Essonne department).
  • Advising Medtronic’s Integrated Health Solutions division on the antitrust and contractual aspects of a new strategic partnership with La Poste’s Health and Autonomy division, relating to the creation of a multi-brand and multi-pathology digital platform aimed at improving patients’ medical care.
  • Advising a leading French pharmaceutical laboratory on in-licensing transactions relating to e-health products/solutions in the heart failure, oncological and neurological fields.

France > Industry focus: IT and internet  Tier 2

Norton Rose Fulbright is adept at advising on tech transactions, primarily concerning transformation projects and outsourcing, where it frequently works with lawyers across the firm's network. The team also handles data protection and cybersecurity work. Other core strengths include cloud services and payment solution systems, and IT litigation concerning software infringement. The practice is led by Nadège Martin, who leads on major IT transactions, such as integration agreements, BPOs, and ITOs. Geoffroy Coulouvrat focuses on e-commerce, online reputation and IP law.

Practice head(s):

Nadège Martin

Other key lawyers:

Geoffroy Coulouvrat

Testimonials

‘Loyalty, competence and quality of service, efficiency.’

Key clients

Megaport

Société Générale

BNP Paribas Cardif

Suez

Beaumanoir

Hightech Payment Systems

Pfizer

Work highlights

  • Advising Société Générale on the sale of its activities in Morocco (sale of Société Générale Marocaine de Banques and its subsidiaries) to Saham.
  • Advising a Swiss software provider on the implementation and supply of its on-premises and SaaS crypto assets management software to a European bank.
  • Assisting the Canadian and UK entities of an international group of engineering services in a pre-litigation against a French software editor, alleging the infringement of its software IP rights.

France > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright assists leading French banks as well as some fintech and other financial entities in dealing with a diversity of issues, spanning banking compliance, derivatives as well as the launch of new businesses and products. The practice also assists banks with their regulatory issues linked to their M&A and divestment transactions, such as recently in Morocco. The practice is co-headed by Roberto Cristofolini and Sébastien Praicheux.

Practice head(s):

Roberto Cristofolini; Sébastien Praicheux

Testimonials

‘The team is absolutely remarkable. Very high professionalism of the teams. The level of advice and expertise is excellent.’

 

Key clients

BNP Paribas CIB

CIC

Crédit Mutuel Asset Management

Diversité du Cinéma Français (DCF)

A globally systemically important bank

A French Bank

Global Futures and Options Ltd (GFO-X)

OKX Group

Citi

RBC

Ecobank Group

Euroclear

Cardif

Natixis

UBS

HSBC

CACEIS

Work highlights

  • Advising BNP Paribas in respect of a prime brokerage derivatives and clearing arrangements.
  • Advising Société Générale on the sale of its activities in Morocco.
  • Advising CIC on the derivatives and repurchase and stock lending marketplace opinions and documentation for the purposes of prudential and regulatory capital requirements.

France > Banking and finance: transactional work Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright needs no introduction in the field of asset and export financing where the firm runs a busy practice advising French and international banking institutions and ECAs on the financing of aircraft, shipping vessels and other transport and infrastructure assets. Practice head Christine Ezcutari and Alexandre Roth  are notably recommended for the above, while the team also has strong property finance expertise through Kamel Ben Salah who recently worked on major portfolio refinancing. Finally, the range of expertise also extends to general banking, advising lenders and some borrowers.

Practice head(s):

Christine Ezcutari

Other key lawyers:

Alexandre Roth; Kamel Ben Salah

Testimonials

‘Proactive team’.

‘Great communication and availability. Great market and practical knowledge  in export finance.’

Key clients

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

HSBC Continental Europe

BNP Paribas

Citibank

Bpifrance

SFIL

Oddo BHF

Oikocredit international

Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank

Triodos

CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA

Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank

Gunvor SA

Work highlights

  • Advising Bpifrance in the structuring of a 1,2 bn euros enhancement program in relation to the financing provided by SFIL to CAFIL in connection to the investment program of Chantier de l’Atlantique.
  • Advising HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE, BNP PARIBAS, LCL, BECM, SOCFIM on the refinancing of an existing bank debt amounting to €444m and the partial financing of general corporate needs of the borrowers amounting to €30m.

France > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright regularly advises on the collection, use, storage, disclosure, transfer and destruction of business data as well as data privacy issues as they relate to IT transactions. Nadège Martin  handles GDPR compliance, cross-border data issues, and is particularly skilled in advising clients in the life sciences sector and on internal investigations. Geoffroy Coulouvrat handles major cyber incidents and has a particular specialism in advising pharmaceutical companies on data protection and public health regulations applicable to medical studies.

Practice head(s):

Nadège Martin

Other key lawyers:

Geoffroy Coulouvrat

Key clients

Pfizer

Groupe Beaumanoir

Crédit Agricole

Schneider Electric

Barclays

Work highlights

  • Assisting various clients in the management of data breaches resulting from the cyberattack suffered by their global provider of relocation services to their employees.
  • Advising on various employee’s access right requests in the sensitive context of the termination of the employment and/or of internal investigations and in the drafting of settlement agreements with our employment team.
  • Assisting a leading French pharmaceutical company in respect of an early access authorization related to gene therapies in France, which are seen as the next generation of medical therapies and advise on related data protection issues.

France > Derivatives and structured finance Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Sébastien Praicheux has recognised expertise in the derivative field where he assists leading French banking institutions as well as investment firms and some UK institutions in dealing with regulatory and derivatives requirements including linked to digital asset derivatives clearing. He is ably supported by associate Celestine Barthout.

Practice head(s):

Roberto Cristofolini; Sébastien Praicheux

Other key lawyers:

Célestine Barthout

Key clients

BNP Paribas CIB

Crédit Industriel et Commercial

Cardif

Floa Bank

Citi

RBC

UBS

Work highlights

  • Advising BNP Paribas in respect of a prime brokerage derivatives and clearing arrangements including on strategic advisory and regulatory capital side.
  • Advising CIC on the derivatives and repurchase and stock lending marketplace opinions and documentation for the purposes of prudential and regulatory capital requirements.

France > EU, competition and distribution Tier 3

Norton Rose Fulbright is frequently retained by leading domestic and international companies, particularly in the life sciences sector, to advise on strategic competition matters at French and European level, with additional expertise in competition cases in Morocco. The team is currently representing clients in sensitive investigations into anticompetitive practices and private damages actions, as well as advising on multi-jurisdictional merger control cases and competition compliance. Marta Giner Asins, who also heads the life sciences practice and is a key advisor to many major pharmaceutical companies, leads the team. Arnaud Sanz provides capable support.

Practice head(s):

Marta Giner Asins

Other key lawyers:

Arnaud Sanz

Key clients

Pfizer

Engie

HSBC

Sanofi

Certas (DCC Group)

Hertz

Association Interprofessionnelle de la Betterave et du Sucre (AIBS)

Constellium

Shell

Carlsberg

Microsoft

Medtronic

RTE

TotalEnergies

Work highlights

  • Advising RTE in the context of a private action brought by E-PANGO before the Paris Commercial Court, where E-PANGO is claiming that RTE allegedly committed, together with EDF and Enedis, various abuses of dominance in the electricity sector in the market for balancing power services.
  • Advising Carlsberg in the context of ongoing proceedings before the French Competition Authority for alleged anticompetitive practices involving a large number of companies (including three companies of the group) and professional organizations, in multiple industries involved in the food container market.
  • Advising TotalEnergies in the context of the creation of a fully functioning joint venture with the French transport provider RATP, which will develop an employee benefits mobility card offering.

France > Insurance Tier 3

Led by the experienced Bénédicte Denis, Norton Rose Fulbright's insurance practice specialises in corporate and regulatory matters, with rich expertise in M&A, reorganisations and portfolio transfers, and joint ventures, as well as policy wording and compliance and the distribution of insurance products. The team stands out for its ability to handle cross-border mandates, acting for leading French and international insurers and reinsurers.

Practice head(s):

Bénédicte Denis

Other key lawyers:

Simon Lazzari

Testimonials

‘The corporate insurance team led by Bénédicte Denis stands out for its remarkable capacity both in the insurance, reinsurance and brokerage sector and in M&A and similar operations. The equal (and very high) level of expertise in these two areas within the same team is exceptional and constitutes a unique distinctive asset of this team.’

‘Beyond its technical excellence, the team shows a great understanding of the sector and its challenges, and the issues specific to the client’s case. Moreover, the team is available and responsive.’

‘Bénédicte Denis is excellent in technical matters and in negotiations – agile, commercial and disruptive (in the positive sense of the word), if necessary.’

‘Very good knowledge of insurance law. Good responsiveness. Very good knowledge of the market players and the functioning of the regulator (ACPR).’

‘Bénédicte Denis has very good knowledge and expertise in this area.’

Key clients

Abeille Assurances

PIB group

Conning Holdings Limited / Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd

Europ Assistance

BNP Paribas Cardif

La Mondiale Europartner

Medical Insurance Company Ltd (formerly part of Covéa group)

Partner Re

Work highlights

  • Advising Conning Holdings Limited, a leading global asset manager, and its shareholder, Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd, on Conning’s acquisition by Generali Investment Holdings S.p.A., the asset management arm of Italian insurer Generali Group.
  • Advised MIC (an Irish insurance company) in relation to certain French law reinsurance matters as part of the sale of the company by MMA IARD SA and MMA IARD AM to the Compre group.
  • Advising Abeille Assurances on the acquisition of a French insurance broker (Les Bureaux de l’Epargne) specialised in the distribution of savings insurance products offered through Afer.

France > Tax Tier 3

The ‘technically excellent‘ tax practice at Norton Rose Fulbright maintains a broad practice with expertise in key industry sectors including finance, real estate, energy, transport, technology and innovation. The group has notable expertise in tax issues involving French-speaking African jurisdictions. Antoine Colonna d’Istria helms the practice and frequently assist corporations, banks, and real estate and private equity funds with tax strategies. Mathieu Jung excels in real estate, insurance, energy and transport transactional mandates.

Practice head(s):

Antoine Colonna d’Istria

Other key lawyers:

Mathieu Jung

Testimonials

‘Technically excellent team who all provide truly commercial advice. Very responsive as a team and understand the industry.’

‘Antoine Colonna – technically brilliant and highly commercial. A true trusted adviser.’

‘Mathieu Jung – an incredibly capable lawyer who provides truly commercial solutions to technical matters.’

Key clients

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR)

Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Natixis

Icen Risk, Mozaic Insurance

Seqens

Egis SA

TTR Energy

Sidra Capital

Tikehau Capital

Gabon Oil Company

Work highlights

  • Advised KKR and Etche on the tax, corporate and regulatory law aspects of the acquisition of 5 buildings and over 160,000 square metres of logistic properties from Ivanhoé Cambridge.
  • Advised SEQENS on its acquisition of Novartis’ CELLforCURE site in Les Ulis (Essonne department).
  • Advising Gabon Oil Company (GOC) with respect to the acquisition of Assala Energy from Carlyle.

France > Industry focus: Energy Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Christophe Asselineau

Other key lawyers:

Key clients

Winning International Group Limited

Eramet

Aera Group

Circa Sustainable Chemicals

Work highlights

  • Advising Winning International Group in its negotiation with the Government of Guinea and Rio Tinto on the Simandou iron ore mine and rail to port project
  • Advising French mining company Eramet on the presale of the production of its lithium mining in Argentina to Glencore.
  • Advising the Aera Group on various carbon credit transactions from African projects.

France > Insolvency Tier 4

Led by seasoned litigator Philippe Hameau, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright has robust experience in both transactional and contentious insolvency matters, and is particularly active in cross-border cases, acting for a growing roster of international clients. The firm is also noted for its advice to financial institutions and its ability to handle restructurings in the shipping and aviation sectors.

Practice head(s):

Philippe Hameau

Other key lawyers:

Guillaume Rudelle

Key clients

Fibre Excellence

GFG Alliance

Bank of China

Ramsay Santé

Work highlights

  • Advising Bank of China in the context of the debt restructuring and insolvency proceedings of the real estate investment group Foncière Immobilière Bordelaise, as well as representing the client in related litigation.
  • Advising GFG Alliance in relation to the difficulties it faces further to the bankruptcy of Greensill, which involves assisting and representing the client as part of the insolvency proceedings of Alvance Foundry Poitou, Alvance Wheels France and Alvance Aluminium Poitou, the debt and corporate restructuring and related litigation
  • Advised Ramsay Santé on the successful bid to acquire Cosem assets in the context of the insolvency proceedings of Cosem, and continuing to advise the client on the implementation of the sale and related litigation.

France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs Tier 4

Practice head(s):

Nadège Martin;

Key clients

Financière des Paiements Electroniques

Entoma

Arval Service Lease SA

BNP Paribas SA

Fair Isaac Corporation

BGL BNP Paribas

Crédit Agricole SA

Groupe Beaumanoir

Egis SA

Seqens SA

Adler Modemärkte AG

Société Générale

Electronic Arts

Work highlights

  • Managing BNPP SA and BNPP SA’s affiliates trademark portfolio worldwide and assisting and representing BNP Paribas SA for its all pre-contentious and contentious issues related to trademark issues.
  • Representing Adler Modemärkte AG, a German retailer, with the enforcement of its various “Adler” and “Eagle” in France.
  • Assisting Crédit Agricole SA in a pending Trademark litigation matter against a network of estate agencies which unlawfully uses one of its trademarks.

France > Real estate Tier 5

Norton Rose Fulbright excels in acquisition and finance transactions within the real estate sector, while also being well-versed in development and litigation matters. Practice head Jean-Pascal Bus  covers a broad range of work and is particularly recommended for expertise at the intersection of real estate and environmental law. Kamel Ben Salah is another name to note.

Practice head(s):

Jean-Pascal Bus

Other key lawyers:

Kamel Ben Salah

Key clients

ABN AMRO

Association Valentin Haüy

Certas Energy

Deutsche Pfanbriefbank AG (PBB)

HSBC Continental Europe

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR)

LyondellBasell

Microchip Technology

Panattoni

Sidra Capital

Thales SA

Tikehau

Unison

Work highlights

  • Advising Tikehau, a private equity fund, on the acquisition and financing of 30 retail assets from Immobilière Groupe Casino.
  • Advising Sidra Capital, an international investment fund, on the acquisition of a business park of tens of thousands of square meters in the north of France.
  • Advised Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (PBB) on a €63 million credit facility extended to Realterm, involving multi-jurisdictional aspects across France, Belgium, Spain, and the Netherlands.

France > Mergers and acquisitions Tier 6

Practice head(s):

Bénédicte Denis

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Remarkable capacity for intervention in the insurance, reinsurance and brokerage sector as well as in M&A and similar transactions. The very high level) mastery in these two areas within the same team is exceptional and constitutes a unique distinctive asset of this team. The team is also available and responsive.’

‘Bénédicte Denis is excellent in terms of technology and negotiations, agile and commercial’.

‘Jean-Claude Rivalland is an indispensable advisor, with considerable experience, and extremely involved in his cases.’

Key clients

Seqens

Abeille Assurances

Allianz

Egis

Megabad

Comgest Global Investors

Ramsay Générale de Santé

Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd

PIB Group

HSBC Asset Management France

Work highlights

  • Advising SEQENS on the acquisition, from Novartis, of the pharma site of CELLforCURE located in Les Ulis.
  • Advising Abeille Assurances on the acquisition of French insurance broker Les Bureaux de l’Epargne.
  • Advising Ramsay Générale de Santé on the distressed takeover of the COSEM primary care group .

France > Capital markets: debt capital markets

Norton Rose Fulbright added DCM expertise after hiring French and UK qualified Jeremy Grant (ex Stephenson Harwood) in August 2024. His practice covers investment-grade and non-investment-grade financings with a particular focus on developing markets.

Tunisia > Foreign firms Tier 2

Morocco > Banking, finance and capital markets

Norton Rose Fulbright’s banking and finance team is well-equipped to provide advice on banking operations, project financing, financial restructuring, and corporate lending transactions. Leading the team is corporate specialist Alain Malek who advises Moroccan and international corporations and financial institutions across sectors including banking, insurance, energy, infrastructure, and telecoms. Roberto Cristofolini specialises in capital markets, banking, and asset management, including the creation of all types of investment funds and financial and stock market regulation. Sara Benjelloun recently joined the capital markets team.

Practice head(s):

Alain Malek; Roberto Cristofolini.

Other key lawyers:

Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissières; Aurélie Pélisson; Sara Benjelloun.

Key clients

Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance

Attijariwafa Bank

HPS

Banque centrale Populaire

Nama Holding

Société de Dessalement d’Eau d’Agadir (SEDA)

Work highlights

  • Advised the lenders in the context of the financing of the acquisition by Sucden of a 10% stake in Cosumar.
  • Advising Hightech Payment Systems (HPS), listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, with respect to an increase in capital reserved to managers and employees of the group, via the subscription of stock options.
  • Advised the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco, together with the World Bank Group (acting under its Joint Capital Markets Program – J-CAP), on the law n°58-22 amending and supplementing law n°41-05 on private equity funds (OPCCs), adopted in September 2023

Morocco > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Norton Rose Fulbright has carved a solid reputation for providing broad corporate and commercial advice to companies, financial institutions, and state entities. The firm is sought after by clients in major sectors including transport, telecoms, real estate, and construction. Alain Malek co-heads the team with his vast cross-border M&A experience. Paris and Morocco-based Marta Giner Asins heads the competition team and is well-versed in merger control.

Practice head(s):

Alain Malek; Marta Giner Asins

Other key lawyers:

Anne-Laure Bernard-Bouissières; Arnaud Sanz; Souâde Messaoudi; Aurélie Pélisson

Key clients

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Digital Economy

Attijariwafa Bank

Société Générale

Hightech Payment Systems

Intelcia

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN)

Nama Holding

Work highlights

  • Advised Société Générale on the sale of its Moroccan operations (the sale of its stake in Société Générale Marocaine de Banques including its subsidiaries and the sale of Sogecap’s stake in La Marocaine Vie) to Saham Group, for a price of EUR 745 million.
  • Advised Hightech Payment Systems, a leading global provider of payment software and solutions listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of CR2, a digital banking and payments software company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Advising The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) on the next phases of Morocco’s ambitious solar plan.

Norton Rose Fulbright > Firm Profile

The firm: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm providing the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. The firm has 3000+ lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Paris office is a major player in the French market and delivers a full range of legal services to local and international clients across a range of industry sectors: financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; transport; technology; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets. The firm practices French and English law and is strong in banking and finance, including asset finance, corporate, M&A and securities, public law, securities regulation and enforcement, antitrust and competition, real estate, tax and employment and labor.

The firm assists public and private organizations and is able to draw upon multidisciplinary and cross-border resources to suit the legal requirements of each specific matter. Since 1990, its lawyers have been particularly active in Francophone Africa. as one of the key international practices in North Africa through its Casablanca office, acting on numerous energy, infrastructure and resources projects, both on behalf of sponsors and public and private lending institutions, in sub-Saharan French-speaking Africa.

Main Contacts

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Global Head of Banking and Finance; Head of Paris George Paterson [email protected]

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