Stephenson Harwood > Paris, France > Firm Profile

‘Stephenson Harwood (Paris office) is responsive. Its service is good for value. ’

‘Florent Rigaud’s advice is succinct and to the point.’

‘Skilled, responsiveness, availability and good technique’.

‘Alain Gautron demonstrates a capacity for permanent adaptation and a remarkable availability at all times. ’

‘Exceptional service and a great firm to work with. Responses are always provided in a timely fashion and always broken down to make it possible to understand the legal aspects. Good guidance also on commercial matters.’

‘Hugo Le Ridou and Florent Rigaud: exceptional lawyers, extremely helpful, knowledgeable and extremely valuable.’

‘A very competent and very responsive team which has been able to perfectly integrate the specificities of its client’s sector of activity, its mode of operation as well as its needs and which knows how to have a proactive and protective attitude of its client’s interests. A performance well above the market.’

‘Florent Rigaud is an excellent lawyer both technically and relationally, who has been able to build real credibility and a solid and lasting relationship of trust with his client. Responsiveness and proactivity well above average. A real pleasure to work with him. I can’t recommend him enough.’

‘Responsive. Innovative. Ingenious. Reliable.’

‘Yann Beckers: client oriented, very personable and competent in financing documentation.’

‘Quality work. The firm seeks to adapt standards to the needs of their clients, even if it means having to explain and negotiate these changes for the rest of the transaction.’

‘Jeremy Grant demonstrates ingenuity, pragmatism and rigor.’

‘Jeremy Grant and his team are incredibly commercial. He provides good advice, works efficiently and is overall a pleasure to work with. His commercial attitude is excellent. He is able to boil down difficult issues.’

‘Very good technique, reasonable billing and adapted to mid-sized companies, high availability.’

‘Jeremy Grant: available, very technical ‘.

‘Team with excellent market knowledge. efficient and pleasant collaboration.’

‘Jeremy Grant is particularly available and proactive; the issues are clearly identified. Responses are also always given within deadlines. Clement Leung also has precise knowledge of his field of derivatives activities.’

‘A very good team – attentive and efficient.’

‘They are experts in the PE fund formation practice and are very knowledgeable as to how the regulatory framework and industry operates. They are solution-driven and practical with due regard to the client’s needs and the regulatory and commercial background.’

‘Ngowari Adikibi knows her stuff and delivers timely and practical legal advice. She’s knowledgeable, excellent attention to detail and professional. She has proven to be a commercial, responsive and thoughtful adviser in our dealings with her over the years.’

‘Very good communication between fund and tax specialists. The service provided is top notch (availability, teaching, etc.)’

‘Stephenson Harwood is one of the world-renowned law firms that can provide comprehensive services under different legal jurisdictions around the world.’

‘Stephenson Harwood provides extremely professional and meticulous legal services, including introduction and analysis of French litigation procedures.’

‘They are efficient, offering timely follow-ups of case processes and proactive risk analysis and reminders, so clients have a clear understanding of the involved disputes.’ 

‘Availability, good understanding of problems, excellent legal knowledge, creativity and responsiveness.’

‘Stephenson Harwood’s dispute resolution practice is pro-active, responsive and reliable. Most importantly, working with the team is uncomplicated and pleasant.’

‘Flexibility, collaboration, use of modern technologies, high level of performance.’

‘High level of negotiations, business approach, full understanding of the client’s position, not only legal expertise but also a technical expertise, wide range of contacts among other lawyers, experts and specialists worldwide’.

‘Excellent depth of knowledge; very responsive and part of a wider network of offices. ’

‘Nicolas Demigneux and his whole team are excellent, responsive, reliable, considered and very bright.’

‘This team is very professional.’

‘ Nicolas Demigneux listens, is available, and adapts to the issues and size of a company. He is imaginative, pro-active and provides good follow-up.’

‘The work produced by the team is of very good quality and 100% “tailor-made”. The legal and economic risks are fully appreciated. ’

‘Soazig Préteseille-Taillardat is very competent and she fights for the interests of her clients. She knows the pitfalls of restructuring plans by heart.’

‘For me, Soazig Préteseille-Taillardat is the best lawyer for French social law. Her international experience allows her to adapt to the cultural particularities of her clients.’

‘The team is very competent and responsive. Alexandre Koenig uses creativity to achieve client goals. He is also flexible and knows how to adapt to the client’s budget and constraints.’ 

‘The team led by Alexandre Koenig is of very high quality. They were efficient, proactive, very available and gave us very good advice throughout the process of responding to our offer to buy out a company in collective proceedings. They have done remarkable work in building a relationship of trust with all the stakeholders in the file.’ 

‘We worked directly with Alexandre Koenig and his team. Alexandre managed our file and our response with great intelligence and personal investment. He is diplomatic, knows how to find the key success factors and highlight them.’

‘A team that knows how to work in a network and has great expertise and experience.’

‘Extremely responsive and creative team, able to work alongside French or foreign clients and effective in presenting the French particularities of takeovers of companies in difficulty in France.’

‘Alexandre Koenig is a stand-out expert who adds value beyond legal advice. He is able to achieve results through this detailed knowledge of the intricacies of the law and his network together with his charming, disarming manner and ability to engineer innovative solutions. ’

‘The team is distinguished by its in-depth expertise in specific areas of law, which allows it to provide high quality legal advice in these areas. The lawyers on the team work closely with each other, which promotes a continuous exchange of ideas and knowledge, beneficial to clients.’ 

‘Alexandre Koenig’s remarkable performance in terms of legal advice, the quality of his drafting of documents, as well as his ability to represent our interests in an exemplary manner are aspects which deserve to be praised.’ 

‘The Stephenson Harwood intellectual property team in France is a good team. It is knowledgeable, responsive and client-oriented.’ 

‘Boriana Guimberteau has longstanding experience and has profound legal knowledge. She is quick, accurate and to the point.’

‘Boriana Guimberteau is able to tailor services along the lines of the client’s needs. She is practical and business-oriented.’

‘Excellent, high-performance team.’

‘Olivier Couraud: very efficient and precise.’

‘Omar El Arjoun has a good knowledge of the functioning of private equity funds and market practice.’

‘Guillaume Briant is very competent, pleasant, constructive and a deal maker. He defends his clients while creating a pleasant atmosphere.’