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Jones Day Offices
2 RUE SAINT-FLORENTIN
75001 PARIS
France
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Françoise Labrousse
Work Department
Government Regulation; Energy; Health Care & Life Sciences; ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)
Career
Co-head of the Firm’s Government Regulation Practice, Françoise Labrousse focuses on environmental, energy, life sciences, dangerous substances and products, health, safety and ESG issues generally under French, European and international law. Françoise defends clients in environmental, health and safety compliance investigations, crisis management and industrial accidents, regulatory enforcement actions and litigation matters before civil, administrative, criminal and arbitral courts. She has extensive experience on soil and groundwater contamination, air emissions, climate change, waste management (including plastic waste), and exposure to asbestos, PFAS and other dangerous substances. Françoise handles regulatory, environmental, health and safety issues in M&A, real estate, and energy transactions.
Languages
English, French
Education
- French Bar School of Paris (Certificate, Specialization in Environmental 2003);
- University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (DESS in Litigation and Arbitration 1994);
- University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne (DEA in Environmental Law 1994);
- Indiana University Bloomington, School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Master’s in Public Administration 1992)
Lawyer Rankings
France > Compliance
The compliance team at Jones Day ‘continues to gain momentum on the Paris scene’, assisting with anti-corruption compliance programmes and international sanctions mandates, in addition to handling compliance audits led by the AFA. The practice is also well placed to leverage the firm’s international footprint when acting for domestic and multinational companies across the energy, technology and telecoms sectors. Bénédicte Graulle is praised for her ‘unrivalled commitment to protect and defend her clients’ in internal investigations involving issues such anti-corruption and anti-money laundering. Graulle leads the team alongside Françoise Labrousse, the co-head of the firm’s global government regulation practice, Linda Hesse, Jean-Michel Bobillo and Emmanuelle Rivez-Domont.
France > Environment
(Hall of Fame)Jones Day’s ‘proactive and responsive’ environmental group is regularly instructed by multinational corporations, government entities and public bodies for its advisory, transactional, and contentious support. Core areas of expertise include the handling of matters relating to chemical substances and product safety, environmental crisis management, and assisting with the development of renewable energy projects. Françoise Labrousse heads the team and focuses on environmental, crisis management, and health and safety-related mandates. Additional key contacts include Armelle Sandrin-Deforge and Elodie Simon, who major on environmental-related M&A and health and safety issues, respectively.
France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
Jones Day houses a comprehensive litigation practice that manages commercial, banking, corporate and product liability cases. The group has particular strength handling product liability and ESG disputes relating to environment and pollution issues through tort specialist Françoise Labrousse and Cyril Philibert whose range of expertise also extends to many other areas. The team’s caseload also includes commercial disputes and it has recently been entrusted to assist with a case concerning the theft of trade secrets. Clients include many leading French and international industrial and manufacturing companies. Ozan Akyurek is a key name in the team and Frédéric Gros has been defending several banks in ‘toxic’ loan cases granted to French municipalities prior to the 2009 financial crisis.
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
Leveraging their European network of offices, Jones Day acts for its lucrative client base on a broad range of IP disputes and transactions. The group regularly advises on IPOs, M&A, and disputes concerning patent infringements and license agreement breaches. Practice co-head and environmental law specialist Françoise Labrousse maintains a strong reputation for handling contentious matters. Co-head Renaud Bonnet is known for his deep knowledge of private equity related issues, and for advising a broad array of technology and life sciences clients, and investors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment France
- Hall of Fame France > Environment
- Compliance France
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation France
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences France
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Environment
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Industry focus: Telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Compliance
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Energy
- Private equity: Fund formation
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Insolvency
- Real estate
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance
- Tax