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France > Insurance Tier 1

The insurance and reinsurance team at Squire Patton Boggs continues to be a leader in the practice area, utilising its global presence and the experience of its team to advises major international and middle-market European insurance companies on a broad spectrum of matters. These include policy review, regulatory compliance, reinsurance, professional indemnity litigation and coverage litigation. In addition, the team specialises in handling serial losses for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The group is led by Paris managing partner Carole Sportes, who brings expertise on aviation claims, and international dispute resolution partner Valérie Ravit, whose expertise includes environmental liability matters.

France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration Tier 2

Squire Patton Boggs has considerably bolstered its practice in the last five years. Among its key recent hires are former ICC Deputy Secretary General José Ricardo Feris, who joined in 2017, followed by Sabrina Aïnouz and Jérôme Lehucher, who both joined from DWF (France) AARPI in September 2020, and finally John Adam, who arrived from Latham & Watkins  in April 2021. The four now join forces with Paris practice head Carole Sportes and Antoine Adeline  as well as with Stephan Adell  (Paris/Dubai), Rostislav Pekař (Prague/Paris) and Alexis Martinez  (Paris/London). Building on the firm’s global reputation and in line with the firm’s growth in a number of other jurisdictions, the Paris team has wasted no time attracting high-profile mandates. The team is heavily involved in Africa, the Middle-East, Asia and Eastern Asia, Latin America and Europe, using its wide geographical presence to its clients’ advantage. The practice excels at handling energy price disputes and investment arbitration, often representing states. It is also very solid in construction arbitration, especially in Middle-Eastern countries, and notably handles strategic matters in Libya. The firm’s extensive caseload, which comprises several billion-dollar disputes, also includes large telecoms and media matters.

France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs Tier 3

Squire Patton Boggs' Paris practice has developed well since the arrival of practice head Catherine Muyl (formerly at Foley Hoag) in June 2020, not least thanks to the team’s close ties to the firm’s international offices. Under Muyl’s lead the practice focuses on advising international corporations from the electronics, pharmaceutical, aerospace and energy sectors as well as companies from service industries such as the media, telecommunications and research sectors. The caseload mainly includes licensing agreements and other commercial contracts as well as contentious matters.

France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 4

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France > Tax

Latin America: International firms > International arbitration Tier 4

The practice at Squire Patton Boggs  has grown significantly in recent years, expanding its portfolio of cases in the region and making senior level lateral-hires to further strengthen its Latin American capability. ‘Exceptional’ investment arbitration and construction dispute specialist John Adam  -previously at Latham & Watkins – joined the Paris office in 2021 to co-lead the firm’s Latin American drive alongside the ‘magnificent’ Paris-based José Ricardo Feris  (a former deputy secretary general of the ICC); and Raúl Mañón  in Miami, who has a strong state-side practice. The addition of Singapore-based public international law specialist Rodman Bundy  (also in 2021), previously with Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP , has added further depth and senior expertise. Moreover, the firm also investing in its second line with the recruitment of associates Aline Ramos  (Paris) and Maria Gomez  (Miami), and the promotion of Francisco Batlle  -to senior associate- in Santo Domingo. The practice handles investment and commercial arbitration matters across a range of sectors and has built up a particularly prominent portfolio of state and state-owned entity clients.

United Arab Emirates > Construction

Squire Patton Boggs assists its clients with all aspects of construction and infrastructure development. Clients include general contractors, EPC contractors, governments, private developers and project sponsors. Managing partner Thomas Wilson heads the construction and arbitration practices. Ravinder Bhullar specialises in international commercial arbitration and litigation in relation to construction, energy, real estate and infrastructure projects. For project finance mandates, Shane Wilson is a key point of contact. Stephan Adell and Jonathan Taunton are also noted. Changes in the team include the departure of Scott Hutton.