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Belgium
Banking, finance and capital markets
Banking, finance and capital markets - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP acts for banks and corporate clients on domestic and complex international transactions, often exceeding €300m. A highlight in 2017 was its advice to the arrangers on the leveraged financing of Refresco’s acquisition of Cott’s bottling business. Counsel Willem Van de Wiele joined from Allen & Overy LLP in November 2016 and now heads the capital markets practice. Thierry Bosly and Hadrien Servais lead the restructuring and insolvency, and banking practices, respectively.
Next generation lawyers
Hadrien Servais - White & Case LLP
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 3
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP concentrates on high-end, high-value and cross-border M&A, where it has a global reputation. In one recent example, the team advised the shareholders of Ogeda on its sale to Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma. Corporate law specialist Muriel Alhadeff was promoted to partner. Practice head Thierry Bosly and associate Camille Deveseleer are also recommended.
Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP’s James Killick is a prominent name for trade remedies and sanctions work; he successfully represented European steel association Eurofer in its efforts to persuade the EC to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled flat products from China. Killick is also advising several Russian banks and energy companies on various sanctions and export control matters. Jacquelyn MacLennan heads up the customs side of the practice and is advising Celanese on high-level customs matters. Counsel Richard King is also recommended.
Leading individuals
James Killick - White & Case LLP
Dispute resolution
Dispute resolution - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP has strong expertise in financial services, technology and white-collar crime disputes and is regularly involved in multi-jurisdictional cases. Group head Nathalie Colin advised Facebook Ireland on several matters in Belgium and the Netherlands. Thierry Bosly and Colin successfully defended Bank Indonesia in a dispute brought by the trustees of its former Dutch subsidiary.
Insolvency and restructuring
Insolvency and restructuring - ranked: tier 1
White & Case LLP
The ‘very experienced’ group at White & Case LLP has ‘strong expertise in cross-border files’ and a prominent creditor-side practice, although it acts for all stakeholders in insolvency cases. Group head Thierry Bosly and litigator Nathalie Colin recently represented Standard Chartered Bank in the insolvency proceedings of Exelco Group. Bosly, alongside Muriel Alhadeff, also acted for Natixis Factor in insolvency proceedings in multiple European jurisdictions.
Leading individuals
Thierry Bosly - White & Case LLP
Next generation lawyers
Muriel Alhadeff - White & Case LLP
Not-for-profit
Not-for-profit - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP impresses with its ‘professionalism, commitment, response times and deep knowledge’. Firm-wide, it puts a strong emphasis on pro bono work, an area which is among the firm’s 14 global practices. With a vast office network, it excels in complex, cross-border work. Brussels partner Jacquelyn MacLennan heads the global pro bono practice; she is ‘a brilliant communicator’, with ‘an exceptionally sharp capacity to observe detail’.
Private equity
Private equity - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP acts for a wide range of private equity players and corporate clients on investments, acquisitions, capital increases and reorganisations. The team recently advised angel investment fund Belcube on an equity increase in start-up company Qover. Practice head Thierry Bosly, associate Camille Deveseleer and Muriel Alhadeff, who was promoted from local partner to partner in 2017, receive praise for their ‘accuracy, availability and negotiation skills’. Hadrien Servais advises corporates, private equity investors and banks.
Leading individuals
Thierry Bosly - White & Case LLP
Next generation lawyers
Hadrien Servais - White & Case LLP
Belgium: Competition
EU and global
Competition: EU and global - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
‘Focused, prompt and highly professional’, White & Case LLP has a diverse competition practice that is particularly adept in the energy, technology, telecoms and pharmaceuticals sectors. In a recent example, James Killick advised Supercell on Tencent Holdings’ $8.6bn acquisition of a majority stake in the company. Kai Struckmann and counsel Genevra Forwood stand out for their ‘close case involvement and in-depth knowledge of EU law’. Mark Powell, Assimakis Komninos and ‘impressive partner’ Jacquelyn MacLennan are also recommended.
Belgium: EU regulatory
Pharma, medical devices and biotech
EU regulatory: Pharma, medical devices and biotech - ranked: tier 2
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP’s group, which has a strong record in contentious work, was kept busy advising on patent settlements, competition matters, parallel trade and second medical-use patents over the past year. Group head James Killick, who has ‘a good business understanding’, is representing Servier in its appeal to the General Court against the EC decision concerning the drug perindopril.
Belgium: Industry focus
Manufacturing
Industry focus: Manufacturing - ranked: tier 1
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP is well versed in the manufacturing sector, where it acts for household-name companies on a broad range of practice areas. Litigation – at both the national and EU level – is a mainstay, and the team also provides regulatory, environmental and international trade law advice to its clients in the industry. In 2017, a cross-office team including James Killick in Brussels advised voestalpine and Salzgitter in the US anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate originating in Germany. Competition law expert Mark Powell splits his time between Brussels and London.
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration and international litigation
- Energy and infrastructure
- Islamic finance
Australia
Offices in Melbourne and Sydney
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition : EU and global
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
- Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory : Pharma, medical devices and biotech
- Industry focus : Manufacturing
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Not-for-profit
- Private equity
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance: foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Private equity/venture capital: foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy: foreign firms
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction: foreign firms
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
- Tax
Germany
Offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, and Dusseldorf
- Banking and finance : Financial services: regulatory
- Banking and finance : Investment funds
- Banking and finance : Lending and borrowing
- Banking and finance : Project finance
- Capital markets : Debt capital markets
- Capital markets : Equity capital markets
- Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
- Compliance
- Compliance : Internal investigations
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate
- Corporate and M&A : M&A: mid-sized international deals (€100m-€500m)
- Corporate and M&A : M&A: mid-sized domestic deals (€100m-€500m)
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Financial services litigation
- Employment
- IT and outsourcing : Data protection
- IT and outsourcing : Outsourcing
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Telecoms
- Insurance : Insurance litigation
- Intellectual property : Trade marks and unfair competition
- Private equity
- Public sector : PPP
- Public sector : Planning and environment
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency : Insolvency
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring
- Tax
- White-collar crime : Advice to companies
Algeria
Egypt
Offices in Cairo
Spain
Offices in Madrid
Finland
Offices in Helsinki
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law
- Aviation : Aviation finance
- Banking and finance : Transactional work
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Compliance
- Derivatives, structured finance and securitisation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : White-collar crime
- EU, competition and distribution
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : IT, telecoms and the Internet
- Insolvency
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : LBO
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Shipping : Shipping finance
- Tax
Ghana
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets (debt)
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Projects and energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
Indonesia
Offices in Jakarta
Latin America: International firms
India
Italy
Offices in Milan
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- EU and competition
- Private equity
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Antitrust and competition : Antitrust and competition – International firms and joint ventures
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance – International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A – International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy – International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction – International firms and joint ventures
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency – International firms and joint ventures
Kazakhstan
Offices in Astana
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: white-collar crime
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : Competition litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Public international law
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : High yield
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers and senior executives
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity and renewables)
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Property finance
- Risk advisory : Regulatory investigations and corporate crime
- Transport : Rail
Morocco
Mexico
Offices in Mexico City
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- TMT
- Tax
Philippines
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Public law
- Real estate
- Tax
Qatar
Offices in Doha
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A : Moscow
- Competition
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution : Litigation
- Energy and natural resources
- PPP and infrastructure projects
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
- Tax
- Transport
South Africa
Offices in Johannesburg
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution
- Insolvency
- Insurance
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance – Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Capital markets – Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A – Foreign firms
- Energy : Energy – Foreign firms
- International arbitration
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy – Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency – Foreign firms
South Korea
Offices in Seoul
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A – Foreign firms
- International arbitration
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy – Foreign firms
Slovakia
Offices in Bratislava
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
Switzerland
Offices in Geneva
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul and Istanbul
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- Foreign firms
- Insurance
- Project finance/projects
United States
Offices in Washington DC, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Boston, Houston, and Chicago
- Antitrust : Cartel
- Antitrust : Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Antitrust : Merger control
- Dispute resolution : Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution : General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : International litigation
- Dispute resolution : International trade
- Dispute resolution : Securities litigation: defense
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Commercial lending
- Finance : Project finance
- Finance : Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance : Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus : Energy litigation: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy: renewable/alternative
- Industry focus : Energy regulatory: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Energy transactions: conventional power
- Industry focus : Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus : Environment: litigation
- Industry focus : Environment: transactional
- Industry focus : Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Labor and employment : Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial : M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- M&A/corporate and commercial : Private equity buyouts
- Media, technology and telecoms : Outsourcing
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: transactions
- Tax : International tax
- Tax : US taxes: contentious
- Tax : US taxes: non-contentious