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Clifford Chance
1 RUE D'ASTORG
75008 PARIS
France

Position

Jonathan Lewis specialises in securitisation, structured finance, banking, derivatives and real estate finance.

Since 2010, Jonathan has had a strategic role in advising EFSF / ESM in relation to the resolution of the euro area sovereign debt crisis.

Education

Christ’s College, Cambridge (BA Law) 1983
Worcester College, Oxford (BCL) 1984
Harvard Law School (LLM) 1985
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 1986
Called to the English Bar 1986
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1989
Secondment to Banking Supervision Division of Bank of England 1991-1993
Joined Clifford Chance 1995
Partner since 1999
Admitted as an avocat in Paris 2009

Lawyer Rankings

France > Capital markets: debt capital markets

Clifford Chance‘s powerhouse Paris DCM practice combines UK, US and French law expertise that serves both leading corporations and financial institutions. The team advises on the largest DCM bond issuance, from the most standard to the most complex ones and encompassing hybrid bonds, liability management, exchange offers and sustainable linked transactions. It is regularly seen at the forefront of market innovations, including advising in 2023 on the issuance of a digital Climate Awareness Bond. The Paris office’s workload is very often of an international nature (pan-European, emerging markets) and its members regularly collaborate with the firm’s other European offices. Cédric Burford is the standout name within the practice, co-heading the team alongside the experienced Alex Bafi and Jonathan Lewis. They are supported by a solid bench of counsels including Auriane Bijon and Andrew McCann.

France > Derivatives and structured finance

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