White & Case LLP offers a good market coverage advising banks, borrowers and lenders. The team is well-known for its expertise in assisting with the granting of large credit facilities and refinancing loans, including TL, RCF and unitranche facilities. LBO transactions and high-value debt restructuring cases are other key areas of instruction for the group, which is led by the highly regarded Raphaël Richard. Denise Diallo, Samir Berlat and Neeloferr Roy are key practitioners to note. The department was recently bolstered by the arrival of Romain Guénin (ex DLA Piper) in January 2026.
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- ‘Very professional, responsive, experts in their market.'
Key clients
- BNP Paribas
- Crédit Agricole
- Société Générale
- Natixis,
- HSBC
- France, Morgan Stanley
- Deutsche Bank
- JP
- Morgan, Goldman Sachs
- Bank of Ireland
- Keolis
- Aéma Group
Lawyers
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Practice head
Raphaël Richard
Other key lawyers
Denise Diallo; Samir Berlat; Neeloferr Roy; Romain Guénin