White & Case LLP has a strong experienced bench able to tackle work on behalf of issuers and underwriters alike. The Parisian practice is retained to advise on large transactions, spanning green bond and EMTN issuances, T1 and tender offers deals. It also advises on international transactions including Yankee bonds and other US law related issuances, often in cooperation with the US or London offices, advising alternatively banks, corporations, or sovereign entities on major transactions. Thomas Le Vert leads the department. Key names in the team include the highly experienced Séverin Robillard and Grégoire Karila, and a younger guard of partners led by Olga Fedosova, US law expert Max Turner, and Tatiana Uskova, who was promoted to partner in 2025.

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‘Grégoire Karila is excellent, proactive, pragmatic and reliable. The team remains calm and solution-oriented in emergency situations, even when dealing with difficult counterparties. Max Turner is an exceptional partner, essential for a French issuer seeking to establish a presence in the US fixed income market.’
‘Ability to conduct multiple operations simultaneously, rigour, responsiveness, perfect coordination within the firm in the best interests of clients.’
‘Max Turner is not only a highly talented lawyer, but also a valuable and insightful adviser on matters extending far beyond financial transactions and law. Furthermore, he possesses impeccable ethics and absolute composure in the midst of the storm.’
‘Efficiency and responsiveness in the work pragmatism in the solutions.’
‘Fully attentive to clients' needs and can mobilise very quickly. They have excellent market knowledge and are proactive in offering solutions.’
‘Olga Fedosova, who grasps the complexities of a matter very quickly, demonstrates exceptional availability, and possesses extensive technical expertise.'

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