Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is widely recognised for its strength in representing debtors in restructurings and insolvency proceedings, but it is also adept at acting for creditors, with a particular emphasis on assisting financial institutions. The team’s broad client base also covers the consumer and leisure, manufacturing and industrials, and – more recently – real estate, technology, media and telecoms sectors. At the head of the practice, Philippe Druon has excellent experience across the full spectrum of in and out-of-court insolvency proceedings, bankruptcy-related litigation and distressed M&A. Astrid Zourli, who is well versed in acting for both debtors and creditors in complex domestic and international cases, is another noted member of the team.
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‘The practice is highly competent and works seamlessly with other practices within the firm (e.g., corporate law and banking law), which is a huge plus for us as a customer. Everyone is always ready to go the extra mile to provide support.’
‘My main contact in the insolvency practice has been Astrid Zourli. Astrid is supporting us in a complex situation; she has been able to educate us about the specificities of a legal framework we were not familiar with (not being used to operate on the French market) in a very clear and effective manner, gaining our trust. She is highly competent, well connected in the local ecosystem, which is critical in the French market, and highly referenced.’
‘The team was able to mobilise a range of skills on all the issues encountered during the process with remarkable situational awareness.’
‘Astrid Zourli is one of the partners who leads the department with great accuracy in the approach to cases. She has the market's and representatives' trust and manages to create consensus and be authoritative when she agrees to take on a case. She is particularly responsive and available to aid companies in difficulty. She manages to reassure managers and find them legal room for manoeuvre. Astrid has a significant capacity for work and analysis and knows how to conduct difficult negotiations at several levels.’
‘Each team member has always been attentive, available, and responsive to the different subjects.’
‘A very high-level team, close to the clients' needs, provides unstoppable legal solutions in acute crisis contexts. One of the best teams in the Paris market.’
‘Available, clear in communication and guidance and with plenty of relevant knowledge.’
Key clients
- Ascometal
- Belevo Holding Ltd
- Chenavari - FIB
- Exterion Media (France)/ Giraudy
- FHBX
- Fisker France SAS
- Gietburg
- Group REEL - CNIM
- ICG Real Estate Investment
- Kaporal Group SAS
Work highlights
- Advising the REEL group on a takeover offer for the assets attached to the "Systèmes Industriels" business line of the CNIM group, which provides high value-added systems for cutting-edge industries such as nuclear, defence and aerospace.
- Advised Ascometal group for approximately 18 months on its financial and operational difficulties, in relation to the search for and implementation of any restructuring solution for the Ascometal companies.
- Advising Belovo Holding Ltd on a global takeover offer for the assets attached to the Eugène Perma group, a 100-year-old French group in the cosmetics sector, which employs approximately 250 employees.
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Astrid Zourli
Practice head
Philippe Druon
Other key lawyers
Astrid Zourli; Clémence Droz