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Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates825 lawyers44 officesFounded 1999

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CMS is an international law firm network with offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The firm provides full-service legal and tax advice through local offices and member firms serving domestic and cross-border clients.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCommercialCompetitionCorporate/M&ADispute ResolutionEmploymentEnergyIntellectual PropertyInvestment FundsReal EstateTaxTechnology, Media & Telecommunications

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Lawyers at this firm

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Adam Jodkowski

Counsel in the Dispute Resolution practice · Dispute Resolution

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Adam Jodkowski

Counsel in the Dispute Resolution practice · Litigation

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Adina Nanescu

Counsel, Finance · Banking & Finance

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Adriana Escobar

Partner · Labor & Employment

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Adriana Zdanowicz-Leśniak

Counsel in the IP/TMT practice · Data Protection

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Agata Jurek-Zbrojska

Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction practice · Real Estate

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Agnieszka Kałwa

Counsel in the Employment practice · Employment

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Agnieszka Starzyńska

Counsel in the Antitrust, Competition and Trade practice, Head of the Life Sciences and Healthcare practice in Poland · Life Sciences & Healthcare

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Agnès de l\'Estoile Campi

Agnès de l'Estoile Campi joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1995 and became a partner in 2006. She practices in tax law, advising French multinationals on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisation, transfer pricing, tax structuring of complex international contracts, tax strategy and tax optimisation, as well as the international mobility of senior executives. Having practised for four years in São Paulo, she has extensive experience in all aspects of French-Brazilian and Latin American taxation issues. Agnès de l'Estoile Campi also advises large French groups on expanding into international markets, particularly Latin America and emerging markets, including India and China. · Tax

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Aida Oviedo

Senior Associate · Competition / Antitrust

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Aidan Campbell

Partner · Financial Services Regulation

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Ailsa Ritchie

Partner · Public Procurement

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Akin Aslan

Associate · Litigation

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Alain Herrmann

Alain Herrmann joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1992 and became a partner in 2007. He practices in employment, labour and pensions law with a focus on national and international restructuring (particularly Franco-German) and employment protection plans. He regularly assists companies in their relations with employee representatives and in collective bargaining negotiations. Alain Herrmann also advises on international employee mobility and represents clients in social security litigation. His clients include consulting firms, property companies, industrial companies and multinationals. · Employment Law

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Alain Raemy

Partner · Corporate / M&A

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Alan Fulton

Partner · Banking & Finance

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Alan Nelson

Office Managing Partner - Glasgow · Information Technology

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Alberto Galhardo Simões

Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

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Alejandra Huancahuari

Associate · Litigation

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Alejandro Dominguez

Partner | Tax · Tax

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Aleksander Grabecki

Counsel in the Real Estate practice · Real Estate

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Aleksandra Kuźnicka-Cholewa

Counsel in the IP/TMC practice · Intellectual Property

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Alette de Groot

Senior Associate · Employment Law

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Alexander IJkelenstam

Counsel · Real Estate

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Alexander IJkelenstam

Counsel · Real Estate

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Alexander Rakosi

Alexander Rakosi is a partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz and a member of the corporate transactions team in Vienna. He is a leading expert for corporate law/M&A as well as private equity and insolvency & restructuring. Alexander Rakosi advises leading corporations, investment funds and financial institutions in the areas of M&A, private equity and restructuring in both domestic and international projects. After his law studies in Vienna and at the University of Michigan Law School (LLM), Alexander Rakosi worked for several years at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York in the areas of M&A, private equity and corporate finance. Alexander Rakosi is also admitted to the bar in England/Wales and New York. · Corporate / M&A

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Alexander Rangelov

Senior Associate · Tax

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Alexandra Rohmert

Alexandra Rohmert joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2000 and became a partner in 2016. She practices in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. She primarily assists foreign companies with their international projects. She has acquired a high level of expertise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions and in Franco-German matters. Alexandra Rohmert has dual French and German (“Rechtsanwältin”) legal qualifications. · Corporate / M&A

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Alexandre Bastos

Alexandre Bastos joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1999 and became a partner in 2016. He practices in insolvency and restructuring with a focus on emergency procedures and preventive procedures. His work covers ad hoc mandate, conciliation (debt restructuring, standstill agreements, putting collateral in place, and negotiations with the Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring, CIRI), company restructuring through the adoption of rescue or receivership plans, takeover of troubled companies, and management of court-ordered bankruptcy procedures. Alexandre Bastos also acts for clients in insolvency and restructuring litigation related to creditor rights conflicts, and in civil liability proceedings against directors, etc. He supports all parties, from the company in difficulty and buyer to the shareholders, creditors and other contractors. · Insolvency & Restructuring

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Alexandre Bordenave

Alexandre Bordenave joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2009 and became a partner in 2021. He practices in banking and finance law. He advises banks and their customers on structuring and negotiating assignment of receivables (including securitisation of commercial receivables and the disposal of non-performing loan portfolios, etc.) and structured finance transactions (distressed/new money, and debt forbearance). He has acquired in-depth experience in finance, with a focus on trusts, securities, and management across all asset types (securitisation, cash, property, etc.). Alexandre Bordenave is also an experienced litigator in technical financial cases. · Banking & Finance

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Alexandre Delhaye

Alexandre Delhaye joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2001 and became a partner in 2015. He practices in Corporate/M&A and assists French and international corporate groups, private equity funds, family groups and entrepreneurs with their transactions in France and abroad. His practice includes: national and international transactions (disposals, acquisitions, joint-ventures, venture capital, private equity, distressed assets, hotel management contracts, etc.); reorganisation and restructuring; executive policy (management packages); shareholder relations (shareholder agreements, governance, etc.) and disputes between shareholders or arising post-disposal (representations and warranties, sale price, etc.). Alexandre Delhaye works across a broad spectrum of sectors, including technology, media & communications, industry (construction and public works, defence, aerospace, chemicals, etc.), infrastructure, hotels & leisure, distribution and financial services. · Corporate / M&A

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Alexis Bussac

Alexis Bussac joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2007 and became a partner in 2024. He practices on a full range of advisory and litigation matters relating to local taxation and provides comprehensive support on all types of issues across all sectors (industrial, commercial and service). He assists all types of clients, including mid-sized companies, SMEs, French and international groups, public and private entities, trade federations, professional organizations and individuals. He has extensive experience in: the property tax on commercial and industrial premises (TFB, TFNB), the local economic contribution (CET), the business land tax (CFE), the tax on business added value (CVAE), the tax on commercial spaces (TASCOM), the local tax paid by energy, rail and telecommunications companies in France (IFER), the annual tax on offices, the commercial spaces and warehouses in the Ile-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions region (TSB), the tax on parking spaces (TASS), the tax on vacant premises and disused commercial and industrial sites, the residence tax applicable to businesses and individuals, and the local Tax on Outdoor Advertising (TLPE). His practice covers: review and optimisation of the rental values of business premises on which land tax and business land tax (CFE) are paid, assistance with handling tax audits, assistance with handling tax litigation, preparation of advance tax rulings and amendments to legislation, assistance with restructuring projects, mergers and acquisitions, assessment of the impact of choice of location, advice on and estimates of the tax consequences of new building construction, building demolition or restructuring. · Tax

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Alfredo Gravagnuolo

Banking & Finance

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Alicja Zalewska-Orabona

Partner in the IP/TMT practice, Head of Trade Marks and Design team · Intellectual Property

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Alina Tihan

Partner, Finance · Banking & Finance

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Aline Divo

Aline Divo joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 1997 and became a partner in 2012. She is Vice-Chair of the firm's Advisory Board. She practices in real estate law with a focus on commercial leases, hotel leases, off-plan leases, building leases, business leases, transfers of lease rights, sale of business assets, real estate sales, real estate development contracts, and delegated project management contracts. She provides advice, drafts legal documents and represents clients in litigation proceedings. Aline Divo advises French and international clients on all asset classes (offices, retail, logistics, hotels, and residential). Her practice covers property development, commercial leases and litigation. · Commercial Leases

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Alison Woods

Partner, Co-Head of Employment · Employment

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Allan Wernham

Partner · Real Estate

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Amanda Methven

Partner · Infrastructure

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Amarildo Qemalli

Associate · Corporate / M&A

Amela Žrt

Employment

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Amy Norton

Partner · Real Estate

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Amy Wei

Partner · International Arbitration

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Amélie Retureau

Amélie Retureau joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2004 and became a partner in 2021. She practices in tax law, with a focus on VAT, corporation tax, and payroll taxes. She advises and assists companies in the day-to-day management of value-added tax (applicable VAT regime, determining deduction eligibility, implications for payroll tax, organising internal VAT procedures, implementing electronic invoicing, etc.). She also consults on specific assignments (acquisition audits, transactions, lobbying) and tax audits (providing support during on-site operations, adversarial procedures with the tax authorities, and litigation). Amélie Retureau has extensive experience in the property (VAT and transfer taxes on asset deals) and digital sectors (platforms and e-commerce). · Tax

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Ana Radnev

Partner, Head of Finance · Banking & Finance

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Ana-Marija Skoko

Partner · Real Estate

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Andre Choo

Associate · Data Protection

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Andrea Arcangeli

Andrea Arcangeli started his collaboration with the Firm in 2017 in the Banking and Finance Department. Working in the Rome and Milan offices, Andrea specialises in private equity, venture capital, private debt and real estate with reference to fund formation, investment management and financial services. Andrea is a member of AIFI and since 2017 he is ranked among the most appreciated professionals in Europe according to Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. · Private Equity

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Andrea Paiba

Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A

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Andrea Potz

Partner · Employment & Labour Law

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Andrea Zubović-Devedžić

Andrea Zubović-Devedžić is an attorney with experience in legal work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, admitted to the Bar after passing the Bar exam. She joined CMS Sarajevo in 2010. Her fields of expertise range from Banking and Finance and Corporate, litigation with significant experience in legal advising in number of other practice areas. Besides mentioned, Ms Zubovic-Devedzic possesses experience in legal advising in number of other practice areas and for the past seven years she advised a number of international clients in all commercial, corporate and property law issues.Andrea Zubović-Devedžić is a partner in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. She specialises in banking and finance and the corporate field and has significant experience in litigation and legal advising in a number of other practice areas. For the past nine years, she has advised a number of international clients in all commercial, corporate and property law issues. She is experienced in banking and finance law, having been involved in some of the most innovative and ground-breaking banking and finance projects conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with particular emphasis on the local regulatory framework and structuring of the transactions. In particular, she has advised clients on the regulatory aspects of the different types of financial operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, coupled with transactional advice regarding financing projects including loans, capital markets, and syndicated structures, NPL restructuring and corporate aspects relevant for the finance industry. · Banking & Finance

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Andreas Jöst

Senior Lawyer · Employment & Pensions

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Andreas Köhler

Partner | Co-Head of the CEE German Practice · Corporate / M&A

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Andrew Horton

Partner · Shipping

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Andrio Orler

Partner · Tax

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Andrio Orler

Partner · Tax

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Andrzej Pośniak

Managing Partner at CMS Poland, Head of Tax Team, Board Member of the CMS Tax Practice Group worldwide · Tax

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André Guimarães

Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A

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Angelika Szufel

Counsel in the Energy and Infrastructure practice · Energy

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Anikó Kircsi

Corporate / M&A

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