Lawyers in France

Nicole Goulard

Partner

Ogletree Deakins

Nicolette Kost De Sèvres

Nicolette Kost De Sèvres focuses her practice on global investigations, compliance and regulatory enforcement matters. A former financial regulator and general counsel of a large, listed company, she has over 24 years of experience in compliance, white-collar crime and financial regulation. Nicolette serves as co-head of the Firm’s Global Investigations & Compliance practice. Nicolette has practiced in Paris, London, Sydney, Washington, DC, and Montreal, including at the New York Stock Exchange in Paris (NYSE Euronext) and the Royal Bank of Scotland in London. She also served as chief of staff and advisor to the president of the Financial Markets Authority in Canada under two different presidents. Nicolette has a wealth of experience in anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance both in Europe and globally. She handles corporate and regulatory investigations, risk assessments, and due diligence compliance, including Know Your Client (KYC) regulations. Nicolette also represents clients before enforcement agencies and regulators in Europe, Canada and the United States, such as the new French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) and assists them in compliance, investigations and regulatory matters related to regulators such as ESMA the AMF, ACPR, CFTC, SEC, the World Bank and other multilateral banks. Nicolette advises financial institutions and global and local companies on preventive measures. She is a sought-after advisor in complex white-collar crime matters, building and strengthening local and global compliance programs, preparing or conducting risk assessments and mapping, whistleblowing systems, compliance programs, World Bank Integrity Guidelines, the French Loi Sapin II, Loi sur le devoir de vigilance, FCPA, UKBA, EU Directives relating to whistleblower protection, ESG reporting, EU financial regulation (including MIFID, EMIR, AIFMD, BASEL, BRDD, AML, PDS2, SEPA) and FinTech regulation. Additionally, she has a special insight on the military and defense sectors in the United States and France. A known thought leader in the global market, Nicolette is a sought-after writer and speaker on compliance, enforcement, business ethics, international financial markets and the effects of regulation on financial systemic risk, derivatives, high-frequency trading and the legal framework of European financial markets. She is the author of the book International Economic Law, numerous articles in compliance and investigations and one of the first articles on DLT, “Blockchain Revolution: An Analysis of Regulation and Technology Related to Distributed Ledger Technologies.” She teaches compliance, investigations and FinTech.

McDermott Will & Schulte

Niels Dejean

Niels Dejean focuses his practice on French tax matters, advising clients on tax law, tax controversy and dispute resolution, private equity and mergers & acquisitions areas. Before joining McDermott, Niels was the partner in charge of the French tax practice of a US law firm. He also has prior experience within a major audit firm (both in France and in the United States) and has particular strength in cross-border matters and the interaction of French and US tax

McDermott Will & Schulte

Nikolaï Eatwell

Nikolaï Eatwell specialises in Project, Project Finance and Export Credit transactions, particularly in Africa, Russia, the former CIS and Turkey. The matters Nikolaï has advised on include projects in the mining, metals, oil & gas, power and telecommunications sectors and financings with a wide range of commercial banks, ECAs and multilaterals. He also works on commodities financing.

Clifford Chance

Niloufar GHOLAMI BAVIL

Partner

FACTORHY

Nina Bowyer

Managing Partner, Paris

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ning-Ly Seng

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Noah Rubins

Noah is a partner in our International Arbitration Group in Paris and heads our global CIS/Russia dispute resolution practice group. A barrister of England & Wales and qualified in the US and France, he has represented clients in over 100 arbitrations under ICSID, ICSID additional facility, ICC, AAA, SCC, VIAC, LCIA, ICAC, and UNCITRAL rules, including some 35 investment treaty disputes. He specialises in mining, construction and energy disputes, pursuant to contracts and under the auspices of bilateral investment treaties. Noah has practiced law in New York, Washington, Houston and Istanbul, and has also served as arbitrator in over 50 cases under ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, VIAC, ICAC and UNCITRAL rules.

Freshfields LLP

Noam Ankri

Partner

Ashurst LLP

Noor Davies

Partner

White & Case LLP

Nora Djeraba

Counsel

King & Spalding LLP

Noémie de Galembert

Partner

Galembert Avocats

Numa Rengot

Partner

Franklin

Nuno de Ayala Boaventura

Managing Partner

Steering Legal

Olga Fedosova

Partner

White & Case LLP

Oliver WIESIKE

Partner

Valoris Avocats

Olivia BERNARDEAU-PAUPE

Olivia Bernardeau-Paupe advises an international clientele, including American clients, in both advisory and contentious matters across all areas of intellectual property: trademarks, copyright, designs, domain names, and unfair competition. She is particularly involved in complex issues relating to domestic and cross-border disputes, as well as in negotiating intellectual property agreements, in both standalone and transactional contexts. Her experience spans a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, life sciences (pharmaceuticals and medical devices), luxury (fashion and cosmetics), electronics (hardware and software), publishing, e-commerce, automotive, and finance.

Herald Avocats

Olivia Bernardeau-Paupe

Dechert LLP

Olivia Chriqui-Guiot

Associate

Baker McKenzie

Olivia Debacq

Associate

Squadra Avocats

Olivia Guéguen

Olivia Guéguen is a partner and head of the Corporate group in Dentons’ Paris office. She is also co-Head of Dentons Europe’s Private Equity and Venture Capital group. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions, primarily in the field of life sciences, technology, and business services. Olivia advises international groups and innovative companies in France and abroad on acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. She also regularly assists investment funds and management teams in the context of leveraged buyouts (LBOs). Olivia has extensive experience of cross-border M&A transactions. As a lead partner, she regularly coordinates international teams on high-profile, multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions involving several Dentons offices.

Dentons

Olivia Luzi

FÉRAL

Olivier Abergel

Olivier Abergel is the Founder and Managing Partner of LL Berg. He acts alongside Management, investment funds, large groups and medium-size companies, providing support for their projects in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and Mid-Cap LBOs.

LL Berg

Olivier Angotti

Partner, Co-managing partner

FTMS Avocats