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Our ranking in the directories...
"CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre's activities are solid, supported by a wide client base.
Belonging to the CMS alliance has strengthened the firm's international presence and its transactional practice."
Pritchard - The Legal 500 Paris (2006)
Tax
Top Firm - Band 1
"A unique firm."
"Completely out there on its own - a superb institution."
"Commentators attribute its success both to the size of its tax team and to the quality and experience of its partners."
"The firm's vast resources make it the first choice for clients seeking advice on direct and indirect taxation, VAT, international tax and transfer pricing. Many partners are also prolific contributors to journals and conferences."
Recommended individuals: Bruno Gouthière, Bruno Gibert, Pierre-Sebastian Thill, Jean-Pierre Andrieux (international) and Didier Gingembre, Lionel Lenczner (national)
Top Firm - 1st Rank
"Without doubt the pre-eminent tax practice in Paris."
"The reference for tax in France."
"Benefits from various expert teams."
"The international expertise was reinforced with the arrival of a chief economist advising on transfer pricing policy."
"Its international reach has obviously been broadened through the alliance sealed with CMS."
"The French firm is heavily involved in developing the tax practice of other members."
Recommended individuals: Jean Guilmoto, Laurent Chatel (national) and Pierre-Sébastien Thill, Bruno Gouthière, Bruno Gibert, Stéphane Gelin, Edouard Milhac, Pierre-Jean Douvier (international)
Practice areas: company tax law, restructurings & M&A, transfer pricing, assistance in fiscal control
Industries: real estate, banking & insurance, energy, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, hotel industry
Employment
Top Firm - Band 1
"A large and well-regarded employment group"
"Acclaimed by commentators for both domestic and international work."
"In international work, the team has been occupied this year with a number of post-merger integrations for multinational clients."
"A busy caseload, particularly in the discrimination area, bears witness to the firm's litigation credentials."
"The firm's membership of the CMS group helps to enhance its global reach."
Recommended individual: Nicolas de Sevin
"A strong employment law team with 8 partners and 35 lawyers, covering M&A, national and international reorganisations, collective redundancy and site closings, collective negotiations and organisation of working time, deferred benefits and international mobility."
"Contentious work is developing."
Recommended individuals: Nicolas de Sevin, Laurent Marquet de Vasselot, Pierre-Jean Sinibaldi, Jacques Nicolas, Nicolas Callies, Jean-Claude Anisten
EU & Competition
Recommended Firm - Band 4
"Clients enthusiastically recommend a team that wins you over in beauty parades because of the excellent quality of advice."
"The firm's renowned tax expertise has helped it to build up a client base of French corporates and professional trade bodies, which lawyers increasingly advise on broader issues - including abuse of dominant position, cartels and European treaty law."
"The group wins particular recognition for its success in domestic competition litigation and EU tax law advice."
"Strong abilities in regulated sectors, in the transport, telecoms and energy industries."
Recommended individuals: Bernard Geneste, Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Melchior Wathelet
« Les compétences de l'équipe sont particulièrement appréciées
dans tous les secteurs dits régulés ; transports, télécoms et énergie ». Associés recommandés : Bernard Geneste, Melchior Wathelet (of counsel)
Real Estate
"Active in real estate transactions, commercial leases and corporate aspects of property"
Recommended individuals: Jean-Luc Tixier, Philippe Riglet, Philippe Rosenpick
Project Finance & Energy - Africa
"The tax team was joined in 2004 by five lawyers specialising in African law from Ernst & Young Société d'Avocats. The firm has an office in Morocco and other countries are Algeria, Tunisia, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal."
Recommend individual: Jean-Pierre Andrieux
Fusions & Acquisitions
« CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre [...] focalise aujourd'hui ses
efforts sur le développement de sa pratique corporate. Poursuivant cet
objectif, le cabinet a réuni l'ensemble de ses équipes corporate en un
département corporate unique dirigé par Philippe Rosenpick. Le cabinet
possède maintenant les ressources suffisantes pour figurer parmi les
acteurs importants du marché avec une équipe forte de 35 avocats, dont
6 associés. » « Le groupe intervient sur des opérations de
fusions-acquisitions pour des sociétés cotées et non-cotées, et de
private equity, pour des acteurs essentiellement mid-cap. A cela
s'ajoute une capacité internationale via l'alliance CMS, dont le
potentiel s'est illustré lors de l'acquisition par Schibsted de
différentes activités de Trader Classified Media. L'assistance à
Schibsted a mobilisé six cabinets de l'alliance. »
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CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre has won the International Tax Review award for the Transfer Pricing practice in France in 2005 and 2006
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