Linda
- Paris
Bessa
- Paris
Paris Bar (2009)
Partner at Racine since 2023
Contact :
Tel : +33 (0)1 44 82 43 00
Mail : lbessa@racine.euExpertise
Career
Ayache, laywer (2013-2020) then partner (2020-2023)
Stephenson Harwood LLP, laywer (2010-2013)
Norton Rose Fulbright, laywer (2008-2010)
Education
DESS (postgraduate diploma) in business law, Paris V Descartes University
Postgraduate degree (DEA) in General Private Law (Business Law option), Paris II Panthéon-Assas University
Team's
recongnitions
Rankings
- International Financial Law Review - 2026: Banking & Finance
- International Financial Law Review - 2026: Investment funds
- Décideurs - 2026: Private Equity – Acquisition financing
- Legal 500 - 2026: Private Equity – Fund formation
- Legal 500 - 2026: Banking and finance – Transactional work
- Legal 500 - 2026: Banking and finance – Bank regulatory
- Best Law Firms - 2026: Best Law Firms (2026 Edition) – France Region
- Best Law Firms - 2026: Best Law Firms (2026 Edition) – France
- Best Lawyers - 2026: Insurance Law
- Best Lawyers - 2026: Banking and Finance Law
- Legal 500 - 2025: Banking and finance – Transactional work
- Legal 500 - 2025: Banking and finance – Bank regulatory
- Best Lawyers - 2025: Insolvency & Reorganisation law
- Best Lawyers - 2025: Banking & Finance
- Option Droit et Affaires - 2024: Private Equity – LBOs, the majority of which involve companies worth between €50 million and €300 million
The team
News and latest publications
Press releases
28/07/26
Racine accompagne Amethis et Capital Banking Solutions dans le cadre de son acquisition de Synapse Risk & Compliance
Insights
24/06/26
Racine accompagne Europa Group dans l’acquisition de K.I.T. Group
Press releases
28/01/25