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Distinctions

274 Distinctions

Over the past three years

Racine has been recognised for its experience in both an advisory and dispute resolution capacity.

We have been awarded on numerous occasions for our excellence and the quality of our teams, winning more than fifty prizes since 2007.

Rankings

Lawyer of the year

2025

  • 2025

    Investment Funds

    • Rima Maitrehenry

Le Point

2024

  • 2024

    Real Estate

2023

  • 2023

    Commercial, Business and Competition Law

  • 2023

    Droit commercial, des affaires et de la concurrence

Magazine des Affaires

2024

  • 2024

    Corporate M&A

2023

  • 2023

    Restructuring : Collective proceedings

  • 2023

    Employment Protection Plans and Collective Litigation

  • 2023

    Restructuring : Preventing problems and renegotiating debt

Best Lawyers – Ones to watch

2025

  • 2025

    Tax Law

    • Astrid Marionneau
  • 2025

    Real Estate

    • Priscilla Carron de la Carrière – Paris
    • Nicolas Maillard – Lyon
    • Benjamin Major – Paris
    • Camille Mazeaud – Paris
  • 2025

    Labor & employment Law

    • Maxime Brouard
    • Agatha Cruceru
  • 2025

    Insolvency and reorganisation law

    • Lisa Ducani
  • 2025

    Construction Law

    • Camille Mazeaud
  • 2025

    Competition - Antitrust Law

    • Estelle Leclerc
  • 2025

    Competition - Antitrust Law

    • François Aubin

2023

  • 2023

    Classements individuels

    Camille Mazeaud Real Estate Law
    Estelle Leclerc Competition / Antitrust Law
    Laurianne Cunha Labor and Employment Law
    Nicolas Maillard Real Estate Law
    Polina Bogoyavlenskaya Banking and Finance Law
    Sonia Oudjhani-Rogez Banking and Finance Law

Chambers

2025

  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Tax : band 3
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Restructuring / insolvency : Band 4
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Real Estate : band 3
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Litigation : band 4
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Investment funds : band 2
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Employment : band 5
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Employment : Band 4
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Corporate/M&A : Band 2
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Competition/European Law
  • 2025

    Tax law

    • Band 6
  • 2025

    Individual ranking

    • Competition/European Law
  • 2025

    Restructuring - Insolvency

    • Band 3
  • 2025

    Real Estate

    • Band 4
  • 2025

    Litigation

    • Band 4
  • 2025

    Employment

    • Band 3
  • 2025

    Corporate - M&A

    • Band 1
  • 2025

    Construction

    • Band 3
  • 2025

    Competition - European law

2024

  • 2024

    Mergers and acquisitions

    Tier 4

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Band 5

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Band 4

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Band 3

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Band 5

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Band 2

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

    Europe & Global – Band 5

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

  • 2024

    Individual ranking

  • 2024

    General Business Law France Regions

    Spotlight

  • 2024

    Global - Litigation

  • 2024

    Litigation

  • 2024

    Real Estate

    Band 4

  • 2024

    Employment

  • 2024

    Corporate/M&A Mid-Market

    Band 2

  • 2024

    Restructuring Insolvency

  • 2024

    Competition European Law

2023

  • 2023

    General Business Law - France Regions

    Racine is a French independent law firm with offices in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Strasbourg and Paris. The team covers the full spectrum of business law including advice on commercial litigation and M&A deals as well as real estate, tax and employment issues. The law firm is active across a wide variety of sectors ranging from energy to financial services and insurance.

  • 2023

    Private Equity : Fund Formation

    Rima Maitrehenry of Racine is endorsed by market commentators for her work assisting domestic private equity firms with fund structurings.structurings.

  • 2023

    Competition / European Law

    Bastien Thomas of Racine frequently acts on significant merger control mandates for large multinationals operating in sectors like energy, automotives and aerospace. He additionally demonstrates expertise in state aid matters and is increasingly called upon to assist with IPCEIs before the European Commission.

  • 2023

    Restructuring Insolvency

    Racine is well reputed for advising both debtors and lenders on debt restructuring, distressed M&A and liquidation proceedings. The law firm has additional expertise in ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures. The team is also well equipped to act on contentious matters and assists clients from a broad range of sectors, including hospitality, consumer goods and media.

    Individual Ranking
    Laurent Jourdan is recognised for his expertise in financial restructuring matters, particularly for distressed companies. He is further well versed in ad hoc and conciliation procedures.

  • 2023

    Real Estate

    The real estate team at Racine advises clients on all aspects of real estate matters from project development to rental management. The law firm demonstrates strong expertise in both acquisitions and leasing matters, and also advises on the construction of real estate property. The team’s client list includes real estate investors, media conglomerates and financial institutions.

    Individual Ranking
    Nicolas Boytchev possesses a wealth of experience advising clients on lease negotiations and the acquisition of office and retail space.

  • 2023

    Employment

    Racine moves up the rankings this year and assists clients with the negotiation of collective agreements and the implementation of redundancy plans, including in the context of insolvency proceedings. The team additionally handles individual litigations. The practice is particularly proficient in advising on social security mandates as well as health and safety issues.

    Individual Ranking
    “Frédéric Broud
    enters the rankings this year following increased market recognition. He is experienced in handling the employment aspects of M&A transactions and insolvency-related cases. He boasts additional expertise in individual employment matters.”

  • 2023

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

    Racine boasts a large domestic team with experience in a broad range of corporate mandates, including mergers, takeover bids and joint venture agreements. The team also handles cross-border sales and acquisitions. The lawyers are active across the media, energy and insurance industries.

    Individual Ranking

    Jean-Christophe Beaury presents a solid practice on the market acting for French companies and international investors on strategic acquisitions and disposals. His expertise spans a range of sectors, notably insurance and infrastructure.

     

     

     

  • 2023

    Litigation

    Racine represents a broad client base of multinationals, financial institutions and private individuals. The law firm demonstrates notable experience in complex contractual disputes and shareholder conflicts. The team boasts further expertise in handling insolvency-linked cases.

    Chambers Global

Legal 500

2025

  • 2025

    Data privacy & data protection

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    Private Equity - Fond formation - Individual ranking

    • Next Generation Partners : Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2025

    Intellectual Property - Trade marks and designs - Individual ranking

    • Next Generation Partners : Charles Bouffier
  • 2025

    Intellectual Property - Copyright - Individual ranking

    • Next Generation Partners : Charles Bouffier
  • 2025

    It & Internet - Individual ranking

    • Next Generation Partners : Charles Bouffier
  • 2025

    UE, competition & distribution - Individual ranking

    • Next Generation Partners : Guillaume Fabre
  • 2025

    Insolvency - Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Laurent Jourdan
  • 2025

    Insolvency - Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Antoine Diesbecq
  • 2025

    IT & Internet - Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Eric Barbry
  • 2025

    YE, competition and distribution - Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Bastien Thomas
  • 2025

    Employment - Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Frédéric Broud
  • 2025

    Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation- Individual ranking

    • Leadings individuals : Bruno Cavalié
  • 2025

    Compliance

    • Firms to watch
  • 2025

    Tax law

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    Real Estate

    • Tier 3
  • 2025

    Private Equity - LBO

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    private Equity - Fund formation

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    Mergers and acquisitions

    • Tier 5
  • 2025

    Media and entertainment - Cinema

    • Tier 2
  • 2025

    Intellectual Property - Trade marks and designs

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    Intellectual Property - Copyright

    • Tier 1
  • 2025

    Insolvency

    • Tier 3
  • 2025

    IT & Internet

    • Tier 2
  • 2025

    EU, competition and distribution

    • Tier 2
  • 2025

    Employment

    • Tier 2
  • 2025

    Dispute resolution - Commercial Litigation

    • Tier 3
  • 2025

    Banking and finance - Transactional work

    • Tier 4
  • 2025

    Banking and finance - Bank regulatory

    • Tier 3
  • 2025

    Administrative and public law

    • Tier 4

2024

  • 2024

    Next Generation Partner

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Next Generation Partner

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Next Generation Partner

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Leading individuals

  • 2024

    Tax law

  • 2024

    Private equity - Fund formation

    Tier 4

  • 2024

    Administrative and public law

    Tier 4

  • 2024

    Insolvency

    Tier 3

  • 2024

    EU Competition & Distribution

    Tier 3

  • 2024

    Dispute Resolution - Commercial Litigation

    Tier 3

  • 2024

    Employment

    Tier 2

  • 2024

    Private equity - LBO

  • 2024

    Media & entertainment : Cinema

    Tier 3

  • 2024

    Real Estate

    Tier 3

  • 2024

    IP : Copyright

    Tier 2

  • 2024

    IT & Internet

    Tier 2

2023

  • 2023

    Dispute Resolution

    Racine offers broad support, ranging from handling traditional commercial disputes to more challenging corporate and insolvency-related cases.
    The practice is notably providing representation in a shareholder conflict concerning the press field. It assists several prestigious luxury goods brands, as well as several large French companies and some investment funds. The practice also combines strong litigation and insolvency expertise, which makes it a key choice for sensitive liability cases in that space. Bruno Cavalié heads the practice, which also includes insolvency specialists Emmanuel Laverrière, Antoine Diesbecq and Laurent Jourdan; as well as Valérie Ledoux, Sandra Graslin-Latour and Sophie Pasquesoone, who was promoted to partner in January 2022.

    Bruno Cavalié is recognized “Leading Individual: Corporate And Commercial Litigation” in 2023 EMEA Edition

  • 2023

    EU Competition & Distribution Law

    Racine offers broad support, ranging from handling traditional commercial disputes to more challenging corporate and insolvency-related cases. The practice is notably providing representation in a shareholder conflict concerning the press field. It assists several prestigious luxury goods brands, as well as several large French companies and some investment funds. The practice also combines strong litigation and insolvency expertise, which makes it a key choice for sensitive liability cases in that space. Bruno Cavalié heads the practice, which also includes insolvency specialists Emmanuel Laverrière, Antoine Diesbecq and Laurent Jourdan; as well as Valérie Ledoux, Sandra Graslin-Latour and Sophie Pasquesoone, who was promoted to partner in January 2022.

    Bastien Thomas is recognized “Leading Individual” and Guillaume Fabre as “Next Generation Partners” in 2023 EMEA Edition

     

  • 2023

    Banque & Finance : regulatory

    The team at Racine is entrusted by financial institutions, insurers and corporates in the fintech, automotive and medical software areas on a diverse range of regulatory matters. Headed by David Masson, a specialist in the creation and distribution of financial products, the practice advises on the structuring, liquidation and transformation of regulated entities, contract drafting and negotiation, inspections and investigations, and the design of anti-corruption programmes. Associates Lena Chemla, who advises clients on governance mechanisms and post-Brexit reorganisations, and Sonia Oudjhani-Rogez, who is experienced in appearing before the French regulatory authorities, provide additional support.

  • 2023

    Public Law

    Racine assists a prominent client base, made up of large French and international companies, as well as leading property developers. The sizeable and experienced team regularly advises on public procurement contracts, including managing related litigation; is active in the energy sector where it assists companies, investors and energy providers on diverse issues, including the development of solar panel programmes or energy supply contracts; and has solid regulatory and urban planning expertise, regularly advising on private property projects

  • 2023

    Insolvency

    Racine has a strong team that handles a constant flow of work. The practice handles a range of work, from first stage restructuring to insolvency and litigation cases and asset takeover offers. The team often acts for debtors as well as shareholders, commercial partners and investors. It is involved in a range of matters spanning various industry sectors, including glass manufacturing and the media.

    Laurent Jourdan is recognized « Leading Individual» in 2023 EMEA Edition

  • 2023

    IP & Internet

    Racine‘s practice is co-led by Eric Barbry and new arrival Charles Bouffier, who joined the team from August Debouzy in June 2022. It advises a variety of clients on a range of related disputes, wherein for example, an IT project has been left unfinished and contractual obligations unmet. It also assists with regulatory matters, and in the context of data compliance.

  • 2023

    M&A

    The Racine team is exceptional, one of the most experienced in France, particularly in terms of SPACs and SPACings. The team has worked on almost all of the most relevant operations in this sector in France.’

    ‘Excellent experience with Maud Bakouche in particular, extremely professional, very available, constructive and with very precise and appropriate advice.’ ‘The team is extremely committed to its customers’

  • 2023

    Employment

    Racine assists top French and international corporations, including blue-chip names in the energy sector and financial services clients. The highly experienced employment team has been retained to assist with one of France most high-profile M&A deals, and the practice also has particular strength in handling challenging employment law issues linked to large insolvency cases and restructuring projects. It is involved in several key matters including mandates involving up to a thousand workers; it also acts in major litigation, an area where the team is also highly capable regarding both collective and individual issues. The practice is acting in several sensitive individual disputes concerning top executive terminations and sexual discrimination allegations. The practice is co-headed by Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Sarah Usunier and Philippe Rogez.

    Frédéric Broud is recognized “Leading Individual” dans l’édition 2023 EMEA

  • 2023

    Private Equity : Fund Formation

    Clients turn to Racine’s team for a wide range of fund formation mandates, including structuring, fund reviews, secondary transitions, and regulatory issues. Practice head Rima Maitrehenry has considerable expertise advising French and international fund managers on transactions involving the sale or acquisition of fund portfolios or direct investments, as well as hybrid transactions involving both fund formation and secondary transactions.

    Rima Maitrehenry is recognized as “Next Generation Partners” in 2023 EMEA Edition

  • 2023

    Real Estate

    The practice at Racine is co-headed by Nicolas Boytchev, Jean-Philippe Lorizon and Nelson Segundo; it advises its clients on an array of related matters, being real estate transactions and due diligence; commercial leases; development and construction; and financing. Its particular focus involves assisting on the high-value leasing of premises to well-known brands in notable locations, especially within Paris.

  • 2023

    Tax

    Racine has a very solid team, able to handle a wide range of matters. The practice, which combines personal and corporate tax expertise, routinely assists founders, individual shareholders and companies’ management, as well as companies and investment funds. The tax team recently completed cutting-edge work in the field of SPACs; advising on the creation and IPO listing of several SPACs, and more recently on de-SPAC deals by way of a merger. The tax team also handles M&A and private equity tax work. It is also recognised for its real estate tax expertise. The practice is co-headed by Fabrice Rymarz, Xavier Rollet and public law professor Marc Pelletier, who joined in 2022 from Frenkel & Associés to handle tax litigation work.

  • 2023

    Droit européen, concurrence et distribution

  • 2023

    Private Equity : LBO

    « Firms to watch »:

    Racine‘s private equity group was established in 2021. Led by Marie Pouget, it has a growing LBO work stream focused chiefly on investment funds in the construction and heavy industry sectors.

  • 2023

    EU Law, Competition and Distribution

Décideurs

2025

  • 2025

    Contentieux & Arbitrage - Arbitrage international

    • Recommended : Bruno Cavalié and Antoine Diesbecq
  • 2025

    Dispute Resolution - White collar crime

    • Highly recommended : Bruno Cavalié, Sandra Graslin-Latour, Thibault Guillemin
  • 2025

    Dispute Resolution - Banking & Finance Litigation

    • Excellent : Bruno Cavalié, Barna Evva, Sandra Graslin-Latour, Laurent Jourdan
  • 2025

    Dispute Resolution - Commercial litigation over €100M

    • Excellent : Bruno Cavalié, Antoine Diesbecq, Sandra Graslin-Latour, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuel Laverrière, Sophie Pasquesoone
  • 2025

    Promotion & construction Real estate development

    • Excellent : Nicolas Boytchev, Jean-Phillipe Lorizon
  • 2025

    Promotion & construction - Construction litigation (including insurance)

    • Leading: Armelle Bouty-Duparc, Nicolas Boytchev, Jean-Philippe Lorizon, Emmanuelle Ménard, Eve Nicolas
  • 2025

    Promotion & construction : Advising and contracts (markets and construction)

    • Leading : Nicolas Bois | Nicolas Boytchev | Jean-Philippe Lorizon | Emmanuelle Ménard | Eve Nicolas
  • 2025

    Restructuring & insolvency Advising banks and creditors

    • Highly recommended
  • 2025

    Restructuring & insolvency Board of companies and shareholders - Upper mid & large-cap

    • Excellent
  • 2025

    Restructuring & insolvency Council of administrators and legal representatives

    • Leading
  • 2025

    Restructuring & insolvency - LBO transactions in difficulty

    • Leading
  • 2025

    Innovation, technology & telecoms Digital Platforms Law and Applications

    • Highly recommended
  • 2025

    Innovation, technology & telecoms Data Protection Law and Cybersecurity

    • Excellent
  • 2025

    Innovation, technology & telecoms IT, software & digital projects

2024

  • 2024

    Public Law - Urban commercial planning

    • Leading : Thierry Gallois, Damien Richard
  • 2024

    Public Law - Public domain

    • Excellent : Sylvain Bergès, Nicolas Fady, Thierry Gallois, Jean-Pierre Hounieu
  • 2024

    Public Law - Market regulation

    • Recommended : Sylvain Bergès
  • 2024

    Marketing, e-commerce & Distribution - Contentieux judiciaire en marques, dessin & modèles

    • Recommended
  • 2024

    Marketing, e-commerce & Distribution - Intellectual property Management of trademark, design and model portfolios

    • Recommended
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Collective bargaining and social relations

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Amanda Galvan, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau et Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Representation of senior executives

    • Highly recommended : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Amanda Galvan, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau et Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Collective and individual compensation

    • Highly recommended : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Amanda Galvan, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Centre, Pays de la Loire, Bretagne

    • leading : Anne-Laure Mary-Cantin, Charles Philip 
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

    • highly recommended : Emilie Million-Rousseau
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Grand-Est

    • Excellent : Sabine Knust-Matt, Hugo Da Costa et Maxime Laithier 
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Social compliance

    • highly recommended : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Reorganizations, socials programs, and related litigation

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Amanda Galvan, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Mobility and expatriation

    • Highly recommended : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Reorganizations, socials programs, and related litigation

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Amanda Galvan, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Social management of M&As and social audits

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2024

    Labor & Employment - Additional social protection

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Guillaume Thuleau et Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    Competition & Antitrust - State Aids

    • Excellent : Bastien Thomas
  • 2024

    Competition & Antitrust - Antitrust

    • Excellent : Valérie Ledoux-Tömek, Sophie Pasquesoone, Bastien Thomas
  • 2024

    Competition & Antitrust - Merger control

    • Highly recommended : Valérie Ledoux-Tömek, Sophie Pasquesoone, Bastien Thomas
  • 2024

    Competition & Antitrust - Distribution law

    • Excellent : Valérie Ledoux-Tömek, Sophie Pasquesoone, Bastien Thomas
  • 2024

    Intellectual property - Management of trademark, design and model portfolios

    • Recommended : Charles Bouffier
  • 2024

    Intellectual property - Trademark litigation

    • Recommended : Charles Bouffier, Valérie Ledoux
  • 2024

    Wealth management - Wealth tax: regulation and litigation

    • Highly recommended : Xavier Rollet, Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Wealth management - Wealth tax

    • Excellent : Xavier Rollet, Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Innovation, technology & telecoms - Digital Platforms Law and Applications

    • Excellent : Eric Barbry
  • 2024

    Innovation, technology & telecoms - Data Protection Law and Cybersecurity

    • Excellent : Eric Barbry
  • 2024

    Innovation, technology & telecoms - IT, software & digital projects

    • Excellent : Eric Barbry
  • 2024

    Restructuring & insolvency - Council of administrators and legal representatives

    • Leading : Emmanuelle Laverrière
  • 2024

    Restructuring & insolvency - LBO transactions in difficulty

    • Leading : Antoine Diesbecq, Barna Evva, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuelle Laverrière
  • 2024

    Restructuring & Entreprises en difficulté - Conseil des banques et créanciers

    • Highly recommended : Antoine Diesbecq, Barna Evva, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuel Laverrière
  • 2024

    Restructuring & insolvency - Board of companies and shareholders - Upper mid & large-cap

    • Excellent : Antoine Diesbecq, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuel Laverrière
  • 2024

    Private Equity - Venture Capital

    • Highly recommended : Jean-Christophe Beaury, Bruno Cavalié, Mélanie Coiraton, Luc Pons
  • 2024

    Private Equity - Fund structuring

    • Excellent : Rima Maitrehenry, Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Tax law - LBO tax

    • Excellent : Xavier Rollet
  • 2024

    Tax law - Transaction tax

    • Excellent : Xavier Rollet, Fabrice Rymarz et Alan Sournac
  • 2024

    Tax law - Tax : Litigation

    • Excellent : Marc Pelletier, Xavier Rollet, Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Tax law - Major tax litigation

    • Excellent : Marc Pelletier
  • 2024

    Tax law - Taxation of associations and non-profit organizations

      • Excellent : Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Droit fiscal - Fiscalité des groupes internationaux

    • Highly recommended : Xavier Rollet, Fabrice Rymarz, Alan Sournac
  • 2024

    Tax law - VAT

    • Highly recommended : Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Real estate - Tenancy law

    • Excellent : Nicolas Boytchev, Philippe Johnston, Nelson Segundo
  • 2024

    Real estate - Real estate transactions - financing

    • Highly recommended : Barna Evva
  • 2024

    Real estate - Real estate litigation

    • Leading : Nicolas Boytchev, Jean-Philippe Lorizon
  • 2024

    Real estate - Real estate transactions - investment

    • Excellent : Nicolas Boytchev, Barna Evva, Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2024

    Real estate - Real estate tax

    • Excellent : Quentin Cournot, Fabrice Rymarz, Charles-Xavier Vincenti
  • 2024

    Industrial risks & liability litigation - Claims and insurance litigation

    • Highly recommended : Annie Berland (Bordeaux), Emilie Buttier (Nantes), Jean-Pierre Hounieu (Bordeaux), Emmanuelle Ménard (Bordeaux) 
  • 2024

    Industrial risks & liability litigation - Ground transport claims (road and rail)

    • Highly recommended : Annie Berland (Bordeaux), Emilie Buttier (Nantes), Jean-Pierre Hounieu (Bordeaux), Emmanuelle Ménard (Bordeaux)
  • 2024

    Industrial risks & liability litigation - Product liability

    • Highly recommended : Annie Berland, Emmanuelle Menard, Émilie Buttier
  • 2024

    Industrial risks & liability litigation - Claims and insurance litigation

    • Highly recommended : Émilie Buttier, Annie Berland, Emmanuelle Menard, Jean-Pierre Hounieu
  • 2024

    Competition & Antitrust : Merger control

  • 2024

    Dispute resolution : Banking & Finance Litigation

    • Excellent
  • 2024

    Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation

    • Excellent
  • 2024

    Dispute resolution International arbitration

    • Recommended
  • 2024

    Dispute resolution : White collar crime

    • highlu recommended
  • 2024

    Promotion & Construction : Real estate development

    • Excellent
  • 2024

    Promotion & construction : Construction litigation (including insurance)

    • Leading : Armelle Bouty-Duparc, Nicolas Boytchev, Jean-Philippe Lorizon, Emmanuelle Ménard, Eve Nicolas
  • 2024

    Promotion & Construction Advising and contracts (markets and construction)

    <BR>Leading

  • 2024

    Planning and development

    Strong reputation

2023

  • 2023

    Labor & Employment - Collective bargaining and social relations

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2023

    Labor & Employment - Social management of M&As and social audits

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2023

    Labor & Employment - Social management of M&As and social audits

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2023

    Labor & Employment - Reorganizations, socials programs, and related litigation

    • Excellent : Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Sarah Usunier 
  • 2023

    Labor & Employment - Mobility and expatriation

    • Highly recommended : Frédéric Broud, Carla di Fazio Perrin, Philippe Rogez, Sarah Usunier
  • 2023

    M&A : Operations worth between 75 M€ & 500 M€

  • 2023

    Employment - Social management of M&A and social audits

  • 2023

    Tax Law - Transactional taxation

  • 2023

    Merger control

  • 2023

    Antitrust

  • 2023

    State aid

  • 2023

    Distribution law

  • 2023

    Competition

  • 2023

    Dispute resolution

    Commercial litigation : Excellent

    Banking & Finance litigation : Highly recommended

    International arbitration : Recommended

    White collar crime : Recommended

    Africa Desk – Litigation & arbitration : Recommended

  • 2023

    Competition & Antitrust

    Distribution Law : Excellent

    State Aids : Excellent

    Antitrust : Excellent

    Merger control : Highly recommended

  • 2023

    Public Law

    Urban planning : Excellent

  • 2023

    Promotion & Construction

    Advising and contrats (markets and construction) : Leading

    Construction litigation (including Insurance) : Leading

    Promotion immobilière : Excellent

  • 2023

    Innovation, technoloy & telecom

    IT, software & digital projects: Excellent

    Data protection law: Excellent

    Internet : Highly recommended

Best Lawyers

2025

  • 2025

    Investment Funds

    • Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2025

    Tax Law

    • Astrid Marionneau
  • 2025

    Real Estate

    • Priscilla Carron de la Carrière – Paris
    • Nicolas Maillard – Lyon
    • Benjamin Major – Paris
    • Camille Mazeaud – Paris
  • 2025

    Tax Law

    • Marc Pelletier
    • Xavier Rollet
    • Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2025

    Regulatory

    • David Masson
  • 2025

    Real Estate

    • Nicolas Boytchev – Paris
    • Jean-Philippe Lorizon – Paris
    • Even Nicolas – Nantes
  • 2025

    Public Law

    • Sylvain Bergès – Paris
    • Thierry Galois – Paris
    • Damien Richard – Lyon
  • 2025

    Private Equity

    • Emily Pennec
  • 2025

    Mergers & Acquisitions

    • Jean-Christophe Beaury
    • Bruno Cavalié
    • Mélanie Coiraton
    • Frédéric Lafay
    • Bruno Laffont
  • 2025

    Media Law

    • Charles Bouffier
  • 2025

    Litigation

    • Bruno Cavalié
    • Antoine Diesbecq
    • Sandra Graslin-Latour
  • 2025

    Labor & employment Law

    • Frédéric Broud
    • Philippe Rogez
    • Sarah Usunier
  • 2025

    Investment Funds

    • Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2025

    Insurance Law

    • Stéphanie Simon
  • 2025

    Insolvency & Reorganisation law

    • Linda Bessa
    • Antoine Diesbecq
    • Laurent Jourdan
    • Emmanuel Laverrière
  • 2025

    Information Technologie Law

    • Eric Barbry – Paris
    • Loullig Bretel – Nantes
  • 2025

    Financial Institutions

    • Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2025

    Energy

    • Sylvain Bergès
  • 2025

    Corporate law

    • Maud Bakouche
    • Jean-Christophe Beaury
    • Emily Pennec
    • Luc Pons
    • Marie Pouget
  • 2025

    Construction Law

    • Nicolas Boytchev
    • Jean-Philippe Lorizon
  • 2025

    Competition & antitrust Law

    • Guillaume Fabre – Paris
    • Hugo Gervais de Lafond – Marseille
    • Valérie Ledoux-Töme – Paris
    • Sophie Pasquesoone – Paris
    • Bastien Thomas – Paris
  • 2025

    Capital Markets Law

    • Bernard Laurent-Bellue
  • 2025

    Banking & Finance

    • Linda Bessa
    • Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2025

    Arbitration & Mediation

    • Antoine Diesbecq

2024

  • 2024

    Lawyer of the year

2023

  • 2023

    Individual ranking

    • Paris, FR

    Rima Maitrehenry : Banking & Finance Law, Financial Institutions, Investment Funds
    Bernard Laurent-Bellue : Capital Markets Law
    Valérie Ledoux-Tömek : Competition / Antitrust Law
    Bastien Thomas : Competition  / Antitrust Law
    Jean-Philippe Lorizon : Construction Law
    Sylvain Bergès : Energy Law and Public Law
    Eric Barbry : Information Technology Law
    Antoine Diesbecq : Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    Laurent Jourdan : Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    Frédéric Broud : Labor and Employment Law
    Jean-Christophe Beaury : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    Sarah Usunier : Labor and Employment Law
    Bruno Cavalié : Litigation
    Sandra Graslin-Latour : Litigation
    Mélanie Coiraton : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    Nicolas Boytchev : Real Estate Law
    Marc Pelletier : Tax law
    Xavier Rollet : Tax Law
    Fabrice Rymarz : Tax Law

    • Bordeaux, Fr

    Annie Berland : Insurance Law

    • Lyon, FR

    Frédéric Lafay : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    Damien Richard : Public Law

    • Nantes, FR

    Loullig Bretel : Information Technology Law
    Emilie Buttier : Insurance Law
    Eve Nicolas : Real Estate Law

     

International Financial Law Review

2024

  • 2024

    Individual ranking - Private Equity / M&A

    • Highly recommanded : Emily Pennec
    • Notable practionner : Marie Pouget
  • 2024

    Individual ranking - Restructuring & Insolvency

    • Highly regarded : Antoine Diesbecq, Laurent Jourdan
  • 2024

    Individuel ranking - Project development

    • Notable practionner : Sylvain Bergès

International Tax Review

2025

  • 2025

    Highly regarded in « Private client » and « Transactional tax »

    • Xavier Rollet
    • Fabrice Rymarz
  • 2025

    Highly regarded in « Tax controversy »

    • Marc Pelletier
  • 2025

    General corporate tax / Real estate / Transactional tax / Private client / Tax controversy

    Tier 3

2024

  • 2024

    Individual ranking - Restructuring & Insolvency

    • Highly regarded : Antoine Diesbecq, Laurent Jourdan

2023

  • 2023

    Tax

    Independent French law firm Racine’s tax team consists of 10 lawyers with two partners, three counsels and five associates. The firm advises corporate and private clients on tax compliance and contentious issues. It has a focus on the real estate tax work and transactional tax. The firm is experienced in advising on shareholders’ and executives’ compensation,
    employee packages and profit sharing. Xavier Rollet and Fabrice Rymarz are the tax partners leading the team of nine lawyers.

    General corporate tax : tier 3
    Real Estate : tier 3
    Transactional Tax : tier 3

    Xavier Rollet : Highly Regarded
    Frabrice Rymarz : Highly Regarded

Who's Who Legal

2024

  • 2024

    France - Competition - National Leader

    • Recommended : Guillaume Fabre
  • 2024

    France - Competition - Futur Leaders - Partners

    • Global Elite Throught Leader : Guillaume Fabre
  • 2024

    France - Competition - National Leader

    • Recommended : Bastien Thomas
  • 2024

    France - Private Funds

    • Recommended : Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2024

    Franchise - Global Leader

    • Recommended : Stijn Claeys
  • 2024

    France - Energy - Global Leader

    • Recommended : Sylvain Bergès
  • 2024

    France - Restructuring & Insolvency - National Leader

    • Recommended : Laurent Jourdan
  • 2024

    France - Real Estate - National Leader

    • Recommended : Nicolas Boytchev
  • 2024

    Real Estate - Global Leader

    • Recommended : Nicolas Boytchev
  • 2024

    Data - Information Technology - Global Leader

  • 2024

    France - Data - National Leader

    • Recommanded : Eric Barbry
  • 2024

    Data Security - Global Leader

    • Recommended : Eric Barbry

Le Point

2023

  • 2023

    Commercial, Business and Competition Law

Magazine des Affaires

2024

  • 2024

    M&A : Structuring fiscal en LBO

  • 2024

    Private Equity - LBO

Option Droit et Affaires

2024

  • 2024

    PES and collective disputes

    • Category 1 : Frédéric Broud, Sarah Usunier
  • 2024

    RESTRUCTURING - Collective proceedings

    • Category 1 : Antoine Diesbecq, Lisa Ducani, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuel Laverrière
  • 2024

    RESTRUCTURING - Preventing difficulties and renegotiating debt

    • Category 1 : Antoine Diesbecq, Lisa Ducani, Laurent Jourdan, Emmanuel Laverrière
  • 2024

    Fund structuring

    • 3 stars : Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2024

    LBOs, the majority of which involve companies worth between €50 million and €300 million

    • 3 stars : Emily Pennec, Marie Pouget, Linda Bessa
  • 2024

    Mergers and acquisitions where the majority of transactions are under €200 million

    • 4 stars : Maud Bakouche, Jean-Christophe Beaury, Bruno Cavalié, Mélanie Coiraton, Bruno Laffont, Emily Pennec, Luc Pons Marie Pouget
  • 2024

    Business criminal law and AMF penalties

    • 2 stars : Bruno Cavalié, Sandra Graslin-Latour, Thibault Guillemin
  • 2024

    Defects and claims litigation

    • 1 star : Sandra Graslin-Latour, Laurent Jourdan
  • 2024

    Financial, stock market and AMF regulatory litigation

    • 2 stars : Sandra Graslin-Latour
  • 2024

    Acquisition litigation

    • 4 stars : Bruno Cavalié, Laurent Jourdan, Valérie Ledoux, Antoine Diesbecq, Sandra Graslin-Latour, Emmanuel Laverrière, Sophie Pasquesoone
  • 2024

    Private Equity : fund formation

    • 3 stars : Rima Maitrehenry
  • 2024

    Private Equity - Conseils des managers dans les opérations de LBO

    • 2 stars : Marie Pouget, Xavier Rollet
  • 2024

    Private Equity - LBOs, the majority of which involve companies worth between €50 million and €300 million

    • 2 stars : Linda Bessa, Marie Pouget

2023

  • 2023

    Private Equity

    Band 2 : LBO operations from 50 to 300 M€

  • 2023

    M&A

    Band 4 : M&A with a majority of operations is less than 200 millions euros

  • 2023

    Restructuring

    Band 4: Collective procedures (safeguards, judicial restatements and liquidations)

    Band 4: Preventing difficulties and renegotiating debt

    Band 4: Redundancy plans and related collective litigation

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