70 Awards
National & international
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.

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Rankings
Magazine des Affaires
2020
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2020
Restructuring
Le Point
2021
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2021
Public
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the category “Public law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Real estate - Construction
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the category “ Real estate Law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Tax
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the category “ Tax Law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Law
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories “Corporate law”, Mergers & Acquisitions” and “Private equity and venture capital” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Social
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories “Social security and social protection law” and “Labour law (employers)” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
IP/IT & Data protection
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories “New technologies, informations technology and communication” and “Industrial property Law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Corporate litigation and arbitration
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories “Arbitration law” and “Business Criminal Law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings. -
2021
Competition - Distribution - Contracts
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories ” Competition commercial business law” and “Consumer law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings.
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2021
Banking Finance Insurance
Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the categories “Compliance”, “Insurance law” and “Banking and stock exchange law” of the 2021 edition of Le Point rankings.

Best Lawyers
2021
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2021
Classements individuels
- Paris, FR
Eric Barbry : Information Technology Law
Jean-Christophe Beaury : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Sylvain Bergès : Energy Law and Public Law
Bruno Cavalié : Litigation
Mélanie Coiraton : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Antoine Diesbecq : Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Sandra Graslin-Latour : Litigation
Laurent Jourdan : Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bernard Laurent-Bellue : Capital Markets Law
Valérie Ledoux-Tömek : Competition / Antitrust Law
Jean-Philippe Lorizon : Construction Law
Xavier Rollet : Tax Law
Fabrice Rymarz : Tax Law
Carol Santoni : Real Estate Law
Bastien Thomas : Competition / Antitrust Law
Henri De Lagarde : Energy Law- Bordeaux, FR
Annie Berland : Insurance Law
- Lyon, FR
Frédéric Lafay : Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nantes, FR
Loullig Bretel : Information Technology Law
Emilie Buttier : Insurance Law
Eve Nicolas : Real Estate Law- Ones to watch
Polina Bogoyavlenskaya: Banking and Finance Law
Camille Mazeaud: Real Estate Law
Sonia Oudjhani : Banking and Finance Law

Chambers
2021
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2021
Private Equity: fund formation
Rima Maitrehenry is recommanded by Chambers.
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2021
Litigation
Represents a broad client base of multinationals, financial institutions and private individuals. Demonstrates notable experience in complex contractual disputes and shareholder conflicts. Further expertise in handling insolvency-linked cases.
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2021
Employment
Assists clients with the negotiation of collective agreements and the implementation of redundancy plans, including in the context of insolvency proceedings. Additionally handles individual litigations. Particularly proficient advising on social security mandates as well as health and safety issues.
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2021
Restructuring
Well reputed for advising both debtors and lenders on debt restructurings, distressed M&A and liquidation proceedings. Additional expertise in ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures, as well as insolvency disputes. Assists clients from a broad range of sectors.
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2021
Real Estate
Advises clients on all aspects of real estate matters from project development to rental management. Strong expertise in both acquisitions and leasing matters. Also advises on construction of real estate property. Client list includes real estate investors, media conglomerates and financial institutions.

Décideurs
2021
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2021
Real Estate & Construction
Construction litigation (including insurance): Key player
Construction (contracts, works, contracts and advice): Excellent
Real estate development (VEFA, BEFA, CPI, setting up operations): Excellent
Commercial lease law: Excellent
Real Estate sales Litigation: Excellent
Real estate taxation: Excellent
Real estate operations – investment: Strong reputation
Real estate operations – financing: Strong reputation
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2021
Risk Management & Insurance
Construction litigation: Key Player
Insurance Claims and Litigation: strong reputation
Product Liability: strong reputation
Claims and Ground Transportation (Road and Rail): strong reputation
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2021
Fusions & Acquisitions
Distressed M&A: Excellent
Operations between M€ 75 and M€ 500: Excellent
Social management of M&A and social audits: Strong reputation
Merger control: Strong reputation
Transactional taxation: Strong reputation
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2021
Technologies, Internet & Telecoms
IT, software & digital projects: Excellent
Internet: Highly recommanded
Personal Data Law: Highly recommanded
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2021
Construction, Promotion, Infrastructures
Construction litigation : Key player
Construction (contracts, works, contracts and consulting) : Excellent
Real estate development (VEFA, BEFA, CPI, transactions) : Excellent
Urban planning and development : Excellent -
2021
Distressed companies / Restructuring
Clients: court-appointed receivers : Key player
Clients: Distressed buyouts : Key player
Collective proceedings: advice for large-cap companies and their shareholders : Excellent
Clients: banks and debt securities holders : Strong reputation -
2021
Litigation and arbitration
Commercial litigation : Key player
Financial and equity transaction : Excellent
International arbitration : Recongnized practice
Criminal law : Recongnized practice
Distribution law : Key player
States aids : Excellent
Antitrust & anti-competitive practices : Recongnized practice
Merger control : Recongnized practice
Criminal health law : Recongnized practice
High-risk litigation and social criminal law : Excellent
2020
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2020
Innovation: technology & patents
Data Protection : Highy recommanded
IT & Software : Highly recommanded
Internet law : Highly recommanded
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2020
Wealth Management
Personal and patrimonial taxation : Excellent
Assistance in pre-litigation, litigation – personal and patrimonial taxation : Strong reputation
Mobility and expatriation : Reputable practice
Real estate taxation : Excellent

International Financial Law Review
2021
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2021
IFLR 1000
Restructuring: Tier 4
Banking: Tier 5
Financial services regulatory: Other Notable
M&A: Other Notable
Individual rankings: Sylvain Bergès (Notable practitionner), Antoine Diesbecq (Highly regarded), Laurent Jourdan (Highly regarded)

International Tax Review

Le Point

Legal 500
2021
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2021
Tax
Racine‘s team has strong property tax expertise through Fabrice Rymarz who is regularly retained to advise on large transactions. The practice recenty assisted key clients with the sale of major office and logistic buildings and portfolios. Rymarz also advises on the structuring of M&A transactions, often in collaboration with the firm’s corporate colleagues. Xavier Rollet, who co-heads the practice with Rymarz, specialises in advising private clients, including executive officers and shareholders. He also represents companies in dealing with the tax aspects of international employee transfers, management tax incentives and employee shareholding.
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2021
IP/IT
Racine focuses on three areas, with recognised expertise in digitalisation, data protection and litigation. Contentious work centres around the protection of concepts, algorithms, trade marks and patents. Eric Barbry is the key name and retained by a mix of international and domestic clients, notably for assistance with their digital transformation.
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2021
Public law
Racine demonstrates high-level urban-planning law expertise. The firm assists major companies and leading developers undertaking major land and property development projects, with recent examples including several projects around Paris’ main airports and an ambitious industrial farming project in the North of France. In addition, the practice also offers strong general public law and public contract expertise, acting for both public and private sector entities. Finally, the firm also advises on energy regulatory matters.
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2021
Employment
Racine’s team is increasingly acting in challenging cases. The practice is very active in restructuring and workforce downsizing matters and offers strong experience in assisting debtors with insolvency proceedings, including dealing with mass redundancies and connected litigation.
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2021
Real Estate
Racine scores with its comprehensive range of expertise. Recently, the firm received instructions from key clients, including major asset managers, developers and renters companies, to assist with significant rent and construction issues linked to the Covid-19 outbreak. In parallel, the practice advised key clients on investment transactions pertaining to major office, data and logistic assets. The group also regularly advises on leasing, construction and related litigation, and is well known for advising prestigious luxury brands on landmark leasing and construction work.
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2021
Competition-Distribution
The varied practice at Racine frequently acts on complex state aid matters for well-known domestic clients, as well as on cross-border merger control cases. The team is particularly well known for its expertise in distribution matters, including disputes in the agribusiness and mobility sectors.
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2021
Restructuring
Racine maintained a high level of activity throughout 2020. The team has been dealing with all sizes of restructuring and insolvency files, most often advising debtors. It has handled matters concerning various industry sectors, such as press, retail, food and aviation, and played a pivotal role advising press distributor Pressalis on its high-profile insolvency proceedings. The practice is also managing several related litigation cases.
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2021
Legal 500 EMEA
- Litigation : Band 2
- Employment : Band 2
- Restructuring : Band 3
- Real Estate : Band 3
- Administrative and public law : Band 3
- EU Competition and distribution : Band 3
- IT and Internet : Band 3
- Tax : Band 4
- Mergers and Acquisitions : Band 5
- The Regions : Band 1

Magazine des Affaires

Option Droit et Affaires
2021
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2021
M&A
Band 2: M&A with a majority of operations is less than 200 millions euros
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2021
Litigation
Band 3: Acquisition litigation
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2021
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
2019
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2019
M&A
Band 2: M&A with a majority of operations is less than 300 millions euros
2020
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2020
M&A
Band 2: M&A with a majority of operations is less than 200 millions euros

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