Distinctions

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

2022

• 2022

  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.

• 2022

  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.

• 2022

  M&A

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

• 2022

  Employment

  Racine 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 advising on social security mandates as well as health and safety issues.

• 2022

  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.

   

• 2022

  Competition / European Law

  Bastien Thomas joins the rankings this year on the back of growing market recognition. He frequently acts on merger control mandates. One satisfied client notes that “he is very competent, responsive and available”.

• 2022

  Private Equity : Fund Formation

  Rima Maitrehenry joined Racine in March 2021. She is endorsed by market commentators for her work assisting domestic private equity firms with fund structurings.

• 2022

  Restructuring

  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 assists clients from a broad range of sectors.

• 2022

  Private Equity

  Rima Maitrehenry joined Racine in March 2021. She is endorsed by market commentators for her work assisting domestic private equity firms with fund structurings.

2021

• 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.

  Laurent Jourdan is recognised for his expertise in financial restructuring matters, particularly for distressed companies. He is further well versed in safeguard and conciliation procedures.”

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 2021

  Private Equity: fund formation

  Rima Maitrehenry is recommanded by Chambers.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

  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

2022

• 2022

  Employment

  Racine‘s prominent team assists a high-profile client base that includes a leading French bank and insurer, several leading French companies and numerous SMEs. The practice handles a high volume of strategic governance and restructuring work, often working alongside the firm’s insolvency practice. The group also demonstrates strength in advising on the employment law aspects of M&A transactions and was recently involved in one of the market’s largest publicly listed transactions. Litigation and sensitive individual files area other areas of strength. The practice is co-headed by the excellent Frédéric Broud, Carla Di Fazio Perrin, Sarah Usunier and Philippe Rogez.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Public Law

  Racine houses a large and experienced team, able to assist clients with the full range of public law issues. The practice is especially strong in urban planning and development where it frequently acts for leading developers on public and private sector development and construction projects. Public domain matters, such as recently advising on several issues concerning several of France’s fluvial and sea ports, are another area of strength. Lately, the team has also been involved in a number of matters pertaining to the energy sector, advising on various public law issues such as regulatory, litigation and projects. Finally, clients also turn to the practice for public procurement work. Public and private sector companies as well as public local entities are clients. The practice is co-headed by Thierry Gallois and Sylvain Bergès in Paris alongside Damien Richard and Anthony Bichelonne in Lyon.”

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  EU competition and distribution

  The experienced team at independent firm Racine acts for major international corporate clients on a diverse spread of competition and distribution issues. These include state aid, merger control, abuse of dominant position, anticompetitive agreements, and proceedings before the French Competition Authority and European Commission, as well as before the European Court of Justice. Antitrust expert Valérie Ledoux, who created the team in 2019, and Bastien Thomas, who specialises in the energy, mobility, agri-food, mobility, automotive and media sectors, direct the practice. Distribution partnership specialist Sophie Pasquesoone was promoted to partner in January 2022.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Dispute Resolution : Commercial Litigation

  Racine is an excellent choice for high-stakes M&A and shareholders disputes, with practice head Bruno Cavalié’s as the key contact in that area. The firm has been recently playing a front role in the Suez-Veolia M&A battle, defending Suez, and was also involved in a heated dispute in the media sector. The litigation practice also draws on expertise from the firm’s corporate, competition and restructuring departments to handle commercial, insolvency and real estate-related cases. Antoine Diesbecq, Laurent Jourdan, Valérie Ledoux and Sandra Graslin-Latour are particularly involved. The firm assists a prominent client base, including several of France’s leading companies.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  IT

  Racine is best known for digitalisation, information system security, e- commerce and computing work, handling both contentious and non-contentious mandates. The team acts as data protection officer for more than 125 companies in commerce, distribution, press, education and transport, advising them on their day-to-day IT issues. Eric Barbry is the practice head and frequently assists clients with the legal aspects of their digital transformation.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Insolvency

  Racine has an excellent team which often assists debtors and investors. The practice handles a large volume of work, principally acting in mid-size market restructuring and insolvency cases, but also has proven expertise in larger matters. Recently, the team has been particularly active in the food, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors. It assisted several investors presenting takeover bids on major assets. The practice has also worked alongside the firm’s real estate group to assist lessors with the debt restructuring of several prominent hospitality and retail companies. Antoine Diesbecq, Laurent Jourdan and Emmanuel Laverrière co-head the practice. Associate Lisa Ducani also deserves a mention.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Tax

  Racine‘s tax team provides key support to the firm’s transactional practice. The team has strong property tax expertise and regularly advises on significant asset and portfolio transactions. In addition, the tax team offers strong private equity and M&A capabilities. It advises a number of prominent investment funds and has advised investors on the setting up and IPO deals of several SPACs. The stand-alone practice includes tax restructuring, private client matters and litigation work. The practice is co-headed by Fabrice Rymarz and Xavier Rollet.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Real Estate

  Racine assists its clients at every stage of their transactions, from land development and urban planning to acquisitions, lease negotiations, financing, tax and rental management. Department leader Nicolas Boytchev ‘perfectly masters his subject and constantly offers the best solutions to his clients’. Involved in numerous logistics matters, Racine is advising Episo 5 on the €85m sale-and-leaseback acquisition of a portfolio of 27 logistics sites in France from the haulier Jacky Perrenot and a large international logistics group.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Private Equity

  Racine offers private equity fund structuring advice to fund managers and sponsors. In addition, it also handles fund reviews, secondary transactions and regulatory issues.

  Legal 500 EMEA

• 2022

  Mergers & Acquisitions

  ‘Recommended for their knowledge and experience in the field of M&A and also the importance that they direct to the finer details in their negotiation strategy.’

  Legal 500 EMEA

2021

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 2021

  EU Law, Competition and Distribution

  • 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

2023

• 2023

  Merger control

• 2023

  Antitrust

• 2023

  State aid

• 2023

  Distribution law

• 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

2022

• 2022

  IP

  Trademark litigation : recommended

• 2022

  Banking & finance

  Financial services – regulatory & litigation : recommended

  Small-cap share ans convertible capital markets : recommended

   

• 2022

  Energy & environment

  Renewable energy law : Highly recommended

  Energy market regulation : Highly recommended

• 2022

  Private Equity

  Fund structuring :Excellent

  Venture Capital : Highly recommended

• 2022

  Labor & employment

  Collective bargaining and social relations : Excellent

  Reorganizations, social programs, and related litigation: Excellent

  High-risk individual litigation: Excellent

  Collective and individual compensation : Highly recommended

  Representation of senior executives : Highly recommended

  Additional social protection : Highly recommended

  Social compliance : Recommended

   

• 2022

  Industrial risks & liability litigation

  Product liability : Highly recommended

  Claims and insurance litigation : Highly recommended

  Ground transport claims (road and rail) : Highly recommended

• 2022

  Tax Law

  LBO tax : Excellent

  Major tax litigation : Excellent

  Taxations of associations and non-profit organizations : Excellent

  Tax – Litigation : Highly recommended

  Transactions tax : Highly recommended

  Urban planning : Highly recommended

  VAT : Highly recommended

• 2022

  Real estate

  Real estate tax : Excellent

  Tenancy Law : Excellent

  Real estate litigation : Excellent

  Real estate transactions – financing : Highly recommended

  Real estate transactions – investment : Highly recommended

   

• 2022

  M&A

  Opération worth between €75 & €500 m : Excellent

  Distressed M&A : Excellent

   

• 2022

  Promotion & construction

  Advising and contracts : Excellent

  Real estate development : Excellent

   

• 2022

  Restructuring

  LBO transactions in difficulty : Leading

  Council of administrators and legal representatives : Leading

  Advising large-cap companies and their shareholders : Excellent

  Advising banks and creditors : Highly recommended

• 2022

  Public Law

  Urban commercial planning : Leading

  Market regulation : recommended

• 2022

  Innovation, technology & telecoms

  IT, software & digital projects: Excellent

  Personal Data Law: Excellent

  Internet: Highly recommended

• 2022

  Dispute resolution

  Commercial litigation : Leading

  Banking & Finance litigation : Excellent

  International arbitration : Recommended

  White collar crime : Recommended

• 2022

  Competition & Antitrust

  Distribution Law : Leading

  State Aids : Excellent

  Merger control : Highly recommended

  Antitrust : Highly recommended

2021

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 2021

  Technologies, Internet & Telecoms

  IT, software & digital projects: Excellent

  Internet: Highly recommanded

  Personal Data Law: Highly recommanded

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

   

2022

• 2022

  Individual ranking

  • 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
  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

   

  • Nantes, FR

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

2021

• 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

2022

• 2022

  IFLR

  Restructuring : Tier 4
  Banking & Finance : 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
  Marie Pouget: Notable practitioner

2021

• 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)

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

2023

• 2023

  Commercial, Business and Competition Law

2022

• 2022

  Real Estate Law

  Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the “Real Estate Law” category of the 2022 edition of Le Point rankings.

• 2022

  M&A

  Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the “Mergers – Acquisitions“ category of the 2022 edition of Le Point rankings.

• 2022

  IP/ IT & Data protection

  Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the category “New technologies, information technology and communication” of the 2022 edition of Le Point rankings.

• 2022

  Commercial, Business and Competition Law

  Racine is one of the best law firms in France in the category “Commercial, Business and Competition Law” of Le Point 2022 rankings.

2021

• 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.

• 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.

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

2022

• 2022

  M&A

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

• 2022

  Litigation

  Band 4: Acquisition litigation

• 2022

  Private Equity

  Band 3 : Found structurings

  Band 2 : LBO operations from 50 to 300 M€

  Band 2 : LBO Managers’ Council

   

• 2022

  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

2021

• 2021

  M&A

  Band 2: M&A with a majority of operations is less than 200 millions euros

• 2021

  Litigation

  Band 3: Acquisition litigation

• 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