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Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit
• Ranking the Continental European law firm: 63/ 150
• Lawyer productivity ranking (revenue per lawyer): 47/ 150
• Ranking by size (Number of lawyers): 17/ 150
• Revenue ranking (Reflecting 2011 revenues): 21/ 150
• Décideurs 100: which law firms at the top? 39/ 100
• Ranking the French law firms: 8/ 150
• Partner productivity ranking ( Revenue per partner): 16/ 150 
 

OUR PRACTICES

Corporate and tax:

August & Debouzy was ranked among the top 10 of M&A legal advisors in Q1 2010 in the Thomson Reuters’ legal advisory league table. The total value of transactions was USD 597 million.
Legal 500 EMEA:
• Tier 4/6 (M&A) - Tier 5/7 (Tax)
Legal 500 Paris:
• Tier 5/8 (M&A) - Tier 6/7 (Tax)
PLC Which Lawyer:
• Corporate – recognised
• Corporate - Gilles August recommended
Option Droit & Affaires:
● Tier 1/4 (Restructuring)
Tier 5/5 (Majority of LBO transactions over EUR 200 million)
● Tier 4/5 (Advice to managers) - Xavier Rohmer and Philippe Lorentz
● Tier 5/5 (Fund structuring) - Xavier Rohmer and Philippe Lorentz
● Tier 4/5 (Majority of LBO transactions between EUR 50 and 200 million (Gilles August - Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc - Ferenc Gonter - Kamal Nasrollah - Philippe Lorentz - Xavier Rohmer)
Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit:
• LBO: recognised
• LBO - Tax: highly recommended

“August & Debouzy advises on major transactions in France and North Africa where the firm has an office. Gilles August has a strong reputation and Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc and Pierre Descheemaeker are also recommended.  The team counts around thirty lawyers and acts for a wide range of industrial clients.  The firm assisted Schneider Electric Industries on the acquisition of Areva T&D alongside Alstom, and RATP on the exchange of its 25.6% stake in Transdev.” - LEGAL 500

Labour & Employment:

Chambers and Partners Europe:
• Tier 2/4 (Emmanuelle Barbara: band 1)
Legal 500 EMEA:
• Tier 1/4
Legal 500 Paris:
• Tier 1/5
PLC Which Lawyer:
• Highly recommended (Emmanuelle Barbara endorsed)
Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit:
• Collective bargaining: excellent
• Employment law: excellent
• International mobility: highly recommended
• Welfare protection: highly recommended
● M&A employment aspects- employment audits: leading
● Supplementary welfare protection: excellent
● High-risk litigation – criminal employment law: leading
● Representation of senior executives & corporate officers: highly recommended
Option Droit & Affaires:
● Tier 4/5 (Bankruptcy proceedings)
● Tier 2/5 (Layoff plans and related collective litigation)
 
“August & Debouzy has a stable 30-lawyer team that delivers ‘excellent work where nothing is left to chance’. Five partners lead the practice; the excellent Emmanuelle Barbara, Fabienne Haas, Philippe Durand, Marie-Hélène Bensadoun and Virginie Devos. The department provides cutting-edge advice on the latest issues, such as psycho-sociological risks in the work place. It advises numerous CAC 40 groups, small and mid-cap companies and top executives, handling major acquisition, restructuring and litigation work.” - LEGAL 500

IP, IT, Media & Telecoms:

Chambers and Partners Europe:
• IP - Grégoire Desrousseaux: band 1
Legal 500 EMEA:
Tier 2/4 (IT, Telecoms, Internet) - Tier 4/5 (IP)
Legal 500 Paris:
Tier 2/4 (IT) - Tier 2/2 (Media) - Tier 3/4 (IP)
PLC Which Lawyer:
• TMT - recommended
• Telecoms - Christophe Clarenc endorsed
Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit:
• Internet: highly recommended
• IT: excellent
• Telecoms: recommended
• Best practices for IT & software: excellent
• Press: recommended (Kami Haeri, Mahasti razavi)
• Advertising: recommended (Florence Chafiol-Chaumont, Kami Haeri, Mahasti Razavi)
• Trademarks, designs: highly recommended (Kami Haeri, Mahasti Razavi)
• Marketing, Media: highly recommended (Kami Haeri, Mahasti Razavi, Florence Chafiol-Chaumont)
• Cinema: recommended (Kami Haeri)
• Patent litigation: excellent (Grégoire Desrousseaux, François Pochart)
Option droit & affaires:
•Tier 2/5 (IT) - Tier 3/5 (Internet) -
•Tier 3/5 (Media) - Mahasti Razavi, Florence Chafiol and Kami Haeri
•Tier 2/5 (Audiovisual and cinema) - Tier 3/5 (IP)
•Tier 2/5 (Patent litigation) - Grégoire Desrousseaux and François Pochart
•Tier 3/5 (Trademark law) - Grégoire Desrousseaux, François Pochart and Kami Haeri
•Tier 1/5 (IT law) - Mahasti Razavi and Florence Chafiol

“August & Debouzy has a ‘young and dynamic team’ ‘able to adapt to a fast changing environment that makes up the new technologies world’. Mahasti Razavi, Kami Haeri and Florence Chafiol-Chaumont manage the firm’s practice, with strong expertise in IT, internet and data protection matters. The team assists large users, leading internet and technology companies, including Microsoft, Dassault Systèmes, Nokia and Orange. The firm recently made a strong addition to its telecoms and media practice through hiring the ‘very technically excellent’ Christophe Clarenc”. - LEGAL 500
  
  
Litigation Arbitration:

Chambers and Partners Europe:
•Tier 3/4 (Gilles August: band 4, Kami Haeri: band 4 and Marie Danis: band U)
Legal 500 EMEA:
•Tier 4/4 (Commercial litigation)
•Other recommended firms (White-collar crime)
•Other recommended firms (International litigation)
Legal 500 Paris:
•Tier 4/6 (Commercial litigation)
•Tier 3/4 (White-collar crime)
•Tier 7/7 (International arbitration)
PLC Which Lawyer: recognised
Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit:
• Commercial litigation: recommended
• Acquisition litigation: recommended
• White-collar crime: highly recommended
Option Droit & Affaires:
•Tier 4/5 (Acquisition litigation)
•Tier 3/5 (Defective products litigation)
•Tier 3/5 (White-collar crime)
•Tier 5/5 (International arbitration)
•Tier 4/5 (Restructuring)

“Kami Haeri at August & Debouzy handles some leading cases.  The firm is very pro-active in raising its clients’ awareness of criminal risks”. - LEGAL 500

  
Government, Regulatory & Concurrence:

Chambers and Partners Europe:
• Competition law - Christophe Clarenc: band 2
Legal 500 EMEA:
•Tier 5/5 (Administrative and public law)
•Tier 5/5 (Competition law)
Legal 500 Paris:
•Tier 4/5
PLC Which Lawyer:
• Administrative and public law: highly recommended
• Competition law: Christophe Clarenc endorsed
Décideurs Stratégie Finance Droit:
• Administrative law: highly recommended

“August & Debouzy offers 'very responsive' expertise in government and regulatory matters based on its 'strong practical knowledge of the issues'. Dominique de Combles de Nayves' team advises a range of major clients - private companies, state-owned entities and ministries - operating in various industries including construction, transport, armament and military & aerospace.” - LEGAL 500