--- title: "Chambers and Partners France Guide 2026 Rankings" id: "10163" type: "post" slug: "chambers-and-partners-france-guide-2026-rankings" published_at: "2026-02-05T15:01:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-09-07T14:08:47+00:00" url: "https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/press-release/chambers-and-partners-france-guide-2026-rankings/" markdown_url: "https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/press-release/chambers-and-partners-france-guide-2026-rankings.md" taxonomy_category: - "Press release" taxonomy_language: - "English" taxonomy_post_translations: - "pll_6a9ec39c73dee" --- Summarize with AI August Debouzy has once again been recognized by Chambers and Partners in its France Guide 2026. **13 Practice Areas Recognized** In the 2026 edition, the firm is ranked across 13 practice areas: - Corporate Compliance & Investigations – **Band 1** - Employment – **Band 1** - Real Estate – **Band 3** - TMT – **Band 1** - White-Collar Crime – **Band 3** - Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite – **Band 4** - Pharma/Life Sciences – **Band 4** - Intellectual Property – **Band 1** - Public Law – **Band 2** - Sport – **Band 3** - Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability – **Band 4** - Restructuring/Insolvency – **Band 4** - Foreign Investment – **Band 3** **25 Lawyers Recognized Individually** The guide also recognizes 25 of our partners for their expertise and leadership: **Antonia Raccat** - Real Estate — **Band 3** **Grégoire Desrousseaux** - Intellectual Property : Patents — **Band 1** **Marie Danis** - Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite — **Band 4** - International Arbitration — **Band 5** **Emmanuelle Barbara** - Employment — **Band 1** **Julien Aucomte** - Corporate/M&A: Highend Capability — **Band 5** **François Pochart** - Pharma/Life Sciences: Intellectual Property — **Band 1** - Intellectual Property: Patents — **Band 1** **Bernard Cazeneuve** - Corporate Compliance & Investigations — **Band 2** **Jérôme Brosset** - Corporate/M&A: Highend Capability — **Band 6** **Jennifer Hinge** - Banking & Finance — Band 5 **Emmanuelle Mignon** - Public Law — Band 3 **Lionel Martin** - Intellectual Property: Patents — **Up and Coming** **Olivier Attias** - Corporate Compliance & Investigations — **Band 3** **Mahasti Razavi** - TMT: Information Technology — **Band 1** **Vincent Brenot** - Environment — **Potential** - Public Law — **Band 2** - Foreign Investment — **Band 3** **Guillaume Aubatier** - Real Estate — **Band 2** **Basile Ader** - TMT: Media — **Band 3** **Marie-Hélène Bensadoun** - Employment — **Band 2** **Fabienne Haas** - Employment — **Band 3** **Benjamin van Gaver** - Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite — **Band 4** **Florence Chafiol** - TMT: Data Protection — **Band 1** **Julien Wagmann** - Corporate/M&A: Highend Capability — **Band 6** **Valérie Munoz-Pons** - WhiteCollar Crime — **Band 4** **Virginie Devos** - Employment — **Band 3** **Laurent Cotret** - Restructuring/Insolvency — **Band 3** **Astrid Mignon Colombet** - Corporate Compliance & Investigations — **Band 3** - WhiteCollar Crime — **Band 3** These distinctions reflect the continued commitment of August Debouzy’s teams to supporting their clients, as well as the renewed trust placed in the firm. We extend our sincere thanks to our clients for their loyalty and to our teams for their daily dedication. To learn more about our expertise, the full Chambers France 2026 rankings are available here: [https://chambers.com/law-firm/august-debouzy-france-121:2519](https://chambers.com/law-firm/august-debouzy-france-121:2519) Share - Linkedin - Copy Link Summarize with AI ### Authors 24 - [Antonia Raccat](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/antonia-raccat/) - [Grégoire Desrousseaux](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/gregoire-desrousseaux/) - [Emmanuelle Barbara](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/emmanuelle-barbara/) - [Julien Aucomte](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/julien-aucomte/) - [François Pochart](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/francois-pochart/) - [Bernard Cazeneuve](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/bernard-cazeneuve/) - [Jérôme Brosset](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/jerome-brosset/) - [Jennifer Hinge](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/jennifer-hinge/) - [Emmanuelle Mignon](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/emmanuelle-mignon/) - [Lionel Martin](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/lionel-martin/) - [Olivier Attias](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/olivier-attias/) - [Mahasti Razavi](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/mahasti-razavi/) - [Vincent Brenot](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/vincent-brenot/) - [Guillaume Aubatier](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/guillaume-aubatier/) - [Basile Ader](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/basile-ader/) - [Marie-Hélène Bensadoun](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/marie-helene-bensadoun/) - [Fabienne Haas](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/fabienne-haas/) - [Benjamin van Gaver](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/benjamin-van-gaver/) - [Florence Chafiol](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/florence-chafiol/) - [Julien Wagmann](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/julien-wagmann/) - [Valérie Munoz-Pons](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/valerie-munoz-pons/) - [Virginie Devos](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/virginie-devos/) - [Laurent Cotret](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/laurent-cotret/) - [Astrid Mignon Colombet](https://www.august-debouzy.com/en/collaborateur/astrid-mignon-colombet/) ## Discover more content that might interest you News [23/09/26 Deal 1 min August Debouzy advises the GTD Group on the carve-out of GTD Space & Security and Latour Capital’s acquisition of a majority stake August Debouzy advised the GTD group, alongside Cuatrecasas, on the carve-out of its Space & Security division (now Celeres) and Latour Capital's acquisition of a majority stake in the new entity. 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