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Bremond & Associés to join its 'efficient and

organised' team, which has a strong lender -side

practice and is increasingly being retained by debtors and investors. It advised CACIB on Rives

Défense's restructuring. Litigator Philippe Métais

and finance specialist Raphaël Richard are

recommended.

Insurance

bops Avocats is the 'go -to firm for insurance and

dispute resolution' matters. The 'very

knowledgeable' eight -partner firm covers a broad

range of fields such as coverage litigation, professional indemnity insurance and

reinsurance for many leading insurers and

reinsurers. It is particularly active in the aviation,

construction and environment sectors. Christian

Bouckaert has 'gravitas and excellent client

manners'. Pascal Ormen, Rémi Passemard, Carole

Sportes, Valérie Ravit, Aurélia Cadain, Alexis

Valençon and Romain Dupeyré are also key

figures.

Gide's 'highly strategic' team 'immediately

grasps and addresses issues at stake; has

'comprehensive expertise' and is recommended

for contractual, regulatory or litigation issues.

Clients include many leading insurers such as

Chartis and Axa. Practice head Richard Ghueldre

ranks among the 'top experts in France

and Europe Senior associate Charles -Eric

Delamare Deboutteville is 'a reference for

distribution -related regulatory matters and life

insurance'

HMN & Partners is an absolute reference for

contentious matters, notably in the aviation and

wider transport sectors. Bernard Mettetal, Gérard

Honig and Simon Ndiaye are strongly

recommended.

Clyde & Co LLP's 11- lawyer practice

combines strong contentious and non -

contentious expertise, particularly in aviation and maritime matters, or where its multinational capabilities can be brought to bear. It advises

insurers and reinsurers such as Swiss Re and

INSURANCE

bops Avocats

Gide

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Clyde & Co LLP

Da Ros Associés

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

Ince & Co France SCP

Norton Rose Fulbright Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

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recently assisted AIG with the cross -border

merger of two subsidiaries. Gildas Rostain has

great experience in French and international

industrial cases. Yannis Samothrakis is 'a really

good lawyer'

Da Ros Associés regularly advises leading

insurers and reinsurers on complex corporate

and regulatory matters including assisting

MetLife with its global corporate reorganisation.

The five -lawyer boutique also handles

contentious claims. Jérôme Da Ros and Isabelle

Deloison are the key contacts.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP has an

'outstanding knowledge of insurance and

reinsurance issues'. The firm advises many leading

French, US and Japanese insurers such as Allianz

and Scor on insurance law, including regulatory and corporate matters. The dedicated Sébastien

Gros advises on corporate and regulatory issues,

while Thomas Rouhette leads on product liability work. The team is acting for Global Aerospace as

insurer of Boeing in several high -profile airline

disaster cases.

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP is a strong

name for complex or international liability claims

in the maritime, transport and industrial sectors.

The 'highly responsive' lawyers act for many

leading insurers such as Axa and ACE. Oliver

Purcell heads the practice, which includes

Guillaume Brajeux and Pierre -Olivier Leblanc,

who are praised as being skilful and available.

Pierre -Etienne Kuehn joined Hascoët & Associés.

Ince & Co France SCP is particularly retained

for maritime, energy and policy coverage issues.

The firm is notably involved in the Yogi and

Napoléon Bonaparte shipwreck cases. Gilles

Gauthier, Alexandre Besnard, Jérôme de

Sentenac, Mathieu Croix and Vy -Loan Huynh-

Olivieri are the key names.

Bénédicte Denis heads Norton Rose

Fulbright's 'efficient' team, which has corporate

OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS

Bird & Bird

Carakters

Granrut Avocats

Karila

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

Linklaters LLP

Preel Hecquet Payet-Godel (PHPG & Partners)

Reed Smith

Sorba Payrau

Boken

Corus

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ° Eversheds LLP

Lmt Avocats ° Vatier & Associés

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and regulatory expertise. The team recently completed a number of major transactions. Clients include Axa and SCOR. Counsel Orsolya

Hegedus is the key contact for product liability and other litigation matters, following Barthélemy Cousin's move to Stephenson Harwood.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's William Torchiana

regularly advises the world's largest insurance

companies on complex cross -border corporate, restructuring and securities matters. The team assisted Axa with the sale of its private equity business.

Intellectual property Boutiques

Armengaud Guerlain advises prominent clients

in the fashion and industrial sectors on trade mark, model and patent litigation. Stéphane

Guerlain, Jacques Armengaud and Catherine

Mateu are the key contacts.

Casalonga Avocats is made up of some ten

lawyers, including six partners, who advise on

major pharmaceutical patent cases. The practice

also handles trade mark disputes in the fashion

sector and works in collaboration with Bureau

D.A Casalonga - Josse. Arnaud Casalonga and

Caroline Casalonga are recommended.

Cousin & Associés has strong expertise in

pharmaceutical and other life sciences patent litigation, as well as trade mark cases. The six -

lawyer practice include Pierre Cousin, Myriam

Moatty, Sandrine Bouvier -Rayon and Jean -Martin

Chevalier, who is a top expert in plant variety

protection.

Cabinet Escande's six -lawyer team excels at

trade mark, model and labelling litigation.

Michel -Paul Escande heads the practice, which

advises prestigious French and international

clients, notably in the fashion and industrial

sectors.

Hoyng Monegier LLP's eight -lawyer team is

involved in several multi - jurisdictional patent litigation disputes in the defence and telecoms

sectors. The firm also has strong trade mark

expertise and advises a prominent client base

including L'Oréal, Lagardère, and Philips. Patent

specialist Denis Monégier du Sorbier and soft IP

expert Sophie Micallef are highly recommended. Marie Georges -Picot has 'in -depth trade mark

expertise Benoît Strowel is an expert in life

sciences patent matters.

Cabinet Schertenleib is 'one of the top firms

for technical patent litigation, especially for life

sciences matters'. The two -lawyer firm represents

new entrants in high- stakes drug patent litigation. Recently, it obtained a major victory for Mylan in a dispute with Sanofi in which

Mylan became the only generics manufacturer

to be authorised to sell a version of blockbuster

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Boutiques

Armengaud Guerlain 1 Casalonga Avocats

Cousin & Associés

Escande, Cabinet

Hoyng Monegier LLP

Schertenleib, Cabinet

Véron & Associés

OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS

Arénaire

Bouchara Avocats, Cabinet

Clairmont Avocats

Duclos Thorne Mollet - Viéville & Associés

Hollier- Larousse & Associés

Jacobacci

Kern, Weyl & Andréani

Laude Esquier Champey

Lavoix Avocats

Noésis Avocats

Vincent Varet Avocats

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drug CoAprovel in France and the EU. Denis

Schertenleib, who is qualified as a lawyer in

France and the UK as well as having an academic

background in biosciences, is 'able to handle the

most complex legal and technical matters' Of

counsel Ombeline Degrèze- Péchade is also

recommended.

Véron & Associés is unanimously recognised as the leading patent litigation firm in France. The 14- lawyer practice has the 'highest

level of sophisticated expertise' and is often

involved in high -end multi - jurisdictional cases,

regularly winning matters for clients such as Air

Liquide and Vorwerk. The firm also handles key

matters in the healthcare sector and recently

assisted Sanofi in defending its supplementary protection certificates on blockbuster drug CoAprovel. The five partners in the practice are

leading expert Pierre Véron, Isabelle Romet,

Thomas Bouvet, Sabine Age and newly

promoted partner Amandine Métier.

Intellectual property Full- service firms

Allen & Overy LLP advises on the most high -

profile patent cases in the pharmaceutical and

hi -tech sectors, including representing Samsung

in its fight with Apple Inc. The 20- lawyer practice

has also been very successful assisting leading

pharmaceutical companies in patent rights cases

against generics manufacturers. 'Extremely

hardworking' practice head Laëtitia Bénard is 'one

of the best patent litigators'. The 'very good' David

Por was promoted to the partnership. Counsel

Pierre Lenoir is also highly regarded.

Bird & Bird's full- service practice fields 15

lawyers. Practice head Yves Bizollon and Anne -

Charlotte Le Bihan are patent litigation experts

in the electronics and technology sectors. The

firm is notably representing the European

Central Bank regarding alleged patent

infringement on banking notes. The strong trade

mark team, which includes Rebecca Delorey and

the 'committed and professional' Nathalie Ruffin,

assists clients such as Abercrombie & Fitch. Marc

Schuler is particularly involved in media -related

matters.

Dentons' ten-lawyer practice handles patent litigation and trade mark work. It is involved in a

groundbreaking multi - jurisdictional patent litigation case. CNRS is also a client for patent

work. In the trade mark field, the team

represents leading luxury companies and also

advises major multinational groups such as

Coca -Cola and Havaianas. Isabelle Leroux is one

of France's leading trade mark practitioners and

David Masson is 'creative, responsive and reasonable. Senior counsel Gérard Delile and

new recruit Professor Michel Vivant are also key

figures in the team.

Gide's 20- lawyer team 'always delivers

responses in a timely manner'. It has leading

patent expertise and handles key matters in the pharmaceutical and technological sectors.

Grégoire Triet is representing Samsung in its

dispute with Apple Inc regarding licensing

issues, as well as acting for La Maison du Café in

a case against Nestle regarding patents on

Nespresso capsules. The firm also advises

leading companies on trade mark issues.

Emmanuel Larere, Arnaud Michel and the

'technically very good' Raphaëlle Dequiré- Portier are also recommended.

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP's 24- lawyer team

is one of the market's largest and most

comprehensive. It is handling high -profile multi -

jurisdictional patent litigation in the

pharmaceutical and technology sectors. The

team also has 'extremely high' expertise in trade marks, where it manages strategic cases for Lego

and PMU. Practice head and trade mark expert

Marie -Aimée de Dampierre has 'impressive

business acumen'. Patent expert Dominique Ménard and Xavier Buffet Delmas, who has a

broad practice, are also recommended. The firm's

domain name practice under David Taylor is one

of the leading practices globally, representing

Facebook and many other internet giants.

August & Debouzy handles major

pharmaceutical patent cases, such as its

representation of Teva Santé in obtaining a key

decision regarding the launch of a generic

product. The firm also acted for Ethical Coffee to successfully cancel Nespresso's patent on coffee

capsules before the European Patent Office.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Full- service firms

Allen & Overy LIP

Bird & Bird

Dentons

Gide

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

August & Debouzy 2 Jones Day

Reed Smith

Baker & McKenzie SCP 3 DLA Piper

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés ° Dechert

Eversheds LLP

FTPA

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Olswang France LLP

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Grégoire Desrousseaux is 'competent and very

responsive, and 'visionary expert' François Pochart

has 'remarkable analytical skills. The firm also

handles trade marks and soft IP work through Mahasti Razavi and Kami Haeri, who is praised

for his listening abilities and pugnacity. The highly regarded Emmanuel Baud heads

Jones Day's six -lawyer team, which has strong

trade mark expertise. It successfully represented

Europcar in a dispute with the City of Paris. The

firm is also representing a bank in a major patent

litigation case.

Reed Smith's six -lawyer team provides 'very

good services' and is highly regarded for its

patent litigation expertise. It is highly 'knowledgeable' in the pharmaceutical sector,

where it assists major laboratories in defending

blockbuster drugs. The firm also advises on

trade mark, copyright and IP portfolio issues,

notably in the wine and luxury goods sectors.

The highly respected Marina Cousté heads

the practice, which also includes François

Jonquères.

Baker & McKenzie SCP's 12- lawyer team

provides 'very high level services' and is

recommended for its 'strong understanding of clients' businesses'. It mainly advises on trade

marks and portfolio management for clients such as Nokia and Hennessy. The team recently represented Atos in a trade mark dispute.

Virginie Ulmann and practice head Jean -François

Bretonnière are highly recommended. DLA Piper's patent litigation practice

provides 'excellent services'. The 'very experienced'

Jean -Christophe Tristant handles major cases for healthcare sector clients such as West

Pharmaceutical Services. Laurence Julien -Raes

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OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS

Adamas

Aramis ° CMS

DS Avocats

Kahn & Associés

Lazareff Le Bars

NomoS

Pinsent Masons LLP

Renault Thominette Vignaud & Reeve

Taylor Wessing

Wragge & Co

Altana

Astura

Bersay & Associés

Clifford Chance

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I

Field Fisher Waterhouse

Granrut Avocats

K &L Gates LLP

LMBE Avocats

Lmt Avocats ° Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés

Lefèvre Pelletier & associés

Lexington Avocats

Linklaters LLP

Racine

SBKG & Associés

Simmons & Simmons LLP

White & Case LLP

Wilhelm & Associés

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advises on trade mark portfolio management,

where clients include McDonald's and Pathé.

Patrick Boiron joined KGA Avocats.

De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés has strong

trade mark and patent expertise, particularly in

the healthcare sector as well as the audiovisual and sports industries. Louis de Gaulle, Frank

Valentin and Julien Horn are the key contacts.

Dechert's five- lawyer team is increasingly

being appointed in key patent disputes in the healthcare, electronics and telecoms industries. Clients include Tate & Lyle, LG Electronics and

Technip. The team also handles trade mark work.

Practice head Marianne Schaffner has 'an agile

mind and extreme competencies:

Eversheds LLP's 'very good and responsive'

practice attracts a high -profile client base for issues pertaining to trade marks, designs and

models in the luxury goods sector. Clients

include Gucci. Gaétan Cordier is 'extremely

focused on responding to his clients' needs'.

FTPA's 'very committed', eight -lawyer team has 'very high litigation and IP expertise', and is

'always available to respond to clients' queries'. It

represents prominent clients in the luxury goods, media and industrial sectors. 'First -class

expert' Antoine Gautier -Sauvagnac is

recommended along with Fabrice Lorvo and

Philippe Pochet.

The strong- minded Alexandra Néri heads

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's seven -lawyer

team, which is a leading choice for challenging

trade marks relating to the internet and social

media. Google France and Twitter are regular

clients. The team also handles patent litigation.

Sébastien Proust and of counsel Céline Bey are

the other key team -members.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP's Stefan

Naumann handles major patent work in the healthcare sector and successfully acted for

Dentsply to defeat a patent invalidation claim

pertaining to a dental instrument. He also

advises many US multinationals and leading

movie studios on IP issues.

Jean -Frédéric Gaultier heads Olswang France LLP's four -lawyer team, which handles

multi - jurisdictional patent cases in the telecoms

and electronic sectors. The firm also assists

luxury goods and fashion industry clients with trade mark and copyright issues. Clients include Richemont and Danone.

Intellectual property Patent and trade mark attorneys

This section introduces France's best patent and

trade mark attorneys (CPI - Conseils en Propriété

Industrielle). The CPI firms advise inventors on

protecting and exploiting their rights. More

than 900 experts have the title of CPI, divided

between engineers (who specialise in patents)

and jurists (who deal with trade mark

issues).

Cabinet Beau de Loménie manages more

than 55,000 patents and 71,000 trade marks

belonging to leading French and international

clients, particularly in the aerospace,

pharmaceutical, mechanical and retail sectors.

The firm fields 220 professionals including 70

industrial property specialists based in Paris,

Lille, Lyon and Marseille, as well as offices

internationally in Birmingham, Munich and

Duisburg. Aurélia Marie leads the trade mark

practice. The patent team is headed by Jean -

Jacques Joly, Philippe Hubert, the 'outstanding'

Didier Intès, Pierre -Louis Désormière, François

Delumeau, and Pierre Balesta.

Lavoix is one of Europe's busiest patent registration firms and is also highly proficient in

anti -piracy matters. It advises many CAC 40 and

multinational companies. The firm fields 200

professionals (including 60 engineers) based in

Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes and Munich. It

works in close collaboration with Lavoix Avocats.

Regimbeau advises leading groups in the technology, telecoms and life sciences sectors.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Patent and trade mark attorneys

Beau de Loménie, Cabinet 1

Lavoix

Regimbeau

Santarelli

OTHER RECOMMENDED FIRMS

Brevelex

DA Casalonga - Josse, Bureau

Ernest Gutmann - Yves Plasseraud SAS (EGYP)

Germain & Maureau

LLR

Marks & Clerk

Novagraaf Technologies SA

Plasseraud, Cabinet

Didier Martin, Cabinet

Dreyfus & Associés

IXAS Conseil

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The firm has 200 professionals - including 60

industrial property specialists - based in Paris,

Munich and six other offices.

Santarelli fields 140 professionals including

40 industrial property attorneys, engineers

and jurists spread across the Paris, Marseille

and Toulouse offices. The firm has a particularly

strong patent practice in the biotechnology,

chemicals, IT and pharmaceutical sectors.

The practice is handling patent cases against

new market entrants and advising major

French and international clients on patent

registration. The firm also deals with trade mark

and anti- piracy work. Clients include Sanofi

and Nike. Luc Santarelli heads the team.

Media and entertainment Boutiques

Media and entertainment boutiques are listed

alphabetically in this section.

The 'remarkable' Bauer & Bigot is a key

name in the press and publishing fields with Christophe Bigot and Camille Bauer.

Crossen & Borowsky has 'excellent industry

knowledge and experience' in the film and TV area

through the 'incredible' Sophie Borowsky.

De Baecque Avocats' Olivier de Baecque

advises contemporary galleries as well as artists'

estates and international museums.

Gilles Vercken Law Firm's 'overall level of service is very high'. The 'very responsive and

committed' eight -lawyer team advises major

French publishers and is also 'one of the best

advisers for digital and audiovisual issues'. The

practice also has strong experience in the music

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