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LEGAL 500 EMEA 2011

We have been recommended under:

the Mergers and Acquisitions section,
the Real estate section,
the Tax section,
the regions section : "Full-service firm Bignon Lebray completes at national level through its corporate expertise. After Paris, Lille is the firm's largest office, followed by Lyon. The firm has also an outpost in Aix-en-Provence and Shanghai".

LEGAL 500 PARIS 2011-2012

Tax law: "Emmanuel du Douët is leading a team of a dozen tax experts. Jérôme Granotier's contribution is also valuable. The team is entrusted with transactional tax matters, international tax audits, VAT issues, individual and property tax dealings."
Mergers and Acquisitions: "The team is supervised by Jacques Goyet and consists in five partners and 25 associates. Claire Baufine-Ducrocq and Paul-André Nivault advised IBM on the sale of Altis Semiconductor."
Real Estate: "The activity is supervised by Delphine Nowak who is based in Lille office. The team is involved in matters dealing with commercial leases and manages litigations along with Jean-Paul Bignon."
"Regions", "Bignon Lebray is a significant business law firm whose expertise is nationally recognized. The office located in Lille is the largest of all their offices, followed by the office of Lyon. The firm has also offices in Paris, Aix-en-Provence and Shanghai."

Décideurs Stratégie, Finance, Droit, 2011

Public service contracts & Related disputes (procurement contracts, concessions, delegations, major projects), « Renowned practice » for Bignon Lebray.
Local government bodies & Mixed-economy companies, « Strong Recognition» : Alain Vamour and Sébastien Pinot are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Town-and-country planning, and state-owned land management issues, « Strong recognition » : Alain Vamour is listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Environmental Law, « Renowned practice » : Alain Vamour, Philippe Larivière and Sébastien Pinot are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Restructuring - Redundancy Plans and associated procedures, "Quality practices" in the 2011 Ranking of Labor Law attorneys.
Mergers & acquisitions for transactions of less than 75M€, « Major player» (group 1) for Bignon Lebray.
Merger control, « Renowned practice » : Didier Faizant, Denis Lequai, Delphine Nowak and Yohann Toreau are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Transaction tax, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët, Jérôme Granotier and Philippe Woerner are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
International group tax, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët and Jérôme Granotier are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Tax litigation and restructuring plans, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët is listed among the best lawyers in the area.

LEGAL 500 EMEA, 2011

We have been recommended under:

the Banking and Finance section,
the Mergers and Acquisitions section,
the Real estate section,
the Tax section,
the regions section: « Bignon Lebray is both a national and a regional player with a complete range of business law expertise. The firm has set up offices in or around France’s main cities including Aix-en-Provence, Paris, Lille and Lyon, and also has an office in Shanghai".

LEGAL 500 PARIS, 2010-2011

Bank and Finance: "At Bignon Lebray, a team of three partners manages litigious and non-litigious matters on behalf of major foreign banking institutions. This practice is chaired by Laurence Defontaine."
Tax law: "Emmanuel du Douët from Bignon Lebray is in charge of the firm’s tax practice. With a team of four partners, he advises in tax matters requiring their savoir-faire in negotiations, assessments, VAT, real estate and individual taxation at the national and international levels. The firm has assisted the private “Val d’Ouest” clinic in regard to the partial transfer of its controlling interest."
Mergers & acquisitions: "The M&A team of Bignon Lebray is supervised by Jacques Goyet. Thomas Buffin and Florence Loyez-Pierard have assisted Terra Nova in regard to a capital raising operation, in particular when Ludgate Environmental, a British fund, acquired interests in its capital."
Real estate: "Bignon Lebray has been advising several major real estate players in regard to real estate management issues, commercial leases, promotions and disputes. The team, which is supervised by Delphine Nowak, is comprised of four partners."
"The Regions": "With offices located in the main regions of France, Bignon Lebray is able to advise and assist clients nationally in matters requiring expertise in corporate and business law, while remaining close to local decision-makers. If Paris is the firm’s main center, the office of Lille is comprised of 22 experienced lawyers and the office of Lyon has 12. The cabinet has also offices in Aix-en-Provence and Shanghai.”

Décideurs Stratégie, Finance, Droit, 2010

Public service contracts & Related disputes (procurement contracts, concessions, delegations, major projects), « Renowned practice » for Bignon Lebray.
Local government bodies & Mixed-economy companies, « Renowned practice » : Alain Vamour and Sébastien Pinot are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Town-and-country planning, and state-owned land management issues, « Strong recognition » (group 3.1) : Alain Vamour is listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Environmental Law, « Renowned practice » : Alain Vamour, Philippe Larivière and Sébastien Pinot are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Construction and marketing, « Renowned practice » : Alain Vamour and Hubert Andrès are on the list of best lawyers in the area.
Lease contracts, « Strong recognition » : Jean-Paul Bignon is on the list of best lawyers in the area.
Mergers & acquisitions for transactions of less than 75M€, « Excellent » for Bignon Lebray.
Merger control, « Renowned practice » : Yohann Toreau is listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Asset management, « Renowned practice » : Jérôme Granotier and Emmanuel du Douët are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Transaction tax, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët is listed among the best lawyers in the area.
International group tax, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët and Bertrand Debosque are listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Tax litigation and restructuring plans, « Renowned practice » : Emmanuel du Douët is listed among the best lawyers in the area.
Best counsels of LBO funds, « Strong Recognition » : Jacques Goyet is listed among the best counsels in the area.
Best law firms providing management advice, « Renowned practice » : Jacques Goyet is listed.