March 27, 2025
Willkie has been recognized as a market leader in the latest Legal 500 guide to France, earning 14 practice area rankings and 44 additional individual lawyer recognitions.
Willkie’s Paris office was recognized for excellence across its transactional and disputes practices, earning, among other distinctions, Tier 1 rankings for Administrative and Public Law; Insolvency; Private Equity: Fund Formation; and Private Equity: LBO; and Tier 2 rankings for Banking and Finance: Transactional Work; Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation; Energy; Project Finance; and Shipping Finance.
In addition, Willkie’s attorneys were recognized among the foremost practitioners in the market. The firm’s individual recognitions include “Hall of Fame” rankings for Asset Management partner Nathalie Duguay, Amir Jahanguiri, Co-Chair of the Project Finance & Investment Practice Group, Thierry Laloum, head of the Public & Environmental Law practice, Litigation partner Dominique Mondoloni, and Lionel Spizzichino, Co-Chair of the European Restructuring Group and Managing Partner of the Paris office. Numerous other lawyers were awarded “Leading Partner” rankings as well as other top practitioner honors.
Willkie is ranked in the following areas:
- Administrative and Public Law
- Banking and Finance: Transactional Work
- Dispute Resolution (including Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration; White-Collar Crime)
- EU, Competition and Distribution
- Energy
- Insolvency
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity (including Fund Formation; LBO)
- Project Finance
- Shipping Finance
- Tax
The France rankings appear in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2025 guide. Read more about Willkie’s recognition in the guide here.
