The Best Lawyers in France 2027™ recognizes 66 Jones Day lawyers across 39 practice areas

The Best Lawyers in France™  2027 recognizes 66 Jones Day lawyers across 39 different areas of practice from Jones Day's Paris Office. Four lawyers were named "Lawyer of the Year," 16 lawyers were named to the list for the first time, and 11 lawyers were named "Ones to Watch." For 40 years, Jones Day's Paris Office has served as a strategic hub for clients conducting business throughout Europe, the African continent, and the Middle East, providing sophisticated legal counsel on complex cross-border matters. This recognition reflects the Firm's long-standing commitment to delivering exceptional service in the region.

Best Lawyers® compiles its listings through a months-long peer review process across specific practice areas and geographic regions, seeking candid assessments of their colleagues' professional abilities and reputations. 

The following is a complete list of Jones Day lawyers recognized by The Best Lawyers in France™:

• Ozan Akyurek - Litigation
• Nicolas J. André - Tax Law
• Jérémy Attali - Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
• Eric Barbier de la Serre - Competition/Antitrust Law; European Union Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Pierre Barthelémy - Administrative and Public Law (One to Watch)
• Emmanuel G. Baud - Intellectual Property Law
• Fabienne Beuzit - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Renaud Bonnet - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Capital Markets Law; Corporate Law; Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law; Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Audrey Bontemps - Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Thomas Bouvet - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Intellectual Property Law
• Florent Bouyer - Capital Markets Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Nicolas Brice - Administrative Law; Energy Law; Project Finance and Development Practice; Public Finance Law; Public Law; Regulatory Practice
• Alban Caillemer du Ferrage - Derivatives; Structured Finance Law (Lawyer of the Year)
• Aurélie Camard - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (One to Watch)
• Rodolphe Carrière - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Emmanuel de La Rochethulon - Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• Alexandre de Verdun - Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Philippe Delelis - Administrative Law; Public Law; Energy Law; Project Finance and Development Practice
• Colin Devinant - Intellectual Property Law (One to Watch)
• Xavier Domino - Public Law
• Seth E. Engel - Capital Markets Law
• Rémy Fekete - Media Law; Technology Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy Law; Project Finance Development Practice
• Edouard Fortunet - Intellectual Property Law
• Emma France - Energy Law (One to Watch)
• Charles Gavoty - Capital Markets Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
• Philippe Goutay - Banking and Finance Law; Regulatory Practice; Securities Law
• Olga Goncharska - Banking and Finance Law
• Bénédicte Graulle - Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Criminal Defense
• Jean-Gabriel Griboul - Capital Markets Law; Corporate Law; Private Equity Law; Venture Capital Law
• Frédéric Gros - Banking and Finance Law
• Olivier Haas - Information Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law; Technology Law
• Sophie Hagège - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jean-Pierre N Harb - Arbitration and Mediation; Construction Law; International Arbitration
• Qian Hu - Derivatives
• Anne Kerneur - Venture Capital Law
• Carol Khoury - Real Estate Law
• Elie Kleiman - Arbitration and Mediation; Energy Law; International Arbitration; Litigation; Construction Law
• Françoise S. Labrousse - Project Finance and Development Practice; Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Corporate Law; Environmental Law
• Eileen Lagathu - Competition/Antitrust Law
• Marta Lahuerta Escolano - Media Law
• Erwan Le Douce-Bercot - Real Estate Law
• Solène Maulard - Real Estate Law (One to Watch)
• Isabelle Maury - Banking and Finance Law; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Structured Finance Law
• Hatziri Minaudier - Privacy and Data Security Law
• Carine Mou Si Yan - Banking and Finance Law; Energy Law; Project Finance and Development Practice
• Florence Moulin - Investment Funds; Private Equity Law
• Edward J. Nalbantian - Capital Markets Law
• Solène Noris - Environmental Law (One to Watch)
• Claire Pauly - Arbitration and Mediation; International Arbitration
• Geoffroy Pineau-Valencienne - Capital Markets Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
• Flavia Poujade - Real Estate Law
• Eddy Prothière - Intellectual Property Law
• Marie-Fleur Rautou – Derivatives
• Marie-Antoinette Rettori - Capital Markets Law (One to Watch)
• Emmanuelle Rivez-Domont - Employee Benefits Law; Labor and Employment Law
• Armelle Sandrin-Deforge - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice; Project Finance and Development Practice; Environmental Law; Public Law
• Mikael Schinazi - Arbitration and Mediation (One to Watch)
• Thibault Schulthess - Mergers and Acquisitions Law (One to Watch)
• Diane Sénéchal - Banking and Finance Law; Leveraged Buyouts
• Elodie Simon - Environmental Law
• Charles Smith - Banking and Finance Law; Litigation (One to Watch)
• David Swinburne - Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Karim Tarantino - Environmental Law (One to Watch)
• François-Guilhem Vaissier - Energy Law; Project Finance and Development Practice
• Christine Van Gallebaert - Capital Markets Law; Structured Finance Law
• Alexandre Wibaux - Venture Capital Law