Audrey Bontemps named among Forbes and Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires' "French CAC 40's Top 40 Lawyers"

Audrey Bontemps, a partner in the Firm's M&A Practice based in the Paris Office, has been named to the Forbes and Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires' "French CAC 40's Top 40 Lawyers" list. The list honors 40 business lawyers named by the general counsel of each of France's Top 40 companies listed on the French CAC stock market index.

Ms. Bontemps has advised clients on numerous mid-cap M&A transactions, as well as several large-cap M&A transactions. Her practice focuses on private M&A, including domestic and cross-border divestitures, acquisitions, and strategic alliances; contracts; and corporate law issues. Ms. Bontemps represents large French and multinational industrial corporations and investment funds in a number of key sectors and is especially active in the energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, and real estate areas. "She’s unanimously acclaimed in the M&A deals we entrust to her," said one of the general counsel interviewed.