Clément Vandevooghel Joins Kramer Levin's Paris Office as a Partner in the Banking and Finance Department

Kramer Levin is pleased to announce that Clément Vandevooghel has joined the Paris office as partner, strengthening its team within the Banking and Finance department. Accompanied by his colleague Agathe Llorens, he joins a team made up of partners Sophie Perus and Gilles Saint-Marc and led by Dana Anagnostou, co-managing partner of the Paris office. Clément will also work in close collaboration with fund structuring partner Nicolas Capelli and Sébastien Pontillo, co-managing partner of the Paris office and partner in the Corporate department.

Clément brings his experience in securitization, structured financing and capital markets, consolidating the firm’s strategy in a rapidly expanding field as well as its position in the European market.

A graduate in business law from Paris Descartes University and holder of a Master 214 Business Law from Paris-Dauphine University, Clément has been registered with the Paris Bar since 2001. He began his career in the banking and finance department of a multinational law firm based in London before joining Natixis as legal counsel in 2011. In 2018, he joined another leading European firm as counsel.

With 23 years of experience, Clément represents a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, asset managers, credit managers, French and international groups, private equity funds, and insurance companies. His experience extends to a wide range of financial transactions, such as structured financing, securitizations, disposals of nonperforming debt portfolios and asset-backed financing, in domestic and international markets.

Over the course of his career, Clément has led securitization transactions covering various assets, including commercial receivables, real estate loans, consumer credit and infrastructure financing. He has also participated in covered bond issues, the creation of debt funds and the establishment of refinancing platforms in partnership with institutional investors. Involved in capital markets operations, he is particularly involved in project bonds and covered bond programs.