Legal 500 EMEA 2018 Recognizes Kramer Levin Lawyers and Practices

Legal 500 EMEA 2018 has recognized Kramer Levin and its attorneys for excellence in a number of practice areas.

The firm was recognized in the following areas:

• Banking and Finance – Bank Regulatory (Band 2)

"Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP provides ‘accurate’ advice and ‘very good quality’ work on a range of regulatory areas. Cross-border regulation, payment services, e-money, alternative financing, as well as enforcement and litigation procedures and the regulatory framework of transactions are at the heart of the practice. Jean-Pierre Mattout and Hubert de Vauplane jointly head the practice; the ‘thorough, reliable, experienced and pragmatic’ Gilles Kolifrath ‘is able to bring a comprehensive and pragmatic view of the best ways to solve issues’ and has ‘a very good understanding of insurance law and regulations’; and Hugues Bouchetemble is also noted." (Legal 500 EMEA 2018)

• Compliance (Band 2)

“Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP has particular expertise advising on banking, financial and insurance regulatory issues and French disciplinary investigations and sanctions. The group assists leading French banks and insurers as well as international asset managers. The team also has expertise in anti-corruption matters and advises large corporations on the setting up of compliance programmes and staff training. Hubert de Vauplane, the ‘thorough, reliable and experienced’ Gilles Kolifrath, who ‘has a very good understanding of insurance law and regulations’, and Hugues Bouchetemble are the key contacts, as well as the ‘highly experienced’ Noëlle Lenoir.” (Legal 500 EMEA 2018)

• EU Competition and Distribution (Band 4)

“Noëlle Lenoir and Marco Plankensteiner jointly lead Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s EU competition and trade department which advises on issues such as state aid and subsidies, consumer protection and e-commerce, as well as antitrust investigations with a particular strength in the contentious space.” (Legal 500 EMEA 2018)

The following attorneys were recognized as leading individual:

• Gilles Saint Marc in Securitization
• Jean-Pierre Mattout in Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation
• Pierre Appremont in Tax

Kramer Levin was included on the Other Noted Firm list in the following areas:

• Capital Markets – Debt
• Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation
• Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Crime
• IT Telecoms and Internet
• Real Estate
• Tax