- Silicium de Provence (SILPRO) as project counsel on the development of an industrial project in Saint-Auban (France) for the production of solar-grade silicon used for the manufacturing of solar panels
- Qatar Petroleum as project counsel on the development of the US$1.8 billion La Skhira petrochemical refinery project in Tunisia
- ONGC Videsh and ONGC Mittal Energy on their interests in various deepwater oil blocks, offshore Nigeria
- Sumitomo Corporation on the estimated US$3.7 billion Ambatovy mining project in Madagascar – the largest foreign investment project in the region
- MagMinerals on a major integrated mining and associated infrastructure project in the Republic of Congo
- Barrick Gold on its public offer for Placer Dome Inc ($9.3 billion) to create the world largest gold producer
- LogicaCMG plc, the IT services and wireless telecommunications provider, on its proposed one-for-two rights issue and €930.3 million acquisition of Unilog SA, France's sixth largest IT services provider
- Fortune Brands, the US consumer brands company that owns Jim Beam, on its acquisition of a number of major spirits and wines brands from Pernod Ricard. This followed the completion of the acquisition of Allied Domecq by Pernod Ricard
- different e-commerce operators, particularly the leading French search engine and cyber-market, on contract law issues arising from selling products and services over the Internet, data protection issues, the creation of programs, ASP and EDI agreements, and on the legal issues of importation and exportation of cryptographic material
- PwC Consulting on employment issues arising from the acquisition of the PwC Consulting business by IBM, including in relation to service agreements and stock options
- Strakan Group in relation to tax aspects of the merger with Aventis Pharma's subsidiary, Proskelia (£90 million)
- Chargeurs SA in relation to the restructuring of a highly innovative off-balance sheets whole securitisation. The transaction was financed by notes issued by a special purpose vehicle and ultimately via a BNP Paribas conduit structure
- Calyon as arranger of €1.6 billion financing of the acquisition by Louis Delhaize of the GMB stake held by Casino
- HSBC and CIC as arrangers of a €400 million structured financing to Antalis under an innovative structure based on a multi jurisdictional trade receivables transfer scheme
- a major global insurance company in relation to mass torts litigation
- a French listed company in numerous lawsuits and proxy battle with shareholders before the Commercial Court in Paris
- an International PR firm specializing in financial communication, criminally prosecuted for dissemination of allegedly misleading information in relation to a listed company
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