Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 2
Chambers Review
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is renowned for its expert capacity to handle corporate tax. The law firm regularly advises on M&A structurings and LBOs. The team is also experienced in handling the tax aspects of capital markets and private equity transactions in addition to financing mandates. The practice has a strong cross-border ability thanks to the firm's international network. Clients include both French and multinational companies hailing from a variety of sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and energy.
Work Highlights
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton acted for Worldline on the tax aspects of its strategic partnership with Crédit Agricole.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's strengths are its exceptional availability, proactivity, quality and delivery of work."
"The team is reactive, hard-working and creative."
"The lawyers offer excellent responsiveness and availability."
"Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's strengths are its exceptional availability, proactivity, quality and delivery of work."
"The team is reactive, hard-working and creative."
"The lawyers offer excellent responsiveness and availability."
Notable Practitioners
Anne-Sophie Coustel assists with the tax aspects of high-value transactions, including cross-border acquisitions and sales and capital markets mandates. She often acts on behalf of leading French and international corporates.
"She is available, we can have a discussion whenever and she is quite pragmatic and clear in her explanations. Compared to other tax lawyers, she is more efficient and direct."
"Anne-Sophie Coustel is a very smart professional who thinks outside of the box."
"She provides great support, whether from the strategic or technical side."
"She is not only excellent in tax but she addresses everything and pulls in all the legal updates. She has a lot of skills and follows a lot of things."
"In complex transactions, Anne-Sophie Coustel is indispensable."