PARIS – Twenty-six lawyers based in global law firm Reed Smith’s Paris office have earned recognition in The Best Lawyers in France™ guide, published today. Of these, seven were included as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France™.

The listing demonstrates the Paris office's strength in banking, capital markets, competition, construction, employment, energy, entertainment, finance, health care, intellectual property, international arbitration, litigation, maritime law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, public law, real estate, regulatory, tax and transport.

The following lawyers were recognised in the 2025 edition. Among them, Ana Atallah, Baptiste Gelpi, Sophie Goossens, Daniel Kadar, Marc Lévy, Peter Rosher, Natasha Tardif and Andrew Tetley were recognised in more than one category:

Banking and finance

  • Baptiste Gelpi

Capital markets

  • Evelyne Brocard (legal consultant)
  • Baptiste Gelpi

Competition / antitrust

  • Marc Lévy
  • Natasha Tardif

Construction

  • Peter Rosher

Entertainment

  • Sophie Goossens

Health care

  • Daniel Kadar

Intellectual property

  • Sophie Goossens

International arbitration

  • Ana Atallah
  • Clément Fouchard
  • Peter Rosher

Labor and employment

  • Séverine Martel

Litigation

  • Benoit Charot
  • Marc Lévy
  • Natasha Tardif

Maritime

  • Emmanuelle Faivre
  • Andrew Tetley

Mergers and acquisitions

  • Isabelle MacElhone

Private Equity

  • Marc Fredj

Public law

  • Nicolas Walker

Real Estate

  • Carole Steimlé

Regulatory

  • Daniel Kadar
  • Marc Lévy
  • Natasha Tardif

Structured finance

  • Baptiste Gelpi

Tax

  • Florence Bilger
  • Jean Pierre Collet

Transportation

  • Ana Atallah
  • Andrew Tetley