Drawing on the wider firm's strength in public M&A, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s litigation team has excellent knowledge of publicly listed companies and is regularly involved in headline public tender offer-related disputes and shareholders’ conflicts and governance issues pertaining to France’s leading companies. The team also represents leading corporations facing AMF-stock-market breach investigations. The practice is jointly headed by Jean-Yves Garaud and Delphine Michot.

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier has a strong understanding of publicly listed companies as embodied by its impressive client roster, which includes many of the country’s CAC 40 companies. The firm’s stock-market litigation practice is a perfect match to its leading M&A expertise as it is systematically retained to handle subsequent stock-market disputes relating to public M&A. The team is also entrusted to deal with sensitive shareholders’ conflicts and corporate governance issues, while its caseload also includes high-profile stock-market breach cases such as price manipulation and communication of false financial information. Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Mennesson are both top-notch, while the M&A partners also regularly contribute. Associate Wenceslas Le Chevalier is also noted.

Simmons & Simmons‘ practice head Thierry Gontard is one of the most respected lawyers in the field and he regularly defends top leading financial institutions as well as some individuals. He regularly acts in stock-market offences cases but also has extensive experience advising on cross-border investigations led by the UK or US regulators.

Led by litigation head Arthur Dethomas, Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP's team can handle a large array of commercial and financial cases including stock-market litigation. Dethomas regularly defends companies, investment funds and individuals facing AMF investigations, especially on insider-trading grounds. He also acts in cases raising other securities issues. Counsel Marine De Montecler provides additional support.

At Jeantet, Frank Martin Laprade   handles a whole array of securities litigation on behalf of CEOs, senior executives and financial firms. He regularly assists clients facing AMF investigations regarding securities law breaches including cases raising complex legal issues before the European courts including the ECHR and EUCJ. He also manages shareholders’ conflicts and public M&A-related disputes. Counsel Marie Robin  also contributes.

Linklaters has extensive experience advising companies, investment funds and financial newspapers in dealing with stock-market breach investigations led by the AMF. In addition, the firm is also regularly retained to act in stock-market battles pertaining to major M&A and squeeze out transactions. Arnaud de La Cotardière and Jean-Charles Jaïs are the key names.

Corporate boutique Perchet Rontchevsky & Associes has deep knowledge of publicly listed companies as evidenced by its client roster and caseload. The team is retained by leading French companies or senior executives to assist with their most sensitive securities law issues, including AMF-led investigations concerning insider dealing and other breach of disclosure and securities law requirements. It also handles governance and shareholder’s conflicts. Christophe Perchet and Nicolas Rontchevsky are highly regarded.

At Rossi Bordes AARPI, Eric Boillot has extensive experience advising asset management companies as well as traders and senior executives facing AMF investigations regarding stock-market breach accusations, spanning price manipulation and insider dealing. He also assists asset management firms facing AMF compliance investigations over AMF regulatory requirements. Dominique Bordes also contributes.

A&O Shearman is retained, mostly by leading banks and financial institutions, to assist with AMF investigations regarding stock-market offences and also advises on regulatory, compliance and internal investigations. The firm’s caseload also includes a damages follow-up enforcement case concerning a previous AMF condemnation, a development that is relatively infrequent. The team can also rely on solid international capabilities for cross-border cases. Dan Benguigui and Erwan Poisson are the key names.

Clifford Chance is the key adviser to credit rating agency Standard & Poor, which it regularly assists with AMF-led investigations into stock-market law breaches, including those pertaining to the disclosure of financial information. The firm also occasionally acts for companies and individuals facing AMF investigations. The practice is jointly headed by  Thomas Baudesson, Diego de Lammerville and Charles-Henri Boeringer.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s strong financial services and asset management expertise also includes assisting banks and asset management firms in dealing with AMF compliance and securities law breach investigations. The team is notably acting in a high-stakes matter concerning financial communication linked to ESG. The team is jointly headed by highly experienced financial services expert Antoine Juaristi and commercial litigation partner Clément Dupoirier, with Martin Le Touzé also a key contributor.

Visconti, Grundler & Artuphel's Julien Visconti is sought out by hedge funds and investors to handle shareholders’ activism campaign cases in relation to CAC 40 companies. He also has extensive experience handling stock-market breach cases such as accusations of insider dealing.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's litigation team has expertise handling public tender stock-market battles and AMF investigations into stock-market law breaches. The firm is notably acting in two headline cases for major French companies concerning communication of financial information and insider trading accusations. The practice is headed by Didier Malka.