Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP ’s versatile practice shows particularly strength in the banking and insurance fields, where the firm regularly acts for banks and insurers in high-stakes disputes, including in complex cross-border ones. The firm’s strong involvement in the oil and gas African market also provides the litigation team with a regular flow of cases brought before French or African courts. Recently, the team has notably been assisting clients operating in Africa and in other emerging markets in dealing with sensitive environmental proceedings brought by NGOs. The team is finally also at ease managing commercial litigation. The practice is headed by Clément Dupoirier and notably includes banking and financial regulatory disputes expert Martin Le Touzé and of counsels Nicolas Pol and Vincent Bouvard .