Paris

Established in 1995, the Paris office of Winston & Strawn is home to approximately 70 attorneys, most of them French, who are well-versed in European, French and international business law, litigation and arbitration. All of the attorneys in the office are members of the Paris Bar, and several have been admitted to one or more bars in the United States and in other countries.

The Paris office of Winston & Strawn serves top-ranked multinational corporations, funds, financial institutions and banks, and institutional investors for the advisory, conduct and execution of their business, whether inbound into France or outbound.

The attorneys in the Paris office of Winston & Strawn dedicate their range of technical skills in key areas of legal services, structured in five departments:

Corporate Commercial

• Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
• Commercial Law
• Banking and Finance
• Securities and Lending
• Intellectual Property / Information Technology
• Real Estate Law
• Energy Law

Employment Law

• Individual and Collective Labor Relations
• Company Restructuring
• Social Security
• Compensation
• Worker Retention Policy
• Employment Law-Related Litigation

Environmental and Public Law

• Water / Air / Natura 2000 / Regulated Facilities
• Waste Management
• Site Closures and Redevelopment of Polluted Lands
• Reach and Sustainable Development Policies
• Administrative Law / Procurement Contracts
• Urban Planning / Zoning
• Environmental, Criminal, Civil and Administrative Litigation

Litigation and Arbitration

• Civil and Criminal Litigation
• Commercial and Corporate Dispute Resolution
• National and International Arbitration 

Tax Law

• Transaction Tax Structuring
• International Taxation
• National Income and Indirect Taxes
• Management of Tax Disputes

The Paris office of Winston & Strawn develops its skills to serve clients on a long-run, "partenarial conduct" of their business, and has implemented eight market-focused practice groups, where lawyers from the five technical departments will blend their best skills and most valuable know-how, to serve in a seamless and fully integrated manner, the players in the following sectors of activity:

• Real Estate (Investment, construction, environment)
• Energy, Utility, and Infrastructure (Oil & gas, mining, renewable energies, C02 emissions)
• Health (Clinics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health crisis management)
• Industrial Markets (Chemicals, aerospace, defense, food, automotive)
• Consumer markets (Distribution, retail, luxury goods)
• IT, Media and Entertainment (Infrastructure, networks, systems, services, TV, cinema)
• Private Equity (Fund creation and structuring, compliance, investments, disposals)
• Banking and Finance (Capital markets, asset management, regulatory)