CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre has granted 23 of its lawyers the newly created title of ‘Counsel’.
This is in recognition of the quality of the service they provide to the firm’s clients. The role of the Counsels is to represent the firm and to actively share their expertise and skills with their colleagues. This first “class” of Counsels was elected at a plenary meeting of partners on 10 April 2014. The following people were named:
Tax
- Paul Bayle (international tax law)
- Chantal Bouquet (direct tax law)
- Maryline Danis-Dray (direct tax law)
- Marie-Odile Duparc (VAT)
- Emmanuelle Fena-Lagueny (tax doctrine)
- Yann Leclerc (VAT)
- Sylvie Le Tanneur (direct tax law)
- André Loup (direct tax law)
- Agnès Riviere-Durieux (direct tax law)
Legal
- Martine Audran (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Daniel Carton (receivership and bankruptcy)
- Laurent Cesbron (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Mélanie Comert (European competition law)
- Elisabeth Flaicher-Maneval (legal doctrine)
- François de Gabrielli (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Brigitte Gauclere (commercial and real-estate law)
- Chantal Jordan (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Sylvie Lerond (estate law)
- Geneviève Olivier (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Benoît Provost (company law/mergers & acquisitions)
- Francine Van Doorne-Isnel (commercial and real-estate law)
Employment
- Christophe Plagniol
- Carole Rometti
The firm currently employs 560 people, including 380 lawyers, of which 23 are Counsels and 100 are partners.
