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Hélène Chalmeton

Hélène Chalmeton

Legal Advisor - Knowledge Management

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  • French
  • English
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Hélène joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in February 2003.

As part of the knowledge management team, she provides legal and economic intelligence for the firm's lawyers and their clients, as well as technical and commercial development support. In this capacity, she writes and coordinates articles, organises training courses, etc.

She is particularly involved in business law, covering CSR and environmental law, compliance, banking and finance law, new technologies, health law and commercial law.

Relevant experience

  • Lecturer at Paris Saclay, Introduction to Environmental Law, Master II Chemical pollution and environmental management (since 2004)
  • Lecturer at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, introduction to law (2007-2010)
  • Lecturer in constitutional law, University of Nantes (2003-2006)

Publications

  • Opening up corporate data: a major European project, with Anne-Laure Villedieu, Option finance, (2024)
  • Revision of the SEPA regulation: what impact, with Jérôme Sutour, Option finance, (2024)
  • DORA strengthens cyber threat prevention, with Jérôme Sutour, Option finance, (2024)
  • Taxonomy/SFDR: (less) dangerous links, with Jérôme Sutour, Option finance, (2023) 
  • Sustainable finance between light and dark green - is this greenwashing? , with Jérôme Sutour, Option finance, (2023)
  • Greenwashing, an underestimated risk, with Agathe Le Quellec and Nathalie Pétrignet, Option finance, (2023)
  • The ESAP package, an ambitious project to improve financial market transparency, with Jérôme Sutour, Option finance, (2022)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the French Society for Environmental Law (Société française pour le droit de l’environnement - SFDE)

Education

  • PhD in law, University of Nantes, (2007)
  • Master's degree in environmental law, University of Nantes, (2002)
  • Master's degree in urban planning, housing and public works, Paris I Sorbonne, (2001)