A specialist in financial and international capital markets law, Laurent Elfassy advises primarily investment service providers in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Lebanon.
A lawyer (Avocat) at the Paris bar since 1997, he holds a masters degree in business law (1993), a masters in judicial careers from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (1993) and a specialist higher education diploma (DESS) in external trade from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1994).
He was head of the capital markets legal department at Exane Derivatives for 5 years. Prior to that he practised as a lawyer (avocat) in various law firms (Allen&Overy, Cabinet Sultan, Schmidt Jensen&Associés) and also as in-house counsel at BNP Paribas, London.
A specialist in banking and finance law, Emmanuel Barrès mainly advises financial institutions and investment service providers on transactions in both France and overseas.
A lawyer (Avocat) at the Paris bar since 1998, he holds a masters degree in business law from the faculté libre de droit et d'économie de Paris (FACO) and a specialist higher education diploma (DESS) in banking and finance law from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (1996).
He practised for more than 11 years as an associate in the banking and finance department of the law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel. He gained considerable expertise in structuring financial transactions, particularly securitisations.
He is also co-writer of the 'Securitisation Vehicles' section of the 'Répertoire Dalloz'.