PARIS, July 10, 2025 – Leading international law firm Proskauer is pleased to announce that the Firm and its lawyers have been recognized as market leaders in Paris by the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Paris, an annual guide to the top law firms and lawyers in the city.
In 2025, four Proskauer practices were named to the Legal 500 ranking. In total, 12 Proskauer Paris attorneys were named in the Legal 500 rankings. In addition, three lawyers were recognized as "Les grands avocats du marché." These were:
- Xavier Norlain
- Maud Manon
- Agnès Rossi
The practice areas ranked include:
- Banking and Finance: Transactions
- Private Equity: LBO
- M&A
In addition, Proskauer was listed as a Firm to Watch in Private Equity: Fund Formation.
The rankings highlight the strength of Proskauer's global transactional platform and increasing foothold in the Paris market following the arrival of highly regarded corporate partners Xavier Norlain, Jeremy Scemama, Maud Manon and Matthieu Lampel who joined the firm in September 2023 to complement the firm's global private capital expertise and growing European platform. The Firm's Paris office has demonstrated exceptional growth since then, welcoming Agnès Rossi and Marcela Moraru in the Private Funds Group in 2024 and Gwenaël Kropfinger as partner in the Firm's Tax Department in 2025.
Proskauer's Paris office advises leading organizations on a broad range of domestic and cross-border contentious and transactional matters. Working closely with the London and U.S. offices, the team advises European clients as they expand their business operations globally, as well as clients from all parts of the world looking to invest in France. Proskauer has one of the leading transactional practices in France, advising prominent private equity sponsors, financial institutions, industrial and services groups, as well as management teams.
For a full list of Proskauer's Rankings: Proskauer Firm Rankings Summary