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June 15, 2007 (Paris, France) - Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with over 700 lawyers worldwide, has been widely recognized in the 2007 edition of Chambers Europe, an annual directory of leading business lawyers.
A range of practice areas and attorneys in the firm's Paris office were singled out in this year's guide, with its real estate construction practice receiving top ranking. The other Paris-based practice areas that were recognized include: corporate/M&A; dispute resolution; employment; insurance; pharma/life sciences; and public law. Proskauer attorneys who were recognized include: Christophe Lapp and Jean-Philippe Sorba for their work in public law and real estate construction; Yasmine Tarasewicz for her employment work; and Valerie Lafarge-Sarkozy for her work in the area of pharma/life sciences.
"We're extremely proud of the growth and accomplishments in our Paris office and I congratulate our attorneys for their achievements and the recognition of their colleagues and peers," said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer Rose. "
The annual Chambers Europe rankings are determined from interviews with clients and attorneys across the continent. The results are independently audited and based on a number of criteria including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.
Proskauer represents a wide variety of American and other multinational groups with business activities in France and Europe, as well as some of the largest French companies in the financial, oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, telecom, consumer products, and leisure sectors. The core practices in the firm's Paris office include: general corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures; commercial law, including competition law matters, distribution and licensing; labor law, with a particular emphasis on large corporate reorganizations and litigation; tax, including international taxation of companies and individuals, tax structuring of corporate transactions and investment funds, and personal tax planning; and commercial litigation, including appearances before various French courts and international arbitration tribunals.
About Proskauer Rose
Proskauer Rose, founded in 1875, is an international law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, D.C. The firm has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses and individuals including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general commercial litigation, corporate governance matters, conducting internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private equity and fund formation, patent and intellectual property litigation and prosecution, labor and employment law, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, trusts and estates, and taxation. Its clients span industries including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, information technology, insurance, internet, lodging and gaming, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation. The firm can be found online at http://www.proskauer.com.
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