Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel is the Paris office of the international law firm of the same name. The office was opened in 1999 and is currently led by Dana M Anagnostou and Renaud Dubois who serve as co-managing partners of the Paris office. 

Kramer Levin is a full-service law firm established in 1968. The firm is headquartered in New York, with offices in Silicon Valley and Paris, and is led by co-managing partners Paul H Schoeman and Howard T Spilko. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The Paris office has a focus on financial services regulatory work but is also very active in structured finance and securitisation capital markets. 

Key clients 

In banking, key clients of the firm include Midcap Partners, Fundamental Partners, La Banque Postale Asset Management, Aurel BGC, Zark Capital, Constructel Constructions et Télécommunications, Eiffel Investment Management, TIkehau Investment Management, Aviva Investors and GFI Securities. 

In capital markets, key clients of the firm include Tikehau, Idinvest, Acofi Gestion, Eiffel Investment Group, Amundi, LBO France, M Capital Partners, Barclays Capital, Flexam Invest and Midcap Partners. 

In financial services regulatory banking, key clients of the firm include UBS, Banque Delubac, Orange, HiPay, LBPAM, Treezor, Smartbox, Acadian Advisors, Twenty First Capital and Generali Wealth Solutions. 

In M&A, key clients of the firm include Atos, Worldline, Domidep, Chubb (Carrier), Oodrive, Ossiam, Arcure, Qivalio, BWT AG and Groupe La Française. 

In private equity, key clients of the firm include Ace Capital Partners (Tikehau), I Squared Capital, Lumos Capital Group, Scaled Risk, Pledg, Stairwage and Mansa. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Financial services regulatory 

"Quick and professional." 

Private equity 

"High availability, keen understanding of complex issues and strong support in complex negotiations."