Twelve international law firms have been appointed by the French-based corporate and investment bank Societe Generale (Soc Gen) after the conclusion of the review of its global panel.
The new global panel includes a majority of law firms that have advised the bank in the past, such as Clifford Chance.
UK law firms included in Soc Gen’s global panel are Clifford Chance, Simmons & Simmons, Norton Rose and Hogan Lovells.
Other firms included are Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith, Jones Day, Shearman & Sterling, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, international firm Baker & McKenzie, French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel and the legal branch of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
A Soc Gen spokesperson said in a statement: “These firms have been chosen for their global reach and their international expertise, and are ideally suited to cover the group’s needs worldwide.
“A panel of local law firms will be added to this international panel in all the countries where the group is present.”
It is understood that other firms, such as Linklaters and Ashurst, were included in the panel review but were not appointed to Soc Gen’s new global panel.
Source: Legal Week
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