Lateral Partner — Finance & Banking, Paris

A lateral partner hire in this practice is decided by what the practice can carry across, not on a headline number.

Senior partner position to lead and expand a finance and banking practice from the firm's Paris office. The role focuses on advising on complex domestic and cross-border financings and banking matters, managing client relationships, and mentoring a team of associates and counsel.

The successful candidate will take a visible client-development role, work closely with other international offices on pan‑European and global mandates, and help shape practice strategy and growth in France.

• Established track record in banking and finance matters at partner level
• Proven client-development and business-generation capability
• Experience managing and mentoring a team on complex transactions
• Portable book of business of $2M+ (USD)

If the brief does not read like an exact match, it is still worth a conversation — the specification tends to follow the practice.