BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the top-rated banks in the world*. The Group has a presence in more than 80 countries and more than 200,000 employees, including more than 160,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its three core activities: Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across the Europe-Mediterranean zone and boasts a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia. * Rated AA- by Standard & Poor’s.
Erdem & Erdem Law Offices is a dynamic general practice firm staffed by dedicated attorneys and paralegals devoted to providing expert legal services in M&A, Competition, Arbitration, International Contracts, Banking and Finance, Privatization, Real Estate, Project Finance, Litigation, Capital Markets, Corporate Advice and Joint Ventures, Intellectual Property. Erdem & Erdem serves a worldwide client base, representing both domestic and international clients ranging from high-profile corporations, commercial businesses, financial institutions, banks and individual entrepreneurs in complex financial and corporate transactions and litigation.

The Firm provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary legal services, particularly in the areas of M&A, Corporate Finance, E.U. law, antitrust, domestic and international litigation, administrative law, tax law, employment law and intellectual property law.

Bredin Prat
Founded in the 1960s, Bredin Prat specializes in business law, in particular high-level mergers and acquisitions (including major French privatizations).It also undertakes work in finance and capital markets, competition law, tax law, commercial litigation and arbitration, and white-collar criminal law.

Hengeler Mueller is recognized to be one of Europe’s pre-eminent law firms, dedicated to absolute standards of service. Its members are committed to deliver to clients creative and efficient solutions designed to achieve their business objectives. They believe that their commitment can best be realized by remaining a true independent partnership dedicated to entrepreneurial principles in thinking and practice. They share this belief with their partner firms in other countries, which enjoy the same exceptional reputation as Hengeler Mueller. Together they offer innovative legal services in complex cross-border transactions worldwide.

Slaughter and May is a leading law firm with a diverse international practice advising on a full range of contentious and non-contentious commercial, financing and other matters for UK and international clients. Its Dispute Resolution group has an outstanding international reputation for both domestic and cross-border Arbitration and Litigation matters and is recognised throughout the business community for its commercial awareness and commitment to clients.

Slaughter and May provides access to the best legal advice around the world by working in integrated teams with the leading independent law firms worldwide. Quality and commerciality are its hallmarks.

Uria Menendez is highlighted as one of the most prestigious law firms of Continental Europe and has adhered at all times to our core principles: profound analysis of the law, professional services of the highest quality and long-lasting relations with clients, capacity for innovation and honesty, decency and strict compliance with high ethical and professional standards; in a nutshell, they strive to excel at all levels.