Kramer Levin announced today that Guillaume Forbin is joining the firm as a partner in the firm’s Paris office together with counsel Marie Davy and associates Marie Gayno and Maxime Gouzes.

The team advises French and foreign clientele in the resolution of complex industrial, commercial and liability law disputes, as well as shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigations. They are also involved in criminal and environmental law-related disputes.

In addition, the team advises clients in connection with contract and commercial partnership negotiations and the acquisition of domestic and international assets.

The four-lawyer team joins Kramer Levin from Altana Avocats. Mr. Forbin, who is admitted to the Paris Bar, previously practiced at Rambaud Martel and Salans.

“Guillaume and his team expand our litigation capabilities and complement our core practices including banking, real estate, tax and corporate law,” said Renaud Dubois, managing partner of Kramer Levin’s Paris office. “We are pleased to be able to enhance the services we offer our clients in this way.”

“Kramer Levin’s strength in several key areas of law in France and the United States provides a solid platform for the development of our practice, which most often requires the establishment of multidisciplinary and international teams adapted to respond in a pragmatic and agile way to the needs of French and foreign clients,” said Mr. Forbin.