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Brice Henry

Partner

Email

brice.henry@aoshearman.com

Phone

+33140065366

Offices

Paris

V-CARD
Brice is a highly recognised expert on EU and French financial services laws advising on banking and investment services regulatory matters (including on regulatory capital), insurance regulations and e-money and payment services.

He is also an unrivalled practitioner for on all asset and fund management regulation, including the structuring of regulatory driven funds such as loan/debt funds.

He usually provides strategic advisory services to French and international financial institutions for any M&A, reorganisation, restructuring and resolution.

He is also pairing with our litigation team in case disciplinary and legal proceedings against financial institutions.

His experience includes advising financial institutions on the development of new regulated activities or products. Brice deals with any regulatory issues raised by the setting-up, structuring and marketing of financial products as well as their information and contractual documentation.

Brice is the member of the AMF board on asset management regulation as well as an expert member of the Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris.

Expertise

Industries

Published Work

  • E-alert France: “French law paves the way for the digital assets services providers regulation”, November 2019
  • A&O and ACC white paper: "Non-bank lending in the European Union”, February 2019
  • Frech Brexit Law bulletin " French draft bill addresses key Breexit legal concerns", Decembre 2018, Mia Dassas, Delphine Marchand-Sauri & Brice Henry
  • E-alert France: "First Brexit French Legal Impact Analysis", July 2018
  • Dossier "Le bon Paris de la gestion", l'avis de Brice Henry, l'AGEFI Hebdo, July 2017
  • "Le régime des ELTIF en droit français", Bulletin Joly Bourse, May 2016
  • L’impact de la directive AIFM sur les structures de partenariat et les joint ventures, contribution au colloque Transposition de la directive AIFM : enjeux et perspectives, Revue trimestrielle de droit financier (RTDF), Novemver 2013, written with Damien Luqué
  • Le droit communautaire de la gestion d'actifs : une réglementation perfectible, Revue de Droit Bancaire et Financier, January-February 2011
  • Une refonte du régime juridique des Sicav s'impose, Agefi Hebdo, 24 June 2010
  • The impact of Lehman, IFLR Investment Funds Guide, 2009
  • La directive MIF et la gestion d'actifs, Banque & Droit, 2007
  • La meilleure exécution des ordres sur OPCVM s'appliquerait aux CGPI, Agefi actifs, April 2007
  • L'Europe peut devenir un eldorado pour les hedge funds, Agefi hebdo, February 2007
  • Co-author of the French chapter for the handbook entitled Global Directory - Financial Regulators updated in 2003
  • He has published various articles on regulatory matters.

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, Webinar AIMA Regulatory Deep Dive programme - France session: "L'environnement réglementaire français pour des gérants et investisseurs étrangers faisant ou voulant faire du business en France", October 2020
  • Speaker,  “Brexit, one year to go”, A&O London, March 2018
  • Speaker, Agefi Conference Paris, “Place Financière Post-Brexit”, June 2017
  • Speaker, Conference “Commercialisation et gestion transfrontalières : le cas pratique français en 2016”, June 2016

Recognition

“Band 1 in Chambers Global/Europe. ”
France, Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation, 2020
“Leading Individual in Legal 500 EMEA.”
France, Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, 2020

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted to the Bar, Paris, 1999

Academic

Post Graduate Degree, Business Administration, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, 1996

Post Graduate Degree, White Collar Criminal Law, University of Paris II Panthéon Assas, 1996

Post Graduate Degree (Magistère), Business Law, University of Paris II Panthéon Assas, 1995

Languages

English, French
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.