Brice Henry

Partner

Paris

Brice concentrates on regulatory and investment fund matters. His experience includes advising financial institutions on the development of new regulated activities or products. He runs a reputable practice for the setting-up of structured and innovative investment funds, referencing cutting-edge assets such as infrastructure or carbon assets. 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.

Band 1
Chambers Global/Europe 2020 - France (Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation)

"Leading Individual."
Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – France France (Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory)

"Highly regarded”
IFLR1000 2020 - France (Banking & Private Equity)

"Lawyer of the Year" 2020."
Best Lawyers 2020 - France (Banking and Finance Law / Financial Institutions)

"Brice Henry acts for multinational banks and financial services companies on a range of French regulatory matters, offering advice on Brexit-related issues and restructurings"
Chambers Global/Europe 2020 - France (Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation)

"Brice Henry, widely recognised as an authority in the area, routinely advises on the setting-up, structuring and marketing of financial products."
Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – France (Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory)

"Brice Henry is a facilitator, who finds solutions."
Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – France (Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory)

"Brice Henry and his team are extremely highly qualified in every aspect of banking and prudential regulation. They know how to handle very complex issues. One of their precious professional assets is having a very good contact with the banking and financial regulators.
IFLR1000 2020 - France (Financial Services Regulatory)

Expertise

Practices

Financial Services Regulation

Funds and Asset Management

Insurance

Capital Markets

Sectors

Financial Institutions

Private Equity

Office

Paris

Allen & Overy LLP
52 avenue Hoche
75008 Paris

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Qualifications

Professional

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

News & insights

Publications: 17 APRIL 2020

MiFID 2.5 (or 3) – What you need to know during 2020

As required by the existing framework, the MiFID II review has begun but what is not clear at this stage is whether it will be a complete re-write or simply MiFID 2.5.

Publications: 31 MARCH 2020

Covid-19 coronavirus: NAV issues in open-ended real estate funds

The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting government lockdowns have brought intense volatility both to financial markets and the real economy, and a sharp return of challenges that confronted asset managers…

Publications: 20 MARCH 2020

Covid–19 coronavirus: what should banks and other financial institutions focus on?

The Covid-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge and will affect all walks of life. The quantum of the impact is hard to determine at this stage although based on preliminary assessment and…

Publications: 29 NOVEMBER 2019

French law paves the way for the digital assets services providers regulation

Over the last few years, digital assets did not appear to fall within scope of French law or regulation as they could not be characterised as currency, electronic money, financial instruments nor – on…