Pauline François-Brazier
Pauline is an associate in the Paris office's Dispute Resolution team, with a focus on banking and financial litigation.
Pauline assists corporates as well as insurance firms, whether in the context of civil or commercial disputes or disciplinary proceedings before regulatory authorities (French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR)). She also advises financial institutions on banking and financial regulatory matters.
Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer as an associate, Pauline completed several litigation internships at international law firms, at the Legal Affairs Directorate of the AMF, as well as an apprenticeship within the Markets Directorate of the Banque de France (France's central bank).
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- the French branch of an international bank in the context of an internal investigation relating to facts potentially constituting market abuse and regulatory breaches
- a wholesale insurance broker in the context of an inspection conducted by the ACPR
- a digital asset service provider on its AML/CFT obligations
- a Luxembourg credit institution operating in France under the freedom to provide services, regarding the application of French general-interest regulations to its activities
- a major French bank in connection with an audit covering activities related to asset management
Sectors
Background
Pauline holds a dual degree in Business Law and Management (MiM) from the SKEMA Business School, as well as the Master’s degree in Financial Law (259) from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL.
She was admitted to the Paris bar in 2025.
