Ashurst boosts Paris capital markets practice with new hire

International law firm Ashurst has appointed Audrey Dahan as counsel in its global markets practice in Paris.

Audrey joins from BNP Paribas where she was the domestic markets coordinator for strategic projects and has extensive experience of working on capital market transactions including in particular structured products, but also more generally debt securities and structured finance transactions. Prior to her role as domestic markets coordinator, Audrey worked in the CIB Global Markets division of BNP Paribas for 15 years, notably as co-head of the structured products legal team and most recently as the specialised global coordinator for securities overseeing around 60 securities lawyers in Europe, US and APAC.

Philippe None, managing partner for Paris, said:

"Audrey's appointment demonstrates our commitment to strengthen and grow our French global markets practice. We are delighted to welcome Audrey to the team and have every confidence in her, as her in-house capital markets experience and energy will be invaluable to the future development of our client offering."

Michael Logie, head of global markets (EMEA & US) at Ashurst, added:

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Audrey to the team. She has unparalleled experience in senior roles at leading French financial institutions including dealing directly with the regulator, and she has a wealth of expertise across the French structured products market as well as broader debt capital markets and structured finance. Audrey's appointment reflects our commitment to further develop our global markets team in Europe."