“Emilie Rogey provides excellent responsiveness and level of service, and an ability to manage complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.”
Financial Services Regulation, Chambers France 2026
“Emilie Rogey is an extremely clear lawyer in her explanations, is a pedagogue with skills in diverse legal fields.”
“Emilie Rogey is efficient, an expert in her field, organized, and responsive.”
Bank Regulatory – France, Legal 500 EMEA 2026
Biography
Emilie Rogey is a partner in our Global Financial Services Regulatory Practice, based in Paris.
Emilie provides strategic financial regulatory support in the context of FIG M&A, PE and capital markets transactions (including IPOs), complex partnerships and restructuring deals (financial regulatory audits and clearances). A focus of Emilie's practice is on structuring complex transactions, coordinating local teams in large multi-jurisdictional deals, acting as the single regulatory point of contact for the client's core team and negotiating with banking and financial regulators in various jurisdictions including outside Europe.
Emilie also assists clients in dealing with sensitive situations of regulatory audits, investigations and enforcement/infringement procedures, and has litigation skills and experience in assisting Significant European Banks in dealing with the European Central Bank (ECB) acting in its capacity of both monetary policy supervisory authority and banking supervisory authority.
Emilie's team has a large coverage and extensive experience in providing stand-alone regulatory advice on a wide range of compliance / prudential / governance / AML topics in the banking sector (CRD, CRR, MiFID II, IFR, IFR), insurance sector (IDD and Solvency II), asset management sector (AIFMD, UCITs), and the fintech sector including regulation of crypto assets / stablecoins (MiCA, EMD) and payments (PSD2). The team also assists clients on securing new licenses, material notifications (such as article 60 of MiCA Regulation), extension of existing licenses and withdrawal of licenses (notably in the context of mergers / spin-offs with tight deadlines, transition phases and complex negotiations with clients and regulators).
Before joining White & Case in 2019, Emilie practiced in international law firms in Paris.
Experience
Emilie recently advised on the following matters:
Representation of CoinShares, a leading global asset manager specialising in digital assets, on its business combination transaction with Cayman Islands-incorporated special purpose acquisition company Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. and its subsequent listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Representation of Davidson Kempner in the regulatory aspects of the €1.5 billion financial restructuring of the Bourbon group, which includes a reinsurance captive. Bourbon Group specialises in innovative and sustainable maritime services for oil, gas and wind sites. Under this agreement, funds managed by affiliates of Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Fortress Investment Group will enter the capital and become the majority shareholders of the Company;
Representation of Emeria, a leading European provider of technology-enabled real estate services on the regulatory aspects of the sale of Assurimo to Odealim;
Representation of Societe Generale-FORGE on their new MiCA license application and notification under Article 60 of MiCA to provide crypto-asset services under the new European regulatory framework;
Representation of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. on the regulatory aspects of its €16.5 billion exchange offer for all the shares of Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A.. The transaction establishes a new leading player in the Italian banking sector, offering a broad and diversified range of products and services to households, businesses and local communities. This is one of the largest FIG transactions in Europe in 2025;
Representation of Paris-headquartered private investment firm Committed Advisors SAS on the regulatory aspects of the acquisition of a significant portfolio of fund interests from Peugeot Invest for a total consideration of €227 million;
Representation of Bryan, Garnier & Co. (Bryan Garnier), a leading independent full-service investment bank specializing in the European technology and healthcare sectors, on the regulatory aspects of its acquisition by Stifel Financial Corp.;
Representation of the investment company Corestate Capital Holding S.A. in connection with an exclusivity agreement for the sale to Atland of the entire share capital of Stam Europe, a recognized player in asset management and alternative investment funds in the real estate sector;
Representation of French insurer Groupe Matmut on the regulatory aspects of its 925 million euros acquisition of HSBC Assurance Vie (France), the French insurance life company of HSBC;
Representation of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) on its realignment in commercial real estate finance, following the acquisition of Berlin Hyp, including the transfer of all Berlin Hyp's real estate finance activities to LBBW under the German Transformation Act;
Representation of Matawan, a key player in connected mobility and member of the French Tech 120 program, along with its founder, management and exiting shareholder on the regulatory aspects of its entry into exclusive negotiations with Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin) regarding the sale of the group. The secondary LBO project involved a competitive auction process;
Representation of the purchaser, Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France, a member of Groupe BPCE, in obtaining its regulatory clearance from the ECB as regards the change of control of the Belgium credit institution Bank Nagelmackers SA;
Representation of Groupe BPCE on the regulatory aspects of its €1.1 billion acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance, one of the European leading providers of industrial equipment lease financing;
Representation of Belfius, a leading player in the retail and commercial bank-insurance segment, in the setting-up of their crypto offering to retail clients;
Representation of the French insurance mutual group Aéma Group on the reorganization of its asset management division following the acquisition of Aviva Investors France;
Representation of Societe Generale-FORGE on the launch of EUR CoinVertible, a digital asset developed and administered to maintain a stable value (stablecoin) – the first euro stablecoin launched by a regulated player on a public blockchain;
Representation of the French insurtech company Luko on the regulatory aspects of its restructuring;
Representation of BPCE / Natixis on the combination of its subsidiary BIMPLI and the leading French payment fintech SWILE to create a global leader in worktech;
Representation of Aéma Groupe, a leading French mutual insurer, on its acquisition of Aviva France for €3.2 billion;
Representation of Casino Group, a longstanding player in retail distribution, on the sale of its “buy now pay later” payment institution and credit provider subsidiary FLOA to BNP Paribas, and on the establishment of a partnership between Casino Group and BNP Paribas to develop fractional payments activity 'FLOA PAY';
Representation of the German Fintech Trade Republic with respect to the launch of their mobile App in France and on Trade Republic's expansion across Europe and the regulatory intricacies of launching the services provided in selected countries (Italy, Poland, Finland, Slovakia);
Representation of the Swedish credit institution Klarna and the Dutch E-money institution Modulr with respect to the setting-up of their respective French branch;
Representation of Qonto regarding various advisory assignments including the implementation of a novel mechanism approved by the ACPR for the protection of client funds;
"Leading Partner": Bank Regulatory, France, Legal 500 2026
"Up & Coming": Financial Services Regulation, Chambers France 2026
"Rising Star Partner: Financial Services Regulatory" – France, IFLR 1000 2024
"Rising Stars: Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers" in 2022, Law.com
"Emilie Rogey strives for excellence in her handling of projects. She has great communication skills and has provided us with the necessary comfort and confidence that projects are well handled."
"Emilie Rogey provides excellent responsiveness and level of service, and an ability to manage complex multi-jurisdictional operations."
"I am fortunate to be assisted by Emilie Rogey in a complex case. Her expertise, availability and rigour were essential and are much appreciated. I warmly recommend her."
Chambers France 2026, Financial Services Regulation respondents
"Emilie Rogey is an extremely clear lawyer in her explanations, is a pedagogue with skills in diverse legal fields."
"Emilie Rogey is efficient, an expert in her field, organized, and responsive."
Bank Regulatory – France, Legal 500 EMEA 2026
"Emilie Rogey is the pillar of the team: friendly, very helpful and very approachable."
"Emilie Rogey's expertise, personable nature and commitment make her a pleasure to work with. She takes time to assist clients and delivers a high quality of service."
Bank Regulatory – France, Legal 500 EMEA 2025
"Emilie Rogey- competent, business-oriented, spirit of initiative."
"Emilie Rogey takes a very practical approach to complex theoretical problems and makes good connections between what the law says and how it affects your business in practice. For me, this practical approach is key to success and why we work with White & Case."
Bank Regulatory – France, Legal 500 EMEA 2023