Press Release
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre,
The HEC Foundation’s newest partner
Jouy-en-Josas, 16th October 2007
The HEC Foundation is pleased to announce that a new partner will be joining the
Foundation. CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, one of the main business law firms
renowned by French and international companies for its expertise in tax and legal
matters, will be entering the HEC Foundation and reinforces HEC’s involvement in
the teaching and research of law.
“CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre is pleased to announce that it is joining the HEC
Foundation. We recognise that our services are based on the quality of education of
the students that we recruit to continuously improve our expertise. This partnership
gives CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre the opportunity to actively contribute to the HEC
School of Management’s educational programmes to respond to the constantly
changing needs of business in relation to law’s growing and increasingly complex role.
Also, our involvement with the HEC Foundation demonstrates our desire to attract
the best graduates of the school. Its financial and international culture is essential for
successfully completing the tasks that guarantee our clients’ fidelity,” states PierreSébastien Thill, Chairman of CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre.
According to Jean-Marie Hennes, President of the HEC Foundation, “The
ambitions of CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre are in perfect step with the ambitions of
HEC. The HEC Foundation is honoured to welcome a company that is considered an
essential reference in the world of business, and one which takes to heart the need to
contribute to teaching and research of management sciences and therefore improve
France’s economic competitiveness, into its circle.”
“We are happy to welcome CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre into the HEC Foundation
and to benefit from the support of one of France’s and the world’s most prestigious
business law firms,” confirms Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean of the HEC School
of Management.
CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre, with over 450 lawyers, is a multidisciplinary law firm with
clients in France and abroad. CMS, the European alliance of independent law firms is the
spearhead of CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre international dimension, providing businesses with
legal and tax services across Europe including a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe
and beyond, operating in 47 business centres supported by more than 2000 lawyers and 595
partners.
The HEC Foundation brings together prestigious multinational companies who support
HEC’s ambitions, participate in its strategic orientation and promote a direct link between the
world of academia and the world of business. For businesses, becoming a partner of the
Foundation is a unique way to benefit from privileged contacts with students and professors,
and to contribute to HEC’s development. In becoming a partner, CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre
demonstrates its support for the international development of HEC.
44 entreprises partenaires de la Fondation HEC (septembre 2007)
44 partners of the HEC Foundation (as of September, 2007)
 Accor  AGF  Air France  Alcatel  Allen & Overy  Altime  APC  Apple  Association des
Diplômés HEC  Atos Origin  AXA  Bain & Company  BNP Paribas  Capgemini  Cartier  CMS
Bureau Francis Lefebvre  Deloitte  EDF  Ernst & Young  Exane  Gide Loyrette Nouel  Groupe
Caisse d’Epargne  KPMG  Lehman Brothers  Linklaters  L’Oréal  Mars & Co  McKinsey &
Company  Neopost  Ogilvy  Pernod Ricard  PricewaterhouseCoopers  Procter & Gamble 
Province Sud de la Nouvelle Calédonie  Publicis  Renault  Reuters  sanofi-aventis  Schneider
Electric  SNCF  Société Générale  Suez  Toshiba  UBS
International Press contact
Elisabeth de Réals
Tel +33 (0)1 39 67 94 23 Fax +33 (0)1 39 67 94 46
dereals@hec.fr
www.hec.edu