The Chamber

Cripps partner receives French knighthood

Olivier Morel, partner at Cripps and member of the Board of Directors of the French Chamber in Great Britain received the French National Order of the 'Légion d'Honneur'

Press Release -  4 January 2019

A lawyer at one of the UK’s top 100 law firms has been awarded the rank of ‘Knight of the French National Order of the Légion d’Honneur’, France’s highest order of merit.

Olivier Morel, a partner at Cripps, incorporating Pemberton Greenish, has been included in France’s 2019 new year’s honours list in recognition of his three decades of experience working with French businesses in the UK and fostering Franco-British cooperation.

Olivier is the President of the UK chapter of the Foreign Trade Advisors UK, a French government think-tank on international trade, and sits on the worldwide board of the same body. He is also a Vice President of the French Chamber of Great Britain. 

Cripps Managing Partner Gavin Tyler commented: “We are delighted that Olivier’s work has been recognised in this way. The firm is very active on the international stage, and his work with French businesses reinforces our commitment to international trade.”

Others on the 2019 list of recipients include the World Cup winning French football team.

Cripps has offices in Tunbridge Wells, London and Kings Hill.