A London-educated lawyer was one the victims killed in the Bataclan massacre.
Valentin Ribet, a London School of Economics (LSE) business law graduate, has been confirmed as one of the 80 people feared dead after gunmen opened fire into the crowd at the concert hall in Paris.
Ribet, 26, was a “talented lawyer” in the Paris office of international law firm Hogan Lovells.
A company spokesman said: “Hogan Lovells is greatly saddened by the loss of Valentin Ribet.
“Valentin was at the Bataclan concert hall on Friday night and he was killed in the attack that took place there.
“This is an awful tragedy and hard for any of us to truly comprehend. We are shocked by both our loss and the wider events in the city.
“Valentin worked in the litigation team, specialising in white collar crime. He was a talented lawyer, extremely well liked, and a wonderful personality in the office. He was 26.
“Our thoughts at this time are with Valentin and his family as well as with his colleagues in the office and across the firm.”
James Walters, chaplain and interfaith adviser at LSE, responded on social media.
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris, which killed at least 127 people and wounded 300 more, around 80 of them critically.
