Since its creation, our firm has developed a recognized expertise and practice in resolving complex disputes, including pre- and post-litigation stages.
On a day-to-day basis, we draw on the skills and expertise of our lawyers and legal advisors,
Our firm has a strong practice in business litigation, both before the French courts and in commercial arbitration.
Our expertise in contentious situations – disputes and litigations – enables us to recommend upstream strategies to our customers that are adapted to the disputes in which they might be involved, particularly in terms of preventing disputes and identifying the risks of conflict, managing and ending crisis, and assessing and quantifying risks.
We have developed our own recognized expertise in complex technical disputes involving, in particular, appraisal procedures, fast-track procedures, and all investigative measures available in summary proceedings or on petition before the initiation of proceedings on the merits.
The lawyers in the Business Litigation department work alongside their clients’ managers as well as legal and financial departments, providing them with their expertise in the following areas / especially :
Commercial litigation, unpaid bills
Settlement of disputes between partners, liability of directors, management of disputes arising out of mergers and acquisitions or corporate law (asset and liability guarantee, price revision, breakdown of talks / negotiations , promise to sell, Letters of Intent etc.). Post-acquisition litigation
Commercial disputes arising out of contracts performance, breach or termination, including joint ventures and liability agreements,
High-stakes litigation in financial, equity and competition matters (acquisition litigation, liability, etc.).
Unfair competition litigation (parasitism, disparagement, poaching of executives, etc.) and misappropriation of know-how,
Energy distribution networks and other consumer law disputes, class actions.
Abusive calls on bank guarantees (surety bonds, at first demand guarantees, etc.)
Our lawyers also work in close conjunction with other departments of the firm, during acquisition or restructuring operations in order to audit commercial contracts, and to assess current or future litigation risks, intangible assets and, if necessary, the content of asset and liability guarantee.
Our team can work in both French and English.