Litigation risk is increasingly difficult to control. It requires lawyers who specialise in this field and have an in-depth understanding of the law, together with proven litigation experience.

Our litigation department is managed by a partner with over 20 years’ experience. Most of its staff are senior lawyers with complementary backgrounds.

Each case is supervised directly by this partner, who will always be your main contact, working in conjunction with his team members.

Whenever appropriate, we also call on expertise from other departments within the firm in order to back up our opinion on a technical point that is more specifically related to their field. Similarly, we are also involved in the due diligence process, prior to an acquisition, so that we can investigate any new or potential lawsuits that could impact the investment decision.

Due to the profile of our litigation department and the size of our firm, we can respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs.

To help understand and analyse the cases that we deal with, we encourage an interactive one-to-one relationship with our clients.

We handle both domestic and international litigation through the relevant courts or arbitration bodies. Most of our cases are in the following areas:

We regularly deal with liability cases resulting from a breakdown in negotiations or dispute over a completed acquisition.

We are also involved in litigation relating to the enforcement of vendor’s warranties and to the validation or determination of the acquisition price.

We routinely handle liability cases against shareholders, directors, particularly institutional investors and investment funds, and auditors.

Conflict resolution between shareholders is also an integral part of our day-to-day practice.

We frequently deal with capital markets litigation.

We help ISPs deal with investigations by the regulatory bodies, as well as disciplinary procedures.

We handle litigation arising from the failure to execute, or inappropriate execution of, a business contract. We also deal with liability cases relating to business risks and unfair competition.

We frequently represent corporations, their directors or their auditors, as plaintiffs or as defendants, at all stages of criminal proceedings.

In particular, we handle cases relating to financial criminal law, economic criminal law and labour criminal law.

We handle many cases involving international aspects and relating to international private law.

We assist French and Foreign corporations in international litigation before French Courts (Domestics or Arbitration Bodies) and in international litigation cases.