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Litigation & Arbitration
The courts are becoming increasingly involved in various areas of the law. In the business world, we have seen a surge in the number of cases involving the civil or criminal liability of a firm's directors or shareholders. The growing complexity of contractual relationships within a company has also led to greater recourse to the courts or to arbitration procedures to resolve conflicts or difficulties. Companies are faced with a conflicting need for transparency, particularly in terms of financial practices and corporate governance, and the need to protect their vital interests rapidly. In this environment, they are confronted with an increasing number of pre-litigation and litigation situations which require effective defence. Otherwise, the business implications and penalties, both financial and criminal, can be severe.
Our Practice Areas
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Company law
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disputes arising from shareholders' agreements
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mergers & acquisitions or creation of joint ventures
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minority shareholders, shareholders' pre-emptive rights
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legal dissolution of companies, directors' liability
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appointment of ad hoc directors or experts or international law
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General business law
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emergency procedures, debt recovery
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protective measures and injunctions: attachment, seizure, mortgage
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contract termination, disputes arising on termination of contractual relationships
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unfair competition, counterfeiting
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market regulations, fixed pricing, abuse clauses
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insolvency, abusive aid, directors' liability, recognition of debts on insolvency
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Criminal business law
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criminal offences relating to company law: misfeasance, abuse of power, abuse of rights, presentation of false accounting records and misleading accounts, fiscal fraud, contractual fraud, abuse of confidence, embezzlement or extortion
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money laundering and tax evasion schemes
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stock market criminal law: insider trading, abuse of margins on primary and derivative products
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banking criminal law: abusive continuation or termination of loans
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receivership and liquidation: collective procedures
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Property pre-litigation and litigation
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contract termination, preparatory contracts
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construction defects
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calls on two-yearly or ten-yearly insurance or performance bonds
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sub-contracting
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Succession disputes
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between individuals or within private companies
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disputes concerning jointly owned assets
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legal separation of jointly owned assets
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legal assessments
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Personal and family law
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Press litigation
Our approach
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Complementary skills...: our dedicated litigation and arbitration lawyers call on other specialists in the firm whenever necessary for expertise on the specific issues in each area of law and taxation
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... particularly in the following areas: direct and indirect taxation, insurance law, insolvency law and European or international law.
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Partner - Department Head
François-Xavier Mattéoli
Associates
Jean-Fabrice Brun
Didier Joseph
Olivier Kuhn
Aurélie Lépine-Bergès
Cécile Rebiffé
Marie-Laure Rouquet
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