Best Lawyers in France for Litigation
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Jean-François Puget is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation and Trade Law. Jean-François, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-François is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Alexis CHABERT is co-head of the LYON office’s Business litigation Department. A specialist in legal proceedings applied to commercial litigation, he has developed solid experience in conflicts between partners, liability of company directors, unfair competition, compliant delivery, defective equipment, etc. He has also developed particular expertise in criminal business law to assist company directors who are victims of crime (fraud, breach of trust, forgery and use of forgeries, etc.)...
Yann Colin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation. Yann, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Yann is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
After he graduated from St Jean de Passy in Paris, Kiril Bougartchev studied at Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas. He has post-graduate diplomas in Business Law (Magistère) and in Tax Law (DESS). He first worked as an intern at l’Oreal in Paris and carried out several internships at renowned US law firms (Coudert Brothers, etc.) and securities brokers (Morgan, Olmstead, Kennedy & Gardner), before he started his career in 1988 as an auditor at Arthur Andersen. A...
Jean-Baptiste Charles is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Aviation Law, Litigation and Transportation Law. Jean-Baptiste, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jean-Baptiste is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Clémence Lemétais d'Ormesson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation. Clémence, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Clémence is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
For more than 25 years, Philippe Bouchez El Ghozi has developed top-level expertise and experience in the fields of business criminal law, internal investigations, compliance and business litigation, involving sensitive and complex cases requiring a thorough understanding of the economic, social, financial and media environment. As such, he enjoys extensive practice in the criminal, commercial and civil courts, as well as in the numerous inquiries and investigations carried out by the judicia...
A member of the Paris Bar since 1989, Stéphane PERRIN graduated from the Faculties of Law of PARIS XI and PARIS II Universities, where he gained a DEA postgraduate qualification in Intellectual Property. He also graduated from PARIS II Faculty of Law’s Institute of Legal Studies. He began his career within the law firms DS Avocats (PARIS) and DUBARRY, SERVAN-SCHREIBER & WEIL (PARIS then BRUSSELS), then as a partner in SCP FLAMBARD & Associés, before creating his ow...
Malka Marcinkowski has been a partner at UGGC Avocats since 2018. She has expertise in competition / distribution / consumer law and Consumer Product Regulation (e.g. labelling, etc.). She also has a specialisation in the health products sector and the regulatory aspects (e.g. medicines, innovative products, medical devices, cosmetics). In this context, Malka assists clients in connection with the anti-gift law challenges, advertising of health products, etc. Her main areas of intervention (b...
Xavier Pernot is a partner in charge of the litigation-arbitration-mediation practice. With his experience in assisting our clients in strategic and high-stakes litigation, Xavier leads a multidisciplinary team whose main areas of practice are corporate litigation and equity transactions, commercial and operational litigation, and complex industrial and financial litigation. The team also acts in insolvency proceedings, enforcement proceedings and criminal business law.
Julien Horn focuses on information technology and intellectual property litigation. He also handles transactional and contractual work on IP and IT assets. Julien Horn’s litigation practice is prominent in the field of software litigation, patent litigation, and trademark litigation. He has also acquired significant expertise in the planning and monitoring of innovative mass litigation campaigns for IT and software companies. He regularly publishes articles on IP and IT issues in the le...
Vincent Bénézech is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation, Trade Law and Transportation Law. Vincent, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Vincent is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Emmanuel graduated from Université Paris V René Descartes with a post-graduate diploma in Business Law (DESS), from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas with a diploma in Comparative Law and from Université Paris I-Sorbonne with a post-graduate diploma in African Studies – Legal Anthropology. He carried out several internships at companies active in financial management (Thorp), accounting (Guyot Varona & Associés) and audiovisual production (...
Barbara Levy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, Intellectual Property Law and Litigation. Barbara, who practices law in Paris, France, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Barbara is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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