Arbitration

Our International Arbitration team represents commercial organisations in all sectors, with particular expertise in relation to construction and engineering, insurers and reinsurance, and advising governments. We advise in both institutional and ad-hoc arbitrations under many substantive laws, and including standard form contracts (such as FIDIC).

Cyber and Data Risks

We are market leading advisors on cyber security and data risk to the insurance sector and the first choice law firm for insurers who indemnify these risks, advising both the insurers and policyholders who suffer data breach incidents and face claims in respect of data protection and information law. We provide our clients with a full service solution to address the reputational and financial impact that cyber security and data risk incidents can have.

Directors' & Officer's Liability Insurance

We are acutely conscious of the potentially serious reputational, financial and personal impact D&O claims can carry with them for individuals, companies and their insurers. In recent years our lawyers have been instructed on many of France’s most significant D&O cases, offering pragmatic and focused solutions, tailored to the needs of our clients and the issues they face.

Dispute Resolution

Our Dispute Resolution team has an established reputation for handling complex, high value commercial disputes and achieving successful and pragmatic solutions for our clients.

Health, Safety & Environmental Risks

We advise clients in France and internationally on the full range of contentious and non-contentious environmental matters, many of which are high profile and of national significance.

Industrial Risks

Our team advises insurers, manufacturers and producers in France and throughout Europe on industrial risks from a wide range of sectors. These include consumer goods, medical devices, pharmaceutical and healthcare, agrochemicals, food and drink, telecoms, biotechnology, automotive, mining and construction.

Life Sciences

We act for many leading pharmaceutical companies, as well as many medical device and consumer healthcare manufacturers, as well as their insurers.

Mediation

Insurance mediation law is one of our firm’s traditional and largest areas of activity. Our team dedicated to this activity provides advice and litigation assistance to insurance brokers, wholesale brokers, general agents and agents in the areas of life and non-life insurance.

Tourism & Transport

Our tourism practice represents major tourism players (travel agencies, tour operators, etc.) and hotels in both national and international litigation.