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Since its founding, De Pardieu has a recognized expertise in the litigation practice and represents its clients at all stages of the conflicting or contentious situations they may face.

We represent our French and international clients across a variety of business sectors before the French civil, commercial, criminal and administrative courts, the European institutions, French and international arbitration bodies, and administrative authorities with disciplinary, jurisdictional or investigative powers.

In the context of acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, the team is experienced in auditing litigation files, and the internal procedures intended to identify, handle and settle disputes implemented in the companies concerned. The litigation practice also covers the setting-up of prevention and detection methods of litigation or pre-litigation situations.

We handle complex domestic and international litigation, and further practice alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation. The excellent cooperation between the dispute resolution team and the Firm’s other departments is one of our most valuable assets. In specialist areas such as stock market, competition law, financial regulation and public law litigation, the dispute resolution team’s members work closely with the lawyers from the relevant teams.

Civil, administrative and criminal litigation
  • Insurance and reinsurance law;
  • Banking, finance and security law (Regulatory Department);
  • Securities law / AMF;
  • ESG law;
  • Commercial law;
  • Corporate law;
  • Competition and distribution law;
  • Intellectual property and personal data law;
  • Environmental law;
  • Real estate law and financing transactions;
  • Bonds law;
  • Insolvency law;
  • Public law and energy law;
  • Employment law.
Specialized litigation
  • Contractual litigation (breach of contract, failure to perform, renegotiation, hardship clause (imprévision), breach of established commercial relationships, renewal-related litigation, etc.);
  • Tort litigation (unfair competition, protection of know-how and proprietary rights, deceptive market practices, etc.);
  • Insurance-related litigation;
  • Defective products litigation;
  • Real estate litigation;
  • Shareholder litigation;
  • Finance and banking litigation
  • Mass litigation;
  • Consumer litigation.
Strategic consulting and crisis management
  • Implementation of access strategy to evidence: bailiff’s reports, investigative measures based on article 145 of the French CPC, French Loi de Blocage(Blocking Statute), etc.
  • Support of regulated professionals in their day-to-day dealings with their supervisory authorities;
  • Prevention of litigation: implementation of methods intended to prevent and detect litigation or pre-litigation situations;
  • Due diligence reviews: in the context of M&A transactions, audit of litigation files and internal procedures for identifying, handling and settling disputes in the relevant companies.
Independent authorities and regulators
  • Day-to-day clients support in their dealings with regulators to avoid inspections, investigations and sanction procedures;
  • Compliance checks on internal procedures ahead of any controls carried out by the regulator, on operational and ESG-related issues;
  • Clients support in understanding the new ESG reporting rules and the regulators’ expectations;
  • Clients support in the context of regulators’ investigation procedures: during inspections, during discussions with the regulators, preparation for hearings, etc.;
  • Defending clients in sanction procedures instituted by regulators and before appeal courts.

Latest rankings and awards

Legal 500 EMEA 2024

France >Dispute Resolution : Stock Market litigation (Tier 2)

Legal 500 EMEA 2024

France > Dispute Resolution : Commercial litigation (Tier 3)

‘The team is recognized for its legal excellence in real estate, dispute resolution and commercial law.”

High quality work, finesse in legal analysis and great pragmatism in recommendations; excellent knowledge of litigation techniques’ intervention on extremely complex subjects and within very tight deadlines.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2024

Litigation (Band 4)

« De Pardieu has a good reputation in the market. The lawyers are very well connected, and they have a very deep strategic and tactical approach. »

Chambers & Partners Global 2024

Litigation : Elite (Band 4)

« De Pardieu has a good reputation in the market. The lawyers are very well connected, and they have a very deep strategic and tactical approach. »

ODA 2023

Arbitrage international (*)

Décideurs 2023

Contentieux & Arbitrage : Contentieux commercial (Incontournable)

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Contentieux & Arbitrage : Contentieux AMF, ACPR et opérations cotées (Incontournable)

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Contentieux & Arbitrage : Contentieux financier & haut de bilan (Excellent)

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Contentieux & Arbitrage : Arbitrage international (Forte Notoriété)

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Contentieux & Arbitrage : Droit pénal des affaires (Forte Notoriété)

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Risques industriels & contentieux de la responsabilité : Sinistres et contentieux des assurances (Pratique réputée)

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Risques industriels & contentieux de la responsabilité : Regulatory Assurance / Réassurance (Pratique réputée)

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