Paul Talbourdet advises a wide range of French and international clients (listed and unlisted companies in the financial and insurance sectors, cooperative groups in the food-processing industry, major industrial groups and investment funds), and has extensive experience in the investment and financing of real estate transactions and complex real estate schemes and projects.

Head of the Dispute Resolution team, Paul Talbourdet is also very experienced in advsing his clients in banking, insurance and insolvency law. His practice mainly focuses on business litigation.

He is director and treasurer of the Association des Amis de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France, administrator of the Source Dinard, member of the editorial board of Opérations Immobilières (Éditions Le Moniteur), member of the editorial board of the legal magazine Tribonien and class representative of the ESCP’89 alumni association. He is also the co-author of numerous articles and publications in his practice areas and in the history of law.

He joined De Pardieu in 1994 and has been practicing in the Real Estate, Dispute Resolution and Insolvency – Restructuring teams as partner since 1999.

Education
  • ESCP, 1989
  • Maîtrise en Droit privé (private law) – University of Paris II-Assas, 1990
  • Lawyer since: 1992
  • Bar admissions: Paris

Contact

Languages: French, English

Awards

LEGAL 500 EMEA – 2024

France > Real Estate (Tier 1), Leading Individual since 2017

“Paul Talbourdet has great experience and availability, whilst Marie-Caroline Fauchille is very responsive and has a fighting spirit in her cases.”(2023)

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2018 / 2024

Real Estate and Real Estate Finance

Individual (Band 1)

“He is a deal maker and is impressive technically speaking.”

IFLR 1000

Ranking 2023 – Highly regarded

Practice areas:

  • Private equity
  • Restructuring and insolvency

BEST LAWYERS

Recommended since 2011 in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Investment
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate Law

OPTION FINANCE

  • Financial, stock market and AMF regulatory litigation ***** (2024)
    Acquisition litigation **** (2024)

LEADERS LEAGUE

Leading

  • Promotion & Construction – Real estate development (2024)
  • Real estate – Real estate tax (2024)
  • Real estate – Real estate litigation (2024)
  • Real estate transactions – investment (2024)​
  • Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation (2024)
  • Dispute resolution –  AMF, ACPR and listed transactions litigation (2024) 

LEADERS LEAGUE

Excellent

  • Promotion & construction – Construction litigation (including insurance) (2024)
  • Real estate – Tenancy law (2024)
  • Public Law – Urban planning – Law firm – France (2024)
  • Promotion & construction – Advising and contracts (markets and construction) – Law firm – France (2024)
  • Litigation & Arbitration – Financial & equity litigation (2024)

DECIDEURS

Pratique réputée​

  • Risques industriels & contentieux de la responsabilité – Sinistres et contentieux des assurances (2023)
  • Risques industriels & contentieux de la responsabilité – Regulatory Assurance / Réassurance (2023)

 

LEADERS LEAGUE

Recommended​

  • Industrial risks & liability litigation – Claims and insurance litigation (2023)
  • Industrial risks & liability litigation – Insurance & Reinsurance (2023)

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  • Thought Leaders – France
    Category: France – Real Estate
  • Thought Leaders – Global Elite
    Category: Real Estate
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  • France
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