FRANCE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Grégoire Bertrou, Delphine Grimond and Augustin Paperon Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (Paris) has a litigation team composed of two partners, one counsel, and five associates, integrated within a transatlantic net- work covering major hubs in the United States and Europe – including New York, Washington and Lon- don – alongside Paris. The team handles complex, high-stakes cross-border commercial disputes, insti- tutional arbitrations, post-acquisition litigation, direc- tors’ and officers’ liability matters, and enforcement measures, working in close synergy with the firm’s related practices in international arbitration, compli- ance and investigations, antitrust, restructuring and
M&A. It regularly represents listed companies and multinational groups, as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies, in matters involving termination of commercial relationships, enforcement of guarantees, shareholder disputes and economic sanctions, and appears before the ICC and other ar- bitral institutions. Recent matters include cross-bor- der disputes arising from private equity transactions, post-closing disputes and arbitration proceedings concerning industrial and infrastructure contracts, as well as the defence of executives and companies in regulatory investigations and economic litigation. litigation department. She handles complex litigation, cross-border disputes, and French actions de groupe, including coordinating multi-jurisdictional strategy for multinational clients before the French courts. Augustin Paperon is an associate in Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Paris litigation department. He handles complex litigation, cross-border disputes, and French actions de groupes, including coordinating multi-jurisdictional strategy for multinational clients before the French courts. Delphine Grimond is an associate in Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Paris
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Grégoire Bertrou is a partner in Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Paris litigation practice, with a career spanning complex, high-stakes disputes and a track record leading multi-jurisdictional matters. His
expertise covers strategic commercial litigation, post-acquisition disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability, enforcement measures, and international arbitration. He is experienced in coordinating large-scale, multi-claimant proceedings, including French actions de groupe and parallel cross-border collective redress.
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