Corporate and commercial litigation
Our litigation and dispute resolutions team acts for individuals and companies in contentious and non-contentious matters, before state courts and arbitration tribunals in litigation as well as pre-litigation phases and alternative dispute resolution processes.
Our strength lies in combining in-depth financial and commercial awareness with expertise in legal proceedings.
Our team notably advises on the following issues:
- Directors’ liability: Assistance in legal proceedings regarding of directors’ and officers’ liability as well as tailored advice on specific cases, such as whether to give notice of liability, whether there is a risk of directors’ and officers’ liability, and measures to protect clients against personal liability risk.
- Group liability: Comprehensive cross-border legal advice on the voluntary and involuntary liability of parent companies and subsidiaries.
- Shareholder’s disputes: Assistance in or out of court on any issue relating to shareholder relationships, including liability actions regarding the abuse of majorities or minorities, actions for the correction of registers, disputes over shareholder and other corporate agreements, and litigation arising from share purchase agreements.
- Proceedings relating to the right of investigation: Assistance in addressing requests to courts to institute an inquiry and assistance during inquiry proceedings affecting companies.
- Provisional and protective measures: Measures for sequestration and suspension of the effects of general meetings and board meetings.
Key competencies
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arrow_forward Fund litigation
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Highlighted cases
arrow_forwardCurrently representing a regulated entity involved in a cross-border dispute against former partners that it is suing for breach of contract and seeking damages exceeding €25 million.
arrow_forwardRepresented a client in international processings over abusive execution of guarantees by a lender, as a result of which the client was deprived of its material investment in a major sports club.
Leaders league – International arbitration
“Headed by Rémi Chevalier, the arbitration department recently handled the defense of claimants in an investment arbitration regarding the application of the $1 billion bilateral investment treaty between Switzerland and the Czech Republic. Chevalier has been appointed counsel before the European Courts of Human Rights.’
Leaders league – Commercial litigation
“Headed by Rémi Chevalier, assisted by a multi-lingual team, the litigation department offers a pragmatic strategy to its international clients on a wide spectrum of complex commercial, corporate and financial matters. He is a leading litigator in a high-profile transnational case regarding a bilateral investment treaty whose valuation exceeds a billion dollars.”
