Laurent Bernet specializes in commercial law, industrial risks, procedural law and private international law. He has developed a recognized practice in litigation and arbitration with both French and international clients.
Laurent Bernet advises numerous clients in the industrial sector, both in defending their interests in litigation and in negotiating and drafting their contracts.
Clients who benefit from his services, whether as part of outsourced legal management support functions or as outside general counsel, appreciate his cross-functional vision of their legal needs, how he masters the issues involved in negotiating and executing commercial contracts and industrial partnerships, as well as his expertise in protecting industrial assets.
Laurent Bernet has also developed an expertise in property law, particularly in the context of international succession planning.
Areas of expertise
Industrial risk
Procedural law
Private international law (litigation and arbitration)
Outsourced legal management
Regulated professions
Qualifications
University of Canterbury, Kent, LL.M. in International Commercial Law (1991)
University of Dijon, Master’s degree (DESS) in Business Law (1990)
University of Lyon, Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Business and Tax Law (1989)
Languages
English
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