Elsa Rodrigues devotes her expertise to the resolution of complex business-related disputes for French and foreign clients.
With a seasoned practice in commercial litigation and product liability, she assists clients from a wide range of sectors to support their projects, protect their activities and resolve any inherent difficulties through amicable or contentious means.
She also assists companies, as well as their directors and shareholders, in resolving corporate disputes. In particular, she handles post-acquisition disputes, conflicts between shareholders, and the dismissal and liability of directors.
With a recognized expertise in digital and IT litigation, she also handles all issues relating to the liability of online platforms, in particular for access and published content, and supports clients in resolving all disputes relating to the performance or termination of IT contracts.
Elsa Rodrigues intervenes regularly in sensitive, high-exposure cases, such as the Crédit Martiniquais bank bankruptcy litigation, the seizure of foreign aircraft on French territory, the case concerning access by minors to adult content on the Internet, or the litigation relating to the estate of Christian Audigier.
| Alternative dispute resolution
In all circumstances, Elsa adapts her strategy and resorts to various methods of dispute resolution, including negotiation, amicable settlement mechanisms such as mediation, legal proceedings or arbitration.
She has extensive experience in international arbitration (institutional and ad hoc) and is particularly experienced in amicable resolution processes, being an accredited mediator with the Paris Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CMAP), the Mediation & Resolution institution, and the Paris Court of Appeal.
Discover Elsa Rodrigues’ Mediator expertise
Areas of expertise
Corporate litigation (shareholder disputes, post-acquisition litigation, directors' liability)
Digital and IT litigation
Defective products and industrial risks
International arbitration
Mediation
Qualifications
Mediator (CMAP, Mediation & Resolution, Paris Court of Appeal)
Graduate of New York University (NYU) - Winner of the White & Case, Gerald L. Wallace Fund and George Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust scholarships
Graduate of Université de Panthéon-Assas / HEC
Graduate of Université Paris Sud
Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Associations
Member of the Association of Professionals in Economic and Financial Litigation (APCEF)
Member of Comité Français de l'Arbitrage (CFA) and Association Française d'Arbitrage (AFA)
Member of the Mediation Academy
Member of the Franco-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFP)
Membre of the Club for Women in Law Firms (Juristes associés)
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