Dispute resolution

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Our Dispute resolution team appears before French courts and arbitration tribunals, both in the litigation phase and preventively as part of alternative dispute resolution methods.

Our practice areas

Corporate litigation

We have recognized expertise in corporate finance and governance disputes, as well as in the resolution of corporate difficulties (distressed companies).

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Business criminal law

We assist our clients in anticipating and managing criminal and law enforcement risks in all areas of business law.

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We are a partner in securing our clients' interests in all aspects of their business: negotiating, performing and complying with commercial contracts; managing the termination of established commercial relationships; protecting corporate know-how and data in case of unfair competition; protecting movable and immovable assets.

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Industrial risks

We have solid experience in industrial risk management and insurance practice, in advice and litigation. Our team advises and assists players in the industrial, agri-food, energy and public works sectors, as well as in the medical and paramedical sectors and mass retailing.

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Competition and distribution

We advise on all aspects of competition, distribution and consumer law.

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Digital litigation

We have a specific expertise in digital platform liability, as well as IT litigation.

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Amicable Dispute Resolution

We can assist you in all amicable dispute resolution procedures (negotiation, conciliation, mediation, etc.). Our lawyers are specifically trained and some are accredited mediators.

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International arbitration

We have naturally developed significant expertise in international arbitration, both as counsel to the parties and as arbitrators.

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Our Dispute Resolution news

ANALYSIS | BUSINESS LITIGATION – Case Law Review – September 2026

ANTI-CORRUPTION The AFA Sanctions Commission hands down its very first financial penalty *** French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA) Sanctions Commission, Decision No. 25-01, 9 July 2026, Company V. and Mr S. *** Ten years after the Sapin II Law, the AFA went straight to a financial penalty without first issuing a formal notice to comply, against […]

ANALYSIS | BUSINESS LITIGATION – Case Law Review – July 2026

FINANCING AGREEMENT Long term lease entered into by an authorised finance company: the Cour de cassation excludes the qualification as a financial service *** Cour de cassation, Commercial Chamber, 10 June 2026, No. 24-22.673, Published in the Bulletin In November 2016, a professional entered into, off‑premises, a long‑term lease agreement with a leasing company […]

ANALYSIS | BUSINESS LITIGATION – Case Law Review – June 2026

CORPORATE LAW Removal of a company manager in summary proceedings: the Cour de cassation restates the limits of the summary judge’s powers Cour de cassation, Third Civil Chamber, 7 May 2026, no. 24-12.164, published in the Bulletin Two partners set up a property management company (SCI) with equal shareholdings, one of them being appointed […]

EVENT | London was calling... LERINS présent à l’édition 2026 de la London International Disputes Week (LIDW)

Last week, our two Co-Managing Partners, Elsa Rodrigues and Laurent Bernet, crossed the Channel to attend London International Disputes Week (LIDW) Week in London the leading forum for international dispute resolution. An opportunity to: 👉🏻 Take stock of the key trends shaping international disputes, including the use of AI in evidence management, arbitration in an […]

ANALYSIS | COMMERCIAL LITIGATION – Case Law Review – May 2026

BUSINESS LAW Commercial debt collection: the establishment of quasi-automatic enforcement in the absence of a dispute Law No. 2026-307 of April 23, 2026 – Simplified procedure for the collection of uncontested commercial debts (Preparatory work: National Assembly, Private Member’s Bill, TA No. 271, Apr. 10, 2026) Against a backdrop of persistent pressure on corporate cash […]

MEDIA | Banking spoofing fraud: the French Supreme Court fine-tunes the assessment of gross negligence

Banking spoofing fraud is based on a now well-known mechanism: phone number spoofing of a bank, convincing impersonation of a bank adviser, and manipulation of the victim into authorising payment transactions. The rule is clear: unauthorised payment transactions must be reimbursed. The bank may, however, refuse reimbursement if it can demonstrate fraud or gross negligence […]