Category: Firm’s news

Best Lawyers France 2024 ranked 14 of our lawyers among 10 categories:

– Marie-Hélène Bartoli Vallet in Litigation

– Jacques Bouyssou in Criminal Defense, in Litigation and in Arbitration and Mediation.

– Pierre-Olivier Brouard in Corporate Law.

– Nathalie Dupuy-Loup in Construction Law.

– Christophe Gerschel in Corporate Law.

– Karine Khau-Castelle in Corporate law.

– Nicola Kömpf in Labor and Employment Law.

– Sibylle Mareau in Banking and Finance Law.

– Philippe Mathurin in Construction Law and Insurance Law.

– Jacques Perotto in Labor and Employment Law.

– Gilles Podeur in Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

– Vincent Poirier in Corporate Law.

– Catherine Robin in Intellectual Property Law.

– Antoine Rousseau in Corporate Law.

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The climate challenge is also before the courts! In view of the explosion of climate litigation, find out more in our legal watch.

Stay informed with our dedicated webpage!

Jacques Bouyssou explains why it is important for you in video.

Alerion is pleased to announce the promotion of Maxime Hermes as Counsel in the Employment Law department.

Maxime Hermes has developed a practice in Employment Law with French and international clients, both in advice and in litigation, including in complex and/or high-stakes cases (reorganizations, collective bargaining, negotiations for the departure of senior executives, etc.).

His experience and command of the technical aspects of employment law are at the service of a resolutely operational advice, adapted to the needs and activities of the clients. With his foreign clients, Maxime works in particular the complexity of French labor law to help them overcome the cultural gap they may be facing.

Maxime Hermes holds a Master’s degree in Employment Law from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Lawyer at the Paris Bar since 2010, he joined Alerion in 2021.

With this new promotion, Alerion now counts 8 Counsels.

Alerion is ranked in the Legal 500 EMEA 2023 in 8 practice areas :

– Construction (Tier 2)

– Insurance (Tier 3)

– Private Equity (Tier 3)

– Insolvency (Tier 4)

– Mergers & Acquisitions (Tier 6)

– IT and Internet (Tier 4)

– Intellectual Property (Tier 4)

– Environment (Firms to watch)

The 2023 edition of the Chambers Europe recognized Gilles Podeur as a ranked lawyer in the Restructuring / Insolvency practice as band 5.

It also recognizes the Corporate/M&A expertise: Mid-Market in band 3.

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Alerion (Frédéric Saffroy, Alice Bastien and Alexandra Fortin – Stanislas Vailhen and Jérémie Mancel-Cottrel) assisted Airbus Defence and Space in the universal transmission of assets (TUP) of Airbus DS Geo, formerly Spot Image. The transaction included the preliminary acquisition of its special share from the French State and the negotiation of specific substitution agreements, the preparation and the implementation of the TUP in France, as well as in the various countries where Airbus DS Geo is operating (North and South America, Europe, Central Asia and Asia). Alerion’s “best friends” firms in these different regions were key to the success of this operation.

Created in 1982 by the French space agency CNES, the French geological survey agency BRGM and the French aerospace company Matra, under the name “Spot Image”, Airbus DS Geo is one of the pioneers and leaders in Earth observation, for both civilian (mapping, resource management, environment, etc.) and military (Geographic Intelligence) applications. Airbus Defence and Space designs, manufactures and operates the latest generation of Earth observation satellites, Pleiade Neo.

The recent case of Kabab-Ji SAL v Kout Food Group, decided by the English Supreme Court and the French Cour de cassation, brings into sharp focus the contrasting approaches that different jurisdictions adopt when determining the law applicable to an arbitration clause and the parties that are bound by it.

In the context of the Paris Arbitration Week, Jacques Bouyssou and Marie-Hélène Bartoli Vallet are delighted to host and speak at the BSP and Trinity Law conference on Tuesday 28 March 2023, held at Alerion Avocats.

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