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Capucine Bernier

Capucine Bernier

Work Department

Insurance, Industrial Risk & Transport; Dispute Resolution

Position

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998, Capucine Bernier is specialised in insurance law and civil liability. She works more particularly in disputes pertaining to non-life insurance (damages, civil and professional liability, industrial risks, construction insurance) as well as life insurance and mutual insurance. She advises and assists both traditional and bank insurers, and various industrial players in the management of disputes that are either sensitive or have a major strategic and economic impact.

Career

Monitoring counsel for an insurer in a group action litigation

Monitoring counsel on a series of claims related to the compensation of operating losses

Strategic litigation over clauses regarding arbitration based on known closing prices

Professional civil liability litigation over wilful misconduct/serious offence

Construction insurance litigation

Languages

French and English

Memberships

Capucine is a member of the Union of young French insurers and reinsurers (UJARF), the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers Association (AJAR), the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA), and is the vice-chair of the Paris Insurance Institute alumni association (ADIAP).

Education

Partner Gide Loyrette Nouel (2015) Joined the Firm  (2008) Admitted to the Paris Bar (1998) Master's degree in Insurance Law, University Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne (1999) Graduate of the Paris Insurance Institute (major)  (1999) Master's degree in Business Law, University Paris V  (1997)

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