August Debouzy runs a solid well-rounded practice that can tackle diverse types of cases including equity financing and corporate governance litigation, contract and tort litigation and product liability disputes. The team acts for leading investment funds, large and smaller companies as well as executives in matters spanning various industries. It regularly handles shareholders’ conflicts and has the ability to deal with complex cases where commercial, corporate and fraud issues are entwined . The practice is co-headed by Marie Danis and Benjamin van Gaver . Olivier Attias also contributes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is well known for its strong capabilities in handling cross-border and domestic disputes. They are very strong across the board. They are indeed knowledgeable, practical, strategic, sharp and efficient. They are also easy to communicate with and responsive.’
- ‘Very responsive team.’
- ‘The team provides deep strategical thinking and directions in addition to excellent legal advice. They help clients in their decision making. ’
- ‘A very competent, attentive, responsive and friendly team, innovative in its solutions proposed.’
- ‘Marie Danis as a deep thinker and an excellent lawyer. She always provides timely and to the point advice.’
- ‘Marie Danis is available and responsive.’
- ‘Benjamin Van Gaver and Marie Danis are absolute brilliant and outstanding litigation specialists, whose quality of legal analysis and strategic approach makes them immensely valuable in a contention team.’
- ‘Olivier Attias takes the time to understand the client's situation and provides clear, actionable advice. Moreover, the communication is always outstanding. Olivier demonstrates a deep knowledge of the law and a genuine commitment to achieving the best possible outcome.’
Key clients
- Orange
- Le Figaro
- Halliburton
- Bertelsmann
- La Poste
- Qair
- Airbus
- Nike
- Groupe IGS
Work highlights
- Representing shareholders in the post-acquisition dispute of a company in the benchmarking sector involving the removal of the CEO and reduction of his shareholding.
- Representing a leader in the aeronautics sector and its subsidiary in a dispute with manufacturers and their insurers.
- Obtained a favourable decision for the international media company Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and its subsidiary Gruner+Jahr Communication GmbH in a litigation case regarding the sale of the French magazine VSD.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marie Danis, Benjamin van Gaver