FTMS Avocats' team is capable of handling a large variety of cases, representing French and international companies, including several major industrial groups and French banks, in shareholders’ conflicts, commercial disputes and product liability cases pertaining to industrial equipment. The practice also has particular know-how managing mass claims disputes on behalf of French banks that are being sued regarding their financial products. The team is also active in complex international proceedings. The practice is co-headed by Cédric Fischer and Tristan Dupré de Puget, and banking and financial litigation experts Marc Henry and Silvestre Tandeau de Marsac.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Professional, great integrity, tenacity.’

  • ‘Their advice has been practical, efficient, and sophisticated. ’

  • ‘The firm is diligent and competent.’

  • ‘Listening skills, proactive, good follow-up. ’

  • ‘This is a competent, organized and efficient team. The quality of the service provided is truly of an exceptional level.’

  • ‘Multidisciplinary team. Pragmatic approach to litigation, the firm tries to find the most optimal solution for the client’

  • ‘Cédric Fischer has a pragmatic approach which provides complete confidence when it comes to the strategy to adopt.’

Key clients

  • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
  • BPCE
  • Banque Populaire Rives de Paris (BPRI)
  • Caisse d’Epargne Ile de France (CEIF)
  • Caisse d’Epargne Rhône-Alpes (CERA)
  • Caisse d’Epargne Loire Centre (CELC)
  • Caisse d’epargne normandie (CEN)
  • Berkshire
  • Banque populaire grand ouest
  • banque populaire mediterannée (bpmed)
  • European Investment Bank
  • Barrière
  • ONEPOINT
  • financiers chatelaisienne
  • Alfyma
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
  • ALP

Work highlights

  • Assisted Mr. Alexandre BARRIERE, the newly appointed co-President of the Barrière group in the context of a conflict with Mr. Dominique DESSEIGNE, former President of the group.

Lawyers

Leading partners: Banking litigation
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Practice head

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Cédric Fischer, Marc Henry, Silvestre Tandeau de Marsac, Tristan Dupré de Puget