APG houses a very solid litigation practice its team has notable credentials in dealing with a large array of cases and tackling high-stakes regulatory disputes that combine competition, distribution and commercial issues. The team's caseload also includes product liability and commercial disputes, and increasingly pos- M&A disputes on behalf of private investors and investment funds and concerning startups.  Its client base is diverse and includes leading companies and SMEs. The highly experienced Gilbert Parleani and Jean-Marie Gazagnes co-head the practice, with Olivier ParleaniFrançois Gagey  and Bertrand Janssens other key team members.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Competent, transparent and available team’.

  • ‘Jean-Marie Gazagnes and Jérémie Rozier show great insight and knowledge of the business world.’

  • ‘Very involved in the search for innovative solutions.’

  • ‘François Gagey demonstrates real business intelligence to help finely handle complex litigation issues.’

Key clients

  • E. Leclerc
  • Manpower
  • Crédit du Nord
  • Les Indés Radios
  • British American Tobacco Caribbean
  • Enedis
  • BMW France
  • Fiat/Chrysler
  • EQUANS
  • Emotors (JV created by PSA for electric motors)
  • CNH Industrial (CaseNewHolland)
  • Stellantis
  • Emerging Capital Partners
  • ANTARGAZ
  • AIG Europe SA
  • FPT Industrial S.p.A.
  • Invivo
  • Société Générale
  • Carmignac Gestion
  • Entoria
  • Birkenstock
  • City of Paris
  • The Frankie Shop
  • Laboratoire Native
  • Groupe Cahors Holding
  • Not so Dark
  • Chubb France

Work highlights

  • Advised the City of Paris in proceeding concerning Air BnB and Home Away (Abritel) before the European Court of Justice and French courts.
  • Represented E. Leclerc (Galec) in connection with a 117 million euros lawsuit brought by the French Ministry of Finance.
  • Advised Emerging Capital Partners in relation to the termination of negotiation by a leading French retail company concerning a potential acquisition of a target valued at 200 million euros.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gilbert Parleani, Jean-Marie Gazagnes

Other key lawyers

Olivier Parleani, Bertrand Janssens, François Gagey