Dispute litigation boutique Swift Litigation is retained by leading French and international banks to assist with their most complex and sensitive cases, such as defending them in mass civil and criminal liability claims. The practice also regularly assists banks in loan recovery proceedings (often dealing with complex international or debt restructuring situations), or when they are victims of a fraud. The team also manages disputes relating to international sanctions and duty of vigilance rules and also advises financial institutions acting as investment firms in shareholders and M&A cases. The practice is headed by Julien Martinet  and includes counsels Florence Martinet  and Aurélien Gazel .

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellent team, very responsive and proactive. Completely trustworthy. Constantly seeking to provide the best service and adapt its legal argument.'

  • ‘Good technical qualities. Good organisation with competent staff close to its customers. Very rigorous search for the right information for the best defense of the interests of its customers. '

  • 'Julien Martinet: rigorous, very good knowledge of the African context, very good technical qualities in business law, availability and assiduity. Aurélien Gazel: hard working, available, good skills in business law, very structured in his work.'

  • ‘The team is very responsive and regularly communicates relevant analyses.'

  • ‘Julien Martinet (partner) and Aurélien Gazel (counsel) provide rigorous monitoring and a hard-hitting defense. They are a driving force in the management of a litigation. '

  • ‘Great speed of response.  Answers are always delivered very quickly.'

  • ‘The team is absolutely remarkable and is certainly one of the most efficient. Very high professionalism, and very keen sense of risk. The level of advice and trust between the lawyer and his client is also very high.'

  • ‘The firm has excellent knowledge of the banking sector and recognized expertise in litigation. '

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julien Martinet

Other key lawyers

Florence Martinet, Aurélien Gazel