Jacques-Antoine Robert
Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons
Client SatisfactionSimmons & Simmons has solid resources, allowing for a good coverage of disputes. The firm is a key name in the healthcare sector, especially for product liability cases through practice head Jacques-Antoine Robert, who is an authority in this field. Additionally, the team runs a solid financial and corporate dispute practice, representing investment funds, shareholders and companies in several significant cases, dealing with asset management liability, post M&A, fraud and insolvency-related issues. Commercial litigation, including cross-border cases, is also handled, with Etienne Kowalski and Louis-Marie Pillebout the key names for this work. Guillaume-Denis Faure left the firm in January 2024.
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Key clients
- Abenex
- Entrepreneur Invest
- Sauren
- Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
- LVMH
- Hachette
- Banque Centrale de Guinée
Work highlights
- Advised Entrepreneur Invest in a multi-forum litigation related to a €37M fraud that has affected the securitisation fund FCT Smart Tréso.
- Advised Sauren in a litigation related to the freezing of several funds managed by London-based company H2O Asset Management.
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Product liability litigation
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jacques-Antoine Robert