Jones Day
Jones Day houses a comprehensive litigation practice that manages commercial, banking, corporate and product liability cases. The group has particular strength handling product liability and ESG disputes relating to environment and pollution issues through tort specialist Françoise Labrousse and Cyril Philibert whose range of expertise also extends to many other areas. The team's caseload also includes commercial disputes and it has recently been entrusted to assist with a case concerning the theft of trade secrets. Clients include many leading French and international industrial and manufacturing companies. Ozan Akyurek is a key name in the team and Frédéric Gros has been defending several banks in ‘toxic’ loan cases granted to French municipalities prior to the 2009 financial crisis.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Cyril Philibert is very available. He is a very good technician who has a perfect command of civil and commercial procedures. His writings are very clear and relevant.’
- ‘Very responsive, smart, good client service.’
- ‘Good combination between technical expertise and sector knowledge. They have always been at the forefront of technology in terms of the solutions they provide.’
- ‘Ozan Akyurek follows a pragmatical approach, is a fierce litigator with deep knowledge of the aviation, defence and product liability sectors.’
- ‘A pragmatic approach, a risk assessment always adjusted with a position taken, excellent mastery of procedures in an ever more complex environment, very high agility. The collaboration of the teams allows very fluid multidisciplinary support for the client.’
- ‘Cyril Philibert has excellent knowledge of litigation practice and seeks the best possible path for his client, by being concrete, efficient and fluid. He shows great responsiveness.’
- ‘Ozan Akyurek: extremely competent, high level, responsive, available.’
Key clients
- Dexia Crédit Local
- Société de Financement Local (SFIL)
Work highlights
- Representing Dexia Crédit Local, SFIL and Caisse Française de Financement Local in more than 200 litigation cases relating to structured products.
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Banking litigation
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ozan Akyurek, Cyril Philibert, Frédéric Gros