Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Client Satisfaction

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is entrusted by leading companies and investment funds to handle their most sensitive matters in France and occasionally overseas. The team has a strong corporate and shareholders’ conflicts knowhow while its expertise is also strong in the commercial field. It also has experience defending companies facing mass civil liability claims, notably brought by former employees. Recently, the practice has been particularly active in the healthcare sector and is also retained by investment funds involved in cases as third-party case funders. The team is co-headed by Dominique Mondoloni and Grégoire Bertrou , and also includes special European counsels Sophie-Jeanne Laroche and Hugo Piguet .

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Testimonials

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‘Speed, analysis and targeted action.'
‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche provides very detailed analyses which allow to approach incisively subjects. Great availability.’
‘Good responsiveness and constant involvement.'
‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche is an excellent technician. Her writings are extremely clear and impactful. She is available and responsive.’
‘High professionalism, proactivity, very strong availability.’
‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche: excellent customer relations, and understanding of business issues.’
‘The team is particularly available and reachable.'
‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche is a passionate lawyer who always keeps the client's economic and commercial interests in mind. She is a very precise legal technician, with a great understanding of complex structures. Pragmatic, efficient and extremely available, Sophie-Jeanne Laroche keeps up to date with the latest scientific developments in order to propose, if necessary, innovative reasoning and adapted solutions .'

Work highlights

Advising Arkema on a class action brought against the company by over 250 employees and their unions in the context of Arkema’s sale to KemOne of one of its chemical production units in France.
Successfully advised Carl Bayard on an indemnification claim brought against a regulated investment fund, LMBO, following a decision by the French Financial Market Authority (AMF) sanctioning LMBO for malpractice.
Advising Alpha Blue Ocean (ABO), a Dubai-based multibillion hedge fund specialized in alternative financing solutions, in multiple litigations.

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