Thibaud d’Alès
Clifford ChanceClifford Chance houses one of the market’s most prominent commercial litigation practices. The team is regularly retained to handle high stake disputes linked to the retail sector where it represents leading distributors, e-retailers and commercial brands in high-profile unfair competition cases with other major commercial brands or the French state. The practice also regularly acts in high-profile antitrust damage claims while its range of expertise also extends to corporate, construction and banking litigation. It represents a prominent client base spanning various industry sectors including TMT, transport, financial services and pharmaceutical in addition to retail. Diego de Lammerville and Thibaud d’Alès are top notch. They are supported by counsel Geoffroy Pascaud .
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team demonstrates complementarity, great expertise and excellent interpersonal skills. Close to its client, attentive to their needs and constraints. The team is an ally which allows the client to feel serene.’
- ‘Thibaud d'Ales and Vladimir Maillot: responsiveness, professionalism and expertise. Always attentive, proactive and with a strategic and pragmatic approach.’
- ‘Thibaud d'Alès is the litigation lawyer to call upon when the case seems inextricable. His depth of analysis, his ability to grasp the most complex issues and his sense of strategy allow him to obtain brilliant results. He is perfectly supported by dedicated and talented teams and his talent for pleading is impressive.’
- ‘Laura Bénouchène and Geoffroy Pascaud are remarkable.’
- ‘Thibaud d'Alès is undoubtedly one of the best litigation lawyers of his generation. Highly renowned for handling commercial disputes, he is a fine jurist and an excellent litigator. Thibaud d'Alès covers many aspects of business law with equal skill and rigor. He masters the mysteries of civil procedure, which makes him a formidable opponent.’
Key clients
- Carrefour
- Ligue de Football Professionnel
- Novartis – Sandoz
- SNCF Gares & Connexions
- TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz de France
- Axian
- Electrolux
- IDEX Energies
- Bank of China
- Staci
Work highlights
- Representing SNCF Gares & Connexions in a major dispute against Ceetrus group in connection with the failure of the Gare du Nord renovation project in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Representing Electrolux in the context of a follow-on claim initiated by Casino Group further to a decision of French Competition Authority imposing a €189 million fine on the members of the household appliances cartel.
- Representing IDEX in a dispute concerning an innovative heating/cooling system for the major scientific and technological hub Paris Saclay.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Corporate and commercial litigation
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Diego de Lammerville
Clifford ChancePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas Baudesson, Diego de Lammerville, Thibaud d'Alès