BCLP bolsters Paris Litigation & Investigations Team with two new partners, Philippe Métais, Elodie Valette, and their team
11/02/2021
BCLP bolsters Paris Litigation & Investigations Team with two new partners, Philippe Métais, Elodie Valette, and their team
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) continues its expansion in France with the arrival of Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette as partners in the Litigation & Investigations practice along with two Associates, Laura Cann and Jules Grasso. They will join in early November and be part of the team of Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office.
The business litigation team now comprises 10 lawyers and offers a full litigation service for banks, financial institutions and public and private companies.
Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette are recognized for their extensive legal knowledge of financial, banking and regulatory litigation together with their combined experience in commercial and white collar litigation. They lead on emblematic cases in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. They are also regularly involved in crisis litigation, in particular shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. More recently, they have been assisting clients in emerging litigation related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.
Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office, said: "The arrival of Philippe and Elodie supports our ambition and strengthens our litigation offering. The synergies of our consolidated litigation department, together with the Firm's other practices of competition, restructuring, financing, M&A and real estate, further enhances our ability to respond to the diverse and complex disputes and situations our clients face.”
Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette are recognized for their extensive legal knowledge of financial, banking and regulatory litigation together with their combined experience in commercial and white collar litigation. They lead on emblematic cases in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. They are also regularly involved in crisis litigation, in particular shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. More recently, they have been assisting clients in emerging litigation related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.
Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office, said: "The arrival of Philippe and Elodie supports our ambition and strengthens our litigation offering. The synergies of our consolidated litigation department, together with the Firm's other practices of competition, restructuring, financing, M&A and real estate, further enhances our ability to respond to the diverse and complex disputes and situations our clients face.”
Philippe Métais' experience in complex litigation, investigations and international legal proceedings, combined with Elodie Valette's knowledge of civil procedure and enforcement, makes this duo judiciary strategy-makers. They argue before all French courts (commercial, civil and criminal) and European courts (CJUE and CEDH) and are also involved in arbitration cases using various alternative dispute resolution methods (conciliation and mediation). Their experience complements BCLP's existing capabilities in commercial and corporate litigation, compliance and internal/international investigations.
"We are delighted to join BCLP and bring our extensive knowledge of procedural issues and expertise in financial and banking litigation both to the Firm and its clients," said partner Elodie Valette.
BCLP bolsters Paris Litigation & Investigations Team with two new partners, Philippe Métais, Elodie Valette, and their team
The business litigation team now comprises 10 lawyers and offers a full litigation service for banks, financial institutions and public and private companies.
Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette are recognized for their extensive legal knowledge of financial, banking and regulatory litigation together with their combined experience in commercial and white collar litigation. They lead on emblematic cases in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. They are also regularly involved in crisis litigation, in particular shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. More recently, they have been assisting clients in emerging litigation related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.
Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office, said: "The arrival of Philippe and Elodie supports our ambition and strengthens our litigation offering. The synergies of our consolidated litigation department, together with the Firm's other practices of competition, restructuring, financing, M&A and real estate, further enhances our ability to respond to the diverse and complex disputes and situations our clients face.”
Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette are recognized for their extensive legal knowledge of financial, banking and regulatory litigation together with their combined experience in commercial and white collar litigation. They lead on emblematic cases in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. They are also regularly involved in crisis litigation, in particular shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. More recently, they have been assisting clients in emerging litigation related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues.
Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office, said: "The arrival of Philippe and Elodie supports our ambition and strengthens our litigation offering. The synergies of our consolidated litigation department, together with the Firm's other practices of competition, restructuring, financing, M&A and real estate, further enhances our ability to respond to the diverse and complex disputes and situations our clients face.”
Philippe Métais' experience in complex litigation, investigations and international legal proceedings, combined with Elodie Valette's knowledge of civil procedure and enforcement, makes this duo judiciary strategy-makers. They argue before all French courts (commercial, civil and criminal) and European courts (CJUE and CEDH) and are also involved in arbitration cases using various alternative dispute resolution methods (conciliation and mediation). Their experience complements BCLP's existing capabilities in commercial and corporate litigation, compliance and internal/international investigations.
"We are delighted to join BCLP and bring our extensive knowledge of procedural issues and expertise in financial and banking litigation both to the Firm and its clients," said partner Elodie Valette.
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