Litigation: Elite
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 2
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Freshfields' litigation team is active on a range of commercial and civil matters, including contract disputes, regulatory issues and cartel claims. The law firm regularly undertakes contentious financial matters, as well as criminal investigations, with further expertise in significant international mandates, drawing upon its extensive global practice. The team provides counsel to clients from various sectors including energy, TMT and finance.
Work Highlights
- Freshfields assisted Volkswagen in France with a range of disputes related to the NOx issue, including a consumer class action.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Freshfields' team has a very high level of service and responsiveness with a deep bench of litigators."
"The firm has very good technical expertise in the relevant law and at the procedural level. The team demonstrated very good responsiveness and availability."
"Freshfields' team has a very high level of service and responsiveness with a deep bench of litigators."
"The firm has very good technical expertise in the relevant law and at the procedural level. The team demonstrated very good responsiveness and availability."
Notable Practitioners
Stéphane Bénouville is renowned for advising large multinational corporations and financial institutions on a range of disputes, including enforcement proceedings and contractual disputes.
"Stéphane is an excellent lawyer. He delivers an excellent level of service."
Dimitri Lecat is sought after for his work in commercial litigation, including financial disputes and contractual issues. He displays further expertise in regulatory investigations.
"He provided very good responsiveness and availability. In addition, he was willing to explain the issues and propose different options and solutions. He also showed very good interpersonal skills."