Signature Litigation LLP

Number of partners: 6

Number of other France fee-earners:26

The Paris office of Signature Litigation was established in 2019. It was created in line with the philosophy of Signature’s London office, offering clients a dedicated litigation, mediation and international arbitration team comprising lawyers who are recognised for their expertise and their training at major international law firms.

Signature Litigation Paris is distinct from anything else in the French market – it is the only European specialist law firm focused solely on high-end litigation, mediation and arbitration. No other firm in the market has this advantage, giving the firm a real edge in developing new work streams and supplying superior legal services.

The six Paris-based partners – Thomas Rouhette, Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Flore Poloni, Jérémie Fierville and Philip Dunham - are all leading experts within their areas of expertise, most notably cross-border and international ‘bet the company’ commercial litigation, product liability, toxic tort and environmental litigation, insurance and reinsurance litigation, corporate, banking and finance litigation, shareholders’ disputes, securities litigation, public law, sanctions and export control disputes, and international commercial and investment arbitration. Signature’s Paris office also assists its clients in the scope of investigations conducted by regulatory authorities, criminal proceedings and in regulatory/product safety matters.

Signature Litigation was founded in 2012 in London by senior lawyers with many years’ experience in leading practices, specialising in high-value commercial litigation and arbitration.The firm has offices in Frankfurt and Gibraltar, in addition to its Paris and London practices.

Litigation: Signature’s expert team in Paris focuses on complex and high-profile international litigation spanning several sectors. Main areas of practice in Paris include: commercial litigation; banking and financial markets litigation; shareholders’ disputes; securities litigation; class action litigation; post-M&A disputes; trusts and funds management litigation; professional negligence litigation; and public law, sanctions and export control litigation.

Product Liability Litigation:Signature’s product liability litigation practice focuses on helping major national companies and multinationals deal with every compliance issue that may arise with regulators, suppliers or consumers. The team advises clients on all aspects of liability following their products from the day they are designed until they are placed on the market. In the context of the Paris legal market, Signature’s product liability team is one of the largest and is therefore able to handle highly complex and large disputes.

International Arbitration:Signature’s international arbitration team comprises specialist practitioners across all its offices. The team in Paris has substantial experience in commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. The team can act as counsel and arbitrator, handling a broad range of disputes conducted under ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIAC, BCDR, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules.

Insurance & Reinsurance: Signature’s insurance and reinsurance litigation practice often handle highly complex international claims for their clients. The team intervenes in various domains at national and international levels both for the insurer’s accounts and their insureds in order to advise them throughout their litigation’s life-span. The team has been involved in some of the most cutting-edge issues that have arisen so far in France, such as worldwide breast implants litigation, pollution cases and nuclear issues.

White Collar Crime & Regulatory Investigations:Signature Litigation has deep experience in dealing with regulatory disputes in the financial sector and conducting corporate investigations. The firm also advises clients in connection with investigations initiated the AFA, France’s anti-corruption agency.

Signature Litigation AARPI

21/23 rue Balzac 75008 Paris

Tel: +33 (0)1 70 75 58 00