Emmanuèle Lutfalla

After more than 30 years practicing in both major international law firms and top tier French law firms, Emmanuèle is one of the founding partners of the Paris office of Signature Litigation. She heads its French Insurance/Reinsurance practice.

Emmanuèle’s practice focuses on insurance and reinsurance litigation and claims management. She advises her clients both regarding policy wording and coverage issues. She is also regularly involved in reinsurance litigation. She has been involved in some of the most important product liability cases on behalf of insurers and reinsurers, for instance in the life sciences (medical devices) industry. In this respect, she has developed a specific experience in complex expert-appraisal proceedings and industrial risks investigations.

She has advised a leading French engineering company, sub-contractor in charge of the geotechnical studies for the French main contractor following land subsistence in China in a shopping centre with escalators. She has also advised a company based in New Caledonia in the implementation of a “Terrorism” and “Vandalism” policy, following the occurrence of destructive popular riots. Additionally, Emmanuèle has assisted a French Insurer in US court proceedings related to the coverage of clean-up of soil and water at a site in New Jersey.

Emmanuèle also acts in sensitive construction and real estate litigation. In particular, she advises national and international construction companies on post-contract advice for operational legal risk management, claims and disputes.

She assists her clients with pre-litigation and litigation procedures, court-ordered expert proceedings and enforcement actions. She is also involved in ADR.

Associate, Quinchon Lefebvre et Associes, 1992; Associate, Cabinet Honig Buffat Mettetal, 1995; Associate, Clyde & Co LLP, 2000; Associate, Norton Rose, 2002; Associate, Scp Soulié & Coste-Floret, 2003; Partner, Scp Soulié & Coste-Floret, 2006; Co-Founding Partner, Signature Litigation Paris, 2019.

Member, Insuralex; Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Member, Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA) France; Member, APREF; Member, Association des Juristes d’Assurance et de Réassurance (AJAR); Member, Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association (IRLA); Member, Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l’Entreprise (AMRAE).